"GRACE AS AUTHORESS"

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 10, 11 July 1936, Page 20

"GRACE AS AUTHORESS"

(Written for the Ring.by "Louesome," 15, City.;

"C OLD King Winter- he>s here, he's here. And it's cold, cold, cold; The weather, 'tis freezing. Everybody's sneezing, - * While squeezing—lemons." siiiiilsgssss Que^of^seasoS' h" '"C°S th"c iSn>t °° SUch as Kings and Silence. Then • "What!" expostulated Angela. • as .^S^^SS^^l^ KgS Kht Xde^l fairies and such persons. Peter had never contradicted their■ s !o£2 fgjj? It was a terrible occurrence. Peter, to defy openly all they Ld ever taugM

But Peter was not at all dismayed at their attitude. wnte?° fi tsrL SStred k the trUth< ""* Oaae' a poetess '«* The three still stood in stupified astonishment and Peter, planting his feet i™» S° *am If" added Selina with a glance at the frosty window-pane Grace hatand.hada long,white bedrd:to which'clung frosty- white'Mclel'lndTed all-his,clothing was coated: with snow:-: Seen he™ e nted. a queer picture to Peter^ amazed eyes-^wSe^Snt ' /C?eas?l^^^ s'^e'^"?>'-*Eeter'inquired; politely '-^'■■',':-&> i-& -c&-^'=: The old gentleman laughed grimly " ' ' --.i -vl' o W^ y r-f I>m, Old Man Winter- Havajt you ever heard of him'«wt e?CEald^ eter slowly" "But l don>t believe in him." nnn« a t. exclaimed old man. "Don't believe in me? ■ Tut - tut What nonsense. I'm very,much alive, young man. Why I've only iust sent Mr Antfd^ f ,t9 elli n£ toll with orders to wrap it up iZ m^st Ha, hai And here I've got some letters for missy. I was just on my way to'your you dare say yto ;don'tbeUeve in me again, lad, or I'll send Jack Fros? to .SKWtJ® ■ **».****-?«* Winter turned and wa c'T? n"i7"'" Said Pe,^ r- He w-as silent all the way home, and when 6race trwiKk^ CUn?, ySly at -the letter .bearing her name, she smiled secretly itonZhLF* I™'^? a"lVt d at lhe villa Peter Punched forth into his p-v y $tl, ?pf Ct tOTe Op!n^he letter A moment later she gave an excited ciy. .Hurrah!" she waved Ihe paper sheets wjth a v/ild gesture "Look everybody! I have> Avon that compet.tion. See, the letter says they are PnXfJ 0 annoUnc? at ™me was the best P°em subletted, and they are :SSSS! her" °h- B^'Wtefce-flnuaicd. rapturously, L the existed {! i^L 1U n cky dl yl fori have provfed t0 Peter that JCing Winter does exist, and I have proved, too, that my writing isn't such rubbish after all."