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THE SUNDAY OKEC.ONIAN. rOHTLAXD, NOVEMBER 21, 1913. -jjjj Sir ilk JtHfYK fefarf Wgra&lll frxorsi3 op xra.iT ms o.e before. A pnor purler carrie4 Aa iMr ta4 fAiiiffs or firrfy Uty wka CfciT"l kim to carry her humdJt. After k .Wj kit trait, k krr ttco H'Iti i t kim to feat milk firm. Lalrr tkrea h'i?art, !t lha4 i Iri rjr aal rvrioarfjr ctarra, jt or o4 9-1 ' aJetitttJ. lalrr rf Ike eaUpk, tritk kit riiirr . jarr, .7 .i7i'W at merrkamlt, art aii'4 It f part. ' to reaiiM , n!(rr mt or l'rt, 1 ri.7 aa'tlinaa. ,V.j.j fi tern k 4 tit'er keiejt im 19 Kark rf-vrt. ttkirk Ike e'lr tealt a4 ireept aver. Tka eaUpk tamnnl rrttratm kit cwrioeitg a4 Ike rratoa for flu ttrate i-'r. Imme4tletf tk women ktre tkeir r''f "i-"" r f " lrw tererrlf ptmitk'4, rWl. ftyinf Ml J l lrr k7?rs trill t'l Ikrir a4mlwet em J ku eark kit eye all Ikt men tttl he ftr4-4 tkeir tarlotitf. Tka tttep of the HirJ kvtr fntlaitt. third tx-ggar. "I. of a ling: an.!, n (Continue J rem Ijjt SunJjy.) ' TRAN'CF. as 5t may seem, said the too. am tfic son moreover, I am at frr?fnt a Ihg in my own right. cou!! I !.t:t return t- my kingdom. .s 50011 a 1 ii.Kvrr.fc I t- tfic throne I fu!:'i"cJ a Ion- chcr J ? r l .U-Mrc rf lAirg a trip by sen. I fitted ut a sh'p with every comfort, convenience, arv l It AtJ.-y. hired the most capable of captain an I sailor, am! ct out in search of aScn t.:re. a ! va the day hcn I left mv palace Lef.tril me! We haJ nt prosTe-eJ far Ufore a Rteat tvr:rj aroe. Oir vec! wa stanch, tut the ir: I !roe t: far from our route, anJ when t?.e r.!e- clcare ! I cnVI ot:t in Jtirprie at the prrat mimVr of f.h fchich were ficatin. !ea.I. on the top cf the sea. The captain came to t.: an J turne-I pate at the s:j;ht. J;:t t! cn a sailor calldJ out that a luie Mack rrirtm!ai:J eernei! homtr.J ahcaJ of tl. ' I fcareI it we are inv!ccJ unilonc! ' crieJ the captain. He cat hi turban upon the ?n k wrpt. pravea. an.l commanikJ ui all to prepare to !ie. " When I i!cnun.!e-l an explanation he toll rte that in the sea wa a hi?,je mountain which .n cnchar.te.!. so that when a ship, or any thing cwtaininj iron, apprcichcd it all the iron wa immcjiately attractol to the moun tain, livery nail, he saiJ, woul-l moii fly from its place, and wc be cast adrift, lie set the men to work lashing planks together with ropes, but before there were rafts enough for all of us the current had swept us close to the mountain, and suddenly the ship trem bled and fell apart beneath our fect, the nails and locks and bolts in it flying in a cloud through the air and fastening themselves upon the sides of the mountain, already thick with the iron from other lost ships. " I found myself in the sea with a raft be neath me and, seeing no other men close by, tried to paddle myself toward the fatal moun tain, succeeding so well that soon I was on land again. Before me were steps which seemed cut in the mountain, and offering up a prayer for my safety, I climbed them. The captain had told me that upon the top of the mountain was a cupola of brass, supported by ten brazen column?, covering a horse of brass, upon which sat a man made entirely of brass, holding a spear in his hand and with a mystic tablet of lead upon Ms breast, and that it was really this horseman who made the mountain dar'gerous, for if he was even overthrown it would lc as other mountains again. " If I may only be permitted to overthrow tlit- horseman,' I thought, what a great thing I shall have done for mankind!' but I had at the same time rather doubted his existence. Now, however, I saw the cupola and horse man before me. Overcome with fatigue, I threw myself down for a rest and slept. In my sleep a voice cried out to me : ' O son of Cassib, when thou wakest, dig beneath thy feet and thou shalt find a bow of brass and three leaden arrows. If thou wihcst to re lieve mankind of this awful curse, shoot the horseman and he will fall into the sea, and then thou must bury the bow. When it is hidden the sea will rise mountains high, but fear not.. Look among the giant waves for a boat of brass, rowed by a man of brass. Go with him, but utter not the name of God, or thou wilt suffer.' "Waking. I did as I was told. Ihe Horse man fell into the sea with a crashing noise. In the monstrous waves appeared a boat, which carried me safely away. Eut I forgot! I thanked God. As I mentioned his name the Flam I Arabian IMis 1 boat vanished. I was cast upon a desert Isle, with only fruit to eat. Presently I saw a ship approaching, and hiding till I saw what man lier of folk it brought, saw men come on shore bearing many luxuries, which they carried down into a cave in the heart of the island. Then they brought a slender, Jiandsome boy, put him in the cave, hid its opening from view, and sailed away again, leaving the boy behind them! "Astounded and curious, I climbed down and entered the cave. The boy was already lonely and glad to see me. I told him I had been shipwrecked and asked his story. "I am,' he said, the only son of a wealthy man. At my birth it was foretold that when I was 15 I should be slain by King Ajib, son of Cassib, after he has overthrown the brazen horseman on the Mountain of Lodestone and lifted a curse from mankind. Recently we heard that this horseman had been over thrown. So my father prepared for me this safe place, and has brought me here to stay till I am past 13. After that, there will be no danger. And King Ajib surely cannot slay mc here, can he?' " ' Indeed he cajmot,' said I, angry at the use that had been made of my name, and I proceeded to do all I could to make the life of the boy happy, for I had loved him from the first, so handsome, gentle, and kindly was he. Wc lived happily