ANDRE'S BRIDE

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 39, 15 February 1930, Page 18

ANDRE'S BRIDE

'. Many, many years ago, in the days of Fairies, there lived a powerful magician giant named "Ajax." Now, Ajax reigned over all the Fairies, even Queen Bluebell and King Killjoy. ■ - Her Majesty was very, worried over the King, for he was sour, T^Ss-^^'daughter, Princess Rose, whom Ajax the "iant wished to be his bride, but he was so ugly that Princess Rose iSdered whenever she heard his name, and .nil more when she saw him; The Princess really loved the brave Andre. ■ p One day, Ajax thought he would like to go and see whether Ros loved him or someone else, so disguising tomsefas a doctor, he went to the Palace on-the pretence of curing the complaint of the King. On entering the fairy court he gave his name as Doc or Meed, and was led into the presence of His Royal Majesty When they we alone,' he told the King that he would cure him i he would give Is daughter Rose for his (Ajax's) bride. The giant told the King he would also give him one thousand jewels as well. ■ Now, as the King was avaricious, he agreed to the wicked plan, and immediately sent for the Princess. She came tripping into the room, but her smile quickly vanished at sight of Ajax. When she was told that her father would be cured, she said she would consent to be the fair bride of the ugly magician giant, although she was very unhappy at parting from her parents. . On the way to the Palace of the giant she wept bitterly, her only consolation being the thought of her father's cure. Whilst she was netting into the boat her foot slipped and she fell into the green slimy water. The giant was too busy thinking of the future to notice his bride-to-be, and she would have been had. not. a. young man Tidden up on horseback, dived in, and saved her from a watery grave. This young man was Andre, who had followed them through the

The giant and Andre were the only ones who knew that the Princess Vim heir to a vast kingdom, arid for that reason the giant was going to wed her. The giant, waking from his dream, saw his rival in .the act ot carrying his future bride away. Then •ensued a dreadful fight between the brave Andre and the mighty Ajax. The giant was so clumsy that he could not dodge the blow frcra Andre's sword, which cut off his head. It rolled into the water and was lost forever. ■ . _ ' Andre tlien returned home in triumph with the lovely Princess Rose beside him. The cured King was the first to hail their coming* and next 'day they were wed. ' ,