Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyr.xht. 1915. by McClnre Ne01pR
Syndicate. New York City.
THE MAGIC BOWL

THE MAGIC BOWL
The Wizard il in need of q boy to help
| him. " said the Widow Brown, one rainy
| dav. TO her son Chuck. "Rut ] do not
| think he will find anyone TO work there.
| (,lucL. who WIS lad of about II,
looked mp at this news.
"Wby mother. what is the uatter2
| Why would not that be q good place
| for me TO get job7 exclaimed Gluck
! "Yoi nave worked hard all your lie
and am big enough to go out for wages. :
''put to that Wizard, sighed the
widow. "Hc has bad name. All
night one can soc his lights cleaning
through the forest, and he lives alone
with an owl in dingy garret No he
might kill Won, if he gets you In his powcr.
'I have no fear OF that, laughed
Gluck. 'I think | am sharp enough TO
take care of myself. 80 l am go'ng f'ght
now to get the place, IT ne gives good
wages for Won need the money"
II will nav yuo we'll but YOU must
obey me. said the Wizard when Gluck
had climbed TO the garret IN which he
lived "I work here night and day.
but when | take n bit OF sleep want
some one to watch my pot, which ls full
of chemicals, for ! am trying 10 hnd n
way to make gold 1t IL important that
YOU do not take yorr eyes off for moment
and if anything strange happens call me
at once mt the top OF your voice
So Gluck SET in Mt serving the VIZ
ard The hours were long ana ne vas
poorly fed. but he oonsoled himself with
the thought of the money he
would get at the end of the month to
take to his mother. But when the end
of the month came the Wizard put hirn
off and said he would not pay HIM for
another week And at the end OF that
week he again made the same excuse.
~ am Just about 10 finish my ex-
pertinent and will then be able TO make
plenty Of gold : said the Wizard But
! am all tired out, 50 you must watch
this pot for the afternoon. he careful
and let nothing distract your attention
The Wizard went into his bedroom,
and tsluck. being hungry, found some
meal and made himself some porridge
in queer metal bowl he found IN a
conner Presently he heard sound OF
scratching NJ the door and he opened IT
10 find his pet dog jumping around with
JOY.
Then on the fire the poi full of cheml
Gals began TO simmer md boil, and from
came a weird sound of music There
was n blue light shooting M from the
foaming mass and Gluck stood st,il m
astonishment at the sight. Then II began
70 boil 50 furiously that lots Of II ran
on the floor
Now it happened that Chuck had left
his strange bowl full Of porridge On the
Same table as that on which stood the
boiling pot and in a few moments the
overflow had filled the bowl full. Steam
commenced to fill the room and the dog
barkcd loudly The Wizard, awakened,
rushed in, then stood speechless with
anger
What 10 you mean. you lazy lout.
By not calling me at the very moment
when nv work Of o lif ,ti-ne was being
accomplished, he shouted. kicking the
dog down the stairs and grabbing Giuck
by the arm
II was eating some porrldgc, because
! was hungry. stammered Gluck,
pointing to the bowl.
We'll YOU and your bowl go home.
screamed the Wizard. You have vast
ed all my work and | will never be able
10 finish It again.
With that he pushed Gluck out of
the door, gave him a kick and threw the
bowl at his head as the lad tumbled to
the bottom of the steps Gluck sorrow
fully picked up the bowl and went home
Il have no wages at all. mother,
he sail, sadly and don't know what
W. can do now All | have brought
home for my long labor IS this old bowl
and pretty heavy it IS.
Il should think it IS heavy. erred
the widow, Seizing il in her hands Look
son: i IS gold pure, cleaning, shining
gold
Why mother exclaimed Gluck in
delight 1T must be that strange old
metal that turned the chemical stuff
into gold when it touched It My por-
ridge never changed, but this stuff from
the boiling pot has made it solid golden
bowl This Will hc thousand times
rs much as my wages would have been
for a year, and can take care of YOU now, =
80 Gluck sold the bowl and got great
deal Of money for 1t. When the Wizard
heard about the matter ne was so angry
that he fled one night TO another land
and left Gluck and his mother 10 their
undlsturbed happiness.