DREAM DIAMONDS.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 45, 17 April 1930, Page 4

DREAM DIAMONDS.

One fine day Jack "and Befty ■\vere playing- on a-pebbly beach }r- the sea. ■ .;. .

Ail at once Jack cried, "Betty look how those pebbles sparkle in the sun. Let's load our boats., with them, and send them to London town. We shall get lots and ■; lots of. money for th~em!" : Betty's blue eyes opened wid<si j with wonder. i "And what shall we do with !tlit--money*" she asked. j "Why, we'll buy a yacht for | ifctl er, and a car for. mother, and L H-d—'" ''And a jolly little sailing V»at fov ourselves," said Betty. ; '.' V es," agreed Jack > " and' thcf» we'll sail right away,to ih-? Once-upon-a-time Country wlvjve all. the" .most wonderful things hail f-n," •Really and truly?" l:"tty, looking a little doubtful. "Yes, really and truly, nnd wfc'i'i take lots of goodies wa+Jl i^. cos it's a long way off." "Then we'd better load our boats at once," said Betty. So they began to pick and choose among the sparkling' pebbles. \w-ndering on and on, t.nd never bnce noticing, how the sea \ ;as. creeping, in. • At. last they reached a heap of "bii-" ror»ks among which were many shady pools. - cried Jack, stoop : h: t \ jow over one of these pools, ■'here are some lovely priiwns. Let's catch some for mother's

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"Yes, let's" said Betty eagerly, but iJ.v' jnext moment she cried mit iii great trouble, "Oh, Jack, V --c droi ped all my diamonds!" <:'Stupid!" cried Jack "tr'-.v you've spoiled all our plan!" "I'm 1 very sorry," said Betty meekly, "but praps you've got enough to fill the boats. "Praps I have," answered Jack, feeling in the pocket of his blouse. vThen his face t grew troubled, and he fumbled in his pocket more and more quickly but without finding -even .the smallest diamond. -

.: '' Pr 'aps some pixie has stolen them from, you, 2' said Betty kindly, and they both looked round as if half expecting to seea bad little fairy running. away.

Instead of a pixie,;.* however, they saw mother beckoni fng to them to go back at once. ■*

They had to walk through the waves to reach her, and when they* told her of all they had meant to do with the lost diamonds, she said,"Never mind. You.will find more to-morrow, and I shall be. proud of the car you buy'for me." .

So Jack ancl Betty dreamed that night of the wonderful things they would do with their money, and of the wondrous things they would see in the Once-upon-time Country to which their little boat would surely carry them next, day.