Show B ny MARCEL'S WISH l Marcel wa was a lL poor little hunchback He eold sold papers when ho could got bet them and when he did not he slept anywhere he could tin find sh shelter lter and inti ate nto anything he hIS could find tint When ho lad had mon mone money enough h lie ho went to a place where ho could get a 3 bed and st for tor a 8 few p pennies and Marcel always liked 1 to go there ther for forIn forIn forin In the same same- mf house a a. poor floor old woman GrannY Cranny as MA Marcel reel called her was lame and eh she could not walk very ry well but she aho to do enough work to so o that the woman noman who kept the lodging house gave a ve her a bed In ono one corner of or Broom a B room and pave gave her enough h food foed to keep her from starving Marcel had R It bed of straw n meat to Grannys Granny's and ort often n when hor her pains and aches were k keeping hor her awake March's rs' rs back would be paining him and they would talk to e. e each ch other trying to forget fort for- for Ct get t their suffering Granny would tell him hm of ot tho the time when whon she he was younger and had a It warm dress and plenty plent of or food tood an and a good husband husband hus hus- band nd and how the tho war took him from Crom her I and she sho was It left sick lck and alone and how sho prayed praed for th the to come cume when she should Join her boy a as eho she called her lost ost husband Marcel could t Ml tell only of what h hA h. saw paw ea h da day as he limped lImpel along the streets for he remembered little of oC his early childhood But he could tell Granny o of a 1 beautiful fountain In a park where he he- often orten went and about the tho grand people ople he saw caw driving ing tug In th their lr carriages s There I la is a beautiful lady at tho the top of ot this fountain ho told Granny and sho pours water ater from a pitcher she eho holds in her hand If It you get clo cofo o to th the tho fountain sometimes tho the spray Pray will touch your our face fac and I 1 like to think oho eho Is tell tell- In lag me she tp see mcI meI meI me mc I wonder if sho she Is a fairy ho he asked Granny Sometimes fhe she seems seem to smile at mo trio and I 1 think I will speak to her herand and ask ak her hor to grant me ono one wish h. h I nm ani afraid the days das for fairies havo ha pa passed sed sold said Granny Cranny I used to hear bear about them when then 1 I was as a little gIrl but butI I never J vcr M saw no one nut Cut little Marcel did not give y up the Idea that the beautiful lady of or tho the fountain fountain foun foun- tain lain was n n. fairy and one day daJ after aeter h he had walked fur far and his back pained him more than usual ho went ent to the fountain and an 11 lay laj down beside It It lt The cool grass cased hi his itching back and head and the fountain lad lady seemed to know his hl face was hot for or the water sprinkled his face every few Cew minutes Marcel looked 1 at her O 0 beautiful 1 hu lady he said aId grant me mo ono one wish Just Juston on one The fountain lady laxly smiled and md her lips parted d. d What ha t Is it 11 you ou wish she asked d. d It Is for Granny I want 1 you IOU to grant ant the wish She is so old and so 0 lame Please beautiful lady mako make her last dare davs comfortable he said aid Poor little Marcol with his lame back did not think 0 of himself but of poor old Granny Grann The spray fell Cell faster raster on his I fare far ar- ar tho iho b lady y seemed f to smile but hut t Y l sir H k 4 4 A 7 1 AF y 4 ivy or V Y t. t a 0 NW co so t far tar aoa away that Marcel was not sure whether she sho he heard d his wish or not Ho lie awoke with a start and tho moon ua was shining through the tre trees i Its beams C fell lI across 5 the fountain la ladys lady's 11 face and she sho smiled again Just Juet ono wish beautiful ladY Jady said MId Marcel Marc trying to riFe ripe but the tho pain was as sharp and ond he ho Ml fell back on tho the grass Make take poor Granny comfortable ble said said ho again she sho is flO o cold coM and all alone lie He fie has hae fainted said a voice olce Marcel opened his eyes and aud there thero beside him was the tho fountain Ind lady only she h he did dIll not have havo a pitcher r In her hand and arid sho site wore wor a hat but her eyes were the same Mme and she sho smiled just lust as she did from tho the top of the tile fountain Just Juet one wish beautiful beautiful ful lad lady murmured MarceL L Make alec Granny Grann comfortable she comfortable she she-Is o-l-d. o When hen Marcel opened his ey eyes s again he ho was In a 0 bed and tho the beautiful lady was 8 leaning kaning over o him Where does Granny ll live she phe asked Marcel told hr her and then ho asked Ina in ina ina a very cry weak voice olce My Me M b beautiful lady will Till you ou you grant It Yes Yea she sho replied d. d Granny rann shall shan be betaken betaken taken care caro of or Your wish shall bo granted s Thank you b beautiful fountain lady lally Marcel larcel replied and then his CY eyes Presently he opened them and looked looked at the beautiful lady Who ho is singing he a asked k d. d and without waiting a reply ho stretched out his arms and his face faco with smile a lighted up Yc c beautiful lady lath he said ald I T will come If it they will let me mo walk alon along the bright shining streets And then ihen Marcel fell II asleep Copyright 1915 by oy the McClure Newspaper News News- pipes paper Syndicate Now New York City Tomorrows Tomorrow's story Tho story Tho Despair of or the tha n. n I |