| Show 4 THE FAIRY OF THE WATERSPOUT Part Part II Tho The fairy flew on Just as fiS if It It were not pouring rain a lilt bit She ghe took her we way a down clown the avenue past the bl big gate gato and out Into the lighted street t. l Onward l she sho went softly but swiftly through tho the mist over the tho top of or tho the fine houses sailing past palt the big sn gay stores tores In the windows she could ace see Plies piles s of or to toys toI s heaped and In thu th bake shops tofu tona of steaming bread breR l. l frosted pastries pies and sugar figures But they thoy soon left tho shopping district and took their way toward the thc outskirts outskirts out out- skirts of ot town Dorothy noticed l the lie streets streett grow flew narrow the houses small there them were n tin tiny H kept ill yards and many windows were patched with bits of ot paper poper The Theo o children looked poorly dressed and their feces faces pale The fairy stopped before a small door which led into a n dark hall bali We lSe will go in tn here she iio said 1 lead lead- Ing th the way Dorothy though wet wot ot to the skin followed In a moment she found und herself In a tin tiny garret garrot room l inn ino no antis were or of plaster which was broken off orf In patches there was no noru ru rug on tho the bare hare floor foor and tho the anI only turl furniture was a bed bcd In which Ill lay a asick sl sick k man a broken chair and a n table The girl noticed that the tho man was moaning In his hlll sleep Presently the door opened and In came camo Aunt Sarah and little Alice Sarah lied had In her hand handa a n bottle bottlo of milk and sonic some rolls The bread bit she broke Into a R bowl howl pouring th the thu milk over It and giving ln 1 it to the sick men man who ate It with eng eagerness Cf A sat Oat on ott the foot root of or tho the bed hed talking ln about the beautiful things s she he 1 had seen sn In the stores store Oh Dad Darl she I said excitedly I saw a n big doll dressed In pink with sll silver r spangles en on her I skirt skirl and a fairy airy book anti and u n tea ten set In 1 china painted d with pink flink roses and inti Santa Claus Glaus and bushels bURhl of or cand candy and and nuts and pies and anti Just millions m o of or bushels h of or toys It toys It was 8 Just fine I IThe The Th sick sIch man smiled feohl feebly He lie looked around und the chill chili bare room out of ot the window at the mist streaming down clown the panes at the tho table on which stood l nothing hut a n smoky lamp and the tho bowl Then ho he he glanced at tho the eager ener brown face so eo happy In thinking about the bright things nn and l not realizing that none non w were re for tor liar her herAll r. r All 11 this time Dorothy Doroth and the t fairy lr had stood nt at the tho foot of or the tho bed but somehow the people In the room did not seem to notice flOtie their presence Pcr Per I p h I tho they do o not see us whispered the theIrl girl Irl to 10 the fairy 7 rH Ck 4 S CA' wr W qc fA P PE r AO r f fPS 1 PS I Oo I They donot either hear or see pee us tho the fair air fairy for tor we are arc Invisible toj td nil all th their lr eyes eu Ioor or little Mice Allee said Dorothy How sad It Is II that she sho has to live In such lIuch a n cold cold- bare hare room and have no noYes toys toK Yes replied the fairy you ou see how little some flomo people ha have and how much you OU enjoy But Hut do tie you ou think about oth others othern r. r about sharing sonic ome of nil all yoU have ha with them about helping helpin others to be comfortable and happy No Xo You think only of or how much you OU have of ot how much you OU wish to get et and how hoi much you OU wish to get ct and how you can Jn brag about your jour our gifts Dorothy Doroth hun hung liar hor head hend Yes sue she was mean and selfish Irl h All Mi the mone money and Jewels and silks the world owned could not change that The rings and necklaces necklace would not niter alter the fact that her heart was waN cold and unfeeling went to ton a n corner and brought ht A R dolt doll which she sho ha lied had made made made-it It was a stick with a n rag wrapped about It It Take Tako me mo homo home whispered Dorothy Her heart was touched at last and she felt ashamed of or her proud selfish spirit So o out of ot tho the window a again aln the they flew lew and in a moment Doroth Dorothy found that she sho was picking h herself up from the kitchen floor noor It was as dark the tho light shone In from the street but the glow J h hil ul died out of or the stove and she was celd I she hp exclaimed f r 1 must havo have been dreaming But it has done me mo good I will tr try and be a n different girl Ctrl now and share my things with others otherA who sho ho have hn so little Just then hen Sarah came camo Into th the room She had a 3 shawl around her hr h head ad and as all It If she sho had h been crying Dorothy Dorothy Dor Dor- othy knew the trouble Sarah she said kind kindly laying byln- her hand on tho the womans woman's arm I have hR seen the fairy of ot the WRt Water Spout Spout r-Spout nn and l she sho has ban taught me a good I lesson I 1 am going to have hav the finest Christmas of or my life lite but tut not In tho the WRY way I at nt first ex expected ex- ex I mean to do what I can n tomake to tomake tomke make m you and your family emIl comfortable P Papa pa win wilt I see fee ee that t you OU have hn two tl nice rooms room nd he lie will get a doctor for tor your our Mania Mama and I will 11 see that little Alice has hns pl plenty nt of ot goor good clothing and I will fill nil her stockings with to toys tofI 8 You are IHO rc right the right the best het Christmas Is 18 the on one In which we do tin something for tor else I r nm am glad you have helped helper mo me know this his for or I see lice that th we ve oe nr are happiest happiest hap hap- pleat ourselves In making others other hapP happy hap hap- P py So Ko Dorothy Doroth told toM her parents all nil about Alice MIce and Sarah's sick husband And they were delighted to h help her carryout carry carryout carryout out her plans which ended In so eo much comfort for tor Sarah and nd little Alice Copyright 1915 b by tho the McClure Newspaper sews News paper Syndicate ate New York City Tomorrows Tomorrow's The story The Discont Discontented Mermaid |
