Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

would, Dorothy could discover no bells
at all In the great glass hall.
The Mangaboo people listened. but
showed no great interest. 1t was one
: Of the things Gwig; usually did to prove
he twas a sorcerer. - 81 r >.''f
Now was the Wizards turn, 80 he
smiled upon the assemblage and asked:
f.Wili somebody kindly loan me a
hat?' {, s7s IS -, aae 80 'f
Z. No one did. because the Mangaboos
did not wear hats, and Zeb had lost
his, somehow. in his flight through the
air. a,..:XE .t5t
!. ,.Ahemv' said the Wizard, will some-
body please loan me a handkerchief
III teg ~ u y SO 81.
But they had no handkerchiefs. either
Every good" remarked the Wizard.
'.Tll use my own hat. II you please.
Now. good people. observe me carefully.
You see there is nothing UP my sleeve
and nothing concealed about my person.
Also. my hat is, quite empty" He took
or his hat and held it upside down.,
shaking it brislsly. --;.5< = - ~
.1,et me see it,, said the Sorcerer.
He took the hat and examined 1t care
fully returning 1t afterward to the
Wizard ete---. sag -
Now" said the little man, 81 will
create something out of nothing"
He placed the hat upon the glass floor,
made O. pass with his hand, and then
removed the hat displaying a little
white piglet no bigger than a mouse,
which began ito run around here and
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shrill voice. .v .-,-at rx. * 81 r.
= The people watched 1t intently, Tor
they had never seen a pig before. big
or little. The Wizard reached out,
caught the wee creature in his hand,
and holding it's head between one thumb
and finger and Its tail between the other
thumb and finger he pulled 1t apart,
each of the two parts becoming a whole
and separate piglet in an instant
4 He placed one upon the floor. so that
it could run around, and pulled apart
the other, making three piglets in all;
and then one of these was pulled
apart. making four piglets. The Wiz
ard continued this surprising per-
torrance until nine tiny piglets were
running about at his feet, all sQuealing
and granting in a very comtcal way.
{. 'Now," said the Wizard of, Or, hay
ing created something from moth
ing. I will make something nothing
again"
r With this he. caught up two OF the
piglets and pushed them together SO
that the two were one. Then. he
caught up another piglet and pushed
1t into the first. where 1t disappeared.
Arid so. one by one, the nine tiny pig.
let's were pushed together until but a.
single one OF the creatures remained.
This the Wizard placed underneath
his hat and made a mystic sign above
it. When he removed his hat the last
piglet had disappeared entirely
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The little man gave bow to the 81
lent throng that had watched him.
and then the Prince said, in his cold,
calm voice: -, .s
Il '..You are indeedIa wonderful wiz
ard. and your powers are greater than
those Of my Sorcerer,"
a. He will not be q wonderful Wizard
long," remarked Gwig. Is ;.
:, 'sWhy not?" inquired the Wizard.
~ Because 1 am going to stop your
breath was the reply. II perceive that
you are curi0usly constructed and
that if you cannot breathe you cannot
keep olive" ,s:s 5.,isv ,.:.,. s.
The little man looked troubled.
'How long will it take you to stop
my breath" he asked.
About five minutes. Tn going to
begin now. Watch me carefully"
He began making queer signs and
passes toward the Wizard: but the lit :
tie man did not watch him long. In
. stead no drew a ieatheTn case from
his pocket and took from it several
sharp knives which he Joined togeth-
f. or one after another, until they made
I a long sword. BY the time he had at :
ltached handle to this sword he was
having much trouble to- breathe as
the charm OF the Sorcerer was begin
ming to take effect
So the Wizard lost no more time. bur
leapfng forward he raised the sharp
sword. whirled 1t once or twire around
his head and then gave a mighty stroke
that cut the body of the Sorcerer ex-
actly in two.
Dorothy screamed and expected to SEQ
a terrible sight; but rs tie two halves
OF the Sorcerer fell apart on the floor
she saw that he had no bones or blood
inside him at all, and that the place
where he was cut looked much like a
sliced turnip or potato.
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