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Show THE MAGIC BOWL. The Wiiard la -In need of a boy to help him," aald th Widow Brawn, on rminjr day. to her son t.luck. ""'But I do not think h will find any on to work there." tjluck, who was a lad of about 12, looked up af this news. "Why, mother, what la the matter? Why would not that le a good place for m to get a Job?" exclaimed iluck. '.'You hav worked hard all your lift, and 1 am big enough to ro out for wages." "Rut not to that Wlsard," aiahed the - widow. im haa a had name. All nlRni - on run ee hi light gleaming through -tha for eat, and he Uvea alone with an owl In a dingy garret. No. ha might kill you. If he. gete you In hta power." "I hava no fear of that," laugned Oluek. "I think ! am aharp enough to taka rare of myaelf, ao I am fining rtirht now to get tha place. If ha gtvea Rood wage, for you need tha money." "I will pay you well, hut you muxt obey me," aald tha Wlsard when Oluck j had climbed to tha garret In which he lived. vl work here nlitht and day, but j s when I taka a hit of aleep I want aouie ana to watch my pot. which la full of I chamlcala, for I am trying- to find a way to make gold. It la Important that you do not taka our eyea off for a moment, and - f'-'-tT n- w-ii r' one at tha KP of your voice. Ho Oluck eetMn at serving tha Wlsard. Tha hours were ran a and he waa poorly fed, hut he connote) himself with tne thought of the monejN he would at the end of the month takeo hla mother. Rut when the end of tha moot h cam uiv Wlsard put htm off and aald ha would not pay htm for another week. Arid at tha end of that week ha again mad the aam excuse. 'I am i'imt about to -ftatalLjmy experN, ment and will then he able to make plenty of gold." aald the Wlsard. "But I am all tired out, ao you muat watch thla pot for tha afternoon. Be careful and let nothing; distract your attention." The Wlsard went Into Ms bedroom, and (Duck, being hungry, found aome meal and made himself aome porridge In a queer metal bowl he found In a- rui -ner. lreaently he heard a sound scratching scratch-ing at the door and h opened It to find his pet doe; jumping; around with Joy. Then on tha wire the potful of rhem-tcala rhem-tcala began to simmer and boll and from I It came weird sound of music. Thera waa a blue light shooting up from tha foaming; man, and Oluek stood still In astonishment at the eight. Then It began to boll ao furiously that lota of It ran on th floor. Now ft happened that Cluck had left his stramre bowlful of porridge, on th same table aa that on which stood tna I boiling pot, and In a few momenta tha overflow had filled tha bowl full. Steam j commenced to fill the room and tha dog; harked loudly. The. Wlsard. awakened. 1 rushed In, then stood apechleaa with fa nc" r ' ' WhaT doyou tneart, you taty Tout, by not railing me at the very moment when my work of a lifetime wss being: accom- j pllshed." he shouted, kicking tha do ' down the atalra and grabbing Gluck by th arm. "I waa eating- aome porridge, because I waa hungry," stammered Cluck, point in to the bowl. "Well, you and your bowl go home. acreamed th Wlsard. "You have was tea all my work and- 1 will never be able to finish It again." With that he pushed Gluck out of th door, guve him a kick and threw tha howl at hla head as th lad tumbled to the bottom of the steps. Gluck sorrow-fuMyplcked sorrow-fuMyplcked up tha bowl and went home. said, sadly, "and I don't know what we can do now. I have brought home for my long- labor la thla old bowl and pretty heavy it la." "I ahould think It la heavy, cried th widow, seising it In her handa. "Iook, eon; it la gold, pure, gleaming, shining gold." "Why, mother!" exclaimed Gluck In delight. "It muat be that Strang old metal that turned th chemical stuff Into g-old whew It touched It, My pcrrlda never changed,, but thla stuff from th boiling pot haa made It a solid golden bowl. xTnia will be a thousand times aa much aany wages would hav been for a year, andJ can take car of you now." So Gluck sold, th bowl and got a great deal of money for It. When th Wlsard heard about the majter he was ao angry that he fled on mfrht to another land and left Gluck and hi sxm other to their undisturbed happiness, X. (Copyright. 118, by the McfJIur New-ia.perSvndlcato, New-ia.perSvndlcato, New York City.) : . v 11 |
