Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-03-14

top to the bottom. Down the ladder
next Jessie and then the Sandman. 1t
was pretty long climb because they
were so small, but they finally reached
the bottom, and there was large
room, all filled up with wooden pipes
that looked just like water pipes.
Some of these pipes we're yellow
and some were white and some were
green in color and they ran in every
direction.
Just as Johnnie was about to ask
the Sandman what the pipes were for
little Jackie turned around and
squeaked: 1.-The green pipes carry
the green Juice up to the leaves and
the yellow pipes carry the yellow
juice for the inside of the blossoms
and after the blossoms are gone they
carry the juice for the green apples.
The white pipes carry the sugar W
to sweeten the apples In the fall.
Usually they are empty because they
only have to carry sugar up for few
days every year. but just now we have
few apples that are not quite sweet
enough so l am feeding them a little
more sugar"
While he was saying this in his fun
ny little voice he turned to a sort OF
tool chest and pulled out a little
green cup made out of an acorn shell.
He held the cup under faucet which
was fastened to one of the white
pipes, and filed 1t with fresh sweet ap
pie juice. right from the factory.
Each of them had fine drink and
Jackie then led the way down into
long sort of tunnel which twisted
and turned for ever so far until finally
the passage way in it was too small
for them to go any further.
This Is the end of one of the big
roots, and we are way under the
ground now" said Jackie Il thought
you might like to see where the juice
comes from. There are a whole lot
of little suckers at the end Of each
root and they suck the water right
out of the ground and the roots and
leaves turn 1t into juice for the bios
SONS and leaves and branches and ap-
pies. After all of the food has been
taken out Of the juice 1t all runs into
the leaves and they blow it out into
the air just like your own breath on
cold morning. This one apple factory
uses up enough water to fill cistern
half full every day."
They now returned to the ladder
and Jessie sighed as she looked up at
the long climb ahead Of her. AS soon
pie man told them to hold on tight
and then he punched little button.
When he did this the ladder began to
shoot up to the top of the tree Just
as If 1t had been an elevator and be.
fore they knew it they were back at
the little door.
When they stepped outside 1t was
almost dark and both the sunbeam
road and the golden automobile had
disappeared.
The Sandman reached up and broke
of yellow apple leaf that grew just
over his head.
Come on. children" he called.
Take hold of tho stem of this leaf
with me and we will be home SOON"
SO they all held onto the stem of
the big apple leaf and along came a
big puff of wind and sent them whirl-
ing, leaf and all. They spun round and
round and then they spun over and
over, and the wind blew the leaf high
above the house. The Twins began to
feel very dizzy and the Sandman had tc
put his arm around Jessie to keep her
from falling. and then all Of sud.
den came whirling gust of wind and
whirled them down beside the house
and through the bedroom window
and right smack into their own little
white beds.
Copyright. 1a12 by Joseph B. Bowlesl