Evening star. [volume], December 13, 1939, Page A-17, Image 17

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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^-tecz&n hid behind a pillar to watch^% t ^
The story so far: Santa has
taken a gift to the King of West
phalia. a doll made by the fairies
so she can talk after midnight.
Eric, the son of Lightning, who
wanted the doll, has been put to
sleep for a day and a night by
the fairies.
IX—The Glass Man.
For an hour that night Leezen
eat silently watching the King of
Westphalia. He stared motionless
Into the leaping fire. It was so silent
in the great hall that Leezen could
hear the soft swish of snow against
thy windows. She reached for a
little gold box on the table and
opened it. There lay a flashing
sapphire.
She held it up to the fire and
turned it in the light so that pink
lights darted from it. "Oh, I wish
Eric could see this," she thought.
Then the stone felt queer in her
fingers. She looked sharply, and as
she did it turned into a little man,
only 2 inches high. He seemed
to be made of blue-white glass. He
bowed.
"Why, who are you?" whispered
Leezen.
"I'm just a thought some one is
thinking of you," said the little man.
“Usually I lie asleep in that sapphire.
But when any one picks me up I
can reflect the thought of a friend.”
"I see.” said Leezen. "But who
Is thinking of me?"
"Look," said the little man. He
pulled out a tiny flute, no bigger
than a pin ,and began to play "Lee
ren. Lee-zen."
"It's Eric," said Leezen with shin
ing eyes.
A Sad Tune.
The little glass man played on,
but he played so softly only Leezen
heard. She whispered. "How is
Eric?” Then the little man played
a very sad tune. "Oh, dear," sighed
Leezen. "I must escape from here
and find him."
She put the little man back into
the gold box, and as she closed the
lid over him he disappeared and only
the round sapphire lay there. Then
Bhe rose from her chair so cautiously
the King didn't notice her. She
backed away from him and into the
far shadows of the great hall, where
Bhe found a wide staircase lit by
candles. So she tripped silently
down them and came out on a
courtyard, where there stood two
guardsmen dressed in armor with
crimson plumes waving from their
helmet. They leaned on their spears.
Along the top of the courtyard wall
great flares of light burned. An
iron gate opened onto the road.
Leezen hid behind a pillar to
Watch because she wanted to take
one of the horses tied near the gate.
Then she saw the guardsmen walk
over to stand under one of the flares.
They bent to look at the hilt of a
fine sword.
Quick as a breeze Leezen slipped
•cross the courtyard. In a twinkling
Bhe was on a big white horse and
he was galloping out of the court
yard. onto the drawbridge and down
the road.
“Faster, Faster.”
She leaned over to whisper to the
horse, “Quick. To Toyland before
dawn.” for then I became like a
Etone.” The horse pricked up his
ears and sped. The strong white
horse ran and ran until his eyes
Were red. But it was many, many
miles to Toyland. and the woods
grew deeper and more lonesome.
After the two had ridden through
tall pine trees for three or four
hours, Leezen saw two bright spots
by the side ot the road. It was the
glowing eyes of a young wolf that
had just awaked and was stretching
himself. Then she saw an old crow
on the branch of a pine tree take
his head out from under his wing
and yawn. He cackled after them,
"Who are you, w:ho are you?”
“Oh, dear,” sighed Leezen. "It’s
near dawn.” She leaned over the
horse and whispered, "Faster,
faster.”
He pulled his muscles tauter. His
steps became great leaps. But try
as he would he was still galloping
through the woods when the sun
sent out its first streak of pink.
“Wait.” shouted Leezen. The
horse pulled up short. She slipped
to the ground and ran into the
woods. At the foot of a great
tree she stopped. She was only a
lifeless doll that couldn't see nor
hear nor talk. The horse whinnied
w h fright and galloped off. Leezen
was alone and lost.
Tomorrow: Three trolls steal
Leezen.
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