Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
CHAPTER V

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Doggy. flying with the Boy Knights
L message to the Dancing Damsc passed
Billy Belgium on his way TO the aviation
camp
we must hurry" shouted Billy Belgium
"or Bald Pate. will force her to marry old
Gold Teeth at dawn"
Peggy alightod on the roof garden and Mt
once made herself large. Then she ven-
tured into the tower room
The Dancing Damsel was still on her
knees. and Peggy could see that she was
praying
"oh, send my Boy Knight to my rescue"
Peggy heard her murmur Creeping un close,
Peggy placed the Boy knights note in her
hand. At first the Dancing Damsel paid no
attention to it. Then she looked at it curl
ously In a flash she recognized the writ
ing, and with a glad cry held the note up
to the light so she could read It.
He loves me. He is coming" she cried.
Jumping to her feet. she ran to. the roof
garden and scanned the sky. She was
puzzled as to how the note had reached her.
Finally she held out her arms.
"Oh, good fairy who brought my note, |
thank you" she said and Peggy felt glad
Now there came big rap at the door.
The Dancing Damsel shrank away in fear.
Here is your wedding gown Dress
quickly" came the voice of Bald Pate. With
that the door opened and large box was
thrown in, Then the door closed and Bald
Plate went chuCkling down the tower stairs.
l He I'bIclnB l'btllScl Ittblltl llphl NH'
box in horror. Peggy went close and spoke
to her.
1T is your wedding gown for your mar
riage to the Boy Knight Put it on and be
ready when your hero comes"
The Dancing Damse was frightened when
she heard Peggys voice. but she knew the
advice was good and she acted upon IT at
once. II took her but few minutes to don
the dress, which proved to be beautiful
bridal array. As she finished, Peggy heard
at
ming quickly 70 the door. she turned the key
in II.
Come" shouted Bald Pate. THE bride
groom waits"
The Dancing Damsel was stricken speech
less Her hope seemed vain. The Boy
Knight would come too late.
Peggy answered for her.
In five minutes" she cried. Just five
minutes"
Five minutes and not minute more"
stairs"
"Oh then can't escape that way" cried
the Dancing Damsel in despair.
Perhaps the Boy knight is coming Let's
look" said Peggy, running to the roof
garden. Sure enough, as she reached the
door she heard loud hummng in the air
above. There, darting rapidly toward the
castle, was the large airplane of the Boy
Knight. Beside it was the tiny machine of
Billy Belgium.
The Dancing Damsel held up her hands
i'm glad greeting. only to drop them hope
lessly moment later as the big airplane
swept by. II was SO large and so swift that
it could not possibly aight on the roof
garden, nor could It. as il flashed past, pick
up the despairng girl.
But back again circled the airplane and
now there dropped from it long rope. Billy
Belgium landed on the roof at the same
time and instantly made himself large. He
seized one end of the rope and tied it
around a chimney The other end he dropped
over the edge of the roof.
you must slide down to the garden and
climb over the wall" he shouted. "The Boy
knight will land in the road and pick you
up there"
The Dancing Damsel hestatingy looked
over the edge of the roof 1t was a very
| long way down to the ground. 1t would be
| Il dangerous slide.
At her door Bald Pate pounded. Times
| up I'll not wait an instant longer" he
| shouted. Overhead buzzed the Boy Knights
plane. The Dancing Damsel gave one last
inward look then She seized the rope and
| launched herself over the edge of the roof
The pounding on the door gave way to
great thumps. Then a panel crashed in, and
Bald Pate came through. He looked quickly
around saw the rope, looked over the edge
of the roof and discovered the Dancing
Damsel dangling in the air With a cry OF
rage he raced down the tower stairs to head
her of At the same moment gust of
| wind caught the Dancing Damse and sent
| her against the window of a room far below
| where Gold Teeth waited. Her foot crashed
right through the glass. Gold Teeth saw her
| and he, too, raced down to catch her.
| CTomorroic ,r.H &c tolI ho,r BdM Pate
and Gold Teeth get jdrring upseuhgJ