Show PRINCESS MARZELL Part MARZELL-Part Part I Once there thero lived in a off far-off foreIgn foreign for for- eign lan land a king and queen who had hada a daughter the Princess Marzell Of course she was very much spoiled as she bhe was their only child and when she was old enough to marry she decided she would not marry any of the princes her father and mother had selected for her to choose from So the king and que queen n decided they would let her choose any anyone one she liked if ir only she would marry for they wanted her to l have ave a king to help her rule when they should be gone One of or the kings king's servants had long Jong wanted to be a king himself but he knew no way nay of becoming a king until until un un- til he heard the king and queen talkIng talkIng talking talk- talk Ing about the Princess Marzell and how the they Intended to let her select her husband Then Theta the whose name was Michio l went to the tho old witch In the forest and asked for help I 1 will give you more gold than you have haye ever seen when I become king I he told the old witch But she would do nothing for him I until she saw the gold so one ono night he robbed one of the chests of the I kings king's vault and went to the old witch again I How her greedy old eyes glistened I when she saw sawall all the yellow gold goldI Michio poured at her feet Ask what I I you like my pretty cackled the old i I witch and It shall be as you ask Make me so handsome the Princess I Marzell will not be able to live Jive without me Make rake her fall in love loye with me for her husband said the crafty fellow Be it so said the old witch waving waving waving ing over his head her crooked cane as she mumbled words that had no meaning meaning meaning mean mean- ing for Michio l but which changed him from a very common looking fellow fellow fellow fel fel- fel- fel I low into a handsome youth She will never be able to resist you now my pretty crooned the old witch I as she counted over the gold Michio l had brought I I Michio l did not stop to thank her but ran at full speed to his home to look at himself in a mirror I He was indeed a handsome man and andall andall andall all he needed were clothes to set of off I his beauty So that night when th the castle was dark and silent again a t ll-t Michio went to the vaults of the king and helped himself to t the e gold for forthe forthe the king had trusted him keys which made It very easy The next day Michio l had disappeared and no nb no one could find him and then the king discovered he had been robbed lobbed and of course he knew it must have been Micho l who did the dishonest dishon dIshon- est deed That da day when the king and his his servants were out riding and looking everywhere for Michio there rode up to the castle a very handsome youth who asked that he be allowed to rest for a while in the castle park Of course It was Michio l and he lie knew at that very hour the tho Princess Marzell l would walk In the park with her servants It was not long before she came came and seeing so handsome a youth In in her fathers father's park she site asked who he ho wasI was I I 1 asked leave of the porter to rest s saId ald Michio lIchio bowing low before the princess I am on m my way to my na my castle and it is a long way from here And are you ou a prince asked the her princess heart beating fast for forit forit it he were she felt she had at last found the only man she would wish wisht t to o marry and at the same time she would please her father lather and mother by marrying a prince That I 1 am said Michio l but a poor prince I r have a castle but little money Princess Marzell hurried to her mother and told her of the strange strang prince begging her to ask him to re remain remain remain re- re main over night as he had a long journey ahead of him and was vas tired So the queen who could refuse hc her daughter nothing invited Michio to remain over night and when the king returned the princess told him she sho had found the only man she would marry The king was so pleased that he did not delay the wedding but the ver very next t night he ga gave gate e a great feast anti and Michio and Princess Marzell l were married and the next day they rode away In a beautiful gold and black coach drawn by four black horses which the king gave them for a wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding present Besides this you jou ou may mayy be sure they I had bags and bags of gold for the the princess told her father the prince i was poor but for that she did not notI care as the king had so much wealth I he be could ea easily x provide for them them both Continued tomorrow I Copyright 1917 1911 by th the the McClure Newspaper rc Syndicate New York C City y |