Show r- r Daily Stories for for the Kiddies l BY fly BLANCHE SILVER SILER Illustrated by MARYS MARY'S DAY A Y D. FAIRIES I IMar Mar Mary lived alone with Granny Dee In Ina ina I Ia a little tumbled-down tumbled hut The They were very poor and had to take In washIng washing washing wash wash- ing to earn a living H This made Granny Granny Gran Gran- ny fly very cross and ugly for Granny dl didn't nt like to work very much G Granny said Mary one evening as Granny sat knitting before the fireplace fireplace fire fire- place do you believe In fairies and elf ins 1 When one grows as old as I am they dont don't have much tUne time to think of fairy folk replied Granny Oh you dona have to think about them exclaimed Mary You just have to be happy then they'll stay with you and help you all the time Im I'm sure fairies must love old folks just as much as they do young folks Well exclaimed Granny Ive never had any proof of it It Better run along ik i it n- n Mary Held Up Her Two Hands to bed now for tomorrows tomorrow's a busy day Granny Dee sat before the fireplace a long time after Mary had gone tobed to tobed bed Just thinking The fairies mad had never shown themselves to her as Mary had described them and Granny wondered won won- dared dered why Its Just work and dig all the time and I dont don't like It Maybe that's why thought Granny Im cross and ugly always fretting over the days to comes j Instead of trusting and singing Ilk Mary does Maybe Its It's my own fault that the fairies dont don't love mo me Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps Ive I've closed my heart to them Grannys Granny's lip trembled and her eye eyet filled with tears She rose and went into Marys Mary's bedroom For the tho first time since Mary was a little tot Granny leaned over and kissed the happy flushed cheeks checks of the child as she ahe la lay asleep a Then she blew out the light and went to bed determined to try Marys Mary's way in the morning If happiness brings the help of the fairies then Ill I'll bo be happy sighed Granny a as she closed her eyes The next morning Instead of getting up UI cross and ugly as Granny always was In the habit of doing on wash days she ahe got up humming to herself resolved re ye- solved to give Marys Mary's fairies a chance to help her Youre Grannys Granny's little worker al alright alright al- al right laughed Granny as Mary flew around the top of her voice volca and helping all she could Oh no Granny exclaimed Mary Im not the tho worker Its It's my eight little fairies and two little elfin who are aro helping helping- you Granny looked around the room Td id like to believe in fairies she laughed but I cant can't see ace any In this kitchen Mary laughed and held up her two hands Here they are eight little Finger Fairies and two Thum cried Mary Granny looked from Marys Mary's little finger fin fin- ger gera o her own crooked ones Well if it yours are fairies mine shall be too and laughed Goody Goody exclaimed Mary Jumping up and down If you believe In fairies and keep happy they'll help you all the time Well We'll make believe belleva our house Is a golden castle castlo and were we're washing the tho Fairy Princes Prince's clothes Granny Dee agreed and before they thoy knew It the tho work was finished Wash day never passed by so quickly quick quick- ly before exclaimed Granny Why Im I'm not a bit tired I knew It laughed Mary If you open your heart to the fairies they're sure to help you Granny Dee and Mary were always happy after that for Granny Dee had bad opened her heart to the work day fairies |