The Washington times., 1913-09-29

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were under a table. The giant looked in
the corner, and saw the Princess waa
gene from her pretty little bed. and he
began to look about. feeling certain
! she could not have escaped from the
house.
But he could not find her anywhere,
SO to console himself for her loss he
opened a cupboard in the wall Of the
room andstook out a boy he had locked
in there the day before.
Now you must amuse me or of you
30 to the well to grow fat" said the
giant. The poor boy knew what that
meant, for 1t was we'll known that
the giant had1a deep well where he put
boys and fed them all the gffood things
they could eat until they were nice and
fat.
Il can sing" said the boy. land 1 can
dance and play drum"
You shall do three" said the giant,
and from another room he brought In
big drum 50 large that the drum
Esticks looked like clubs. 49,
First the boy sang and danced and
the old giant laughed and clapped his
hands making such a noise that the
Princess in the slipper began to think
there was an awful thunderstorm.
Bring me my slipper they are under
Ethe table" commanded the giant, and
then we will see If you can play the
drum. and II you do not please me off
you go to the we'll"
OF course, the boy could walk under
the table and have room to spare with
out hitting his head, but the slippers
we're so large he had all he Gould do to
pull it along.
The giant laughed at him and told
hi INTO hurry. but when the boy went
for the other slipper. which was the
one te Princess Beauty was higind in
he could not move 1t.
The poor little princess was SO fright
ened that she trembled and made the
slipper shake, end when the giant saw
that he jumped up and ran toward the
table, for he thought he know then
where the princess was hiding.
But he was in too great hurry, he
did not see the drum. he saw only the
drum. making a dreadful noise as he
fell.
Quick as a Hash the boy picked up
one of the drum sticks and began to
beat the fallen giant.
Princess Beauty crawled out of the
slipper to see what had happened and
when she saw the hoy beating the
giant she picked up the other stick
and beat him. too.
The Giant kicked and howled, but h.
was in the drum head first and he
could not hel himself one bit.
While the Princess and the boy were
beating the giant they heard sounds of
horses feet. and in a few minutes a
whole regiment of soldiers rode up to
the door. The King had sent out his
soldiers to find the Princess, and they
had thought Of the giant on the noun
tain.
The soldiers made short work of the
old giant. and just as they were riding
away with the Princess and the boy
the Princess thought of her pretty pink
satin bed, and would not go without 1t.
So the soldiers went back, and as
they could not carry it as easily as the
giant, II had to be taken apart and
carried in pieces.
The King was Overjoyed to have his
daughter safe and sound, and ordered
a big feast to be prepared.
But fwho is this boy?" he asked.
For the first time the boy spoke and
said he was the son Of a king in a
far-off country and had been stolen by
the giant few days before.
The next day the King anG the Prin-
cess Beauty set out with .he Prince
for his home. Ind when they reached
the castle where his father lived the
Prince had fallen so aluch in love with
the Princess he did not want to part
with her.
90 the Prince and Princess Beauty
were married and lived part of the
time with one father and rart with the
other.
The home of the old giant could never
be disturbed because the furniture was
so large. but the Princess and the
Prince often visit the place and have
great fun climbing into the, chairs ard
playing hide and seek about the room.
Ten:orow'I story: "Drusilla Returns
from tie seashoSs."