The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-02
Chapter fourteenth
Che Grtat Battle Between (;osd and GylI !


motion that betokened deep IT, uehl
He nodded approvingly whel oiaus
told how the KNOCKS ar's airies Iiu
saved him from deatl anu Iro"iieu
when he heard howtne AwgWas mao
stolen the .childrenst oys' AT last he
said:
'From the beginnhg ! nave approx
an tho work Won aradoing among the
children of men anSt anDoys me that
yonr GOOD aaads sbklld be thwarted by
mo Ayowoa wafmmortals have no
connection whateyr WIN me e'il efea'
lures who have asacKeq you. Always
have we avoid them' anu lhey' IN
t,rn have .;therto taken care not
' % .,ras-. or pathway But in this
matter Find they have interfered with
one of our friends. and | viii ask them
10 abandon their prosecutions, as you
are under our protection"
Claus thanked the Master Woodsman
most gratefully and returned to his
Valley, while Ak, who never delayed
carrying'out his promises. at onee trav.
eled TO the mountains of the Awgwas,
There. standing on the bare rocks, he
called on the King and his people to
appear.
Instantly the place was filled with
throngs Of the scowling Awgwas, and
their King, perching himself on point
of rock, demanded fiercely;
"Who dares call on usT
at is |, the Master Woodsman of the
World" responded Ak
Here are no forests for you to
claim" cried the King angrily. I'VE
owe no allegiance TO you, nor to any
immortal"
''That is true" replied Ak calmly.
"Yet you have ventured to interfere
with the actions OF Claus, who dwells
in the Laughing Valley and is under
our protection"
Many of the Awgwas began mutter-
ing at this speech, and their King turn
ed threateningly OH the Master Woods
man.
'You are set TO rule the forests. but
the plains and the valleys are ours
he shouted keep to your own dark
woods. We will doas we please with
Ciaus.p37r ,lf.
"you shall not harm our friend in
any way" replied Ak.
"Shall we not?" asked the King inn
pudently. you will see. Our powers
are vastly superior to those OF mortals
and fully as great as those OF immor-
tails"
1T is your conceit that misleads
you" said AK sternly. "You are a
transient race, passing from life into
nothingness. We, who live forever,
pity but despse you On earth you are
scorned by all and in Heaven you have
no place. Even the mortals. after
their earth life, enter another existence
for all time. and so are your SUI
perlors. How. then. dare you, who are
neither mortal nor immortal, refuse to
obey my wish?'ys
The Awgwas sprang to- their feet
with menacing gestures, but their
King motioned them back.
Never before he cried TO Ak. while
his voice trembled with rage, "has an
immortal declared himself the master
of the Awgwas! Never shall an inn
mortal venture to Interfere with our
actions againl For we will avenge
your scornfnl words by killing your
friend Claus within three days. Nor
You nor all the immortas can save him
from our wrath. We defy tyonr row-
.srs, Begone,, Master sWeddsnlan ~
efhe Word, an the rountF off The
a.swgw.s ybq =se no plsear 4 ~
nc Il NJ ~ deelsrcd' Akes stish nash-
ing eSss N. 4 3s,,;sss e Ssss,
? at & war; returned The King say
agely. I'm three days your friend win
be dead"
The Master turned away and came to
his Forest of Burzee, where he called
meeting OF the immOrtals and told
them of the defiance of the Awgwas
and their purpose TO kill Claus within
three days.
3. The little folk listened to him quietly.
s'What shall we do?" asked Ak.
3 s.Thesc creatures are Of no benefit to
|she WORLDLY said the Prince of the
KNOCKS. I'VE must destroy them
Their lives are devoted only TO evil
deeds said the Prince Of the Ryls.
I'VE must destroy them"
'Thcy have no conscience and en-
deavor TO make all mortals as bad az
themselves" said the Queen Of the
Fairies. I'VE must destroy them.
"They have defied the great AK and
threaten the life Of our adopted son.
said beautiful Queen Zurline. We
must destroy them"
The Master Woodsman smiled. =
'.You speak, well. said he. These
Awgwas we know TO be powerful
race. and they will fight desperately
yef the outcome is. cerisiil-k=for Nc
whe live can never die. even though
conquered by our enemies. while ev'
cry Awgwa who is struck down Is one
foe the less TO oppose US. Prepare
then for battle. ard Jet Us resolve G