The Washington times., 1913-09-15

their cave. and in this way had gotten
acquainted with their chief.
One evening Etan and her mother
went walking and stopped to rest right
by the dwarfs cave.
i know what / can do. mother, to
set rid Of Olga and her father" said
Etan. This pond Ii hugo and holds
thousands Of gallons Of water. I will
get the drafs to pull down the rocks
some dark night and let the water food
the valley-this will sweep away the
cobblers hut and we shall never again
hear OF his family"
That Is an excellent plan" replied
the wicked, mother. II will see the
chief Of the dwarfs about II an .once.'.
She looked around and there In 4 rock
sat the dwarf chief tapping his wooden
shoes against the stones and singing
softly to himself.
You have lived in these walls on
my land for many years" said the
mother to him. Now wish you to do
me favor. Tonight at the rising of
the moon ! wish to get all your men
together and tear down the wall around
the pond on the northern side"
But that win drown tho poor cobbler
and his people," exclaimed the dwarf.
We'll. he and his family are iasy- ana
sood-or-nothing," sneered the woman.
And It will be good riddance. / can
rent the land then to some ons who will
pay the rent promptly,
But. surely" exclaimed the little
man in horror; you do not wish to de-
stroy q good man and his kind daugh-
teri?
kind daughter. indeed" screamed
jealous Etan. she Is q mean creature
and the world were well rid of her. You
are living on our land and must obey
us-or you will suffer yourself
Without q word the dwarf leaped
from the stone and disappeared within
He will not dare disobey me-" laugh.
ed the wicked woman, as she went back
to her grand home.
Early In the evening Olga heard
tap on her window and saw the dwarf
sitting on her sill.
do not tell q SOUL whispered the
tiny elf. But I want you to come alone
to the southern wall of the pond at the
rising Of the moon" And he vanished
In the grass.
So at the first CLEAN OF the moonlight
Olga climbed the hill and stood on the
south wall Of the pond far above the
valley. Far off to the north lay her
own home and right below At her feet
the great stone house Of, the wicked
woman was shimmering In the golden
glow. Olga saw that dozens Of the
dwarfs were busy pulling out the stones
Of the wall and that the pond was
about to give way.
.Step back q hundred yards. Olga"
shouted the dwark; II am going to send
this food right down on that house
where the mother and daughter are lis.
tenng, hoping to hear the water sweep
ng your home away. They ordered me
to drown you-it Is they who Will meet
that fate themselves
Then with a rush and q roar the pond
broke loose and wall OF water dropped
down the hill. doomed on over the grand
nome Of the cruel woman and In a
moment It was no more. There was
nothing to be seen save a few timbers
floating away on the waves.
when you get home look on the
Kitchen table and see a present We little
mon have placed there" laughed the
dwarf.
Feeling very sad about the fate Of the
woman and girl. but knowing they had
hroueht It on themselves by their cruel
ty, OLGA ran home There on the
Kitchen table was her old. rusty dish
par piled. high with Gold-glittering
nuggets that the good dwarfs had
brought from their caverns to reward
her for her kindness.
So with this wealth Olga bought her
oarents q fine farm and a comfortable
house and here the family always en-
tertained any one who was In need. But
an the spot where the grand house had
Dnce stood nothing would grow. and II
Is known to this day as the Wicked
Waster.
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