Show E F y THE SECRET OF THE WITCHES Part WITCHES Part L i. On Once upon a time there were two brothers named Jack anti and Ole They were very cry poor and one da day their mother who was a n widow told them she must divide the lie small mall store of food and anel mono money they had and go so out into the world and anel try to earn cant their living liYing for she could no longer longerI keep them hem thereSo there So Ole and Jack each cach took a no small I pack on their back and started off not stopping until it came nl ni night lit hl After thc they y ha had 1 eaten very vory VOl sparingly sparing sparing- sparingly j I ly of oC the lie food rood tile the they had because Ole OleI said Maid the they must make male It last and not nol I cat but a little they went to sleep Jack Tack went to sleep thinking of or his l I mother and wishing he lie had not left lefther lefther lefther I her alone We Va should have worked and taken care of or her not left her herto herto to support herself he lie thought as he lie went to sleep But Bul Ole was ryas not thinking of anything anything anything any any- thing so kind as that he was thinking thinking think think- ing how he lie could get all the food lod and the money Jack had in his park pack pa and make oft off with it before Jack was wag awake in the morning So Ole Olo slept on only 1 a no little while and then awoke He lie listened to make sure Jack was sound asleep and very err carefully he lie pulled the pack from under Jacks Jack's head and amI off orr he lie ran When Jack awoke he rubbed his eyes and looked about for he could not believe that Ole was not nol there Then he ho looked for his pack and that thal was gone and poor Jack knew that his I brother had talon taken it and left him I i Well it serves me me right for leavIng leavIng leav- leav i Ing mother all alone he lie said Now Nov j j jI I will tr try to find m my wa way home again arain I and take care of her herBut I But he II had ad not noticed which wa way they ther had journeyed and when ni night ht I came Jack Jacl found himself in the midst of ot a forest He lie ate some berries and nuts and I Ithen then la lay down by the sl side e of a rock I 1 Ito to go to sleep He lie was awakened in the middle of or orthe I the nl night ht by hearing hearin voices and anti while he lie was a brave little fellow I j Jack thought It best to be cautious l I llie He lie crept alon along tho the side of the rock I and looked on the other side Ride and a strange sight m t his eyes He saw faw I two old witches dancing and singing in the wildest manner around n a pot I hun hung from three sticks RUcks The witches took turns throwing I into tho rho pot something from a bag hag which each carried on one arm I IThen Then they stirred the boiling pot POL with a stick slick as the they ran arou around ld It singing and dancing Jack kept ver very quiet quiel and watched an and after a while the witches fell fellon fellon fellon on the ground beside the pot where I they laid so long Jack thought the they must be asleep and he was just creeping over to tho lie pot pol to look In I when both witches jumped up and looked into the pot Jack was las quick enough in hiding so the they did not see sec him Ah Alt it is just right now said one old witch Where Is If the tho bottle sister sister sister sis sis- sis sis- ter ter The other witch took a bottle from front her ba bag and into It the oilier witch poured some of the fluid from Crom tho the pot We will be lie rich sister We Vc willbe will willbe be rich for fOl nothing on earch carch can cure the sick princess but our magic broth and anel no one but hut ourselves knows the time secret suid suld oho one witch with a cackling laugh which showed two lon long teeth in tho the front of or her mouth and Jack Jacl crept closer to the rock Yes we know the lie secret sister said the tho other othor witch and nd no one else does unless there thore happens to he 10 hiding hiding hid hid- ing about someone who has seen us mako make our broth The other witch gave a wicked scream m and danced and danced about aboul clawing the theair theair air until poor Jack felt his hair hah raise right up on his head and he got ot closer to the rock and as far under the bushes as he could In ht a few minutes the le witch stopped screaming and anti taking the bottle bottlo she had filled she trudged away followed by the thc other witch Jack waited a long Jong time lime before he lie moved and then he lie crawled out and looked about ver very cautiously lie He went to the kettle and anti dipped his finger into the time broth and tasted It ft Ugh Ugh he said making n face what horrid tasting stuff But Bul if it I had a bottle I would go to tho the kings king's palace myself for I am sure I could get there before those old witches get out of the forest Ill help you you 1 0 said a voice and Jack Jacl turned and saw on a bush beside beside be he side the rock a tin tiny creature with a I little gold wand in one hand hand I Tomorrow I will tell you what she shedid shedid did to help Jack I C Continued e tomorrow 1 CI 1917 1911 lI by the McClore Syndicate t I IrN rN ew York |