The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24

After considering the matter care
fully. Tip decided that the best place
70 locate Jack would be at the bend
house. So he started to carry bis man
there, but found him heavy and rather
awkward to handle. After dragging
the creature a short distance Tip stood
him on his feet, and by first bending
the Joints Of one leg, and then those
Ing from behind-~the Boy managed 10
induce Jack 10 walk to the bend In the
road. II was not accomplished without
n few tumbies, and Tip really worked
harder than he ever had IN the fields
or forest but a love Of misohief urged
him on. and It pleased him to test the
cleverness OF his workmanship,
Jacks all right, and works fine!"
he said to himself. painting with the
unusual exertion. But Just then he
discovered the mans left arm had fallen
off In the journey; 80 no went back to
find It, and afterward, by whiting a
new and stouter pin for the shoulder
lelnt, he repaired the injury so success
fully that the arm was stronger than
before. TIP also noticed that Jacks
pumpkin head had twisted around until
Il faced his back, but this III easily
remedsed, When, at last, the man was
set up facing the turn in the path
whore old Mombi was TO appear, he
looked natural enough to be a fair iml-
tation Of a Gilllkin farmer-and un-
natural enough to startle Rnyon that
came on him unawares.
As II was yet too early In the day
10 expect the old woman to return
home, Tip went down into the valley be-
low the farm house and began to gather
nuts from the trees that grew there;
However, old Mombl returned earlier
than usual. She had met a crooked
wizard who resided In a lonely. cave
In the mountains. and had traded new
eral important Secrets Of magic with
him, Having in this way secured three
now recipes, -four. magical powders and
a selection OF herbs OF wonderful power
and potency, she hobbled home as fast
a. she could, in order to test her new
sorcerica.
So Intent was Mombi on the treas
uras she had gained that when she
turned the bend In the road and caught
a glimpse OF the man. she merely
nodded and said;
Good evening, sir"
But, q moment after, noting that the
person did not o or reply, she cast
a shrswd glance into his face, and dis
covered his pumpkin head-elaborately
carved by Tips ack-knife.
"Hel' calculated Mombi, giving n
sort OF grunt; that rascally boy has
been playing tricks again, Very good
very good iii beat him blackboard
blue for trying to scare me In this
AnErily she raised her stick TO smash
In the grinning pumpkin head OF the
dummy; but a sudden thought made
her pause, tho unified stick left mo-
tionless In the air,
why, here Is z good chance to Try
my new powder" said she, eagerly.
crooked wizard has fairly traded Sc
crets, or whether he has fooled me as
wickedly aa ] fooled him"
So she set down her basket n be-
gan fumbllng In IL for one OF the pre-
cious powders she had obtained,
while Mombl WAS thus occupied TIN
strollsd back, with his pockets full OF
nuts, and discovered the old woman
standing beside his IA and appar-
entity not the least bit frightened by u,
AT first he was greatly disappointed
but the next moment he became curl
GUS % know what Momb' was going TO
do, SO he hid behind q hedge, where
He could see without being seen, and
prepared to watch.
After some search the woman drew
from her basket an old pepper box,
upon the faded label Of which the
wizard had. written with " lead pencil
Adhere Il Isl she cried, joyfully,
And now let us see II It IL potent.
The stingy wizard didn't give me much
Of It, hut | guess there's enough for
two or three doses"
TIP was much surprised when he
overheard this speech, Then he saw
old Mombi raise her arm and sprinkle
the powder from the box over the
pumpkin head OF his man Jack, She
did this in the same way one would
pepper n baked potato, and the pow
der sifted down Jacks head and scat
tered over the red shirt and pink waist
coat and purple trousers Tip had
dressed him In, and a portion even foil
upon the patched and worn shoes
Then, putting the pepper box Into the
basket, Mombi lifted her lot hand,
with It's little finger pointed upward,
and said;
"Weaughl"
Then she lifted her right hand, with
the thumb pointed upward and said
Then h lifted both hands, with all
the fingers and thumbs spread out, and
cried; Y
'Peaugh,"
Jack Pumpklnhesd stepped back a
pace, at this, and said In a reproach-
ful voice:
Don't yell like that 10 you think
I'm deaf7"
Old Mombi danced around him, fran
tic With delight.
He lives" she screamed; he lives!
' he liyes!"
Then she threw her stick into the air