The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-06
she hung around his neck.

she hung around his neck.
These are water, gas and air." said
she. THE first will make the most beau
tiful fountain that even Paris ever saw;
the second will drive an automobile at
ninety miles an hour and the third vii
reduce the temperature fifty degrees in as
many seconds Go on foot.-I will make
you speedy-and if you do your best you
will catch the steamer that leaves New
York tomorrow morning. But remem-
Der, my boy. that there arc other things
besides winning prizes. Do not refuse
TO help those who need your aid. Here is
a purse Now. hurry along; have a good
time, and come back soon, for l shall
miss you"
You're the best grandmother that ever
lived" said Goodspeed Il won't forge.
10 do good if l have to, but hope that
/ won't have to break the crystals TN
ill ! reach Paris. VIII they surely win
the prize?"
Gust as sure as day comes after
night"
Goodspeed flung his arms around the
old lady's neck and kissed her good-by.
Then he ran down the front path. cleare
the gate at a bound and down the
road toward the Massachusetts state line
at a gait that carried him out Of sight in
a minute.
All day he trotted along without Incl
he found himself in Massachusetts, in
parched-looking country. The grass was
yellow from lack of water. the leaves on
the trees were shrivelng up and on the
edges of the nests sat painting little birds
almost dead for a drink of water.
Goodspeed stopped at a farm house
where IN the barnyard a man was giving
q COW a drink of muddy-looking water
from a quart dipper
Good evening" said Goodspeed, stop
ping for the first time. Suffering from
dry spel?"
You bet we be-" said the man. 1t
hasn't rained for six weeks and IL we
don't have rain within twentyfour
hours I'm going to kill my horse and
my cow. for it's cruel to keep them
alive with no water to drink "
Goodspeed looked troubled. Are ali
abe farmers so badly ore" ne asked
Worse Off. Luckily I'm poor and
haven't much 20 lose. / am all alone
and 1 have only the horse and the COW.
but some OF my neighbors are going TO
lose twenty and thirty head of cattle II
we don't get water by tomorrow"
Goodspeed looked troubled He knew
that If he broke his crystal OF water he
would lose the diamond medal, but he
simply could not go on aud out of this
dry belt without relieving these poor peo-
pie. He wished he had taken the steam
cars and then he would not have realized
how dry it was. But he said without c
moments hesltaton:
Luckily / can break up the drought
I'm the grandson OF Mother Carplelgh
and she gave me three crystals that the
fairies gave her. At moourise ! will fiji
your brooks"
There was something IN Goodspeed's
tone that made the farmer believe him,
even though he did not know who Moth
er Carpieigh was
Where's the highest point OF ground
around herc?" asked Goodspeed.
Bare Top over yonder" said the far
mer. pointing 20 a wooded hin whose ton
was as bald as bald headed eagle.
Follow me up 70 the top" said Good
speed and away he ran. he reached the
iop first. Away 10 the east the edge or
the moon ~os Just showing above a
frirga cf woods. By the time the farmer
had 0tthined the summit pulling ana
blowing The moon had risen. Goodspeed
raised tho crygtal globe In the air ana
brought % down upon The earth with
All his force. AZ the crystal spllntered
fountain burst forth from the hUl auo
rose Oh high like gigantic palm 10 rose
nree hundred feet Do me air before 81
i.,ic aud lheu The water began ~ ran
~ spTfA illuminated 10y the 4ihcr moon