The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-21

led. Round and round he circled following his
unseen guide until he felt that he had gone many
feet into the earth, and then suddenly he almost fell
INTO large room ali lighted up with crystal that
sparkled so that he thought they were diamonds.
The tiny man instantly closed door of the same
crystals at the foot of the stairway that fitted so
tightly that it invisible, and then he turned to
Randolph, saying:
well. yoI certainly saved my life, for he would
have had me in minute or two"
'Who is he" asked Randolph
"Have you never heard of the Frozen Wizard,
Johannes Frappe, who is the terror Of all this
country q inquired the little man, showing great
surprise.
Il am stranger to these parts" answered Ran
dolph, "as am long way from home. Pray tell
me all about him, for l never knew that there were
any wizards at all nowadays"
Hes villain, and has sought my life as well
as the lives of every gnome from here to the Antip-
odes lie came into this region, which land has
been III our family for many centuries, and with
out warning took possession of everything here. He
IS spreading death and destruction everywhere and
we haven't had minutes peace since he came"
why Is he called the Frozen Wizards asked
Randolph.
wherever he goes the atmosphere becomes like
that of the pole All the leaves fall from the trees
snow covers the ground, the animals and birds flee
or they die, the lakes freeze tight as drumheads.
and even the thermometers give up and go out of
business Winters blasts herald his approach
everywhere; his breath is a blizzard"
"They ought to call him Wizard Blizzard" said
Randolph, laughing, for he couldn't see how the
gnome could dread cold so much.
lie IS drawn through the forest" continued
the gnome, without noticing the interruption, "by
two immense white polar BEARS and as he passes so
intense is the cold that cices form upon the trees
and the blood Ia ones veins freezes. But we are
safe here" continued the tiny man, "for he has no
power underground, and his cold never reach us
at this depth. / want to thank you and reward YOU
for coming so quickly to my rescue"
"Tell me-" said Randol ph Show you came to be
caught in the crack in the log7
81 was rubberneckng," replied the gnome. al
happened to be summing myself up there in tie
grass and enjoying the lovely summer weather. as
/ have not been for two months on top of the
ground, and suddenly spied the rabbit hurry up 10
you. l was so interested in the operation of ex-
tracing the splinter that / didn't sec the crack
and somehow my beautiful beard fell into 1t. When
l tried to rise | found that the cleft had closed
upon my whiskers and / was a captive struggled
Tor few minutes in silence, but when I saw Won
departing | was obliged to cali for help Then.
when had been calling a while felt that the air
was becoming chilly, and / knew that Frappe had
heard my voice in distress and was hurrying 10
catch me. I never suffered so much in a few min
ues in all my eleven hundred years of life as when
thought you couldn't hear me and we're about 20
go away without seeing me. / never want to 90
through that again." he added, with a great sigh