The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-24
soUAcK AND THE GoBLINET.
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
AS little Squank, the pet goblin Of
the court OF the Fairy Queen, was re-
turning home early morning with
a buttercup full of honey dew for the
fairies breakfast, he heard a terrible
shrek coming from the heart or @
tulip.
Diving into the bower, Squank there
saw that a great black beetle had i'm
prisoned Queen Bee, who for the first
time in her life was out honey gath
ering that morning. The huge Deetle
was whetting his pinchers to seize the
poor little queen when Squank leapeo
upon his back and digging his O
toes into the creatures sides, sent him
bowling in fight.
"Oh, how a ever repay your"
exclaimed the Queen Bee. tanning
herself with her wings. .
Don't mention it," replied gallant
little SQuank, and picking up his but
tercup, started homeward.
Now, rescuing the Queen Bee had
der that the fairies would not have
to wait for their breakfast, Squank
took a short cut off through the do
minion of the ogre, Krakawax.
AS he passed the ogre's gloomy cas-
tie he heard q mournful cry from tar
up in the topmost battlements OF the
great tower, and, looking up, he saw
the loveliest little g%oblinette that his
eyes had eve beheld behind the barred
window of a prison cell.
"Oh, little Squank," she cried, can
you not rescue me from the clutches
Of this dreadful ogre2 He caught me
yesterday and he says that, though
I'm not big enough to eat, he's going
to make sauce out Of me at 1890
nfHlnNk this mnrnfnU And ifa now
6:15, and / don't 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.
Run along home with the honey
dew" she said, and leave the ogre to
me. But come back by 1890"
Away scuttled Squank, and reached
the fairy palace just as the cook, a
busy little ladybug, was 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
his breakfast. Behind him came the
cook. In q cake he carried was little
wandering. IL all looked hopeless IOr
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 II 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 I will not
harm you"
"Ho! hoi ho!" roared Krakawax in
laughter until the windows ratified for
10 miles around. You harm me-? Ho!
hot! no! Now, come IN, cook, and get
busy. I haven't had anything to eat
today but half a dozen muttons and a
couple OF whales, and I'm just starv-
ing"
Attention, hive guards" sang the
Queen Bee, circling about the ogre, ana
suddenly, a. though springing from no
where, thousands Of little bees cam
winging into view.