. St. Nicholas [serial] . ust return to thecity of Nole and carry the vial to Tollydob, thelord high general. Tell him that on Thursdaymorning, when he makes the kettle of soup, hemust put the contents of the vial into the com-pound. But let no one taste it afterward ex-cept the Roly-Rogues. And what then ? asked Ruffles, curi-ously. Then I will myself take charge of the mon-sters; and I have reason to believe the good bid me; for I long to free my master and haverevenge on the Roly-Rogues. So Queen Zixi tied the Silver Vial to the dogsneck by means of a broad ribbon, and he startedat once to
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ust return to thecity of Nole and carry the vial to Tollydob, thelord high general. Tell him that on Thursdaymorning, when he makes the kettle of soup, hemust put the contents of the vial into the com-pound. But let no one taste it afterward ex-cept the Roly-Rogues. And what then ? asked Ruffles, curi-ously. Then I will myself take charge of the mon-sters; and I have reason to believe the good bid me; for I long to free my master and haverevenge on the Roly-Rogues. So Queen Zixi tied the Silver Vial to the dogsneck by means of a broad ribbon, and he startedat once to return to Nole. And when he had gone, the queen summonedall her generals and bade them assemble the en-tire army and prepare to march into Nolandagain. Only this time, instead of being at enmitywith the people of Noland, the army of Ix wasto march to their relief; and instead of bear-ing swords and spears, each man bore a coil ofstrong rope. For, said Zixi, swords and spears areuseless where the Roly-Rogues are concerned,. V Rl C HARDSQr queen zixi tied the silver vial to the dogs neck. citizens of Noland will no longer find them- as nothing can pierce their tough, rubber-likeselves slaves. bodies. And more nations have been con- All right, said the dog. I will do as you quered by cunning than by force of arms. 1905. OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK. 983 Bud and Fluff, not knowing what the witch- Why not try the magic cloak as it is,queen meant to do, were much disturbed by suggested the little princess, and see if itthese preparations to march upon the Roly- wont grant wishes as before ? There s only a
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