OCR Text |
Show THE SANDMAN I J STORIES I j THE BLUE BROWNIES rT 111. ltro m( bhln4 iom ttiBhfg to Aiih, but the dai.cra 4 Id not atop unlit It waa a I moat 4mf. Than thrv nt down thrnush tho laka and d d ant riurn, whirh mad Piro lH aurr ll) had not m,4d htm. tin ran hum lu al aoma brtahfa.it ant the-n bp,. 0 iha format lo hunt t.r ih loat ky I hdrr ataa- and (va ha lookrd and th aun wa J it aMtia dwn and lctii thnuahl h w.ouii havt to alv U loohlnff until lh firm fty, tthrn he- pmw n luilo f ir -rf rrap I mm unrlrr a laaf on th ground wllh anrnPthina; ttrlffht in ona hand. At fir-t f'rtro ihoufht it waa har wtind. but, to hia aurprtafa. h aaw har 10 a trr and nut a llttl kry Into a linv hil. A d'Mr flrw opm Mtwfora h rould rntrr. !trn waa It'Mitl h r. "la that iha kry ihc ll.u W itth Iuat", h a stated. ih, ilnn lak" it away tintll I my wand' rrird Iha Itrttr fairy. "teii I Hlu Ultrh aiaU mv wand and around ll inin powdt-r an aha rould havt th-powrr th-powrr lo rhant ht-rxolf Into an f.trm a hia w kahfd, and If t do not It limk tha jijap, will not Irl nit romp lark lo r land. "Vou ai-a. I waa rarrlraa and laft It n tli sronnd and ran off to i!t, and thai aaa how ti ul lmpwnd '1 won I iHkn li intil it it hava Vour wand.' .tld IV! ro, "and I will go m wnh ynu and hi. you find It U h-n I'v-tro and th fairy want ln-iilc ln-iilc lhv fttraot to tak tht key out of thr lock kii-l tho d r rlnard hrhiml thrm with a hana; Out if 1 1 tha kry on iha tc round and droipd Into a hoU, ami a aiun rl rumin( aloha rramMrd am ihhlaa In aftr It. and thart It nniat b to ihla day, for no on rvr found It. I'rtrn and Iha fairy found thm alvtM In a lona tunntl-llk plana lined with all vr ami hla; hlita alana aat Ilka aimlowi all alna; iha way. Thif ld (o i tic atnrrroom of tha ohl Hlui tt'lt.h, and hr on ahalf of o'd k ihf fnirv fftmd in a rryaial hut tha powdt-r mada from hrr littla wand. ' I will carry it fr oit, aald IVtro, W "and now w muat hurry hack, for 1 f bavr work to do with ih ka." "Tht-ro lo one wav for ua u get oti(." tald tha fair. a hn thryfyiund that Ih door waa lockt-d. "( fun rhanga uu Into a fttirv and we ran aarapt. or will i-hanifaa tnvat-If Into a mortnl and wn un Ur hrr in thr ireaaura c-v of Iha Blur Witch, and aomr day thr kry may ha found and aunt aona will It-t ua out " IViro did not w.lah to run inv rhancta y hrtnmlnpf a fairy, ao h-ail- "('hni yournrlf into a mortal." Tha littl fnfrv oprnrd I ha cry atal bore and arattrrd tir pnwdrr. and a hr dhl ao ahr aald- Tr.-ato rhangr'" All wna dark and a amind Ilka Iha rnahlng of heavy wind fillrd the ravst. Thrn I'riro ft lt a ) rk aa though hr bad audflrnly fttiprit ' runntna, and thrn It bt-ramr ht a nl h iw hr-iMf hr-iMf hint a ItrMHtifiil dark-ryrd girl with dark curia hanging ovrr har houtdrra. J Thrv wrc nnt In Iha ravr, hut In a I Wondarful room Inmg wllh rich col- I rrd anibroldr r Ira in gold and all vra. I "Vou ara mora bfuiiful aa a mortul) than aa a fairy." aald I'riro to Iha dark-eyrd girl, who laughril nnd rr liott: "How oddly ynu talk' I waa arvrr a fairy, hut aiwaa a maiden af tha Kaat and now 1 am youf wlfr." But though thr dark-rvrd wlfr dor a ! pot rtmtmbrr, Tairo dor a, and 'ho oftrn wondrra what bream r of ihr Blua Hrownlra and the iflua Wltrh anil tha loat kry. The blua brtn dlaapprarrtf whrn Ihr fairy arattrrrd Iha pt.wdrr, and though Prtro nrvff wanird It thr Itlur Itroun-Ira Itroun-Ira did, for thry grrw lirrtf of plux lnuj and wantvd to rrturn to thrlr horn . J hut the I -ran wn gnnr ami thry wen ( now in th ptiwrr of th l:iijf Wicn, 1 who would not hrlp them until thry brouRht her tha loai kry lo hrr tri-us-urr ravr. But thoiiafh thry look avrrv niaht for tha k-v and nrvrr atop to Unm-r i lhay cannot find It, ami rvrry night thry go back to tha witch and trl hrr ihrv have failed again, and aha attll r bo 11 a them In her power. Tboaa who aaa Ue filu Brow ale r'ae up out nf the lake In tha moonlight moon-light call ll bine ll.l.l. but all Ih" niagli' lieople know It la thr Itlur lima nlva who tried to fool the lllue YViich. ITo be continued. ) (Copyright, 1S!I, by the McClure Kaeapaper gyadiaau. Maw lark City.) a |