Show THE TREE OF SWORDS SWORDS Part Part II H One day clay when the Peasant Youth I was about discouraged and thought he would have to give up trying for the pear pear he felt the Ice under him suddenly suddenly sud sud- I denly grow soft and his feet seemed to stick and not slip any more To his surprise when he looked at his feet he saw a a. little fairy fairy- standing on each foot and touching them with her wand Up he went swiftly now and soon was at a place on the mountain where he could touch the magic tree and here the little fairies told him they were powerless to help him further We can only tell you that If you jou youcan ou can get from the three-headed three Troll the belt he wears you can get the pear but we fairies cannot throw a aspell spell over Trolls they told him When the fairies disappeared the tho Peasant felt more more discouraged than before for tor there he was in danger of slipping and before him was the dreadful tree I But while he stood thinking the tree opened and out came the Troll leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing the tree wide open behind him He Ife did not look up or down to right or left but walked down the mountain and the youth sitting flat fiat upon the ice slid into the open tree Down down he went And then suddenly he found himself In a a. big room In one corner of which was a huge bed in another a big stove in another a big chair and table and Inthe in inthe inthe the fourth corner stood a large sword so tall that the Peasant could easily y hide behind It I And AntI lucky lucIy it was for him that it was big for at that moment in came the three-headed three Troll and rolled tolled all six of his eyes about the room He lIe hi ho hon I r smell the flesh of a mortal son he said You cannot cannot cannot can can- not escape me so come out from wherever you rou are hidIng The frightened youth was trembling so that the sword tipped over and I there he stood before the three-headed three Troll who jumped to catch him I But nut though he had three heads he I had only two feet and tripping over o I the sword he fell sprawling on the i floor Now his three heads w were re so heavy that once he was down it was hard work to get up and while he struggled struggled struggled his belt became unfastened and lay under him on the floor The Peasant saw this and Knowing he was In danger anyway thought he would risk a little more So he ran over to the Troll and with I both hands tugged at the belt eH and andas as as the Troll rolled over out from under J him it came Quickly as he could he put the belt bell about his waist and to his surprise he felt so strong that the size of the sword on the floor seemed no longer to frighten him He lie picked It up and found that It was as light as as a ia tin one and then the Troll rolling rover again saw his belt around the tile Peasants Peasant's waist and his sword in his hand and he cried out My 1 power is i's gone as he tried to crawl away Tell me how to ge get a pear from the tree and I will spare your life said the Peasant The Troll managed to get upon his feet but he was no longer the powerful powerful power power- ful fui creature he had been a a. few moments moments moments mo mo- ments before Follow me he said as he led the Peasant out of the tile door of the tree which was still open The tree was filled with swords all shiny and sharp looking as the sun fell tell upon them for as soon as the Peasant had slid In the door the swords had appeared and had warned the Troll before beCore he entered that some mortal was near neaT Continued tomorrow Copyright 1919 by the the- McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate New York City |