ame was Gloopitch!" said Davy, angrily. "T

, complacently. "I'll make it something else the nex

"He's worse than the Cockalorum, ten

eper,-"roasted him, fried him,

"I shouldn't think he'd be g

r, calmly. "They're going to keep

ea that Davy threw back his h

g short in his walk and gazing at him earnestl

the Hole-keeper, staring

rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, D

never stop. The fact is," he continued, gravely shaking hi

all," said Davy, beg

hly, resuming his walk again; "don't keep it up fo

I'm not,"

lways so dreadfully busy. Would you mind delivering a le

rather reluctantly; "not

, he handed it to Davy. It certainly was a very large letter, curiously folded, like a dinner-napkin, and sealed i

Robinson

randerpe

.

.G. stand fo

aphy, of course," s

t that on the lett

aid the Hole-keeper, impatiently. "But I can't stop to argue about it now;

confused by the Hole-keeper's last remark, he presently saw, lying on the walk before him, a small bo

STUFFING FO

roved to be far more confusing than the Hole-keeper himself had been. In fact

s headed, in larg

RILL GRI

o be something about cooking sausages;

'em: snuggle

id, "Oh, bosh!" and turned impatiently to the next p

F FRUMPLIN

der th

wa

r crumbles

ther

umbles: then ad

and stir

times, in the greatest perplexity

g tumbly," he said to himself, and then turned sadly to the

UB FOR FEAS

t about to throw the book down in disgust, when it was suddenly snatched out of

him. The tree was a very large one, and Davy, in his fright, went around it a number of times, so rapidly that he presently caught sight of the back of the savage, and he was surprised to see that he was no bigger than a large monkey; and, moreover, that he was gorgeously dressed, in a beautiful blue coat

n this paling before, and a door that was in it also bothered him; for, though it was quite an ordinary-looking door, it had no knob nor

mi

li

tc

ke

stick-

tself was a large

st

, and he therefore raised the knocker and rapped loudly. Immediately all the bell-pulls began flying in and out of the

fur was growing instead of grass, and here and there about the lawn, in the place of flower-beds, little footstools, neatly covered with carpet, were growing out of the fur. The trees

ING IN THE SHADE OF

pink mouths turned outward. This gave the house a very che

was just wondering whether or not he would be able to get out of the place without being seen, when the little creature looked up at hi

ecstasy of joy at again finding his travelling-companion

how you did cut and run!" rolled over and over, k

ink we could have just as good a ti

ng up again and speaking very positi

uldn't be disappearing all the time. I

ith a chuckle. "That's only m

immediately began fading away in such an alarming manner that he would certainly have gone entirely out

armed by this narrow escape. "I really don't care to k

azed manner for a moment, and then

uly?" said the

ly," said the Goblin. "

ng that at every fourth step he trod upon it and fell flat on his face. He took no notice whatever of either Davy or the Goblin, and, after falling down a number of times, took his seat upon one of the little carpet footstoo

er was born," said the Goblin, pointing with his thumb over h

of his stories, for

romptly; "just come along with

rised to see that the Goblin was much taller than he ha

been growing!" exclaimed Dav

did it to fit these clothes. It's much handie

lothes had been too

make a bit of difference to me which way I grow. Anything to be comfortable is my rule;" and

his turban, and, after scowling at Davy for a moment, said to the G

said the Goblin, with

indbad, "I'll give

ousers like a sailor, cocked his turban on one s

ship for a

lloping Win

t blew dism

d the capt

e wheel was t

or the wil

ared, when the we

een in his

n's mate was

of amusem

p-scotch with th

aptain tick

r we had was

t on the

tes with the c

h of the bo

sat in a com

d, in a

igs and pick

ry bread,

as Dutch, and

d that he g

of tons of ho

with suga

elt ill as m

that's che

and shook as w

f his glue

al pride we

st the ve

sles, where the

Anagazan

and was that

with cinna

blue was th

kletoeteas

the edge of

t the whis

le-bats wore w

ced in the

bark, from

ill we al

hrunk,-when

om the tor

d square, but we

eerily pu

he crew of th

of the ru

and gazed solemnly a

COTCH WITH THE S

aid Davy, respectfully,

id Sindbad; "but I never saw it anywhe

at surprise, "you said t

bad, testily. "The name of a ship sticks to

that name?" s

Sindbad, looking v

up-tureen,'" said the G

y all walked off in a row toward the little shell house. This, however, proved to be a very troublesome arrangement, for Sindbad was constantly stepping on his long beard and falling down; and as he kept a firm hold of his companio

rovement, isn't i

id Davy, very

TO DAVY AND THE OT

Sindbad, looking up at him complacently.

very easy wa

games than in twenty ordinary games;" and here he stirred up the chessmen furiously fo

the edge of the lawn, as if it were on a circular railway, and Sindbad followed it ar

"that it would be a good plan to stand stil

ad, excitedly; "that's my idea. I

n to Sindbad. "Just leave

d, scornfully. "I didn't know

great contempt, "otherwise there wo

at's my sneer, you know. Don't go to

one you have," retorted the Go

all stepped in at the door as it went by. As they did so, to Davy's amazement, Sindbad and the Goblin quietl