Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-15
CHAPTER Y
The Giants' Dungeon

"NNHAT will do to stop them 'rieo
w Peggy, when Queen Crystal told her
she must prevent Blooey and Blizzy swoor-
ing down upon the busy earth.
"You know better than l." tinked the
Queen, but be quick. quick
Saying that she and Freezer picked Peggy
up and pushed her right into the pcrscopc.
"Whish-sh-sh :" went Peggy through the tune
before she could open her mouth to protest
And in a second there she was in the dun
geon with the two Giants.
They were so busy that they did not see
her. Bloocy was blowing himself up with
a bellows. just as if he were a balloon Blizzy
had in his mouth a tube from a tank marked
Liquid Air" and was filling himself just
like an automobile getting gasoline.
"Oh. no :" roarcd BIooey "l'll tanGlc up
the whole United States with swirling snow
drifts. The people will be Il week digging
themselves out. What fun
"Whee-ee" |" wheezed Blzzy. "TN mp
every living thing until it hides in terror
from my blast or freezes up solid! What
fun
"I'll stop all the coal trains first" roared
Blooey. THAT will smash business all to
pieces"
"And I'll zip along with a cold wave that
will curl their toes. Then We'll go south
and sweep the orchards bare What fun
Whec-ee." whistled Blzzy.
Peggy grew indignant as she heard their
boasts. She forgot that they were Giants.
To her they now appeared two monster,
prankish boys, setting out on mischieVous
raid.
"lt will be cruel mean trick she cried.
You two lazy Giants ought to be ashamed
of yourselves talking SuCh DrankS Wnen
every one is busy
Blooey and Blizzy looked around in aston
ishment, At first they couldn't see her
and their eyes swept the dungeon UP and
down and all about before they found her
Then Booey let out a roar that shook the
walls, while BlizZy whistled like a fire siren.
"Ho, no, whom have we here" clustered
Bloocy.
she looks like human. I'll freeze her.
threatened Bzzy.
you're big enough to know better than to
| rush around destroying things. It's a lot
more fun building things up" argued Peggy.
Think how much suffering, and loss you'll
cause sending blizzard down upon the
earth"
You're an impudent meddler," whistlcd
| Blizzy He blew an icy breath at Peggy
| and instantly the misty air of which she
was composed turned into frost But it didn't
hurt Peggy bit, and the effect simply
| to make her more visible-something like a
| ghost of her own self, but very pretty ghost
of dazzling whteness
"Oh, no Isn't she Il beauty" roared
| Blooey. With that he puffed out his cheeks
| and blew. And he blew so strongly that
| his breath burst the walls of the dungeon
! asunder and sent Peggy flying far, far out
| into space.
| As she whired along she found herself
| amid multitude of Snow Elves joyfully
| dancing toward the earth. But the joy of the
| Elves turned into fear as they saw her.
| Its Princess Peggy" they Chorused. "She
| cant tame the Cloud Giants. Woe, woe to
| the earth"
| "Ho, no! This blizzard is going to be a
| record-brcaker," roared the voice of Blooey
| far above.
| "Whee-ee Whee-ee! I'll make the bottom,
| drop out of the thermometer" shrieked
| Blizzy.
| Peggy, looking back, saw the two Giants
| tear out of their dungeon and hurl them
| selves against one of the Cloud storehouses.
| They burst it to pieces and with mighty
| blasts sent the stored up Snow Imps sweep
| ing in a blind, swirling mass toward the
| earth.
| stop the Giants. Princess Peggy! Save
| your fellow humans" cried Queen CRYSTAL,
| appearing amid the ruins of the storehouse
| Peggy gave one look toward the busy world
| below, with its heaped up trains of coal and
| food and supplies that would be quickly
| showed under If the Giants were not halted
| then she darted swift as arrow upward to
| where Blooey and Blizzy We're turning their
| prankish frenzy toward another of the many
| cloud storehouses. She was determined now
| to tame them.
| TOMORROW 1UiH be told hOC Pe01y trie,
| to conquer Blooey and BH.eyJ