. St. Nicholas [serial] . had known in the days when she worked as alaundress; and now she would often alight uponthe door-step of some humble friend and tell ofthe wonderful adventures she had encountered. This never failed to surround her with anadmiring circle of listeners, and Aunt Rivettederived far more pleasure from her tattle thanfrom living in a palace with her nephew theking. The kingdom of Noland soon took on thefamiliar look of its former prosperity, and theRoly-Rogues were only remembered with shud-ders, as one remembers a nightmare, and spokenof in awed whispers. And so the days
. St. Nicholas [serial] . had known in the days when she worked as alaundress; and now she would often alight uponthe door-step of some humble friend and tell ofthe wonderful adventures she had encountered. This never failed to surround her with anadmiring circle of listeners, and Aunt Rivettederived far more pleasure from her tattle thanfrom living in a palace with her nephew theking. The kingdom of Noland soon took on thefamiliar look of its former prosperity, and theRoly-Rogues were only remembered with shud-ders, as one remembers a nightmare, and spokenof in awed whispers. And so the days wore away until late in theautumn, when, one morning, a mounted soldierfrom Queen Zixi dashed into Nole and rodefuriously up to the palace gate. The sailorman is found! he shouted,throwing himself from his horse and bowinglow before little King Bud, who had come outto meet him. Good, remarked Bud. The Queen of Ix is even now riding toyour Majestys city with a large escort sur-rounding the sailorman, continued the ALL THE ROLY-ROGUES WERE THUS ROLLED INTO THE RIVER, WHERETHEY BOBBED UP AND DOWN IN THE WATER. OR, THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CLOAK. IO/7 And has he the necktie? asked Bud, eagerly, which the witch-queen rode were lines of sol- He is wearing it, your Majesty, answered diers to keep the way clear of the crowding the man; but he refuses to give it to any one populace. but the Princess Fluff. Behind the queen came the sailorman, care- Thats all right, said the king; and, re- fully guarded by Zixis most trusted soldiers. It l ay^fiSN i
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