Show THE LITTLE RED CAP Little Franz flam Jived Jive with Ith hl his mother In a abut hut but on the sido of oC a mountain Ills father had been blen a Q guide and slid wa was lost Ina in ina a storm on the mountain when Franz Fran was 1 very young He helped his hla mother all Jio he could picking picking- up pieces of oC wood forthe for tho the winter fuel an and selling the which hl hh his mother made in tho the village But they wore very vory poor and old oM BC Bess S. S the cow dirt did not have enough good food tood to make good oo milk and times had been harder than usual for tor Franz and his mother One Ono da day r Franz was AS Catherine wood In Inthe Intile tile the forest when he I saw BAW W something fedo led fed ledon o on a burl i Ho He thought It was vas a a. flower but wh when n he came close close lolle to It ho saw It was a tin tiny red cap Thero W was S a 1 tassel tassel tas lap sel on the top and nd this had caught on the bu bush h Who Vho could ever ver scar ear such a n little c cap p thought Franz It Is 18 only lal large laiKe G enough for lr a very little baby Ho tool took It from tho the bush and put It In his pocket to show to his mother an and ask her hor If she thought anyone over ever wore a little cap t When lrea ho he finished gathering world he threw his bundle over 1 his shoulder and started for home Suddenly ho he heard beard a voice cr very near say nay Let m me out let me out or II I shad smother Franz dropped his his' hun bundle and look looked d around there was wan no one In sight I ht But the voice col called d again Let me out lot let me nie oat out or 01 I shall smother It teemed to come from his pocket et and looking down Franz Fran saw raw two very small AmElI reel feet kicking lm vigorously vigor vigor- O I r out O of oC tho pocket of oC his coat Franz put In hi his hand and drew out O th the th smallest man h ho he ever had seen or heard of or My t my ml said tho little creature crea crea- creature ture panting for tor breath you OU almost smothered me In there thera Where here Is Dl my ca cap I ho old art Id putting his hi hand to his lead leadIs Is thi this A your our cap can Franz asked t ked as he lic ell drew the little rod red cn cap I from his pocket locket But Buthe he hold held It t high over the head of the little manYee man Yes Yee e that H is m my magic cap tP he said raid Jumping up tip and t trying n to T reach It It If you will Ml tell me about It said aid ai l Fran I lOr TV 1 11 j It tt to you ou The Tho little m man n rI and Fra Franz 13 pave gave him the cap up cap But Jul how ho did you ou get sel In InIn In my pocket ho IlIk ti d You 1 ou put pul m me In there ther was 3 th the r reply No I 11 did 1 not said Franz I r only fill put t ca cap p it In 11 m my pocket nut Jut I had hall th the rap ap on m mv head raid M the little man This cap m makes 11 me mc In- In visible I can In RO go anywhere wh ro If It I tl have 1 nu ore t this his en cup p and I nd not beb bf I seen en n If rr It had not caught In the tho hu Mush hush h I should have hav been heon heona a y before you Oil raw fon the cap ap It was wis UI the wood touching It th that l ma made lo It possible pos sible ible for tor you ou to sec noc It It I am th the only curdy goblin who ha has such lIch a cap An old fair n a It H to In rn me ins for helping hp her to ro find finda a h herb rh sire ho lIe to cute a sick lick girl Irl VII mitt with h 11 ire Are r von vou sick rick asked tho the coMIn No Xo I am not k raid al Franz Fran hut has haR had hart enough I 1 ahi ahm poor and m my cn cow not nM to 10 eat at and dot does not give Five zt ld good milk Oh T can helu you ou without the f fairy th the goblin tom told him nt The fairies s are riot not tho the only ones or who ho help you ou mortal mortals I Iam Iam Iam am pr very thankful to you for It m moul me out nut of or your t before I J smothered You rot so ro 0 horn home the continued 1 and anft I lo do o n as I r tell you vou ba hack bak k of nr our Four barn brun these 1 is a tree tice Take fake a spade and andI dig on the right hand side sido of the tr tees trea e I until you OU come to water That Is 13 all aU I Ican Ican Ican can tell you OU now he said as aa he put the cap on his head and Franz stood alone In Inthe tho the path But ho he ran homo home tin UI fast tut as RII ashe ashe he could and began besan to dig as the time goblin told him lIe He worked until It was VIas dark and thon thou he ho went to bed eo so h ho could be up earl early caily In the tho morning In the tho middle of oC tho the night his hta mother shook him and told toM him hum to wake ake up and look out of or tho window window- that tho the queerest looking little men were digging In fn the hole holo by the tree Franz crept to tho the window and there In the moonlight ho Fa saw w dozens of QC goblins digging sing and soon the they were drawing water from the hole Thon Than the they ran to the tho barn and brought out a pall pail which they filled with tho the water and gave save to old Bess to drink Franz Fran water could seo lIeo o the tho goblins running around the barn into the empty lofts torts and It loo looked od ns nR thou though h there were hundreds of oC them after awhile I Iwonder Iwonder 1 oln do said eald wonder what tho they are going to his mother I hope the they will not nol take talo old De Bess s away Franz told her r he ho was sure ure they would not do any harm and that the they theCO very CO likely were cre helping heating them In some way Franz and his mother began beg to bo bl drowsy and s soon oon they were both alc asleep p pIn In their chairs b by tho the window When they awoke the sun was all shining and old Bc Bess s was calling them thorn to milk her Franz Fran ran Tan to the barn Tho lofts were filled with ha hay and the bins with corn the wood by the door was Vat plied piled as high as 6 th the housetop and when Franz ram milked the therow therow row ow he had Iad two of cream creamy milk Then ho he look looked d In the tho hole where the goblins were ro dl digging there digging gln there was a spring of ot nice clear water 1 t r. r Good morning wild said n a J. J voice and and- looking up Franz saw his friends friend the gob gob- ob- ob Un ilir seated In a limb of the tr tree c with his red cap In his lils hand Good morning a answered nS cr rl ra l Franz You are arc n good aced fellow clio to help holp m me but hut win why did you ou want m me to dl dig this link hole Your friends finished It It I wanted wan led you nm to work oJ a little for what hal you t were cro to have I thought ht you 0 would appreciate clatt It more If you did Give Gho your our cow a pall pail of water from this spring day end m my friends the thc gnomes will see sec Il 1 U I always good TIt Then n old BI Bess will always give I you good milk and no mn matter lion how much m ha you use there thel alWaY al- al WaY nays will III I be plenty there there Shall I 1 jou sash again seo sea you ou a eked ked Franz Oh Oh I 1 tell the Goblin an an- I am apt to appear at any anytime anytime anytime time but I shall tee see that you OU and your OUI mother never want for tor anything And If It you see ec m my cap hand handing In on a bush do donot donot donot not push me Into your OUr pocket head first will 1 II you jou OU No a 0 Indeed said Franz I will be careful not to smother my best friend Copyright ht 1 1914 1314 14 by the McClure Newspaper News News- S e paper Syndicate Now York Fork City |