The Washington times., 1913-07-17


j ing all the while what he should
---. do with 1t and how he could find
a wife for mouse.
When he reached his palace every
body was -hurrying about and talking In
the most excited manner. =
THE poor King! The poor King!
they were saying. Some terrible spell
has been worked upon him."
A new servant, who did not know the
real King, told him that their King had
| been found In bed one morning an oid
nan. his hair white and his limbs
| shrtveied with age, when only the night
before he had been a young and hand
some man. -
And that the only thing he said was
| ..The bean, the magic bean. Find It,
| find it,
Poor King. he is quite mad" said
| the servant
Then the real King knew that some
one in his own household had stolen the
|. bean from him and that the mouse In
| some way had found 1t. =.
When the real King went Into the
palace the old servants recognized him.
and the King told them how he had
been made a prisoner by the robbers
and how he was rescued by some one
who had saved his life, but he did not
| tell them It was a mouse who had done
ALI this for fear they would think he'
| too, was mad. ...
"where is Anilo?" he asked. "Send
him to me. He surely will know wha'
I.happened, for. the robbers did not cap
| ture him. I am sure"
| "knflo said the robbers had captured
you," replied the old servant ana ne
sent out a body Of horsemen to look
for you, but no trace could De rouhd.
Then Anilo became King. for ne mao
grown SO handsome no one could resis'
his fascinating powers. But now some
terrible thing has happened. he was
| found in his bed old and mad, and all
he can say is something about a magic
bean he thinks he has lost"
When the King went to the room
where Anilo was he, indeed. was a sorry
sight. and when Anilo saw the King ne
covered his face and begged Tor mercy.
ua knew that in some way the kihs
Hained ossession Of the magic bean
.ya,r and that he knew his treachery.
The servants, when they heard no"
their real King had been treated. want
"a AriIo nut to death. but the King
tboupht he had been punished oy oe-
coming an old man. and ordereo tha' nc
should be put in castle not iar iio"i
the palace and guard placed over MN
20 he could not escape or attempt again
to regain possession of the magic pea"'
When the King was alone In his room
remembered the mouse again. anu
taking him from his pocket. he oroereu
n ,ood sumner TO be served and gave II
oil IN the mouse, who had been so kind
to him.
And now tell me how you got the
bean " said the King, when the mouse
had finished his supper. and also no"
II happened you can talk.
'I. was eaey for me to get the bean
after I found the palace" said the
mouse, although the doors we're ali
locked and guarded. that did not matter
to mouse, you know. l crawied
through a little hole in the wall and ran
along till I came to the room where
Anilo was asleep.
"Au I had to do was TO gnaw al the
bean where It was fastened to the
chain which he wore about his neck and
run back to you. But ] must have a
wife before I can tell you how 1t hap
pens that | can talk.
But where can find a girl that will
become the wife of a mousse asked
the King 81 will do anything | can.
hut am afraid that will be impossible.
"Anilo has a daughter who Is very
beautiful said the mouse. Tell her
she must marry me; she will not dare
refuse for fear you might do some harm
to her father"
The King sent for the daughter OF
Anilo, whose name was Nella. but when
she heard what was wanted Of her she
ran out OF the room.
The King had her brought back and
promised her castle and many bags
of gold If she would wed the mouse.
Still she refused.
The mouse ran up on the King
shoulder and whispered in his ear.
Tell her." he said. that her father
shall be restored to health and that
tenough OF his youth shall be restored
also to make him happy II she will
consent to marry me-
The King had not the least idea how
all those were to be brought about, but
he told Nelia what the mouse had said.