The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-04

I'm what way?" he asked.
"By making them your slaves said
she.
Cruelty" remarked. the monarch,
| putting out wreathes of smoke and
watching them float into the air, rs
q thing I can't abide. SO, as slaves
must work hard, and the Queen Of
Ev and her children were delicate and
tender, / transformed them all into ar
ticles Of ornament and bric-a-brac and
scattered them around the various
rooms of my palace. Instead OF being
Obliged to labor, they merely decorate
my apartments and really think | have
treated them with great kindness"
But what a dreadful fate is theirs!"
exclaimed O2ma, earnestly. And the
Kingdom of Ev Is in great need Of its
royal family to govern 1t, If you will
fiberate them, and restore them TO their
I proper forms, ! will give you ten oria.
fnents to replace each one you lose"
I, The Nome King looked a
Suppose l refuse7" he asked.
"Then," said QZma, firmly, Vt am
here with my friends and my army to
conquer your kingdom and oblige you
TO obey my wishes.
~eoushed buntil his face turned from
krayish brown to bright red. And then
he wiped his eyes with a rock colored
handkerchief and grew grave again.
"You are as brave as you are pretty,
my DEAR he said to o5ma. But you
have little idea of the extent Of the
task YOU have undertaken. Come will
me. for a moment"
He arose and took Ozmais hand, lead.
Ing her to a little door at one side OF
the room. This he opened and the,
stepped out upon a balcony, from
Whence they obtained a wonderful view
of the Underground World.
A vast cave extended for miles AM
miles under the mountain, and In ever.
direction were furnaces and forge
glowing brightly and Nolnes hammerinl
upon precious metals or polishing
cleaning jewels. All around the wall
of the ave were thousands of doors 0
silver and gold, built into the soil
rock, and these extended in rows ia
away into the distance, as far as OF
mas eyes could follow them,
While the little maid from Or gaze
wonderingly upon this scene the Nom
King uttered a shrill whistle and Q
once all the silver and gold doors flev
open and solid ranks of Nome soldier
marched out from every one. So gres
were their numbers that they. quickl
filled the immense underground caver
and forced the busy workmen to abaI
don their tasks.
Although this tremendous army col
sisted of rock-colored MONIES, all SOU;
and fat. they were clothed In glitterir
,is armor Of polished steel inlaid wi
no beautiful gems, Upon his brow ca,
20 wore Ia brilliant electric light. and tn,
bore sharp spears and swords and ba
tle-axes Of solid bronze. IL was es
10Y dent they were perfectly trained, I
they stood III straight rows, rank aft
rank, with their weapons held ere
he and true, as II awaiting but the wo
III. Of command TO level them upon the
ng foes,
''T'his,' said the Nome King, lis b
~ a small part of my army. No rul
upon Earth has ever dared to fight n
and no ruler ever will. for ! am I
a powerful to oppose"
CT He .whistled again. and at once I
re- martial array filed through the silly
nto and gold doorways and Disappear
say SITTER which the workmen again
~ sumed their labors at the furnaces,
EDITORS NoTE-ptscourased at
me slaht Of the terrible armies OF the Mo-
ust kinu, oxnna decided that her little arr
:" could never fight for the Queen OF
and her chttdran. But the Nome X
re- SUGGESTED another way--a very df
cen cult, but interesting wsy-in VIII
OF oxna mtoht free the osptives "
ing was not afraid to risk the danger
and herself. We shall hear what this v
was nexa week IN 1.-THE EleN
Guessss,"
by (Copyright by L. Frank Baum for
George Matthew Adams Service.l