The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-27

II was funny to see little Button
Bright reach UP to feel OF his sharp
nose and wide mouth. and wall afresh
with grief because King Dox or Fox
vile had given him a fox head. He
wagged his ears in comical manner
and tears were in his little black eyes,
But Dorothy couldn't laugh at her.
friend just yet. because she felt SO
sorry.
Just then three little fox princcsses,
daughters OF the king, entered the room,
and when they saw Button-B Fright one
exclaimed, Flow lovely he Is! and the
next one cried In delight: How sweet
he ISL and the third princess clapped
her hands with pleasure and said, How
Button Bright stopped crying ana
asked timidly:
Am IT.
"In all the world there is not an
other face so pretty" declared the big
gest fox-princess,
You must live with us always and
be our brother" said the next.
I'VE shall all love you dearly" said
the third
This praise did much to comfort the
boy, and he looked around and tried to
smile. 1t was pitifull attempt, though,
because the fox face was new and
stiff and Dorothy thought his express
sion more stupid than before the trans
formation.
7 think we ought to be going now"
said the shaggy nan, uneaslly for ne
didn't know what the King might take
into his head to do next.
Don't leave us yet, ! beg Of you, '"
pleaded King Renard II intend to have
several days of feastlng and merry
making. III honor of your visit
Have It after, we're gone, for we
Z can't wait" said Dorothy decidedly.
But seing this displeased the King, she
added: IF I'm going to get Ozma to
invite you to her party III have to find
her as soon as possible you know"
In spite of all the beauty OF Foxvlle
and the gorgeous dresses of Its inhabl-
tants, both the girl and the shaggy man
felt they were not quite safe there and
would be glad to see the last Of it.
But it Is now evening" the King
reminded them. land you must stay
with US until morning anyhow. There
fore | invite you to be my guests at
dinner and to attend the theater after
ward and sit in the royal box. Tomor-
row morning, If you really insist upon
It, you may resume your Journey"
They consented to this. and some Of
the fox-servants led them 10 a suite OF
lovely rooms in the big palace.
Button Bright was afraid to be left
( alone, so Dorothy took him into ner owl
room. While a maiG-fox dressed the lit
tie girls hair--which was a bit tam
gled-and put some bright, fresh rib
bons in It's, another maddox combed
the hair on poor Button Bright's face
and head and brushed it carefully, ty-
ing q pink bow to each of his pointed
ears. The maids wanted to dress the
children in fine costumes of woven
feathers, such as all the foxes wore
but neither of them consented to that
"A sailor suit and a fox head do moi
20 well together" said one Of the maids
"for no fox was ever sailor that
can remember"
I'm not fox!' cried Button Bright
ALAS, no." agreed the maid "Bu;
you've got a lovely fox head on your
good as being fox"
The boy reminded Of his misfortune
began to cry again. Dorothy petted anf
comforted him and promised to fine
some way to restore him his own head
IF we can manage TO get to O2ma,
she said, "the Princess will change yet
back to yourself in half a second; 81
you just wear that fox head as com
ft'bly as you can, dear, and don't worr,
about 1t at all, 1t :sn't nearly as prett!
az your own head no matter what TIN
foxes say; but you can, get along will
1t for little while longer can't your
Don't Kfiow," said Button Bright
doubtfully; but he didn't cry any NOR
after that
Dorothy let the maids pin ribbons t,
her shoulders, after which they wer
i ready for the Kings dinner. When the.
met the shaggy man in the sple1di
drawing room of the palace they folin,
him just the same as before He ha,
refused to give lid his shaggy clothe
for new ones, because If he did that h
would no longer be the shaggy man. h
said. and he might have to get &c
Quainted with himself all over again,
He tod Dorothy he had brushed hi
shaFgv hair and whiskers; hut Sin
thought he must have brushed them tn
wrong way for they were quite q
shaggy as before.
As for the company OF foxas assom
hled to dine with the strangers. the
were most beautifully costumad, an
their rich dresses made Dorothys sim
Die gown and Button Bright's sailo
suit and the shaggy mans sha gF
clothes look commonnace But the
treated their guests with great respec
end the Kings dinner was very goo
dinrer indeed.
Foxes. as YOU know, are fond O
chicken and other fowl: so thew serge
chicken soup and roasted turkey an
stewed duck and fried grouse and hoile
Quail end goose pic ard as the 2ookin
was excellent. the Kings guests eniOye
the real and ate heartily Of the vaM
rre dishns.
The party vert to the theater whert
they saw play acted nv foxes dressed
IN costumes Of briliantlv cnlored feath
ers. The play was about fox ~ir
who WAS stolen by some wicked wolFe!
9nd carried 10 their cave and just AZ
they were about to kill her and en-
her a company Of fox soldiers marched