The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-07
re EERRoCuTus US HoyTED By THE MAGNET

Then Reub went after Duff and took him by crcuitous
path to the north of the picture and him down that he
had good view of the bat with ouspread wings sailing
along the darkenng hills Duff looked at 1t with admng
eyes, for he wished to please Reub
Examine carefully said Reub for while it is perhaps
wonderful job in tie of painting it has secret mean
ing and purpose that makes important that should
remember every detail shall tell this only yOu and not to
Zmn and Hamm for they silly old geezers who call them
selves wizards but who not apprentices IN the WIZ bus
You the only in class Duff although you
couldn't do my wheel trick This bat represents the
bem of the Midnight Order of Bugabooze which want to
join at once, for need just such men YOU"
Duff was so tckled that he felt like turning somersaults
but managed to restrain the desire. He answered
at gives the pleasure think that you have
selected instead Of those imitation wizards who live the
same road III be glad to join put me in
That will be soon, said Reub. "Now. want to look
well the bat picture for going take it pieces and
have to put it together again tme so you ought
know just what it looked ike and remember it well
"Oh I'll remember it all right" replied Duff, he care
fully examined Then they returned to his house,
but Reub to Hamns and to him he said:
If that fellow Duff says anything about picture want
stand Tor and it's the best painted VIII
your
"sure" replied the wizard q think So and therefore
will be easy say il, of course"
Then Reub went to Zmm and 10 him he said about the
same thing and suated that the other wizards were perhaps
superior Z after which he added suggestion that he
would like them all together compare their
versation perhaps them do few in competition
that Zmm could his boosted superiority Lmm TELL
into the trap and promptly Hamm and Duff in
vitaon lunch with him day. Then Reub each
them and worked their minds that they all very
eager get together and display their talents although they
hated each other that heretofore they had passed
another without splitting like cats then told Captain
Ezra all that he had DONE and said that there would be
fun on Zmms plantation.
WANTED LUNCHEON IN the GARDEN
He asked Zmm have the luncheon served in the garden
and the table arranged that all OF the ships could
the great they talked and thus share his pleasure
This DONE so that all seated great circle like
circus with the tables the and when the rival wizards
arrived they all down the luncheon Each was
anxious sit Reu but he made them sit opposite him
in that he could judge better he said and this
agreed TO- for thus neither had any advantage
They jealous that they fdge and could scarcely
look another without their eyes swapping hatred As
Reub had instructed him. Captain Ezra asked some ques-
about the painting Reub had made pretending that
he had it. That all the wizards talking each one
anxious Guido the other in prans the picture made by
boy who really held their fates in his hands, Soon rmar
made by Zmm that 1t the best painting of elephant
made caused both Hamm and Duff laugh contempt
uousy
"WelF exclaimed Zimm- do either of you dispute the
assertion2 Have you betterl"