"WHEN FAIRIEL WAS LOST"

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 94, 18 October 1930, Page 20

"WHEN FAIRIEL WAS LOST"

Everything was hustle and bustle in the palace." Fairiel could not be found. All the cellars were 'searched, all the , cupboards, under' all the beds, in all. the -wardrobes, tho garden had been searched, and some fairies had, even ', looked; in the goldfish pond, to see if by any chance Fairiel had tumbled in there! But no; Fairiel could not bo found. "Well," said one gallant little elf, "I'm going to look for her! Fairiel is ' much too precious, a Queen to lose." . Seizing a sword and a shield, Nimble- : toes mounted his caterpillar horse and . 'galloped off. ' . '",..." Now, once upou a time therewas a . race of very bad fairies called "liob- . yas,?'..who:.hated.'.Fairiel;. and it was „ they who had captured <her.-.-- '.*?:,'; ~;•' ■;/ Nimbleto'es had, looked/ every where ' thai he. knew ,of, .'where'-.those horrible people might live; but the 'search was - useless* As night was falling, Nimble--1 ' . ■ X

toes lay clown ,in acave nearby and was j soon asleep. Shortly afterwards he was awakened i ■ by-gentle sighing.' Immediately spring-] .ing to his feet, he advanced into the 'depths of the cave. -By the light of his pet glowworm, ho could see Fairiel seated on a rough chair, bound hand and foot with spider-web. Two sleeping Hobyas were at her side. '.Nimblctoes cut her bonds, and was just leading her through the mouth cf . the cave, when the Hobyas awoke. : Screaming horribly, they rushed out of .the cave, but Nimblctocs and Fairiel 'sprang aboard.the horse, and were soon lost.to'view.. .'''".: When the palace was reached there Were great and Nimbletocs "was'given' & new jiair-of -sparkling wings and . a '-Fairy. Victoria • Gross as a reward for his' bravery. ~ : V. .". ?:' ' / '" : . : ". "CALEDONIA." "'"Brooklyn. ■>■.-• * .•