The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

He saw footprints in the snow that
had been made not long before. So he
knew that a giant had lately passed
that way. Next he saw great ire,
in which a dozen whole trees were
burning, far up the mountain side, and
heard the voices of the giants as they
cooked a yellow lion for their break
fast.
Arthur had already decided to seek
the giants as soon as he could. He
managed to get above the giants with
out being seen. Then his first bad
luck came to him. The snow where
he stepped was slippery. Arthur be
gan to slide down the mountain. In
a struggle to save himself he started
a mass of snow to sliding, which gained
in size so that when it reached the place
where the giants were it was an ava
lanche. The giants great fire was put
out; their lion, which was on the spit
cooking, was swept away and went
bounding down the mountain until it
was lost to view. Arthur went down
with the slide until he came to the
giants hunting camp, and there he fell
into a huge iron pot which had been
hanging on crane made OF great
log.
The giants were very cross over the
loss of their breakfast, but they had
other game. Half a dozen dead lions
lay upon the ground and there were
also dead elephants that the giants had
killed and brought on their shoulders
up to the camp.
''Ho, no." said one of the giants as
he pulled Arthur out of the iron pot,
here is new game for US. Who ever
saw the like before?"
The giants, of whom there were four,
gathered around and looked at Arthur
with much curiosity They had never
before seen so small man.
Arthur thought that it would be we'll
to pretend not to understand them
when they spoke. They asked him
some questions, to all of which in re-
sponse he only shook his head.
The giants quarreled over Arthur.
The one who had found the Prince in
the iron pot said that he owned the lit
tie man because he had seen him first.
The three other giants said that all
game belonged to them all together.
They finally agreed upon this.
Arthur listened and learned from
their talk that two giants would start
soon to go to the Three Kingdoms of
Zykobar to carry on their shoulders, to
one of the three Kings, a whole ele-
phant as gift. He also heard them
tell the story of the death Of King
Kahtolah, who had been succeeded by
Egbert-although the giants did not
know who was now on Kahtolah's
throne.
He also heard them tell the strange
story of how a black dwarf had been
carried away by a Roc while he was
plowing in a field. Arthur was very
happy then. for these happenings he
had read about in the Roll of Wisdom.
IF only he could get into the Kingdoms
now he thought. ''it would not be long
before he would be able to find and to
rescue the Lady of the Black Robe"
The giants talked so eagerly that
they forgot all about Arthur for a time.
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nor could they, for all their searching,
find him. Where was Arthur?
The giants in their fury at having
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lonesome?" Adelia asked herself But
her conscience told her, ''Of course she
does
Adelia tried to comfort herself by
saying: We'll, if she gets lonesome
that's not my lookout. It's her moth
er's" But still she thought of little
Matte. She also thought of her own
tovs and picture books and of how glad
Matte would be to own even one of
them well, I suppose L may go and
see Matte Kelly and show her one Of
my picture books?' Adelia asked her
mother.
Mrs. Glover looked surprised, but an
swered: Certainly, dear"
So AdeIia put on her hat and gloves,
took her favorite picture book and a
bouquet of flowers with her and was
soon at the door Of Mattie's tiny home
A tired looking woman holding baby
answered her knock. Adella stated her
errand.
Mrs. Kelly said: so it's Matte you
want to see? Well, it's powerful glad
she'll be to see you. Come in!'
When Matte saw Adelia her pale face
lighted up with a smile and she
stretched out her thin hand.
'I've come to see you, Matte, SAID
Adelia, "and here are some flowers.
tOh. thank you," cried Matte, and
her mother fixed them for her on the
tiny stand by Mattie's bed.
''Sure. something like that would do
her good, the doctor be after sayin'
She needs fresh milk, but am too poor
Adeiia felt a great lump rising in her
throat, but kept back her tears Mrs.
Kellv." she said, I'VE can let you have
a pint of fresh milk each day, | think.
"Can you?' asked Mrs. Kelly.
should be so glad.
After Adelia had taken her leave ana
was home she told her mother OF her
promise to Mrs. Kelly.
"Au right. dear" her mother an
svered. ''and you may help Matte and
her mother more if you will use your
own money.
Al first Adelia hesitated. Then she
said: Mamma, I WILL" and she did.
She bought for Mrs. Kelly warm
shawl a pair of shoes for the BABY,
and some stockings and picture oook
and some sweetmeats for Matte She
took the articles to Mrs. Kelly early
the next morning and they were ap-
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