Show g 1 a 1 PRINCE CHARMING by MILDRED MI WHITE att copyright tern newspaper lun union ton rhoda sat on the lowest step of the tiny porch and shed bitter tears to grievo grieve deeply over the loss of a horse was her neighbors told her n wicked thing but rhoda continued to be very wicked indeed prince charming was such a wonderfully human horse a courtly companion too suggesting the name best bestowed upon him aheu rhodas father brought broughm him home to hefft her n slender young ant nial mal white and proudly stepping the great house on tho the hill where rhoda spent her sheltered girlhood had passed into other hands at the t time me of her fathers death the estate was heavily entailed the lawyers told liei her if she wished temporarily to make mak euse use of a small email cottage far farup up the road she could consider herself free to do so kidd ind because she was utterly perplexed perplex edby by her changed plan pinn of life the girl accepted the offer and near by in the rickety stable waited prince charming eager to carry the girl over the hills and far ow away rhoda enjoyed the drives into the dd adjacent Jacent town she abb enjoyed her brisk canter down the long road at evening and prince charming gentleman that helas lie was responded instinctively to her every mood now he too was gone rhoda could no longer afford to keep him she wondered wistfully how her easygoing easy going luxury loving father had allowed his affairs to drift so hopelessly she thought too of the new inmate and purchaser of her former home hoine its as a sort of grasping ogre F for or the inmate had bought prince charm ing sat on the porch of her tiny home and wept then th en with a little cry she ehe sprang to her feet dow down d th the path leading to the rickety barn came a clatter of hoofs no other horse ran with just that rhythmic swing why was the ogre bringing him back but it was no ogre who sat prince charm ings ines saddle but a straight figure of ti man with broadwell broad well set shoulders across the lawn rushed the horse pausing only at the low step where rhoda with a loving whine he bo bent his white head to the girls shoulder swiftly her arm about the horses head bead ohl oh I 1 prince ehe murmured you missed me too I 1 then cy cv brush ing aside her tears she I 1 kled ed into the ahe wide and puzzled browneyes brown eyes of prince charming s driver soviets so Vints the solution on the young man exclaimed ever since we left the stables the horse has insisted upon his own course coaxing punishing were of no avail I 1 wanted to g go to town he brought me here you must beats bo his former mistress rhoda smiled now as she continued to caress the horse and the ahe man lightly to the ground prince charming and 1 I 11 rhoda told him i have been friends chums compani ions tell me she turned on him quickly does his hla owner treat him kindly P the man laughed that responsibility wiltress will wil rest with me he said eald the gentleman who bought your horse did so through a passing whim he has by this time forgotten its ita existence if it will relieve your mind awill I 1 will assure good care for the animal thank you said the girl her eyes expressed gratitude prince charming bisback lg back in hla his old home she added 1 I we were very happy thereca there la the garden gaiden blooming well I 1 wonder and does the rich old man man who owns it car care e the garden and thet the house were just another satisfied whim the young man replied but the flowers are coming beautifully I 1 look after them 1 I see paid rhoda mr cameron is fortunate in having so interested a caretaker the caretaker sprang up to the sad dle die mr air cameron leaves for a southern trip tomorrow he said 1 I hope that you will feel welcome to visit your old gardens as ag often as you wish he looked down into the girls wistful face tell you what I 1 he be added impulsively 1 I will send the horse down for you so followed days too joyous rhoda feared to last prince nce charming released from his fils stable and saddled for her use would speedily find his way to stamp before the cottage doors door the young care caretaker taker pruning or trimming the hedges near by would pause often in his work to rest at her side rhoda at first distantly courteous ous forgot her scruples in the delight of his conver conversation aaion he was a wonderfully der fully superior person this man she pho confided to prince charming arid and while nubile she abe sat sai in the little moonlit porca silent ellent with her strange discovery quietly and na as though lie be had answered the call of er thought the young man come came 1 I love you rhoda do he said bald simply 1 I knew kew it that first evening when you looked up at vao me 0 ver over prince charm chann head bend I 1 have been watching for the answer of your heart tonight something gave mo me courage to ask you yoo to be my wi wife fe and though she did not answer trustfully the girls girlis hand band crept into the mans while his bis own closed over it andal im glad lie he went OU on that I 1 can take yoa back into your i own home anti campron Is my father rhoda BO this big 19 place P proved rova wore more of a change lie he had sup RUP coped he be passed it over to me ine larr ot in just tho |