Show y THE WITCH'S CAVE Once upon a n limo time there lived two children with their widowed mother in inthe th the tho far off forests of Ru Russia sla Olaf a 11 aln boy ln was 12 years old 01 and anti managed to work worl at al gathering Ca fagots which brought in III enough money mone to feed th the family while Olga Olia the girl ho i lio was III 10 fl dill did tho the housework to spare the tho mother who was sick On Ono One day iL a nel neighbor came caine In and told 1 the children that It was possible to cure the Iho mother another i iI I know how she may get et well ell said the tho friend TInt nut R Il will require a strong strong- llOd body and a great 1 deal al of n nerve to undertake tho Job joh Your mother needs neels Fomo gruel made of or the magic seed that have all nil been gathered by bythe bythe Ih the witch who lives In the tho Cave of the Winds If Ie you OU can n mako make her a broth of this grain she will vill get well wen at once But where can I J find tho the witch asked Olaf If It 11 I knew her cave I would not be afraid to seek seok anything I which would aid my mother Her home borne Is 15 back had In tho the dark corner cor cor- ncr ner of the Icy cave which looks out from the rock on top of oC tho lie Black lUnch mountain said the neighbor But Dut It Is hard to climb the lie stony cliffs and even harder to tu ci get et Into the till ca cave If the witch should aeo eo you there is 15 no telling what hat trouble might befall nut lint Olaf Olar was wa not to be he frightened h by an any danger so he lie set out carl early the thenet next net morning to seek the witch's witch cave e. Though the wind was cold and tho the snow fell eli till ho could hardly walk alk yet ct he lie kept on till he lie reached rachell the foot of the great reat towering mountain Then I slowly and painfully h he lie strode against tho the sleet till Ull ho he stood half frozen just outside the lie cavern Peeping In he could see a tall gaunt aunt figure with hollow hol hol- low how eyes and long Ions stra straggling lIn g-lIn hair walking around a fire that threw big shadows on tho the rocky y walls Olaf entered bollI boldly Taking oft off his cap politely ho offered his services to I the ha lang hag I Humph snarled th lie tho old woman eyeing the lie boy hoy savagely s1 You are a a- pretty brave ono to venture venturo Into halo my den But it happens that a boy is iM just jUHt what I need I havo have found that there Is a leak ak in my storeroom and the tho water falls ri right ht on m my bag baS of ma magic Ic see seed I want you to bring ontI out ont all of tho the bas the bars tho tho six rod red ones which I are aro full ull of 01 gold and jewels sad nd th the Jon large e red cil one cue which holds tho the I seed d Now ow the tho chamber in which the taa bat ban were was reach reached oI b by crossing a le p hole by hy means of oe a a. plank This W was 1 narrow but hut strong enough to hoMa hOlda hOld hoM a light lIht wel weight ht Now boy said the witch ju Just t ru run across bring brine inc rno the lie bags bas over t to this part of the cave cave Q So Olaf Olar run ran across tho plank ard dragged ed six red bags over to where the tho witch sat In tho thio glow of the tho fire Then he brought over tho the lat laet o on which held tho the ma magic lc seed scell The Tho h h poured out tho tIm gold old and jewel Jewels th thea n emptied tho the seeds seed Into a 1 dry bag an and replaced the j jewels mels and gold old In the ol l sacks As he stood on tho the far tar side id c cf Cot the plank opposite to where the tho witch was standing ho thought It would t ta fa faa a good bood time to try to get et some soma of ct the tho seed but he saw h ho he was waa being watched I have made a a. mistake suddenly called tho the witch throwing up her hands in her excitement I have pot pat some Bomo of or tho the Jewels In th the s seed d ba bag baj- bring it hack back to me mo at once Olaf knew that this was a his chance f. f As he lie n neared oared the end of ot the plank with tho the bag In his arms tho the witch reached out to grab grob it and as she fihe did so she stuck out her foot so RO as to hit the plank Olaf Olar saw her idea was to tel seize selzo the tho bag bal then upset the plank so he lie would fall Call to death in the hole but ho was 1 too smart for her With a quick jump ho he leaped over her i hea and as he lighted on the ground he gave gavA a swift kick klek backward at tin the I witch and In another moment she he ha wa was I hurling down down to the rocks b bt be low ow which was waa what she had planned to happen to Ola Olaf Tho The lad Iad ran quickly home homo tho ho bag on his back was not ve yen vel heavy And Anti when hen ho r reached the cot cot- tage tago and emptied tho the bag on the tab table tabli ho found that hint there thero was not only at least a gallon allon of ot magic seed but bitt about an equal amount of or gold bold and gems ol ci I all kinds So tho the sick mother was cured b by th the seed which Olga made Into laito a grue while tho the mone money which the g gi a abrought brought them theta enabled the tho family t tc live ever after In comfort I ISIS UtI by ti th Urn ejr I f N N- otic tty Ity |