The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-05-13

Mother Dearie," said Johnnie one
night after he and Jessie had crawled
up In the big chair before the fire.
place, what makes some apples green
when they are ripe and other apples
green when they are green?
Mother Dearte Rugged her little
Twins close to her side and smiled
into the IRE. and just then there came
q little pop in the fireplace and there
In cloud Of black SCOT stood the
Sandman. laughing and bobbans his
head at the children.
Seems to me heard something
said about apples as ! came down the
chimney" said the Sandman.
YES" said Jessie. johnnie was
Just asking Mother Dearie why It Is
that some red apples are green and
some green apples are red"
Didn't either" said Johnnie. 7
asked her why green apples are green
and red too"
Don't quarrel about that. because
we can easily 60 and find out all
about It," said the Sandman. So he
pulled out Of his pocket the very
same two long pointed caps with bells
on their ends that the Twins had
worn before, and they clapped them
on their heads and there they were,
no bigger than the Sandman. The
Sandman took each one by the hand,
just as he had done before, but this
time they did not skip up the chimney
In the smoke. The library window was
open and through it came a long level
sunbeam from the big red sun going
to sleep over behind the orchard,
The sunbeam looked just like won.
derful road all made out of gold and
the first thing they knew they were up
on that golden road and there was the
cutest little golden automobile they
had ever dreamed of. 1t was no big
ger than half an orange but It was
plenty big enough for the Sandman
and the Twins, so they hoped In and
the Sandman cranked up the engine
| and away they went like the wind
The Sandman steered the golden
automobile straight along the golden
sunbeam road and before long the
road had to make a little turn to 60
around the trunk Of big old apple
tree.
This is the apple factory" said the
Sandman, and they all climbed out Of
the automobile and stretched theil
legs. They were way up high in the
branches because, you know, the sun
beam road runs right through the all
and hardly ever touches the ground.
There is no time to lose II we are
to see all of the factory and get bach
to Mother Dearie before sleepy time,
called the Sandman, as he slid dowr
one OF the branches toward the bis
trunk. The Twins slid down afteI
him and l expect they wore holes II
their stockings doing it. Down at tn,
place where the branch Joined tn,
trunk Of the tree there was a littl,
bell knob and the Sandman gave THU
great pull. In moment the Twins
heard tiny little creaking noise, Jus
like door swinging in the wind. ant
there stood little man much smalle
than the Sandman, all dressed In
pretty suit OF green, and all wet witt
apple Juice.
'Hullo Sandy. how are va" h,
called, and opened the door wide
I'm pretty wen, Jackie said tn
Sandman. 81 thought that woul
bring Johnnie and Jessie over an
take them through the factory"
"All right come on In" squeake
Jackie. OF course the inside OF tn
apple tree was very dark and you an
! could not have seen anything afte
the door was shut, but the Twin
could see as well as II It had been GU
of doors because of their magic capi
They found the inside Of the tree a
hollow and there was a tiny llttl
wooden ladder running clear from tn