The Washington times., 1914-01-17
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STORY
The Captive Princess-Part II.
Continued From Yesterday

Continued From Yesterday
~ OWN the hall he came running
as fast as he could, and when
he reached the top step he look
ed, at it, and then all around he
looked, as though ne expected to find
some one or something.
Some one stepped on that top step. y
he roared, and the little princess trCm-
bled in her hiding place.
Just then a pounding came upon the
outside gate, and the giant ran to IL
and called, What is wanted?"
Open the gate" came the reply. I'VE
have come for the princess"
Oh, how the giant did roar then with
all three of his throats, and the noun
tains seemed to trenable with the sound!
But. when he stopped the pounding
came again on the gate, and some one
said: If you do not open the gate we
will kin the black cat. We have her in
q bag"
The giant began to trenlble, and his
three pair OF eyes showed fear as he un-
locked the. gate and threw 1t open.
Nov. where is the Princess asked
The leader of the soldiers, who rode in
through the gateway
The giant was still trembling so he
could hardly answer, and, of course, he
did not know where she was: but when
he at last managed to tell the soldiers
t4iS my Ill hTe" lnelr swords ana
asked the leader IL they should kill him
first or the black cat in the bag
Il will look for her first" said the
leader, jumping 10 the ground. Guard
that bag and the giant we'll while am
gone,",
The leader went into the castle and
passed the sleeping servants, but no
trace could he find Of the little Princess.
She came through this hail." he said,
as ne looked at the sleeping servants
and then he saw the door of the closet
Where the Princess was hiding.
He opened II, and there was the prin-
cess. She tainted from fright.
The leader picked her up and carried
her into the air, where she soon came
to her senses and opened her eyes.
DO not be afraid, your highness,' he
SAID You are in the hands of your
father :,
Now you can let the cat out of the
bag he told the soldier that held il,
but do notlet Horoscope"
When the giant saw the black cat he
fell on the ground on his three faces.
II you want US to spare your life, -
said the leader to the black cat, take
On your other form and send this giant
where he belongs"
The black cat sneezed three times and
the witch stood before them.
Now the giant. Change hin, IN ris
The old witch stretched forth her
hands and said something about form
and gone, and in the place the giant
had been wore three luge stones.
Now CO." said the leader, land you
know what will happen IL you are ever
heard Of again."
A cloud Of dust was seen. but that
was all. and the witch had disappeared.
The Princess was returned to her
father and mother. md that night a
lFasA-~ al L..
OF the sto!en Princess.
The leader Of the soldiers was y
prince, who had undertaken the rescue
Of the Princess, and Il was he who fol-
lowed the old witch when she had taken
on the form of the black cat and gone
to visit her son.
He had captured her and found that
she had in her cave 4 magic thread
which she spread over the eyes OF peo-
people that she wished 20 keep her cap
tives, and that only the person who had
placed the thread could Gv AIKEN the VIC
tim from their sleep.
Then the prince went to the Fairy
Queen and borrowed her dive and sent
it with the threads, pince at a time,
trusting the Princess 70 know what to
do with them.
The servants. while rncy were all deaf
and dumb, were really dreadful crea-
lures, with sharp claws, which could
not be seen until the witch COMMANDED
them to use them, but il the. soldiers
had entered the castle with the witch
even in the form Of n cat she could
have made her slaves 20 do her bidding
with just one howl.
What became Of the castle and the
sleeping servants was never known,
hun the Prince married the Princess.
and never again was she bothered by
the witch.
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