The Washington times., 1918-06-26
PusS in Boots
T.
An Interesting Good
Night Series for
the Children.
By David Cory.
By David Cory.

TT was lucky that the little Msf-
maid Princess stopped giGEhnB
before I eommsnesd this story
for otherwise 1 wouldn't be able -
tell you what happened after that
L wish TO state that ! took this
little trip for my health" continued
the star FfBA-
My doctor told me I must 90
South. So boarded the Ice Berg
Express at Cape Cod. intending to
spend the Summer In the noun
tains."
To the mountainsr' roared King
5eaphuS. You don't 60 to the sea-
shore for the mountainSI You
ShoulG have gone inland. to the
White Mountains or the CAtskiIls-
those are Wsll-kncWn summer re-
sort
May Il please your Royal HiE-
mesa said the Star Fish. Stroking
his beautiful purple coat with one
Of his ave little dngers, I was
bound for the Caribbean Sea, which
10 a. full of mountains a. New
Hampshire and Vermont OF coursa.
none of them have caps OF snow
ike Mount washInEton. for it's
nice and warm In the Caribbean
Sea: that's the reason I want to 70
there. But II the Ice Berg Express
In wrecked, how am TO continue
my journeyT'
.-sunerin' MAeksrsll- exclaimed
Kinr saaphus- This time he uttered
the words aloud and not under his
hreath ''Sunfsrin' MAeksrsl! III see
that Won get there II I have 70
ShGrtS . special train
But what about my nnEsrT
asked the Star Fish
"oh. ri reimburse you for your
tIekst- exclaimed the King. Ana
now. what can I do for your ne
asked turning to the Polar Bear:
Train porterS have very oS
w.rea" replied the Polar Bear
-vsry we'll" answered King Ssa-
mus. 7 will see that yours are
aoubIsG," and he waved the I've
vI.Ito-s away with . naughty Ssr.
ura The court page then sseortsa
them to the deer-
-You heard what I said. eTisd
the King, turning to the Prime Nib
I.tsr. Now 70 10 the oenerAl nan
1Eer Of the Sea Bottom subway aAe
inform him Of my WtsheA Aso
that he must have an express reeo1
.. .tapt for the C=ribbOan Sea to-
[ morrow morning Witheue fAL Inc
prIr,o Minister bowed res1ootfuliy
and departed.
.nJIinw At PuSs Junior and his
laughter a. soon as the three we're
.1.Ir alone, -If that Star Fish
IrGn't a walking encyclopaedia
9e had everything At his ave IN
Ksr-endsT
q think III take the snmS trHin
=, the Utras Star Fish, said PusA
=feT rye never been to the cAris-
bean ssA-
Mermaid PrineesH
well, ] don't see Why net" an
Eversd her father. altar pause.
-oniy you must get hack inside OF
, , fortnight, for your mother viii %
home By that time
81 must see that my mothST-of.
psarl trunk is packed said the
Rrinn.aa Come With me, Puss
JunioT.- Then. boWinE 70 the King,
nav ayRm NJ the water stairway
20 the room OF the little mermaid
Tho next n0rHing found Puss
JunoIr and the Mermaid Princess
.nxIousIy waiting at the stHtien
for the lee Berg EIprssA On the
pIatform they recognised GmOngSt
the passengers their little frisAd.
ths star Fish. In = few minutes
The express thundsred into the sta
tIon. Watch your step yelled
the Polar Bear porter a. he helped
Puss and the Princess en- beard.
Then, with = rush and . roar. the
Ice Berg Express started On its
journey for the Mountains Of the
Sea!
Copyright, 1913. navtd oO7.
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