Show I The Sandman Story r FOR TONIGHT THE PRINCESS' PRINCESS RING RINGI I Once upon a 0 tone time there was wits a JI king kingI I who had three beautiful dau daughters The king was very fond of ot h hunting j and for tor t this ls purpose would every cery day tat take e his w whole ole court of off to the plains to camp for mon months hs One frosty October da day the king Icing started out alone in ip the chase At noon as he was weary he e lay himself down own to nap and anu when he awoke a creature was bending low Jow ow over his face It had the rough outlines of a a. I man but the head was that of a 0 wild boar T Tire The e king started to his feet said the creature creaturo creaturo crea- crea Do not fear king king will not harm turo ture In a sad voice I you Jf if you are lost I will show you youth th the path pat if you will grant my re request re- re quest I am very grateful to you for Cor your kindness replied l the king and I 1 willbe will willbe willbe be glad in return to grant any wish In my power So following the strange figure the king was led sat safely ly to a spot from which he be could see his guards vainly seeking tp to find him As they paused I Ithe the creature noticed a golden chain around the kings king's neck and hanging I on it a ring and a locket I would like to see the picture the I locket contains the odd looking person person person per per- son asked of the king lie He gave a cry Continued on following page THE SANDMAN STORY Continued from preceding page of f delight for the portrait It contained was one of ot the lovely Princess Ruby a L girl who was as good as she was beautiful This la is my youngest daughter a Ruby said the king and this is her herring herring herring ring too That Is well exclaimed the creature creature creature crea crea- ture for tor I have fallen In love with her already You promised to grant me anything I asked I wish the Princess Princess Princess Prin Prin- cess Ruby for my bride and the ring n now w as a token of ot the pledge With terror showing in every line Une of ofhie his hie face the king gave the ring which belonged to his daughter Then he hastened home He burst into tears when he ho broke the sad news The Tho queen walled wailed and the two older daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- wept But Ruby did not shed a tear I am sure lure he cannot be a wicked person she said or he would not have saved father I am not afraid and I will go do my duty By noon the next day Ruby was gone Alone she went to the spot where her father had last hunted Presently out of ot the bushes camo came the creature Ruby shrank at the sight and she saw tears of ot sadness falling failing from his eyes I I 1 am the Princess Ruby she saidI saidI saidI said I have come to keep my fathers father's word With her ller hand on his arm she went with him to a big cave In the hill hm It was warm and clean a fire sparkled in a corner and on the walls wails were flowers Clowers Rugs covered the floor and andin andin andin in the center stood a table with food which gave forth an appetizing odor The princess ate then fell tell asleep on ona ona ona a rug In a corner One day he came home slowly home slowly with witha a wound In his side Panting he sank on the rug and closed his eyes Ruby thought he was dying Throwing Throw Throw- ThrowIng ing jug her arms about him she wept and told toM him that she loved him As soon as the words were out of her mo mouth th a gust shook the tho cave a peal of ot thunder rolled out of a n. clear sky and a crack of ot lightning swept through the darkness of ot the cavern And where on a rug had lain the ugly creature with a a. wild boars boar's head there was now a smiling and very handsome young man Beloved princess ho cried encircling encircling encircling cling her with his arms at my birth I was wag enchanted by a wicked witch who decreed that I should roam in inthe tho the wilds as 88 a a. horrible monster till some Bome fair princess should love me for tor myself I am a a. prince and now look forth Tho The spell is broken I am the ruler of ot this land which is no longer longera a a. waste but tho the happy smiling kingdom kingdom king king- dom It wits was before the wicked witch placed It and me under her enchantment enchantment enchant enchant- ment Copyright 1919 by th the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News r paper Syndicate ate New York City r r. r |