together many days, and he passed his fifteenth birthday, at which he was greatly pleased. " ' Now,' he said, ' I am safe and my father will be very happy and will come for me soon. The curse is lifted.' " ' Yes,' said I, and set about preparing our meal, when suddenly a knife flew from my hand accidentally and buried itself in the breast of the poor boy! Overcome with sor row, I hid myself from the bereaved father w hen he came, and finally escaped to another island, where I found in a gorgeous palace "Fresenlly I sew u ship 'approaching ten young men, all blind of the left eye, who received me kindly, and with whom I lived happily till my curiosity overcame me and I asked how all came to have such an affliction. " ' Your doom is scaled ; you will soon know,' they answered. '' You, too, have been too curious. You shall find out for yourself and, remember, there is still hope for you if you will only do as you are told.' " I was transported to another palace, where were many beauteous maidens, music, feasting, and flowers, and I did not under stand where there was any woe for me till one day the maidens' all went away for a month, telling me I could wander where I liked, excen in one closet, and giving me keys to everything, even to the forbidden door. For days 1 enjoyed myself in the many beautiful rooms I was allowed to visit, but af last I had seen them all. I wished ardent ly to look into the forbidden place. At last I could control myself no longer. I put the key in the lock and opened the door. A won derful odor swept over me, music surrounded me, and I beheld a beautiful great black winged horse standing before a crystal manger. 'What can hurt me here?' I cried, and, go ing to the beautiful horse, mounted him. He did not move, but I beat and kicked him till suddenly he spread his great wings. Wc flew to such an enormous height that I fainted Then he swept down again, lighted on the roof of a palace, made me dismount, and flew away again. But as he flew he struck me in the face -with his tail, and struck out my left eye. When the pain abated I went down from the roof and found myself among the ten one eyed young men, who mocked at me for my curiosity, saying. ' You are answered.' But in spite of the fact that they had endured what I had, they would not let me stay with them. For a penance I shaved off my beard, put on the clothes of a beggar, and started away on foot to try to find my kingdom again. That, ladies, is my story." " Xow tell us yours," cried the elder of the women to the caliph and his companions. " This last tale is, I think, the strangest of all. What have you to offer? " " Nothing interesting," said the caliph hum bly. " We are merely three poor stranger .merchants who have lost our wav." " Well," said the lady, " I will let you all go." But as the caliph left the house he marked it carefully. " I in turn must hear the story of the ladies and why they so beat those dogs," he said to his vizier. And next morning he sent for the three sisters. (To be continued next Sunday.) tos, -mem 2) fiAue i.r . IT a cold night. The wind blew so strong that it bent the rose busti until its dry leaves scraped the top of the Shoe House, where the Teenie Weenies lived. The Teenie Wwniea sat about the tiny fireplace inside, watching the flames as they leaped up the chimney from the his pile of logs, sawed from old lead pencils. "When's Thanksgiving?" asked the Dunce. " Day after tomorrow," answered the Lady of Fashion, as she took a needle from her little work basket O, say, but I'd like to have some turkey," cried the Dunce. y " Me likee tarkee, too likee much," cried the Chinaman, who had come in from the laundry to epend the evening with his friends. ."I'll tell you what we can do," suggested the Cook. "We can all go over to the house next door. I heard them say they were going to have a turkey on Thanksgiving. We can go over and watch, and when they are through dinner we can climb up on the table and help ourselves.'! " That's a good idea. Cook," laughed the General. " I see where you get out of cooking a big Thanksgiving dinner." " Well, a fellow's got to rest some time," mumbled the Cook, with a twinkle in his eye. The Teenie Weenies anxiously waited for Thanksgiving day to come, for every one wished to have all the real turkey that he could eat. On Thanksgiving day they all hurried over early to the house the Cok had spoken of, and, crawling under the crark of the door, they made their nny atrnisht to the dining room. The family was at dinner there, but presently they finished, and as soon as they went out of the room the eager Teenie Weenies scrambled up the tablecloth and landed on top of the table. Every one of the little people ate and ate. " U-u-um, Isn't this good?" cried the Dunce, biting into a piece of white meat almost as big as himself. The Dutchman and the Indian found a big dish of raisins. They ate all they could and then carried a big bunch home on a toothpick for future use. The Cook found the turkey's wishbone, and he and the Turk pulled at it with all their might to see which would get the lucky part. General, General," shouted one of the Teenie Weenie boys, " the Dunce has fallen into the gravy." "Goodness, gracious nie," cried ttie General, "is that foolish fellow in trouble again?" " Xo, sir; he's in the gravy," answered the small boy Cme on, fellows," ordered the General, "and help the Dunce out. Take him over there and give him a good scruMiinc in that finger bowl.' When the Dunce had been thoroughly ducked in the water and the gravy all scraped off him the Teenie Weenies made their way home again. That night the lights burned quite late in the Shoe House. 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