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Show The Sandman Story I FOR TONIGHT THE PRINCESS' PRISOIS PrlnceM Mab?ll waa very on happy. "What la It you with, lover asked he. mother. Tou know thara la nothing; 1 wtl! refuse you." "Thara la n-rfhlng I wish. snapped th prtncee. "That la th troubla 1 hav vary thln( ' wlah." It waa easily eeen that tha gtrl wu lasy, elfish and ungrateful, but moat oi that waa tha fault of tha mother, who bad spoiled hr since. babyhood. On evening tha prim-ee had a big birthday parly, and to it cam a a fairy who was a great friend of tha qun mothar. Juan in tha middle of tha faaat there waa a violent storm. It waa ao dark that ho on could see, but whan It raw light aa-aln netthar tha fairy nor tha prlnceas wara to ba seen. Tha quean wept and Tha king r7d. Rut not a word from I ha missing girl could they hear. Tha fairy had taken her off to tha distant castle in which aha lived and placed tha girl In a big room alone. The room waa gloomy, but had I plenty of air. Tha girl waa angry and got Into a tamper. "t will have my father, tha king, pun I eh tha ona who aant ma here!" aha would ahout. Tha fairy, who waa teaching tha ptin-rr ptin-rr a lesson, Itatened from outaide tha door, but aatd not a word. At tha and of a week the girl waa tired of ehowlna; her tamper. One afternoon a tiny kitten came mewing Into the room. The princess bent down, petted it on tha back and gave It a saucer of milk. Aa ahe did ao aha noticed no-ticed that the room grew brighter and hi -ill. a The plane name Brighter again. On the wall hung a mirror. ' She want over to aae herself. When aha looked In ahe aa w a young face, but ona wrinkled with 111 nature. The eyea were swollen, tha mouth hard and tha look a cold, setf-IsJi setf-IsJi one. "My!" aha aald aloud, "what a pity I am ao ugly? I have good aktn. pretty hair and nice feat urea, but I do look aa ugly aa an otrt hag " At that aha BmTled, and aa aha did ao aha aaw that a pleasant twinkle ram Into her eyea, her akin fluahed and tha wrinkle" wrin-kle" of Ul temper began to amooth out. "Why " aha exclaimed, Joyfully, "I do blleve I can get better looking If I wlah to I need only to be happy and am lie. I'erhapa If 1 do eome thing uaeful It win help, too. 8h glanced around. Tha room waa na longer gloomy. Four long, big windows appeared In tha walla, and In through them awept tha eoft wind and a etream of golden light. Outaide aha heard blrda and tha eounda of children a voices. A ragged boy atopped under tha window, crying with a aora foot. Seising a clean linen handkerchief, tha Krinceiej climbed out of the low window, wiftly and kindly aha bound up the wounded foot, wiped tha hoy s face, aat him In the abada and gave htm soma penntea. Tha lad waa delighted and aoon walked home happy. Then Mayhell aaw that a roeebuali waa bent out of shape by a wagon that had crushed moat of Ita branches. She at to work and aoon had tha branches supported on sticks and tha roots well watered. She heard a low, soft laugh. "Go look In your mirror now." aald tha fairy, who s'ood at tha girl's elbow. Tha priiiceaa ran Into ner room and gaaed Into tha mirror, "he did not sea an ugly, frowning face any longer. Tn- alttad thai nn. wrilh lmUA fafP yta her own, but a aweet, smiling, hanpy. rosy ona with a glad twinkle In tha blue aye. "Ton can go home now," aatd tha fairy- "You understand now that your old trouble la gone. No longer will you ba unhappy that your avery wish fa ranted and that you have nothing to do. Pa busy, help others, have a glad heart and a smile and your face and Ufa will bo brighter for yourself and others. (Copyright. t1. by tha MrTlura Newspaper News-paper Syndicate, New York City.) |