Show A L oJ w 4 J i rl 1 t 1 > I r J 1 I J y ML y y 9 v l l r A 11 + art 1 1r 1 r + r y r r 1 fr 1 j r h rr J 1 v i i 1 mr r 7 00 w V fJi i 1 I fJ r f dctm a 7 I J r J h II J r < 3 jk JA Ifs 1 tfylf i V l t 2 t t r v fl C S 5F > < i i i hWf > i s 1 i 4 I If I j r 0 I 1 1 J f r 1 J < 1 J < 1 I Story Qf tbe Pani > r BY mitYGIDsON Perhaps It was just chance that Gardener Joe plnntcdthe Pansy King i In the exact middle of the Pound bed but at any rate there he was his gorgeous robes of piyple and gold telling All the world that he was the king Close beside fijni clothed in pure white grew his only child the little pansy princess while beyondv and around them were rows and rows of princes members of the court and a few ordinary persons who were allowed within the royal circle Gardener Joe would shake his woolly head and scratch It perplexedly as he surveyed the pansy bed Aint that just like them cussed pansies Yere Invent an planted two an ones es peart and sassy cs kin bean be-an this yere ones pet nigh dead Just whut they done before little cusses and he dug up the pet nigh dead one and planted It In another bed where It bloomed richly all summer How was he an ordinary mortal to j know that the pansy king had not I liked i the ways and manners of one of the new arrivals and had requested him to leave the court This was the reason that only itieJtrl n cst proudest proud-est ones were left All day long the royal party raised diet faces to the sun and grew and bloomed like other pansies but at night when Vil was quiet a little fairy sprang froni the heart of each flower dressed in velvets of the color he had l worn all day and then the life and fun of I the court began But at the first streak of dawn every little fairy ran to Ills home to hide safely through the dayFor I For many days the pansy courtiers had been wining longing fives toward the dainty princess but JC was not until I < un-til one bright nwol1l1 h night that the herald announced that all suiters for the hand of the princess were to come together Just before the dawn According Ac-cording to the ancient custom three tasks would be imposed the performer k r J t Sff i F53 i w jKvt > V y 11 TY lT iiVfi J si Jr r f 7 f mJii jli T iTKtfl I rT t 1 rot I I rti l Ir tCt y 1 + 1 I nit r 1 1 r a lr 1 J jr I 1t rsrTROPICAL FEAST I I J r ro = r y r rQ 7 I rrT yT J n 1 o a I I I of all three receiving the hand and riches of the princess ns rewind All the rest oC the night the courtiers talked eagerly < among themselves them-selves about the great evert The princess and her nmiOs had retired be ttilnd a huge shrub and only a whlspar or soft laughter now and then told that there excitement ampng them too 1C the tasks l are trials of strength I think I cat win said l one prince as he complacently looked at his reflection Inc In-c chance puddle Ills costume black and gold set off his tall figure but his dark eyes showed that he knew It well He was rich and handsome and had won many prizes when the fairies hold their contests But boasted and had not many flion sOn s-On the edge of the company all by himself sat one little fairy not a prince not event holding a position In court yet the king had granted him a place among them I His only possessions posses-sions were the few Inches of earth where his roots had taken firm hold a nimble brain and willing hands which were always eager to help the king and princess In any way Ills quiet suit of tan rind bron made him dlffeient from the other pansies and often the eyes oC the princess would turn from the gorgeous purples crimsons crim-sons yellows and even from her own dazzling whiteness to the sturdy figure at the edge of the pansy 1 bed I IIe sat there now very quiet but t hardly able to wait until the herald j should call them together For he meant to try to win the princess although al-though he was afraid he could not as he looked at the crowd of courtiers waiting At last the moment came and one by ono the fairies knelt 1 before the king as he told them I what their task I should J be Many p f them came away with a smile on their faces for the I tasks sounded so easy that each one was cure he would accomplish them all How foolish said the 1 black and gold prince tohISltclghbolrls they walked back to their homes In readiness readi-ness for the dawn The princess docs not like the scent oC the i marigolds over there and she wants them removed In some way does she Well what la easier than for all of UK to go to work and in one night we could easily cut them down What good would that do demanded de-manded his companion a splendid fel l low all iu orange and red Gardener Joe would plant thorn all again and besides that would gIve us all mum equal chance I To be sure absented UK prince I had not thought of that for he was stupid 1C I he was handsome As the dawn came just then they sprang quickly to their places but every fairy thought busily that day and seat anxious glances at the princess The king had allowed them si night I for each task three In all and before each dawn those who thought they had conquered the difficulty were to report re-port what they had done All day the little pansy In tan and brown thought and thought fearing to even glance I at the little princess lest lie should love her more than ever and would be unhappy by failing at the task l At the first shadow of night ho r sprung from his place and ran through the graes for he had formed a plan during thesumij ° hours when he must stay at his post He Aaa sucha tiny fellow and as he had no wlhga It took some tlmoto I 191 f3 Jfl I Jk 0L 14 I > < W1 i < p J t1jprJi t fl Q vWfI II te f IA 1 i 1 11 F r t I t iW 70 i4 iP I rc olf > lf r i < c r < I Ji W r ff h I4 W J fJI tJr iit r i + 1 i > 1t f If i IJ J1f rii w > > rI P lJi oill2ri rfi7 flZ iI1 tWi1 tQ V 1jtfif I y W Z 7 j r iqn t I hffJ jlFJfiJ 3 J J I it 1N l rJ 1 VJ r ilf I < < 1 > Al kit Wf < r o < 7 ftfJ ii y iiI 4 h I iif Y jf lJWJ I J i fy i1 > > W Ii < 1 p = > lli C sr N 1i1 < r i V k r I r ij1l i r trr tlr > a i i I reach the beautiful pink rose he was I after Eagerly he climbed the stem I in spite of several rents In his garments gar-ments from the sharp thorns until he rested on the soft petals Oh Mistress Hose wont you dome do-me a favor he asked pleadingly The rose looked at him smilIng she said but It J looks BO dry and sunny over there and I heard the gardener say today that it would be avery a-very hot summer I could easily reach it but I am afraid to do It you see Sir Pansy looked worried Perhaps that little maple would help me he said If he would put out one branch this way it would help wouldnt it Then as the rose agreed he went on Perhaps the fountain might help too I will ask her He scrambled down and hurried away Please Mr Maplecould you grow just one branch toward the rose he asked You Fee she is to help me win the princess bj sending her perfume over there but it is too sunny for her to grow that way The maple laughed Yes he said I will grow ono branch that way and one the other then I wont be crooked you know I hope you will win your princess With a hasty Thank you the pansy slid down the trunk and went to thetplace where the water sprite waved her veil of spray In the breeze She listened but shook her head teasingly I cant do It by myself you must ask the big elm to help nie He Is so big and strong that when he moves his branches 1 cannot go against him 3ut the rose may have my drops if the elm will blow that way Sir Pansy thanked her and went to the big elm Would he ever reach the top so his little voice could be heard And he was so tired and the dawn so near The old elm waved his branches and rustled WJth pleasure when he heard the little fairys request for he was a goodnatured fellow and proud of his size and strength Blow her drops toward the rose he asked flOC course I will such a tiny thing ns that wont be much work It was a very tired little fairy who called to the rose that the maple and elm and water sprite were to help her then he reached the court Justin time I |