"LOST, STOLEN, OR STRAYED"

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 17, 20 January 1934, Page 10

"LOST, STOLEN, OR STRAYED"

(Written by "Jammy Face," 15, Hataitai.)

CONSTERNATION reigned all over Fairyland! Everybody was looking everywhere, in every nook and cranny, trying hard' to find the lost register of mprtal children's names who were members of the Fairy Ring. Even thfe lazy, crossr old elf, ;Gruinpity, was fussing around, peering, every; where. And Fairiel—well, she was worried as could be. :In her chamber were the.chiefs of the court. Twinkle the secretary, Irish Rose the chancel-; lor, and lots of others, all in conference.' " . * ■ ".What can we!do?" sighed Fairiel. .•■ ' ; ■ ■; ■ The wise fairies shook their heads and; saicT mournfully that there i was nothing to do'but search and search. ' Then' a srriile Spread o'er Twinkle'a face, and he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps .with this blustering southerly it was blown out of your window, down,to the Land of the Mortals. Perhaps one of our members has found it on earth." "Ah! That is well. We must advertise and see." You may dismiss," said Fairiel. "While you, Twinkle, my clever boy, send'a fairy down to tell th,e Printer-man." ... . - In a.little while the message was sent. By half-past four everyone on, earth was reading their papers. Peggie, having seen the pictures, looked down the Lost-and-Found column. "Goo.dness, what's this?" she said. "'Lost, register of names, Fairy King. Eeturn 'Evening Post.' Golly 1 I guess Jairyland's in a fix! I wonder if I could find it? I'll try, any Way." ' !?o saying, she skipped out the door into the garden. Down the path and through the gate she ran, searching everywhere. The sun was going down as she entered home again, a tired: girlie. A gust of wind.came, .and a long paper fell in front of her. She stooped down and picked it up. Hurrah! Yes, it was the real register! She told hdr mother who said, "'Praps, Pegtop, the fairies will come and get i,t tonight. If not, you must post it to them." ' ■.■:.■■■■ The grandfather clock in the hall chimed out twelve strokes. Peggis stirred in her sleep. Suddenly a sound of pretty bells was hoard. With.a start Peg sat up. Through the half-open .window flew,Fairiel and her fol-, lowers. And Peggie heard: •• . ' ' ■-.' : \ . ' ■ '^Fairies, Peggies bed surround, - ; •' For the 'Register she'has found. ... ■ The book she sought for by herself, . " ■ Must be returned to a fairy shelf; ; '. . ' But my dear,'- my follower true,. ~~ I shall give something to you: ■'~-.. . ■-•. Take it now, but in the morning, : ■ ; It will vanish when day. is dawning. , • But you shall have it every night - ... To wish with. Little girl goodnight!" . So singing, the fairies disappeared, and Peg looked at her; gift. A .gem-!,.. A wishing gem! Well, she might try it. Wishiug'-for a visit to the foreign land of China, she fell asleep, and that night had the most marvellous adventures, away 'in an Eastern Jand. 'And when she romenibers, she always wishes at bedtime, and travels the whole night through. , ~ ■