Show q 7 Wt t Ir 0 t. t Y T ap CroY L 0 BENNYS BENNY'S MAG IC BAG Part BAS Part II Presently the great griffin dropped droppel with a no Jolt heavily on tho the ground The Tho princess still unconscious rolled to toward toward toward to- to ward the rock behind which Benny stood Humpf cried the griffin in shaking his scales till they rattled like a crate crato of or iron bolts tumbling down a 0 ladder There Thero is Js someone around here Hey you boy behind that rock come como out quick Now Benn Benny was so scared that he heran heran heran ran right out In the tho griffins griffin's face faco This so surprised the big bea beast t that he gave sa saon I a n. start and Jumped back That gave suvo Ben Den an idea and ho at once decided that as he ho could not fight tight the monster with any equal strength ho he would find some come smart mart way In which to kill kUl ot off this creature and save saye the tho princess Ho He soon SOOIl made up his mind and putting a n. hold bold face fac on matters strode up bravely to the creature You are aro a pretty thing to be going about tho the countr country scaring people and running off with the kings king's children said Benny tossing his head proudly You lou have havo an Idea that you are some somebody somebody some some- hod body big I want you OU to know that I can enn kill such things as you ou In a wink of oC my eye If I wish When the griffin grimn heard this ho felt queer True Benny was a scrap In size but hut ho might bo be a great magician in disguise and tho the griffin began to grow uneasy Well VeIl I dont don't know who you are said Id he politely as he smoothed down his scales los with a horny claw but Taut I bet het I am a a. bigger fellow than you and andI I can do things you OU cant All right replied Benny Denny but first let mo me make the tho princess comfortable So Benn Benny who had noticed the princess princess princess prin prin- cess was opening her eyes brought ht her a n. bit of ot water in his cap and I propped her up In the tho shade of oC the rock by a rosebush I The Tho griffin was worried but hut he dare clare not say a word those word those magicians might change chane one Into all sorts sort J of oC things and it was best to be polite So ho sat bat on his hind legs and fanned himself with his creaking tall while Benny gave o the tho princess some crackers he had In his pocket Excuse me a moment said laid the griffin I ha have havo vo to run back into tho the cave a bit to f see ee m my wife wie and ho he disappeared Into Inlo the tho den Now when Mrs l Griffin heard the tho story she was ver very angry at her husband husband husband hus hus- band for being afraid of ot Benny Benn Tho The Idea sho she exclaimed of ot you OU a great grent big griffin years old be being being being be- be ing afraid of that chit of a boy He would not make malto a n. good bite of chewIng chewIng chewing chew- chew Ing gum for me Run out front and bring both those human beings In here Better go yourself said the tho griffin grit grif fin tin who still felt uncertain So both the tho griffins came carne out of ot tho cave making making mak mak- ing a n. big display shooting flames out of ot their mouths and rattling their scales against the rock rocky sides of the den Tho The poor princess shook with fear tear and hid her taco face but Benny knew I Just what to do At his f feet fec e lay his dear brown bag hag and he had had- still one more wish left IIo Ho Ho laughed the tho lady griffin as she sho caught sl sight ht of the trembling girl leaning In fri fright ht against tho the rock Get back Into my mv den and stay there both of ot you or I will not wait till to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow to let you OU see your fate Benny took up the brown ha bag Turn those two griffins into bats hats he said Id as he saw two monsters advancing advancing advancing ad ad- toward him And take tako the princess and my myself clr homo home as you fly back to India Tho The griffins game a scream for they saw the gent who was an old enem enemy coming toward them And In another moment thc they had shriveled shri into ugly ugh black bats who flew far tar back ack Into th the cavern where the they p remain to this da day whilo while Benny and the tho princess were ero u quickly taken home by lW tho the bag which i after dropping them In the tho palace yard I disappeared In tho the sk sky Of or course cours Benny Denny and tho the princess were married and a great reat wedding thc they had with bonfires and balls ban bands playing and BO so much music singing and dancing that for a 3 whole week cek it seemed like tho the Fourth of July Tul Copyright 1917 b by the Newspaper Syndicate Now C York I Cit City |