Show Y i HANS AND THE WITCH Hans Hana was In deep trouble Ills His father was wan dead and now he was wan an orphan and anda nd a Q very poor ono too for tor his older broth broth- er cr Hugo told tola him that tha t there was nothIng nothing noth noth- ing lag to give Ive him out of tho time cst estate te theelder theelder the tho exclaimed You are ore a R. lazy luy boy elder brother after the tho funeral and I Ido Ido Ido do not mean to support you at all att Father Fa Father Fa- Fa ther thor left me tho the property Clear out You can havo have the tho mine lame horse liorac to ride this broken pan and that old black hen to tako with 1 t h you Hans was vine not big or stron strong enough to dispute with his brot brother er so 0 he sadly at athis ate his breakfast put tho the saddle on the lame lamo horse tied the tho broken pan to the saddle saddie and took the old hen hon under his arm Then he set out to seek seck his fortune fortuno On and arid on ho wont went till night began to fall folI falland falland and and he W was S at tho the bank of a wf wide e river He Ho gathered nomo somo grass cross for tho ho horse built a fire firo and began belan to boll an nn egg which the hen had laid As Aa he sat ot warming himself he heard someone approaching and saw raw W an on old woman hobbling n up Sho She seemed learned to bo be very ery poor and ver very bun hungry ry for she was thin and dressed In rags ross Have Havo you oU a n Ute lAte to spare kind sir raid the tho forlorn creature Now Hans was waa hungry and tired 1 but buthe buthe buthe he felt so sorry for tor tho the woman that ho replied I have o a a. nice fre fresh h egg w which you ou can have antI and welcome After Alter sho she had eaten tho the egg the old woman said again I 1 am very tired and want to got gotto gotto gotto to my ray home tonight Could you jou OU lot tot meride meride me mo ride your our horse back for tor about miles I Hans ns told her to mount and that he ho would lead tho animal for it was as dark and sho ho could not sec ace ce how to guide Aulde a alame alame lame tame horse well So ho he led ted the horse back for five fic miles until the they arrived at a queer looking cave under a bank of ot ferns Hero she ehe alighted and and thanked Hans gratefully I know who you OU are and andall andall andall all about how your brother treated you jou ou oho eho ho said With this she sho took a Jar n laro o stone stono out of her pocket It looked lo to Hans like a big lump of glassGo glass Go Go 00 back bock to your brother tonight she sho continued and tell him you have havo found a great fortune and returned Show him this It is a burning stone which will witt harm all aU wicked people who take tako It In their hands but not one with a a. kind kindheart kindheart heart like lIko yours Your father wished you jou OU to have havo half of all his hie property and you ou must make your our brother promise to give you jou ou that halt But bow how can I do that asked the thebo bo boy boj I Fa Easily 5 It- It replied the witch for tor when whon I he finds you jou ou have havo this stone atone which he I will think Is a diamond ho lie will vill take it It will bum burn hIs Ida hand but nothing can I stop the burning except t the magic verso I 1 will tell you But he be must promise to gIve you back the ho lie ha has hai I D 7 I I I I i I II I I stolen tolen from you jou ou before Y yu lU say Bay the thee e verse rs c. c So Hans took the stone atone and ran home He showed it to Hugo who was van at glad stad to get a R. chance to steal It and pretended that ho made Hans HaM welcome But when Hans got in bed nu Hugo o sneaked up to his room and grabbed tho the stone thInkIng thinkIng thinking think thInk- ing he was getting a a. diamond worth hundreds hundreds hun line of or thousands of or dollars Hans heard beard him and sprang up No sooner had the tho big brother gotten otten the stone In his hands than It began to bum burn and ho he commenced commenced com corn to scream Hugo Huo was suffering so EO terribly that he ha gladly made the tha promise Then Hans itans said the tho verse taught him b by the witch which ran like this Burning stone Leave Leavo him alone atone kabra As soon a as Hens had said Mid the magic words tho the stone atone stopped burning and when Hu lingo Hugo o opened his hand ho he saw MW only tho time ashes of tho the rock rock rock-It It had vanished But the older brother kept his word v for tor tho the burn taught him a lesson He gave Hans his half of or the estate and the rest of their lives tho the two brothers remained together in comfort and peace Copyright 1914 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper 8 Syndicate te New York City T Tomorrows Tomorrow N story Mr Mr Fox oxe Sch Schem m |