"
But Lisbeth only laughed, and tied another knot in the rudder-line.
"The Land of Heart's Delight!" repeated Dorothy. "It sounds rather
like Auntie's tale of the Fairy Prince. His name was Trueheart."
"And what was Prince Trueheart like?" I inquired.
"Fine!" broke in the Imp. "He used to fight dragons, you know."
"And he lived in a palace of crystal," continued Dorothy, "and he
was so good and kind that the birds used to make friends with him!"
"An' he wore gold armour, an' a big feather in his helmet!"
supplemented the Imp.
"And of course he loved the beautiful princess," I ended.
"Yes," nodded Dorothy; "but how did you know there was a beautiful
princess?"
"Uncle Dick knows everything, of course," returned the Imp
sententiously.
"Do you think the beautiful princess loved the prince, Dorothy?"
I asked, glancing at Lisbeth's averted face.
"Well," answered Dorothy, pursing her mouth thoughtfully, "I don't
know, Uncle Dick; you see, Auntie hasn't got to that yet, but
everybody loves somebody sometime, you know. Betty - she's our
cook, you know - Betty says all nice tales end up in marrying and
living happy ever after.
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