The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-29
THE
MAGIC YEAST CAKE
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Raymond West had been sent down
town after a yeast cake and he was
very indignant over the matter. Ii
seemed to him that whenever ne was
having a good time he was interrupted
and dispatched for yeast cake.
The walk to the store through the
sharp atmosphere failed to soothe his
wrath, and the moon which stared him
in the face on his homeward trip saw
an unusually sulky and resentful lad.
When he reached the house, instead
of going through to the kitchen. in or
der to give Mary, the girl. the yeast
cake, he turned aside into the library.
He resolved that he would make Mary
wait until after supper.
The library was warm and cozy He
slipped into the big leather easy chair
before the crate and meditated over
his troubles.
Il wish I were q million miles off,"
he exclaimed.
Come along, then" said gruff,
grOwly voice close beside him.
Raymond gave start Of surprise. He
saw the oldest little man imaginable
standing by the CRATE and scanning him
with a Quizzical smile. The stranger
had an enormous face, fiat and as round
and as shiny as new dollar. With
In the unbroken circumference were
two twinkly dots of eyes, dab of a
nose, tiny, dimply mouth with up
lifted corners, and Just trace Of two
ridiculously small ears. There was
no hair at all.
The face appeared to be set directly
upon the shoulders Of short, squat
body, and the body rested upon a pair
Of wee legs encased in knickerbockers.
The man had his hands in his pOck-
ets, and with his feet as far apart as
possible for him, evidently was waiting
for Raymond to respond.
"S-s-sir?" suffered Raymond.
Il said Come along!'" spoke the
man again, in an Unexpectedly deep,
rumbly voice.
"Where!" blurted Raymond
why, million miles off," contin-
usd the man, his tone as squeaky as
Addle-string
But / don't know you," declared
Raymond, alarmed
Certainly you do" asserted the man,
Grossly. and once more in a growl.
1.-The idea-when I'm your neighbor,
living only about 100000 miles away,
and you see me lots Of times every
month. What a stupid! I'm the man
In the noon-.there! Don't forget"
''Wh-wh-what?" calculated Ray
mond.
so here 10 your chance to skip so
Tar that they'll never, never find you
to make you 30 for yeast cakes" pro-
ceeded tie intruder.
I'll don't want to co." faltered Ray
mord.
NONSENSE" retorted the man. "Then
you shouldn't have wished it. How
ever, we will only 60 quarter of a
million, for beginning, and you'll be
right where you can look down and
zee what is happening at home. Quick!
Give me the yeast cake before some
body comes In" and he jerked his
hands from his pockets.
Raymond merely laid the yeast cake
In the extended palm of his queer men
tor.
The queer little man placed the cake
upon the hearth.
Watch it," he warned. ITS in a
very warm spot, and to get aboard we
Will have to be spry.'
Suddenly the cake com aenced to
spread and swell.
Ready" cried the man, hopping
nimbly about 1t. Even as he spoke
the yeast cake shot upward q smooth.
white column.
All aboard! All aboard" fairly
screfmed the little man, scramblins up- |
on 1t. Raymond also scarcely really
Ing what he was doing, threw him
Delf frantically against the top Of the |
and his strange friend clutch
ID him BY the collar
Hang on tight" commanded the I
moon man \.
Up they went, and before Raymond
haA time to duck his head they had
crashed through the ceiling and
)AnA Tie roof - IL through paper.