“And find them they did, and many others who were not in the dream.
“‘Oh, Mother! isn’t it sweet to do?’ cried Anna Belle, her bright eyes shining up at the Star.
“‘It is, indeed, dear. I’m very glad you had the dream, for I fear I also was forgetting the real meaning of Christmas and almost entirely losing sight of the Star.’
“She held the child close till the joy ride was over, then kissed her, saying:
“‘I don’t know when I have been so happy!’
“‘Nor I, Mother dear; and we owe it all to the Good Fairy.’
“‘We do, indeed. May she never cease to wave her starry wand. Good night, my child, good night.’
“Soon Anna Belle slept, and as she slept the starlight beamed on her sweet face, and presently it shone also on a golden circlet lying on its velvet pillow on the dresser.
“The dream seemed really coming true, for there embedded in the gold gleamed a starry jewel.