Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
THE WHITE CAT AND THE MOUSE
Part L.

On the top oi / mountain IN i far
OF land there once hyed witch who
had not oulv power over aIl those sine
touched with her lon-. rroo "a cane,
but over herself, because shc possessed
two little white pills Of magi. power
Tins old witch by holding III hcr
mouth ono oi these little pills could
change herself into a beautiful Young
GIRL and then she would 20 down from
the mountain and walk through all
the towns and cities. making all the
youths who saw htr fall III love WIth
her and follow her
When She had them hy the noun
tain side she would suddenly PIT the
other pill into her mouth and change
into a witch again, and holding her
would wave her crooked cane and change
them all into rocks and trees
One dav while she waS an Cd witch
she wished to change - the beautiful
grl and. taking the pill from the golden
box which held it she put il in her mouth,
when q sudden fit u coughing seized
her and out few the Pill She could
not find Il.
Thinking shc could. i. witch. ~
ANYTHING she wished She utaet.lv took
the silver tex winch hcld the phi tl.i
changed her into ! witch again, opened
1t and placed lie magic Pill i'll hcr mouth
She waved hcr crooked cane and
she hunted ana tried nj the magic art,
OF which she was mistress, but stiiI tho
pill of youth and beauty could nut be
found, 50 She had 10 remain a witch
whllc she longcd - bc !" beautiful glrl
agun.
one day the daughter of the King
aIf rr-f..
terrible storm caused hv the old witch
broke over the land and the Princess
was thrown from heT horse, which ran
away.
When the storm was over and the
servants looked for their mistress she
could not be found.
The King and Queen were heart
broken and sent word over al the land
that he one who should find b. Princess
should have hali Their wealth. be he
Prince or Peasant
Day after day ne INN. went on,
but stiil 10 one was able to 1nd i trace
oi the lost Princes
What h4d happened IL the Princess
Wa this >hc had found herself alone
after the tcrrllde storm. a1d .g4d Vaa-
dered up the mountain IL thc home if
the old witch nlu nIleu she bch.id
iEI A0G5I ana ttft4st# tt.t't1iIt 4.t1ff4Gttt
Dccaus, -ho no 4aeeT i4a tnt power
II DccoIe young af3 be..ttf#i her
SCI -trun7 lae princes us# ttr maggie
power and changed h.r gtta uis,, C4t
knowing that the ct ssaa5 ru
away The old witch ma i t.er IRIS facr
III Ii room q her hoaso VhIoh t.d but
ono window and that Zoo tI-h for
even q e4t h. cliub on II
Zach day tie Old With give tho
g. Prluces- q Gs~a q water and Toll
her to cafcfl tie l.se -se ya- .s.ugry
Tie poor I:tle Ult. ar d.d a 'ase
tha appetite d = To-. elt lls i4t.o
went unharmed a.d fat uHe f
grew 50 thin and poaE -ae aue-. a.r5
for want of food
one day . Ittlc mouse ran eg-t t3
ne: and spoke fa aaf
" hen the lid atei aora- fodas
with the d.-I ~ uatof -a.t U.s. ,aa9-e
pretend voo are 8o:sG ~lr ulI tac1~
you over tie SIDE Fl tne mountain,
but a. ~ ha- mue <s you u.ll not
be i,sIled sou Sc
do uat move uuH ] come to you
and ! ulii tell Noa holg tol e.ta 81 ua4
your onn ~tap a4;an
Tho Whse ta thaake t.e itfIe
Nous and 1T i. ran tiao.4. r.e.
Prr.1 soon Qe o.4 Nrra oyn,.I
tae 434r aaa ,~.Hl lr uta Il.
a.tcr a,a a.or sc. fEa s .- u-
she pere dsaa
oH ha . I'll. r
'tid Il Ill etd p 2ss tot ptnf
laung p.r lou aud .d aIase a1p
Sc ctu hcscr agtln bc young dAd JCautt-
tli
'lrkag Ja fHe poor white W4 NJ
II. took icr IL Il he stole ii the noun
iata aad flrl h.r over
NAeu I'LL Nlar "a. opcred bcr
etc~ ~.t rs f4 tr.f Ir tree.
si reaetnyera4 ,Ia thr lttc Mouse
Lad TOLD h.f III, u.ttrJ.
I}z aud Isl u. leaves craerIed and
the il.t,o Mouse Dpled Ii.- nose close
t. tho fac. I. t'.o Nlts Cat
gCoauh0ga Tomorrow