Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-11
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ENLAkl!S Of snow were dancing in the air
outside Pesgys window Some bobbed
about in merry jgs and some waltzed slow
ly to the ground in graceful loops and spirals
Peggy watched them with fascinated eyes
From what distant, mysterious regions had
they gaily Travelled to find resting place
on her lawn? And what strange sights had
they witnessed ON their way? Apparently
their journey had been happy, for they
frollcked SO joyfully at its close.
Soon the window pane became fecked with
white flakes. Peggy, admrinE their jewell
like beauty, suddenly became aware that they
were grouping themselves the glass in
the form of letters, and that these letters
spelled a message.
Greetings TO Princess Peggy" read the
message. "Cryetai, queen OF the SHOWS, has
heard how you reformed the Giant of the
Woods. She asks your aid" There the mes
sage stopped, the pane being filled. Peggy,
reading eagerly, was disappointed at this abb
rupt close, but her disappointment quickly
vanished when she saw that the words she
had read We're melting away. while new
words were forming on the pane
"Two wild giants upset all Cloudland with
their rampages. She would have you tame
them with your magic charm"
"Why, 1 haven't any magic charm" said
Peggy cut loud. 81 didn't need any to re-
form the Giant of the Woods because he has
such good heart"
At once the snowlakes spelled out an an
sWer.
'"rhese giants have no hearts. That's why
they are cruel without knowing it. Come
quickly, for even now they plan mad raid
that will"
Here the message reached the bottom OF
the pane and Peggy had to wait n moment
before the continuation appeared at the top.
spread woe over the land. Hasten -
That was the end Of the message. 1t left
Peggy much disturbed. Who was Crystal,
Queen of the Shows? Who were the two
wild giants? How was she to get to Clouo
land if she should undertake to help tame
the giants?
on the window pane appeared the answer
TO her thoughts.
put year spirit In your breath. then
blow it through the keyhole."
These were queer directions and Peggy
didn't understand them at all. Just to see
what would happen she placed her lips TO
the keyhole of the front door and blew with
all her might.
puff" and there she was outside the
door only she wasn't her regular self Her
| body was still on the inside of the door, safe
| and warm in the house, and the part of
| her outside was just misty bit of air
| like ones breath on frosty morning.
Strange to say, Peggy didn't mind this at
ALL on the contrary she felt wonderfully
| free and gay A puff Of wind caught her and
| there she was dancing among the snow
flakes But the snowfiakes had changed
| too She saw that they were really tiny
elyes who were having the jolliest kind of a
! time as they frisked about on their way TO
| the ground
only a minute did Peggy dance with the
snowdales and then she whsked up and nv
until she was in the dark cloud from which
the elves We're falling. Through this she
| aoated and all of sudden she came out In
| the bright sunshine of strange and beau
tiful land. 1t was a region of mountains,
| Of raylues of castles, all wonderfully col
| ored by the rays of the setting sun.
| Right in front OF her was huge silvery
cloud palace surrounded by walls and a
moat. on the wall above the gate stood g
| herald with a trumpet Through the trum'
| net he shouted message Of greeting:
| "Welcome, Princess Peggy! Enter the
| palace of Crystal, Queen Of the Shows"
! wondering what was about to befall
| Peggy drifted toward the palace. A draw
| bridge was let down over the moat, and the
| great gates opened, disclosing a crowd o
| sIistening creatures waiting to receive her.
I'm tomorrolo's chapter Peggy first feels
| tbe roitJh strength Of the Giants she is
asked to tdmeJ