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Show ' SANTA The White Fox ly SI6RID ARNE i CHAPTER 21 Caught AsAin The moon wai wrapping- bis gray cloud around hu ihoulderi when the sailor and Helga skimmed back in their ice-boat to the fox' - dn. They had to return to lavo the tiny aquirrel that had promised to wait (or them in a holly bush. They tied their boat to an icicle and crept quietly to trie foot of the fox's mountain. Just as they approached ap-proached the holly bush they heard a squeaky whisper saying. "Hey, here I am. Thank goodness, you came. The fox has been out looking- all around for me." There was the tiny squirrel. He took a flying leap and landed on the sailor's hand. "What is the fox doing?" Helga asked the squirrel. "Oh, he's just finished breaking up all the furniture in there," said the squirrel. He's so mad he can't sit down." Too Lata The sailor and Helga laughed and hurried back to the boat. But they were too late. They heard a rush behind them, and there was the " white Tox running Sown The mountain moun-tain after them. "Quick." whispered the sailor. "Stand close together. When he pounces toward us, jump to your side." The two stood absolutely still and, when the fox pounced. Helga jumped to her side, and the sailor jumped to his side. The white fox pounced right through them, and past them into a big snow drift. "Quick, the bells," shouted Helga to the sailor. He shook the silver bells that would call the Queen of Fairies. She apeared suddenly by their side calling call-ing all her fairies and they jumped up from everywhere out of the snow, down from tree branches, and out of crevices in the rocks. ' "Hurry," ordered the queen, "cover "cov-er that snow hummock with a coat of ice. We'll seal the fox in there just long enough for us to get away." Covered With Ice The fairies rushed to the hummock hum-mock of snow, and ran back and forth over it, covering it with ice just as you and I would spread butter but-ter over a bun. The fox howled inside, but the ice held him there. "Oh, thank you so much." said Helga to the Queen of Fairies. "Isn't there something we can do for you?" "Yes, there is." said the queen. 'Tve been thinking about It for some time. But we'll have to ask Santa first." "Isn't it about time to start back for the toyshop?" asked the sailor. "We must drop this tiny squirrel off with his people on the way." "Yes, let's hurry." said Helga. "Won't you ride along with us?" she asked the fairy queen. "I'd like to." said the queen. And I can tell you that ride was swift and smooth because the Queen of Fairies was aboard the boat. (Continued Thursday) |