Show 4 t tI I Daily Stories Stores for the Kiddies I nv nY JU n. n Illustrated 11 by br Gr Gruelle hOW v Hg TI nu DUST I Dicky put hl liia huis car ear to the keyhole In Inthe inthe 7 the attic door lie could hear heal tin tiny feet teet hurrying to and somo fro fro some one wa was lau laughing and some one was wa crying Dicky y turned the knob but the door was locked Grandma Gr always alwa's kept thedoor the thedoor thedoor door locked because 6 she he said there was nothing in there to Interest little boys bog But BUl Dicky felt sure something strange was going oin on oi at the other sl side e and he longed to get in there Quickly gatherIng gatherIng gather gather- Ing all the keys kos In the house houle he tried them one ono b by one until at last one fitted and the great J door swung back on Its hinges and anel Dicky stepped Inside 1 I The place was so 10 dark darl Dicky couldn't see sec so he ran rm to the window and pushed UI up th the blind then blind then things began I to happen bang Dick Y and the DUlo The door blew shut with witha a r rom every corner anu and crevice little men hopped out in front of oC Dick Dicky They danced aroun around him him In a circle singing at al the top of or their voices in tones tonCi Oh its Dust Elfin boys bors are we Who live in the attic so free freet Who ho dares ares to come anti and an spoil our fun run Shall never ne a again aln see sec the sun 1 They Ther danced lanced nearer an and ne nearer I Dicky winding silken cords of or spider 1 webs aroun around him until Dick Dicky was bound hand and foot anti and couldn't move 4 What hat have I ever lone done to you that you ou should mistreat me this wa way cried Dicky tears coming to his eyes Just It IU exclaimed a tin tiny I elfin cHin standing on his tiptoes so Dicky could hear him You haven't done anything but no telling what hat you ou might do if Ir we didn't rope you ou first Since our Du Dust t Princess was stolen and hidden In that old green trunk b by anold nn an old haired gray ady lady were we're taking no chances Your Dust Princess I exclaimed Dicky and ho heard a deep sigh come from fIon the tho trunk Then a gad ad little voice began to sing A poor little Princess am I Who ho must sit In this trunk till I die Unless ss some one In passing by Lifts up tho lid then out Ill I'll fly fh Take of off these thes ropes cried Dicky Dick and Ill I'll let your our Princess out At first the tho Dust didn't want to run the risk of or letting Dick Dicky free But after much coaxing on Dicky's part and much crying from the trunk the they finally agreed and Dicky Dici-cy was sas freed He lie sprang up and hurriedly lifted the lid of tho the old green trunk A cloud of or it It l lust Just f new nev into Dick y s sat r 1 a C c e a n e on vu H Hat at a lear dear little Dust Princess She kissed Dicky's ch chck Mi l and her life and ande thanked him for sa ln n I P. P Ir In the atlie at- at live egged e c Dicky to come coire lie Lic and be their prince Dick Dicky called hi his grandma from the ho foot of ot the stairs Dicky opened his eyes and anI ran down own stairs Grandma did you CJU put rut the Dust Prine Priness Princess Prin Prin- e cess ess in She he he ol old green reon trunk in tho the attic and anft nd lock her up up he asked Why no dear grandma Princess in all allm Ive Ie never nc seen een a Dust t m my life lite Well ll you surely did b by mistake f re replied replied re- re plied Dick Dicky for Cor I Just let her out of tho the trunk must have havo been Why h dear you attic door hasn't be bC been n dreaming That unlocked for Cor weeks week lau laughed grandma and tried tiled the at attic attic attic at- at Dick Dicky ran upstairs tic door and and would you ou believe It- It found it locked Guess QueRs I must have been asleep laughed Dicky nut But I wish Ish I could kind I wonder wonder won won- some rescue a princess prince s o of really do live In der If Dust boys peoples people's attics |