Show p heW n erful q I i vL y J frank Frank Bourn Boom 1 r- r Escaping Escaping- the Soup Kettle I thing thinK about these thle u One One- funny tunny who ho had Just JUt made Lur friends their captive capUs was Walt va vr the could walk In ln either cuber that pat they going with with- coming or erection turning ng around b because they at t SH two tW faces and aa as Dorothy Doroth bd A d td Id two O WO front side eidel and their ft shaped like tho the letter ne tre IKI moved with ide down Th They y T l' l co upside Lot rapidity and theer was pHI about their glittering and lind contrasting colors and ayeS I M heads hads that Inspired movable I with horror prisoners the T poor Ind id ind made them long loB to escape But flut the creatures led It'd the cap cap- from their th rocks and away vR i fi road read down the hill bill by a R. side Ide sideS S path th until the they came before av a alow low v mountain of ot rock that thet looked bowl turned turne-d upside he e a S huge hUJe I n. At the ld edge e of ot this mount moun- moun In in as a a. deep gulf gulf so so deep t that when you looked Into It nothing but blackness here 1110 W the tho gulf ulC was a Across crosa f narrow harrow bridge e of ot rock and at the 1 oIher r end of ot the bridge was an reMIl op that I led d Into the fl rr O this bridge the led their prisoners through the tho into flU the mountain which in tilt found Cound i to 10 hI be an Immense hollow hollow hollow hol- hol low dm b by several holes 01 8 In ID th t roof All around the circular cir clr- cular gular spai-p spai were rc built rock ouse t ft t cI close e together each Pith Ith t c i door In tho tha front wall ont of these f houses was wan more Iban n six fret fet wide but the Ot Ir were 1 thin people side side- Wi WW- i And dill did not need much room the dome that there go o taM VII t a IL largo rf space In tho the middle If tho the ca cave case In front of at all those these beus where the creatures might as In a great hall hail It mad Dorothy shudder to toe e a. a huge imn iron kettle suspended by y a stout chain In the middle iid n underneath the tho kettle a n great kii r of or kindling wood and z 1 I. ready to light r I that hat asked tho the shag shag- J I man iran dra drawing ln back as they this place so that I y y v were forced to push him himl l The Soup Kettle yelled the and then thoy they shout shouted d dI t I tho hI next breath Were Wert hun hungry r Button Bright holding Dorothys Doro- Doro thys hand In one chubby chubb fist and in tn the other was so af- af teet b by this shout that ho be be- PI pa to cr cry co again repeating S' S the Dont want tant to be soup I cIonI Never mind said the shaggy man consolingly I ought to toja ja ake kf enough soup to feed tee them ill Im I'm so big so 80 Ill I'll ask them themi i put put m In tho k kettle first c All right said ald Button Dutton sore ore Ire cheerfully But Dut th the tho were not read rudy dy to make mako soup IOUP yet et The They ld the captives Into a house at Lb farthest end of ot tho cave cave cave-a a house somewhat wider than the theo p o hers Who lives here herc ced the a Dau Daughter The Scooters Scao- Scao dun I nearest her replied The Queen r It Jl made mad Dorothy hopeful to barn rn that a woman ruled over overe overe e e fl fierce creatures but a mot mo- mo ent t later they were ushered by two Iwo or three of ot the escort Into a bare baro room room and and her h hipe hpe PC kd d away For the tho Queen of ot the Io red td d to b be much more moro dreadful appearance than any of ot her herPic ople Pic Ono One side side- of ot her was fiery lid td I with jet black hair hall and green r tot u and the other side of ot her Wu iu bright yellow with crimson tOn Mir and black eyes She wore a of ot red and yellow and her II bair Instead of ot being banged i. i a tangle of ot short curls up-m up bIC bLeb rested a circular crown of ot much bYer-much iver much dented and oJ ue Ute the Queen had thrown sr r head at many things so 50 sony many ny times Her form was lean LM ad bony and both her faces Were deeply wrinkled What have havo we wo hero herc asked I Ie e Queen sharply as our friends I are t re made to stand before her hor Soup cried th the guard of ot I coolers speaking together were not not said Doroth Dorothy In- In manu were we're nothing nothing- of the tho r NAb Ab but you ou ou will be bo soon rew re- re w d the Queen a a. grim smile her look more dreadful n n before beCore me most b beautiful ilOn Ion said the shaggy mani man Ing before beCore i 1 o the Queen politely t must request your Serene 1 s to let us go our way r T being made Into soup r own the tho Love LO Magnet and for fr me meets ts me must love m me tad Ad all m my friends replied tho Queen We W lore lIV e You Ou very CO much so much t We Int Intend nd to cat eat your broth do 88 lh y you real think pleasure But ten tell m me I am so beautiful I U II tou To Wont won't nn l be at all cli beautiful you rou eat t me he nc said W shaking t. t head bead a sadly db Handsome Is a as n me doeg you ou know The Queen C turned to Dutton Button Button hL lit Do Do OU think rm m beautiful No o said ald the boy bov your youre J oure y y I I think youre you're n. n fright hl said roth tK I It f you could cOUld see yourself lid ud U b be terribly scar scared added add d 54 The Queen scowled at them 51 flopped from om her red side aide t to yellow side Fake ke e them away she com corn the guard and at G 6 rn run them through th the tUe chopper chopp and anc start the sou soup e bolting boiling And put plenty salt In th tho broth Il Punish this time o or the cooks severely se al' al wAny Your ked t Majesty ot of the guard Plenty o ot onions and garlic a dash or of red pepper Now The led d the captives ea and shut them up un In ln one th 1 II leaving only a to keep guard Ji ii place wat wa a ort r of or to store store- ei containinG o bags of ot pots pota- 12 1 S q b I 1 1 i JJ 1 I I 1 I ti f If Joo 7 s r i fr ll C 1 r r 1 f. f I s. s j I 2 T The he Shaggy Man c caught tho the heads and tossed them into the gulf I I below t toes oes and baskets of carrots onIons onIons on- on