| Show 1 I J I r SEL SELMA MA AND T TIE THE IE y- y i DOG y I Helma dolma lived Jived In a a 3 cottage on tho the edgo edge of a a. big forest with her ber two brothers They were hunters and went Into the forest every ery da day and nna at night came homo home to a good supper that Selma had cook cook for tor them But they did not treat Selma kindly for an tint that she did for tor them and often otten they would eat all aU the tho supper and never Jea leave 0 ao so muc much as itS a piece picco of ot bread brend for he her One day while they were ero away a 1 poor do dog with a n wore sore foot came camo limping to the door of ot S cottage and began bogan to whine So she Bhe bound up the tho sore lore foot and und then gave the dOt dos some somo at water r. r and mado a bed for tor him under her hor bed bod for tor she knew w herr her brothers would drive the do dol dog out when they camo came homo home at night if It th they Y saw him That night her brothers were er kinder than usual Th r They gave her some ome scraps of ot meat and a a. piece of ot bread and tea for tor supper Selma ate uto part of ot It and the rest she sic put in her rocket pocket 1 kot to give to the poor sIck dog doc but her brothers saw her slip the tho bread and meat ment into her pocket and watched 1 to see seo what hat she sho did with It Selma lma w washed the tho tho dishes and put the room in order before she went to her room but the broth brothers sUU still watched and wh when n Bh took tho the food tood from her pocket the others were looking through the crack In the wall and saw the lite dO dog doff r They threw open tho the door and drove out tho the dog In is spite of ot all of ot Selma Selma's s 's plead pleading lag I We Va do not want anything around here that cannot work they told her A f don dog will never r bf ht- hoof of ot Rny u ae n l o r 11 it tip s Ti I wit aa AHA e M M J IUa r Ills IDs leg leI is broken and It will win never beso bo be boro boso so ro ho he can help us bunt hunt Let him so go Into the forest and die But Selma would not let Jet the dog go alone She went with him and they Continued d on page 22 THE S SANDMAN STORY Continued from front page 13 3 slept un under er a tree Selma Belma covering the thedo do dog from the cold with her dress Ii In Inthe Inthe the morning sho hid bid him under a bush tush and anI the tho dog seemed to understand ho lie was to keep quiet and did not baric bark Selma cooked the tho breakfast for fol her brothers und and they went Into tho the forest but they thoy did Ild not leave leavo anything for poor Selma You cannot bo ho hun hungry y when you ou give part of your our supper per to lo a t lck dog dOJ they told her Selma ran rats to tho the place pineo whore the tho do dog was hidden and brought him into tho the house as soon as her brothers wore were out of sight She Sho same game him a n bone bono her brothers had left and some forno water and bound his sore Bore sorefoot toot foot with willi a clean cloth arid and then also aha went upstairs to make her brothers brothers' beds When she eho camo canso back the tho dog doC had hind disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared and In the chair chah b by tho window window win win- dow olow eat n a young oun man nan in a velvet suit ant anta and anda a hat with a long black plume Do Dd not Dot be afraid my little prince J. J ho ha said bald as he lie held out lila his hand to Selma You have saved me from n a dreadful tate fate and I will repay repa you b by taking you ou awa away from your brothers who do not lot treat you OU kindly I 1 am ann a whom n nt wicked witch changed chang into a do dog because I would not marry her daughter aughter who was also a a. n. n wicked witch and arid after sho had chan changed ed edme mo me into a D. dog dOJ sho she struck mo me with her hercane hercane cane cano and broke my leg saying as she drove e mo mc into tho the forest A dog you shall remain until a young youn and handsome girl shan shall bind your broken leg Now the tho spell apell la is broken and I Ican can go SO goback goback back to my castle where you shall live Uva the tho life Ute of at a princess and never nover want for or anything a again ln Selma lived in happiness the tho rest ret of her days doS In the castle casEs with her prince and no animal la is ever turned away from their door No matter how sick aide or wounded It may be It is given cn a home and mode made comfortable I Copyright 1914 1314 by the tho McClure Newspaper News Non's 1 paper Syndicate New ew York City I Tomorrows Tomorrow's story Mr story Mr Fox and Ills IDs Crutch |