Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-04
CHAPTER VI
Jack Turns Magician

1aCk lurnS Magician
TACK didn't intend that he and Janet
= should be turned sinto young bears
by the magic of Whirring Snake. the
Indian Medicine Man. Neither did he
intend that Whirring Snake should work
his revenge upon the enchanted Indian
maiden and young chief by causing the
chief as wolf to eac the maiden who
had been turned into a fawn. Jack had
thought of plan to trick Whirring
Snake.
You are a wonderful magician !"
said Jack to the Medicine Man.
ITO be sure I am,' replied Whirring
Snake promptly. - am the most won.
derful magician in all the world"
Jack. II have seen some very marvel
Gus magicians upon the stage
''iou have never seen any so marvel
Gus as am" boasted Whirring Snake.
Il have seen them produce dinners
out Of empty kettles" said Jack But
there is one thing never have seen
them do never have seen them turn
fawn into a charming maiden nor a
wolf into young chief
II can do that easily" boasted Wh;r-
ring Snake.
I'D like to see you do it." said Jack.
80 would H. added Jpnet.
! Now Whirring Snake WAS ready to
turn Jack and Janet into bears. but he
was so vain that he wanted first to
show them he could turn the fawn into
n maiden and the wolf into young
chief. He meant to turn the chief right
back into II wolf ana the maiden right
back into a fawn.
Whirring Snake turned to his magic
pot. Jack had noticed that he had t
use the magic stew in all his feats O.
magic. and Jack had planned to d.
something to that stew when he got I
chance. Unknown to the Medicine Maj
Jack had worked himself free from tn
bond which held him--which was hi
own cut of. stretched-out nose.
Whirring Snake dipped out some o
the stew in II gourd and threw 1t on tn
fawn. At the same time he spoke tn
magic words: '.Hullabaloo, magi
stew. do, do. what / want you to-" In
stanty the fawn was changed into
charming Indian maiden.
Whirring Snake threw some NOR
stew on the wolf, repeating the magi
| words. and at once the snarling beas
became a handsome young Indian chiei
"There!' cried the Medicine Man !
t triumph, and he reached back for MOI
! stew TO change the chief into wo
t again and the maiden into a fawn.
y B.lt right there the Medicine Ma
( got a surprise. Jack had leaped for
ward and had given the pot OF mag
= stew a great shove. The shove knocke
o the pot from the fire and overturned !
d spilling the stew on the ground. TT
. Medicine Man now couldn't harm u
young chief and maiden.
Whirring Snake gave shout OF raj
! and jumped toward Jack. He splasht
into the magic stew. At once Jat
shouted the magic words: "Hullabt
loo, magic stew, do. do. what ! wal
you to- .,,,
No sooner were rne words spok'
: than n terrible change came over Whl
ring snake. He became like his nan
"A snake-a whirring rattlesnake.
Chief Swift Wolf grabbed spear
= strike the coiling snake. nirri
70 snake saw that fighting was useless.
y uncoiled and fed-out into the sno'
y where the cold quickly turned him IN
,e frozen harmless stick that the India
~ could do with as they wished.
~. Chief Swift Wolf took Spotted Fa'
II into his arms and pressed her clos
er Then he strobe with her to the do
le and stood before the feasting lndi
:" Ny, what shout, Of joy went !,
w then, The Indians had thought IN
at had lost their young chief and his Bird
- to-be. l.. a.,
or Jack and Janet. but JACK anu Jal M
i tbo house and mounted their ponies
u ridden awav in a swirl of snow. Aim
re hefore they knew it rney were home,
re soon they were back in bed again, sou
v asleep.
Oh Next week will be told story abb
as the returning birds.)