Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-06-24
SQUACK AND THE GoBLINET

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Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure News,
paper Syndlcate.)
AS little Squank. the pet goblin Of
tne court OF the Fairy Queen. was re-
turning home early one morning with
a outtercup full of honey dew for the
lalrles' breakfast. he heard a terrible
tulip.
Diving into the bower, Squank there
saw nat a great black beetle had i'm
pfisoned Queen Bee, who for the first
time in her life was out honey gath
erlns that morning. The huge beetle
was Whetting his pinchers to seize the
poor llttle queen when Squank leaped
upon his back and digging his sharp
toes INTO the creatures sides, sent him
howling in flight.
exclaimed the Queen Bee. tanning
herself with her wings.
Don't mention it," replied gallant
little Squank, and picking up his but
tereup. started homeward.
Now. rescuing the Queen Bee had
delayed the little goblin and so, In or
DER that the fairies would not nave
TO walt for their breakfast, Squank
took a short cut off through the do
fninion of the ogre krakawax.
AS ne passed the ogre's gloomy cas-
tie ne heard a mournful cry from far
up in the topmost battlements of the
great tower. and, looking up, he saw
the loveliest little gobllnette. that his
eyes had ever beheld behind the barred
WINDOW of a prison cell.
on. little Squank," she cried, can
you not rescue me from the clutches
of this dreadful ogre? He caught me
yesterday and he says that though
TO make sauce out Of me at 1920
o'clock this morning. And it's now
6:l5, and l DON want to be made
sauce OF" With that the little goblin
cite, whose name was Wanderline.
commenced to weep again.
My, this is a hard task: harder than
fighting beetles" said Squank to him
self. Just then he heard. a buzzing and
Queen Bee lit beside him.
Kun along home with the honey
dew" she said, and leave the ogre to
me. But come back by 1920"
Away scuttled Squank. and reached
the fairy palace just as the cook, a
busy little ladybug. "a putting break
fast on the table.
Then he hurried back to the ogre's
castle TO see what Queen Bee would
do. When he arrived there. Karkawax
was just coming out of the gates. Be-
fore him was a great herd of cattle for
cook. In a cake he carried was little
Wanderline. 1t all looked hopeless for
the little goblinette, and squank felt
very blue, but just then Queen Bee
hustled up, looking radiant.
"Everything's all right" she ex-
claimed. Better get on top of that
fence there if you want to get a good
view of the exercises"
What's going to happen?" asked
Squank. for he could not see how
Queen Bee could prevail against the
terrible Krakawax.
Just wait" replied Queen Bee. Then,
turning to Krakawax, she called out:
oh. Krakawax, release the little
goblinette, Wanderline. and 1 will not
harm you"
"Ho! no! ho!" roared Krakawax In
laughter until h windows ratified for
10 miles around. you harm me? Ho!
no! no! Now, come on, cook, and get
busy. 1 haven't had anything to eat
today but half a dozen muttons and a
couple of whales, and I'm just starry
ing"
Attention, hive guards!" sang the
Queer Bee. circling about the ogre, ana
suddenly, as though springing from no
where, thousands of little bees cam
winging into view.