Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
SANDMAN STOKY.
By Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyright. 1915 by Mcclure NEWSPAPER
Syndicate New York CITY.
THE TELL-TALE GOBLIN.
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THE TELL-TALE GOBLIN.
Once upon n time there was "A Lit
tic Fairy who loved to wander by the
river, and us the Fairy Queen docs not
like her subjects 20 20 too near the water
the little fairy had to steal away.
One night n Goblin, who always
watched the fairics, saw the little fairy.
What is she doing here all alone,
he said 10 himself "She has run away
from her sisters, and am quite sure
the Queen does not know where she
is. III watch her and If she Is up To
mischief I'll tell tn Queen. Maybe
she will give me new red coat Tor tell
ing her
Now. this little tell tale Goblin began
ia watch. and pretty soon he saw a
mist rise from the river And then
suddenly rs he watched tho goblin
saw handsome youth rise from The
river and hold out his arms to the little
fairy standing on the bank.
The River Youth called To the FAIRY
Just then. and the Goblin forgot the
red coat 20 watch what happened
Come my love, called the White
Youth, take the willow path and YOU
will bc safe from the water
tree beside the river and trIpped lightly
along slender bough, which dipped its
tIp to the water.
When he reached the end tho White
Youth was there To take her IN his arms.
He carried her TO the middle of the river,
where there was n little island. and the
watching Goblin saw them mt upon the
soft gr,rn grass IN the moonlight
I'm run and tell the Queen and let
her catch them SAID the Goblin, and
forrcttIu IN i his rcd coat could be
plainly seen in the moonlight, h jumped
up and ran along the river bank toward
tho dell
"Oh, oh" cried the Iltt'c Fairy with
a arm when she saw the Goblin. what
ever will become of me There ~ n
Goblin, and | am sure he rs seen mo
and IS gong to toll the Quccn oh.
dear oh dear stall be hanishcd !
The River Youth, who really was .
River God reno cd for horn o white
she'll, which hung from his shoulder by
4 choral chain, and blew \ shrll blast,
and the Goblln fell upon his face on the
ground
'Rrzc'" called the River God, and
tell me where you arc gong
ooh Your Majesty. saii the sly
, IltijF trtflllD. W ~ aiit'lt ~ Etl ~ III
FAIRY Quccn and toll her ono " her
fslrr,~ uas being carrIcd N. hut of
course shall uot DO 80 now | s."
who she i with thought il was old
Neptune himself and he might change
her INTO . mermaid
The River cod knew the bad iIi'lo
fellow was telling him = wrong stcry,
but something must be done So he
rrctcndci ia hc icvc tho Goblin and
SAID We'll now vou know tho Fairy
is safe. what can do for you Il vc'i keep
| our secret
Gol,hu quickly
.Ncr, wcll come here tomorrow
uirht A midnight hour ard Non shall
have nc cap Il you have not told the
lalr> Qucou what >"u have seen, said
the Rivcr God
Thc t;oi lin promised md ~ ho ran
Ia ms nome III tho rocks and tho River
God took The fairy tack 10 the willow
tree Come tomorrow without YOUR
wand nv lovc. hc said We must
not DELAY. now that tho Goblin has seen
ps. for hc cannot hc trusted a'tcrhc gets
tho silver cap
fhr neNf right nc Goblin Was BY
thc riycr waiting when th" tile iarN
arrINtu
Nh,r, * ,,pr ward ~ sshcd
R,f,rc ~ c,uld reIl1 tAarr va. i
>nl 81 IL .fc middle ~ II" rivcr ard
,.t cf to mis- ,al foam tie Eltcr God
tI,cd l I a,l eail"l 81 Tho lalrI
rrr Itt,lr lar, ucrf ~ hcr lover
Il, III, same pain Ii rcf.rc, hu' she
.oal. from Iii. hand i little silver cap
ana tossed /. to the Goblin
Nov ten him where vonr wand Is,
sand The River God
i lavc left il nchind me in the dell. !
she SAID. flushing
~ h.,. arc YOU not gong back to
the Queen asked the t'oh N IN aSt on
i>hrncn Are YOU to become a river
sprlto""
You have guessed i SAID tie
River cod This night We are 70 be
married II the bottom of the river.
Farewell. YOU little tell tale tiorim ]
hope your little silver cap fiis your peak q
lttIc tcad F"
TIE Goblin watched the Fairy aud
h,r lover a> they slowly sank from sight
and then lie ran of as fast rs he could
10 the dell - tell the Queen what he
had seen
Tomorrow will tell YOU how h"
told Tie Fairy Queen ABOUT tho Little
Iairv and hcr River Cod.
Continued Tomorrow