Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
Part Two.


The king. although unbelieving in
the STRANGE, issued orders, and all
remained indoors til high dawn of
the following day They knew not
where the prince hid nor what he
did the re,laiuing day and night,
the princess only had an linking
that he still lived, for at early moon
shine when she was burning cam
dies TO all the saints for protection
Of her Nordie, a soft "wow-wow'
was breathed up to her ear and
opening the window she gazed down
into the cheerful countenance OF
Prince Nordie, who requested 81
lence on her part and then begged
the gift OF her last years skin,
which came near shocking the prin-
cess, as this was a delicate subject
for any froggie to handle, and as
every one knows, who knows any
thing about froggies, that frogs OF
the royalty preserve all their skins
in alcohol, therefore Prince Nordie's
request. though within reason, was
OF a somewhat delicate nature, but
one glance from his soft eyes sent
the princess on the run for her last
years skin; hastily shaking it out of
the alcohol she rolled it into ball
and tossed it down to the waiting
prince, who. thanking her in low
tones, tucked il under his arm and
strobe away into the gathering
gloom of night.
AT high dawn the next morning the
royal court assembled as requested
or the grassy knoll overloo ing the
wood where Prince Nordie had said
the conflict would take place, silently
they watched, then a thrill OF ter
ror shook the crowd, for through
the wood came the padded, thud,
thud. Of the dreaded dragon, the
king turned to his council-in-chiei
and said, "Could it be a trick OF
Prince. Nordie and the foul hend
to gather us here to be destroyed
as one man that this stranger might
obtain possession of our country!
Before the Mortified council-in.
chief could reply the cruel head OF
the snake was seen emerging from
between the willow boughs, then
his body slipped quickly and grace
fully forward and in rhythmatic
movement swept down the river
bank toward them. Not a frogs
soul of them stirred or scarcely
breathed. Lady frogs tainted and
iav UNDECIDED by those around them
then when the old king had decided
for sure in his own mind this was
but trick to outwit him, from out
the other edge of the wood emerged
Prince Nordie with plumed helmet
waving loftily in the air, his lance
and many genl-studded breast-plate
glancing in the morning sun, he ad..
vanced with rapid strides toward
the Terror, who eyed him Cody and
maliciously. Carefully avoiding the
eve of the dragon, yet closely watch
ing his sineous movements, Nordie
APPROACHED to within a few feet
then to the surprise Of both dragon
and the royal assembly, he started
on the rutf<up little knoll to the
right; with a fierce hiss the snake
took after him, when presto, Nordie
jumped behind a rock and up jumped
another froggie in his stead and all
who looked gasped in terror, for
there before their astonished eyes
was the last years princess serene
" standing, plump and glossy as
Of wore, eyeing the dragon i'll cool
contempt, the dragon likewise aston.
rfshed, yet in f,owise dismayed eyed
this new morsel Of plump froggie
skin with delight and licked his
chops in anticipation Of the treat IN
store for him First, although hum
ery, he though he would enjoy a
Bit OF dance from this plump dam