Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-18
PUSS IN BOOTS JR.
BY David Cory.


You remember In the last story that
little Puss Junior sailed away with Cap
tain Jason. who had just taken the Golden
Fleece away from the dreadful dragon.
Well. after many days they came to a
beautiful greene country, and Puss said
goodby and went his own way. And by
and by he came to palace where lived
King Midas.
Now, although he was a king. he was
very unhappy. because once upon a time.
he had made a wish that everything he
touched might turn into gold. and good
ness me- After that he was In a terri
BILE tx. II he took up q Liberty Roll
to eat for breakfast, It turned to gold,
and on Meatless Tuesdays. when he tried
to break his breakfast eggs he couldn't
eat thsm. for they had turned to gold,
and a sold egg is more indlgestible than
a hard boiled one, let me tell you.
So. after q yhile, this poor king didn't
know what TO do. and when be saw little
Puss Junior he said to himself. Perhaps
this strange cat can help me-" and be
picked up his long. kingly robes and
ran out TO meet our little traveller.
And when he had told Puss his trou-
bles be sat down on q stone and said,
then Puss scratched bis head and looked
very wise, aud after that be said:
Come with me. your Royal Highness
] know Of a river which VIII wash away
your golden touch" and he led the poor
miserable king for many a mile until
they came TO q river And after they
had followed along It's bank they came at
last to a little spring. from which ii
started.
Now. dip your fingers in the water
said Puss, and when the king had done
that what do you suppose happened
Why, all the sand turned into gold and
you may be- sure that Puss filed his
pockets. for gold is a mighty good thing
for traveller 10 have, let me tell you.
1t will take him to the end of the earth
end back again and maybe buy him a
Liberty Bond.
And when King Midas took his hands
out Of the water they were just as they
used to be, and he could touch things
and they didn't change into gold. And
this so delighted the king that he said.
"Never Will I be king again. / shall live
in the country and buiid a little hut near
the place where my good friend Mr..
Pan lives" And you remember who Pan
was. I'm sure. He had the feets and legs
of a goat and was the king Of the shep-
herds.
Well, after that King Midas took Puss
along with him. and by and by they saw
Mr.. Pan in the distance" playing on his
musical pipes. And when he came near
enough Mr.. Pan said:
81 can play better than Caruso can
sing" and this made handsome young
man named Apollo very angry. For
Apollo was the greatest musician Of his
day, and no sooner had Mr.. Pan made his
foolish boast than Apollo too kup his Tyre
and played such lovely music that every
one for miles around gathered near, and
the king Of the mountain, VIII lived near
by. shouted in Il great voice that Mr..
Pans wsn't one, two. tree, and that his
friend, Mr.. Midas, should have another
pair of ears, for his were very poor ones
to think that Mr.. Pans music was moro
beautiful than ApOllos.
And then, all of a sudden, instead of
his own, Mr.. Midas had a long pair of
donkey's ears. And while all this ex-
element was taking place, little Puss
Junior slipped away, and in the next
story you shall hear what he did.-Copy-
right, 1920.
(To Be COntlnued)