Show ly lyt t THE BLUE UE CASTLE Part CASTLE Part II He lIe had just drawn the hoes oOn when the headed tn dog clog finished the bone bones and set up a bark that OJ the peasant t I thought at first was thunder He ran to the field of ot pearls pc where I grew the magic corn and anel was just pulling the cars ears when the Ogre Ogre came dashing out of 01 his castle followed by bythe bythe bythe the two headed dog do with both mouths wide open and looking as though he would devo devour l him Out of ot the field ran the peasant but not before the Ogre ha had l. l entered and down went the Ogre out of 01 sight the pearls closing over his head for of ot course he forgot all aU abo about t his shoes when he heard the two headed dog bark and anyway he thought they were tied to the tho big toe of or his right foot I But though he was rid of the Ogre he was not of or the two-headed two dog which ran after him showing his two sets of big teeth and barking all the while But the But the peasant was far fat ahead of or the thEl dog so he reached the enchanted horse who neighed in the most friendly manner and let the peasant mount him Just as the peasant rode into the yard of the castle the two two-hea two headed ed dog dashed at the hind feet of or orthe the en enchanted enchanted enchanted en- en chanted horse to bite him but the horse i kic kicked ed at him and over he rolled and turned into rock with a ragged looking top like Jike a set of huge teeth The peasant was rid of both of or his pursuers pursuers' now v and nd he rode off off to the top of ot the mountain w where ere iere the the king had told him th the witch lived The peasant looked about him ex expecting expecting ex- ex to see a cave but to his surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise he saw only a grove of ot trees When he rode nearer he saw a deep blue castle of glass without doors or windows and inside he could see a girl spinning She looked up as the shadow of the horse and rider fell feU on the glass castle castle- and her eyes grew big with surprise but before the peasant could jump from his horse an old woman came up upI through the floor of the house and I tapped the girl on the head with her hercane hercane hercane cane and she turned Into a a. mouse The peasant was too astonished to move for a minute but the laugh of 01 the old woman brought him to his senses and he knew she must be the witch Ha HaI ha You caught the te h horse but you cannot bring back the princess until I will it she screamed and then di disappeared appeared through the floor He lie was leading the horse by his gold bridle when suddenly it lifted one of its itS' front feet and struck the blue castle Crash went the tho blue glass and the tho peasant sawan saw an opening large enough for him and the horse to ent enter r. r I The mouse was crouching in one corner cor car carI corner ner of the room and the peasant picked I it up carefully and put it in hl his pocket The horse went to the spot where the theold theold old lold witch had disappeared and tapped on the glass floor three times s with one one- of his front feet and up from the floor loor came the old witch But this time she was not laughing she looked bolted ed frightened frightened frightened fright fright- ened an and trembled so she had to lean leanon leanon ean eanon on her cane to keep from falling The enchanted horse took her by the dress and shook her three times and out from her pocket fell feU a a. black bean with wilh a white while spot on It ft As It dropped the the- theold 01 old 1 witch Screamed crEamed and fell rell on the floor loor and th the horse hors picked up the bean beau and swallowed d it As the horse swallowed the bean he seemed to shrink awa away from sight and anda a a. blue mist filled the room When it cleared the peasant beheld a a. handsome young man where the horse had stood and where and where the witch had been was W w s a a. adeep adeep deep hole Did she fall into it asked the peasant peasant peasant peas peas- ant not knowing what else to sa say No In that hole we will find th the magio maglo charm that will restore the princess princess princess prin prin- cess to her own form tonn said sold the tha young man The witch disappeared In the blue mist Let us hurry burry and find the magic charm he said sald dropping into the hole and the peasant followed him down a a. ladder into a a. room Tho The room was hung bung with velvet the color of sapphire and the chairs were of 01 burnished gol gold with velvet seats A gold fountain played in the tho middle of ot the room and the water fell teU into a basin of sapphire This is the magic fountain said ald the youth You must throw the little mouse mouse into it if you wish to bring back the princess The peasant took from his pocket the trembling little mouse It is frIghtened frightened frightened fright frIght- ened he said I hate to throw it into that deep water Without replying the youth grabbed the mouse mouse- from the peasant and threw it with great force into the fountain and it disappeared from sight Oh Oil you have killed It said the peasant looking ing into the deep blue bluewater bluewater water with frightened eyes Then he saw a head rise slowly from m the bottom of 01 the blue basin and and then it came above the water and then a beautiful girl stepped from the fountain fountain fountain foun foun- tain her golden hair all aU wet and glistening A so soft t warm breeze came through the window and soon her hair and clothes were dT dry and the peasant thought he hart haq never seen anyone so 0 beautiful as M the princess I am the prince who was waa as changed into the horse for the Ogre said the youth addressing the princess I Iwas Iwas Iwas was stolen at the same time you were and the Ogre who was the husband of the witch took me and the witch took you but this peasant has rescued us for It was here that the magic bean was kept that restored me to my own form torm and if it had not been for a fairy who came to ma me one night and told me methe methe methe the secret I never should have regained my own form They began to look about and found they were In a beautiful palace that the old oa witch had lived in but now that she was gone for good the peasant said he would take it as his reward and let the prince and the tile princess return to her father In the stables they found round beautiful white horses and on one of them the prince and princess rode away after atter making the peasant promise to come cometo cometo cometo to their wedding and to dance with the bride blide The father and mother of 01 tho the princess princess princess prin prin- cess listened to the story the prince told and then the queen said I can cantell cantell cantell tell whether this is my lost child or not Let me see your left leU shoulder she bears her name on OD that shoulder if It she be our child The princess bared her shoulder and there thero the queen saw a tiny lily which proved I she was her child chUd The king gave a great feast In honor honorof of or his daughters daughter's return and the prince prince- and princess were married and the peasant danced at the tho wedding wedding- as he he- promised Copyright 1919 me ly lp n the Molar lea Kea KM York Sark City 11 I |