l Ions ong and turnips These said their guard suard I p pointing to tho the vegetables we wese I u use se to flavor lavor our soups with The prisoners Were ivero rather disheartened disheartened dis dis- h heartened b by this tIme lime for Cor they s sa saw aw w no way to e Ci ape and did didot n not ot know how soon It would bo be 6 o'clock and time for thE tho- neat at c chopper hopper to begin work But tho the s shag haggy man was U brave and did didot n not ot Intend to submit to such a h horrid orrid fate fato without a B. struggle Im going to fight for our l lives ho he whispered to the children chil chil- d dren ren for If IC I fall fail we wo will bo no worse off ott than before and to sit h hero ero Quietly until wo we are mado made i into nto soup coup would be bo foolish and c cowardly The on guard bUard stood near tho the doorway turning first his white side toward them and te t then hen his black block side as ne 1 If ho he wanted wanted want want- e ed d to show to all of or his greedy f four Cour our eyes the sight pf so 50 many tOot fat prisoners The captives sat In a s sorrowful group at nt theo ther endot end of ot tho the room room except except Polychrome who danced back and forth In the I l little ittle to keep herself warm f for tor or she sho felt teU tho chill of ot tho the cave Whenever she approached th s shaggy haggy man ho would whisper something In his ear eat and Polly would nod her pretty head as if It s she sho ho understood Tho The shaggy man told Dorothy and nd Button Bright to stand be before foro him while ho emptied the potatoes ou out t of one of ot the tho sacks When t this his had been secretly done lit lit- r I tie dancing ne near near r to tho the guard JUard suddenly reached out outher outher her hand and slapped his face taco the next Instant whirling away from him quickly to rejoin her friends The Tho angry at once picked off ott his head and hurled it at the Rainbows Rainbow's Daughter but the shaggy man was expecting that and caught the head very neatly putting It in the tho sack which ho tied at the mouth The Tho body of or the thc guard not ha having the eyes of or its head to guide it ran hero and there in an aimless manner manner man man- ner ncr and tho the shaggy haggy man easily caily dodged It and opened the tho doo door Fortunately there thero was no one Inthe In Inthe the tho big cave e at that moment momen BO so BOhe he told Dorothy and Polly PoUy to ronas runas run ron runas as fast tast as they could for tor tho en entrance entrance en- en trance and out across the narrow narrow nar nar- narrow row bridge Ill carry Button BrIght he said for tor ho he knew the tho little tittle boys boy's legs were too short to run fast Dorothy picked up tip Toto and then seized Pollys Polly's hand and ran swiftly toward the entrance to the cave Tho shaggy man perched Button Bright on his shoulders and ran tan after alter them They so 80 quickly and their escape wasso was wa's was wasso so a wholly unexpected that they had almost reached the tho bridge I when one ono of the looked out of his house and saw them I Tho creature raised a shrill cry I that brought all Its fellows boundIng boundIng bounding bound- bound Ing out of the numerous doors and at once they started in chase Dorothy and Polly Poll had r reached I tho the bridge and crossed I it t when tho the began throwing their IH heads One Ono of ot the queer missiles struck tho the shaggy man on his back and nearly knocked him over but he was at the mouth of ot the I cave cavo now so 50 ho act set down Button Button- Bright and told the tho boy to run I across the bridge to Doroth Dorothy Then the tho shaggy man turned I around and faced his enemies I standing just ou outside the tho opening and as aa fast tast as the they threw their heads at him he ho caught them and tossed them Into tho black gulf gut below The Tho headless bodies bodle of ot tho tor foremost kept lh the tho others ther from running close up but they also threw their heads in an effort to stop the thc escaping prisoners prison prison- ers ts Tho The shaggy man cau caught ht them hem all an and sent ent them whirling down wn tho black gu gulf Among AmoD I them hem ho noticed tho the crimson and sellow head of at tho the Queen andI and I this his h he tos tossed d after the others with rl right ht good will I Presently e every of or the lot had thrown its head and ever every thead head was down In the tho deep gulf I land and now the helpless bodies of ot the creatures were mixed together In inthe tho the cavo and wriggling around Ina in ina a 1 vain aln to discover what had become becom of or their heads The Tho sha shaggy g man laughed and walked across neross tho the bridge to to rejoin his companions Its luck lucky I learned to play baseball when I was young he remarked for Cor I c caught all those heads easily and never missed d one But come como along little ones the will never bother us or anyone elso an any more Button Bright was still frightened fright fright- ened and kept insIsting I I dont don't want ant to be sup l For or tho the victory had been gained so suddenly that the bo boy could not realize they were free tree and safe sate But tho the shaggy man assured him that all the danger danger dan dan- ger of being made mado Into soup was waa now past as the would be unable soup for tor somo some time toe ome So now anxious to get awa away from tho horrid gloomy cave as aa soon as possible they hastened up the hillside and regained the tho road Just beyond the tho place where hero they had first met the and and you ou ma may bo sure they were glad slad to find their feet teet on tho old fa familiar familiar fa- fa familiar I path again But you can easily imagine that this was waa end of ot our OUI friends' friends in reaching the Land of ot Oz Or where they wanted so much to be bo Next week weck you OU shall hear of ot their latest obstacle and of the funny little man who finally found the wa way out for them His name namo Is Johnny and and the name namo of at tho the stor story is Johnny Doo- Doo It Does Docs It You Tou shall sec Thc Tho Tho Editor |