Show I. I t e r THE GINGERBREAD ROCK ROCK Part Part II Hans and Lisbeth were not greedy children So when they had satisfied satisfied satis- satis fied fled their hunger unger they ran ran off home without taking even a piece of ot the gingerbread with them to eat the next day They were so soon n In bed and asleep and if each had bad not told to the other the same story the next morning they would have lave been sure that they had dreamed it all The next night they were as usual and when the moon was well up in the sky out they crept again and ran into the woods But this time there was was' no curling smoke to guide them and they tried several rocks before e they found the gingerbread For strange to say the they did place they had broken away y did not show at all all and there were so many rocks the children could not find It But at last Hans cried out with Joy Here it is Lisbeth And held up upa a big piece of gingerbread he had broken off Lisbeth in her hurry to get a piece broke off ort much more than she intended Intended In in- tended and to tho surprise of ot both children a big opening was made made- made made- large enough for them to step through t Perhaps we may may find out where the smoke came from said Lisbeth suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly remembering the smoke they had seen the night be before Eating Bating as they w went nt both of them stepped inside the rock and walked into a a. big room where by the table sat an old man asleep His glasses had tumbled off his bis nose and the pipe he be had been smoking was wason on the floor beside him bim where it had bad tumbled His lamp had bad gone out and md his paper had bad slipped sUpped from his hand land Lisbeth and Hans look d at him and then at the gingerbread they held It is his house said Hans And we are eating it up up What Lisbeth looking looking look- look shall we do 7 asked ing ng very much Better wake him up and tell teU him said Hans and perhaps Jie jle e will let letus letus us bake some more and mend the place ilace we have broken Ill pick up his paper and pipe and brush up up the ashes said tidy little Lisbeth Lisbet and you light his lamp and perhaps he will forgive us when we tell him we did not know it was his house we were eating I But Instead of being cross when he I awoke the old man smiled at them and asked Did you eat all you I wanted of the gingerbread 7 Hans told him they were very sorry and that they did Ild not know anyone lived inside when they ate the gingerbread gin- gin We will rill bake y you u some more mono and nd patch the place we we made made said LIs- LIs I beth Right through that door you will I find the kitchen said the old man Run along if you like and bake It tRun I I And such a kitchen as Hans Hans' and i Lisbeth found For Hans went along r I you feu may be sure to fix the fire lire for its his sister I The shelves and cupboards were filled tilled with flour and meat eat and pies ples I cookies cookies' 5 and puddings but no ginger ginger- bread We will get breakfast first for the theold theold theold i old man for to be sure he must be hungry and it is growing light Look Lookout Lookout out the window To Hans' Hans surprise there was a win win- dow Th Tb T n 1 he saw a door and he looked out he found were in ina ina ina a pretty white white house house with green blinds and not a rock as he supposed Tomorrow I will t tell ll you what happened happened happened hap hap- next to these children To Ta be c be-c continued d tomorrow McClure Newspaper Syn Syndicate Uc ts i C l' l 1918 1818 by llIe the New Few York Vork City |