Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-02-19

Mother Dearie,7 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 end other apples
green when they are green2
Mother Dearie Rugged her little
Twins close to her side and smiled
into the fire, and just then there came
little pop in the fireplace and there
in a cloud of black SCOT stood the
Sandman. laughing and bobbng 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 ar9 green and
some green apples are red"
Didn't either said Johnnie =
asked her why green apples are green
and red too"
Don't quarrel about that because
we can easily so 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 we're,
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 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 go
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 their
legs They were way up high In the
branches because, you know, the sun
beam road runs right through the afr
and hardly ever touches the ground.
There is no time to lose IL we are,
to see all Of the factory and get back
to Mother Dearie before sleepy time"
called the Sandman, as he slid down
one of the branches toward the big
trunk. TIE Twins slid down after
him and expect they wore holes in
sheir stockings doing 1t. Doyn at the,
place where the branch joined the
trunk OF the tree there was a little
bell knob and the Sandman gave this
great pull. In moment the Twins
heard tiny little creaking noise. just
like door swinging in the wind, and
there s.ood little man much smaller
than the Sandman, all dressed in
pretty suit Of green, and all wet with
apple juice.
"Hullo Sandy, how are ye,v he
called, and opened the door wide.
I'm pretty well, Jackie" said the
Sandman. i thought that would
bring Johnnie and Jessie over and
take them through the factory"
"All right, come on in squeaked
Jackie. OF course the inside OF the
apple tree was very dark and you and
/ could not have seen anything after
the door was shut but the Twins
could see as well as If it had been out
Of doors because of their magic caps
They found the inside Of the tree all
hollow and there was tiny little
wooden ladder running clear from the