The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

Il don't understand" said Heozoff.
You gaby; he idn't say which prince,
did he?" retorted Gruffy. No. he did
not Well. then. take Buloo and
Kill him" HedZoff danced for JOY and
vent and arrested the surprised Bulbo
early the next morning. handing him
over to the sheriff with an order to
cut Off his head forthwith.
But old Gruffy knew that she had
only temporarily saved Gigiio and
vent to see him early the next day.
about the time Bulbo was arrested.
she found hmm walking in the garden.
Tying to find a rhyme for Betsinda
and doing no better than finder"
and "winder." oh. darling" cried
the countess. you must soap Ut once
from the country" CYCLIC had a
rather hazy idea Of all the events of
the preceding night, but at the words
OF h countess the past began to rus
upon him., and he remembered that
things had happened the night before.
Never will l fly without her / love-
said CYCLIC. "Oh. she will fly with you
I'VE will fly together, my Gigiio."
tcried the countess. with a languishing
leer. You" shouted the prince, 10
whom old Gruffy now appeared quite
in her true light; YOU hideous old
woman:" What. did you not give me
this promise of marriage?" shrieked
Gruffy. and she Haunted the fatal
document in his face. Get away, you
old goose shouted CYCLIC. Il love
Betsinda, and Betsinda only and then
he turned his back and ran as fast as
he could away from her. "Ha ha!"
sneered Gruffy; "Betsinda. indeed, He
little knows who Betsinda is. But 81
there is law in Patagonia he shall
fmarry me-"
Things went hardly with poor Bet
1sinda that morning. The queen was
furious with her because OF the way
the king had acted; Angelica was flu
riouS with her because Bulbo loved
her; Gruffanuff was furious With
her because CYCLIC loved her. The
women fell upon her; almost stripped
her of her clothing and. giving her
the old mantle She wore When she
had first been discovered in the gar
den, drove her out Of the palace. SO
the poor girl went forth into the
iwinter and the SHOWS. That old aged
mantle had embroidered on it the let
tiers ''prin-Rosa--' and then came a
great rent
When breakfast time came and
Bulbo did not show up at the table
I the kins asked what had become OF
r Inn. Captain Hedzoff. who was in
? attendance, said he was being exc
!, cu,ed. "What?" shouted the king.
l why yes. replied Hedzoff, you told
me TO execute the prince and / took
: L1e OSlN ct1t liz III I0hS a PboNS
, of sausages at Hedzoff's head; the
: princess fell down in a ia Mt and
t there was a great time. Well, they got
? a reprieve to Bulbo just as the heads
, mans AK was about TO fall-dnd An
; g.elica oarried the reprlave herself.
: Bulbo had the magic rose (which pro-
: fduced the same effects as the magic
ring) in his teeth when he laid his
r head upon the block, bat when the
reprieve came and he opened his lips
! TO thank Angelica he naturally let
!, it fall. Angelica picked it uD and
;. Iplaced it in her Oh, or
: course, made Bulbo think her the
= handsomest girl he had ever seen. The
|, king called for the archbishop and
, the young people We're married riSnt
latter
. AS for poor Bets;nda. she wandered
, on and on until she found herself
' forced to take shelter in TIE hut Of a
! lwnodsinan situated across the border
: in the land of Grim Tartary- NOW
this woodsman proved TO be ne VINO
had once been the Lord Spinach. q
: devoted courier of the denosed and
murdered King Of Grim Tartary, who.
] after his royal masters death, had
fled to the forests and taken an as
: sumed name and a humble Gaining.
: And Retsinda was of course the pm
: cess Rosalba, whom the hons mao no.
killed but let escape, so that she hau
sfound her way TO the Pafla%on an
r court. Spinachi had found In the FOR
I est the pieces which had been torn
t out of the very mantle which bet
sinda now wore. and these pieces.
: fittaa in made the words Princess
! ERosalba." There were other evidences
: in the old shoes Of the girl. in which
: they found the mark Of the royai
ltootmaker and in the recol1cctions OF
: Retsinda and OF the faithful ford- 80
:. the Marquis S%pinachi spread abroad
among ALI the nobility who remem-
hcred with loyalty the old King cavai-
= lore the news of the return TO her
= ,ereditary domains OF the Princess
y -ca1ra I'D. the nohl"s fiocFtnS 10
a her standard, she Was procSaihhee
do cen an 4 civil war DcSuH-
s"s But IN the meantime VIA OF Gig