Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-08

let the woman enter and from tn,
balcony where she was watching with
terror IN her eyes, the Queen saw tn,
old witch TO whom she had gwen the
necklace bend low before the King.
Your house is threatened with
trouble. Some treachery Is at work
here, Your Majesty" the old Witch
sind. The magic cat's-eye tells me.
| gave this 10 your royal and noble
Mother. Did she not tell you that
when danger threatened your family
| the stone would become at night time
blazing green eye Of cat? Be
hold!' And before the ewes Of the
King the Witch held the pendant
which for all the world looked like an
/ eye of pussy in dark room.
Queen Rigga from the balcony saw
and heard all but she WAS so certain
that her beauty would hold the King
and keep hun her slave that she trusted
20 tins beauty To override all the
Witch had told; for she intended TO
tell the King she had lost the necklace
on her journey 20 the palace and that
no doubt the old Witch had found il
snd expected a reward.
Quickly running to her room foi
the magic bottle Queen Rigga forgot
that she was to use IT only at the
hour before sunrise and, drawing out
the stopper she hastily poured it or
one side of her face
Before she could pour ito yer the
other side the bottle dropped from
her hand and a scream sounded through
the palace which not only brought
the King and the Witch from th'
garden but all the servants as wei
who ran toward the apartments o
Queen Riga.
And what a spectacle met thel
eyes. On the floor lay the Queen, on
SIDE OF her face old and haggard
On one side of her head the hair was
white, for she had disobeyed tn,
magic rule and broken the spell.
'Ah, my pretty" cackled the witch
1T rs you that would bring upon thi
royal house troubled And where i
the royal gentleman who would hell
you 10 carry out your wick ed plan?"
But Ricko had fed lie stayed only
long enough to see the face OF Queer
Riga and be knew his treacher-
would soon be discovered now AM
punished II he remained. Where h
went no one knew for he WAS neye
heard Of again.
When the King learned all he decides
To risk his kingdom and this time g
himself for the Princess Milo and h
set out on his journey that very night
Princess Milo fell in love with tn
D IA ~ no IL Il ..rIth lao.
for he soon told her she was not tn
wife Of the unfaithful Ricko and ais
all that had taken place besides.
When the King returned with hi
bride 10 has palace, Queen Riga wa
so Ill she did not see them for days
but when she did IL was with tearfu
eyes that she begged for forgiveness
and 1pity; for the other side of he
face had changed TO match the agct
one and she was no longer beautiful
. The King and Queen Milo forgay'
her and she was made comfortable tn,
rest Of her days in a small place OF
the Kings estates with servants to
care for her, which was much NOR,
than she deserved, perhaps
Queen Milo and her King were no
the sort OF people who believed in re
yenge but in being kind, even TO theil
enemies, and that they WIRE righ
was proved by the happiness they en-
joyed all the rest of their days.
And the charmed necklace? O, tn,
Queen wore it always and never again
did the stone show as a blazing cat
eye even on the darkest night.