"They started slowly away on their journey, the children wrapt in deep thought.
"Little Arthur said he had never been to school much since his mother died, for his old grandfather didn't believe in schools, and perhaps that was why he did not know more about such wonderful things.
"The Queen cast a look of pity upon him as she softly said:
"'Schools are great things, and every little boy and girl ought to learn the lessons well; for the world is full of wonderful things, quite as strange and curious, if you understand them, as any you have seen since leaving Harpers Ferry. Every year,' she continued, 'Santa Claus visits a great geyser in Wyoming, located in a place called Yellowstone Park; while in Iceland and New Zealand there are very beautiful geysers indeed, the waters of which are hot enough to cook an egg.'
"While the conversation continued, and the Queen was instructing the children and showing them why it was wise to learn their lessons well, they came in sight of the spot where they first landed upon the island.
"There was a loud commotion down on the shore of the lake, and they were surprised to see all the dolls climbing into their boat. Scarcely had they stopped to view the wonderful and interesting sight than the barque which had borne them to the Island of Dreams appeared from a near-by bay and was soon at the landing, awaiting the commands of the Queen.
"The mermaids in charge of the doll-boat had driven their dolphins a short distance from the shore where they lay as if waiting for a race with the Queen's barque. It was not long before the two boats were resting on the lake side by side.
"Arthur expected every moment to see the waiting dolphins leap forward in a wild effort to surpass each other; but, as there seemed to be no effort made to start them, he soon changed his mind and sat looking upon the plump, round backs of the dolphins as they lay motionless in the lake before them.
"There was a sound of rushing wings high in the air. Again the sky separated as before, and the angels who first welcomed them to the Island of Dreams came falling from the sky.
"In the barque of the dolls all was now quiet.