Show I THE MAdIC DRUM Part DRUM Part I. I Once upon a time two brothers ham nam named d Ila Hassan san and n K Kama ma lived in a place far over ovet in India Now Has Hassan AO who was the older was very ery rich but buthe buthe buthe he had gotten his money by taking advantage advantage ad advantage ad- ad vantage of poor peoples people's needs But Kama the younger who had a kind heart was poor So that while Hassan lived on the top of the hill hm In Ina Ina ina a great white palace palace- Kama was content content content con con- tent in a Jr grass u s hut and made his livIng living living liv liv- ing by fishing land and tending a a small garden in which his many children helped him bin work Once the youngest boy bor was wa sick ami anci Kama Iama borrowed money of ar When the tho time came to pa pay it back Kama was not able to do so Hassan was cruel and told Ills lite brother to gather up tip hl his few things s' and take them and his children off th the I small farm tarm Weeping the tho children set sat setout letout out to follow Kama Jama who led lcd down the I path Into the jun junge e. e Tor hours they thy trudged on f Evening came the moO moon rose and shone through the palms but hut there was os nothing to eat so so the family lay down into an unhappy sleep But the tho father could not stay stilL He was too worried about his motherless mother less children and n finding he lie could not rest gest he strolled down by by a stream whose wat waters rs bubbled over the ro roots ts of a huge banyon Here h he sat down on a 0 rock tock and listened to the wind sighing sigh sigh- in ing through the thc tall rushes Presently he saw a strange procession sion trooping down the thc bank of bt the stream It was wa a alIrie aline line of ot tiny men about a foot toot high a stick which was vas much too heavy hea for themI them I will help belp y yu you u cried K Kama ma springing forward Where I 1 take tale it if 7 The little people of tho the woods crowded about Kama who knelt vJ to they could talk to him So Kama kindly took the stick on his shoulder and followed while the th elves l led d the way to a cavern cavern of ot mossy mossyrock mossyrock mossyrock rock hidden lidden under a rill nil He was t. t ti to o 1 large to get inside but placed the stick so 80 it was exactly where the tiny folks wished it As he turned to go go tho largest of the elves called him back back You have been very good to us s said he and we would like to ret return rn your kindness Ve are so small that thit nothing we have would fit you but hanging up up in 1 the tree at your jour back I Ia Is Isa Isa a magic drum You see the two sticks by which It Is beaten are still stuck In its cord We Ve have heard it PM- PM o TI Y h I di wonderful power but we wo were so small that no one of ot us dared to try it If It you jou wish it y YOU jou u are welcome maybe T-maybe it wl wilt will bring you 1 luck lIick Kama looked up tle the tree and there hung a big drum m made or of dark wood on which a 0 rough hide was was' stretched Two black sticks were caught in its string So he put the belt around his neck I When he reached the children h he found some aW awake ke and crying from hu hunger nger I 1 will wilt will try this magic magl drum no he explained S 'S fco So he lie struck it loudly with the two sticks In a a moment there was a a aloud loud noise l a blue smoke hu hung A over oer the tree and a voice asked the astonished lam Kama what he would have Bring u us something to eat cat at h he called In a moment there v was as a a. bi bli bl table under the tree e and on on It If in golden dishes w was wa's s every kind hind of or delicious things the land afforded After ACter th the children had e eaten ten all thc the wanted Kama struck Kama-struck struck the drum drum again I want a palace on on the hill opposite to my my brother a plantation of of rich fields fields- of ot crops crops cops and cattle cattle and anda a a big storehouse tn in n w which 10 bags of gold are packed a second they were standing in in a beautiful palace surrounded by by vast fields field and all ab about ut them was vas every comfort Now Hassa Hassan happened to look out of his window w and saw his brother r standing In Jn the door of a 0 grand palace palace pal pal- ac ace cl clothed thed in silk and looking v very ry happy i I Sd S So Kama Kaina has has' grown rich in a night cried ous H Hassan ssan I will get what he h has and make k him a beggar beggar beg beg- gar gai again Continued tomorrow 4 Copyright 19 1916 6 by by- McClure Clure Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Sy Syndicates N 1 Y C C. Tomor vs s stor story The Mag Magl s Dr Part Drum m- m Part Pal II |