The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-04

Gwig waved thorny hand and at
once the tinkling OF bells was heard,
playing sweet music. Yet lock where
she 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 was sorCerer.-
Now was the wizards turn, so he
smiled upon the assemblage and asked!
"Will somebody kindly loan me
hat?"
No one did, because the Mangaboos
did not wear hats, and Zeb had lost
his, somehow, In his flight through
the air.
"Ahem," said the Wizard, will some
body please loan me handkerchief?
But they had no handkerchiefs'
Very good" remarked the Wizard.
"Ill use my own hat, II you please.
Now, good people, observe me care
fully You see there Is nothing up my
sleeve and nothing concealed about my
person, Also, my hat Is quite empty.
He took OF his hat and held 1t upside
down, shaking 1t briskly.
Let me see It, said the Sorcerer.
He took the hat and examined II
carefully, returning IT sftcrward to tho
Wizard
Now, said the little man, Il VIII
create something out of nothing"
He placed the hat upon the glass
| floor, made a pass with hts hand, and
then removed the hat, displaying
little white pglet no bigger than a
| mouse. which began to run around
| here and there and to grunt and squeal
| In tiny shril voice.
The. people watched 1t intently, for
| they had never seen a pig before, big
or little The Wizard reached out
caught the wee creature IN his hand,
| and holding its head between one
| thumb and finger and It's tail between
the other thumb and finger he pulled
| II apart, each Of tho two parts becom-
ing a whole and separate piglet In an
| instant.
He placed one upon the floor, SO that
II could run around and pulled apart
the other, making three piglets In all,
and then one of these was pulled apart
making four plglets The Wizard con
tinued this surprising performance until
ntno tiny pigiets we're running about
at his feet. all squeallng and grunting
| In very comical way
Now said the Wizard Of OF, hay
ing created something from nothing,
| win make something nothing again.
with this he caught up two OF the
pislets and pushed them together so
/ thnt the two we're ono Thea he caught
the first, where It disappeared And
so, one by one. the nine tiny piglCts
were pushed together until but a single
ono of the creatures remained ThiH
the Wizard placed underneath his hat
and made a mystic sign above Il when
he removed his hat the last piglet had
disappeared entirely
The little man gave u bow to the ST.
lent throng that had watched him, and
then the Prince said, in hts cold. calm
voice
You are indeed wonderful Wizard
and your powers are greater than those
of my Sorcerer
lie will not he q wonderful Wizard
long remarked Gwig
why not?" inquired the Wizard.
because | am going to stop vouI
breath, was the reply 4 perceive that
on are curiously constructed and that
II YOU can not breathe you can not keef
alive"
The little man looked troubled
"llow long Will 1t take you to stoT
my breathe" he asked
About five minutes I'm going to be.
gin now. Watch me carefully
He began making queer signs ant
passes toward the Wizard; hut the littl,
man did not watch him long. Instead
he drow leathCrn case from his pocket
and took from II several sharp knives
which he Joined together one after an
other, until they made long sword
BY the time he had attached a handl'
, 10 this sword NJ was having mucl
trouble 70 breathe as the charm Of tn
Sorcercr WAS beginning to take effect
So tho Wizard lost no more times bu
le9pinE forward he raised the sharl
sword whirlcd IT once or twice Rrount
hts head I'D then gave mighty strok
that cut body OF the Sorceror ex
aCtly In two
Dorothv screamed and exnoctcd T.
see a terrible siRht, but as the tw
halves OF the Sorcerer fell apart N
tho floor she saw that he had no bone
or blood inside OF him at all and tina
the place where he was cut locke
much IKE SLICED turnin or no'ato.
why, he's vegetable" cried tn
WIZARD astonished.