“Well I won’t be foolish enough to look in this one!” Gran’pa said, as he walked right past it and opened a door upon the other side. “Here we are, Gran’ma! I can see daylight, and the steps lead up to the top of the ground.” “If that is the case, I shall take a peep in this Green Jar!” Gran’ma said. “Don’t do it, Gran’ma!” Gran’pa cautioned. “Profit by our last experience!” “Yes, but the other was a pot, and pots are always apt to boil over or do something of the sort,” Gran’ma answered. “I shall look into this Green Jar and you can hold the door wide open, like this, so it won’t take a moment to drop it and hurry up the steps and escape if it begins to blow popcorn or do anything of the kind.” [Illustration: “Did you open the Green Jar?” the Beautiful Girl asked. (page 65)] Gran’ma took the lid from the Green Jar and thick red smoke came whirling up from it. Gran’ma wished to run, but her knees would not let her, so she sat right down, smack! upon the floor and watched. When the smoke thinned out Gran’ma saw the hands, then the arms, then the head of a Beautiful Girl appear above the edge of the Green Jar. She raised her arms above her head and yawned. When Gran’pa saw what was coming from the Green Jar he came back and helped Gran’ma to her feet. The Beautiful Girl turned and looked at them. “Who are you?” she asked. “Gran’ma and Gran’pa Huggins!” Gran’pa said. “Did you open the Green Jar?” the Beautiful Girl asked. “Gran’ma did,” Gran’pa answered, “but I advised her not to!” “Well, seeing that she opened it anyway I shall forgive you, Gran’pa!” the Beautiful Girl laughed. “Shall we help you out?” Gran’ma asked, as she held out her hands. “Mercy, how sticky you are!” the Beautiful Girl cried. “We were caught in a popcorn machine!” Gran’pa laughed. When the Beautiful Girl had been helped from the Green Jar, Gran’pa led the way to the door and up the stairs to the ground above. Gran’pa, Gran’ma and the Beautiful Girl came right out where Janey and Johnny were hiding. The children flew to the old people and threw their arms around their necks. “Old Jingles sent the Wolf Pack after us,” Johnny said, “for we saw him flying this way after you two had crawled into the cave!” “Perhaps he will follow us into the cave!” said Gran’ma. “I hope he sticks fast in the molasses candy if he does!” said Gran’pa. “Let us fill the opening here with stones!” Johnny suggested, “so if he does follow you through the cave he will have to go all the way back for his trouble!” So they all carried sticks and stones and filled up the mouth of the cave. When that was finished Janey asked where they had found the Beautiful Girl. “Let us travel from here as fast as we can!” said the Beautiful Girl, “and I will tell you the story as we go along!” As they hurried through the giant mushrooms and bushes the Beautiful Girl told them the following strange story.