Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

ellis eyes were big and bright"
.'You.re all right, John Dough. even if it
did take you long time to make up your
mind. But we haven't any knife.
What shall we do?" John asked anx-
iously.
the Cherub inquired.
MOI replied the man with a shudder.
"Wait a minute!" cried Chick, i've an
idea
Away trotted the chubby legs, and pres
entity the child returned with long. slen-
der leaf, plucked from one of the strange
forest plants.
''This'n saw gingerbread. all right, I'm
sure Hold out your hand John Dough-!
John turned away his head. and held
out his left hand-the one from which
Black Ooboo had eaten the fingers.
There. It's all over. Did it hurt?"
asked Chick.
No" John looked at the arm where his
hand had been.
at isn't much worse than it was before -
said the child. You'll never miss it in the
world. Now wait here while go to the
princess"
After Chick had vanished into the girls
dwelling the gingerbread man gave sigh
of relief.
TT wasn't as bad as I feared" he said
to himself: but I'm glad the ordeal Is
over. II take good care of myself here
after and manage to escape from All Dubh
/ can get along very well without the
gingerbread l have lost"
lie princess slept SWeelly THAT HiSIIl dIlSi
her supper of gingerbread and the next
morning was so fresh and bright and had
so pretty a color to her cheeks that Chick
Rugged her delightedly and John Dough
was proud and glad to think his small
sacrifice had wrought such good results.
Together they strolled into the forest. along
the banks of the stream and presently met
Pittypat.
BE careful where you 60" said the
rabbit. In a worried tone. The Arab is
after John Dough, and 1 hear Black Ooboo
has determined to destroy the little man
with the red whiskers and the fat woman
with the corkscrew curls, who are the
father and mother of our princess.
Are you sure?" asked the girl, clasping
her hands in real terror.
There's no doubt of it," Pittypat re-
piled. And I'm not sure but the princess
will share their fate. These are troubous
times since the Arab arrived and Black
Ooboo became king"
There's the boat" said Chick, turning
to the GIRL cant your parents escape in
that?
They have always said they would use
the boat to leave the island, If there was
any danger" answered the princess. But
the ocean is so big and the boat so very
little that they did not like to make such
a voyage unless it became necessary"
We'll. 1t seems to be necessary now
said John. But what will become of the
rest of us?-The boat will only hold two"
1T might hold me as well as my parents.
II the water was calm" said the girl; but
/ will not escape and leave you and Chick
TO your fate. Unless we can find some
way to save all l will let my parents
escape alone in the boat
That's foolish" said Chick. "You go in
the boat John Dough and l will get along
all right"
But this the princess refused to do, and.
after a long discussion, the rabbit decided
TO go and consult a gray owl which was
renowned for it's wisdom. The others walk
ed up to Para Bruins cave. and the first
thing the bear said was:
Look out for yourselves. Black Ooboo
has ordered all the humans on this island
to be killed and the Mifkets are arming
themselves with long sticks, to which they
have bound sharp thorns torn from a tree