Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-01
CHAPTER V
In the Trenches

UDouR away that ink. It's Allied with
eggs OF the Blue Imps" directed Sir
Ready Smer. as Mrs Dalton prepared to
write another letter to her soldier sons.
Peggy obeyed ana Mrs. Dalton opened a
fresh bottle. This the Rosy Pops filled with
their own eggs
These eggs will hatch out cheerfulness
fun. courage. hope. confidence and all things
good explained Sir Ready Smiler
What shall say?" asked Mrs. Dalton
Tell your boys how good the crops have
been: tell them about the frishy calf and
the greedy young pigs for which you are
going to get good price; tell them about
how spendidly this country is backing them
up by buying Liberty Bonds and subscribing
to the Red Cross, Y. NJ. c. A., X. of c. and
all other war activities: tell them how you
thrill when you read in the papers OF Amer
lean victories. There's plenty Of CHEEKY
things TO write about"
ITO be sure there are. 7 can fll my letter
so full Of them there'll not be room for the
little troubles that have been in my mind. ="
Mrs. Dalton went at her letter with a
happy xest much different from the gloomy
depression with which she had been writing
before. She smiled over 1t and before she
sealed 1t, she kissed It,
Kisses a whole lot better than tear
drops" declared the Giant.
III you'll be real good and promise not to
take you with us when we deliver the letter. +"
said Sir Ready smiler.
"Oh. promise" cried Mrs. Dalton. her
eyes glowing.
Sir Ready Smiler The Rosy Peps quickly
fastened pink wings much like their own.
to the shoulders Of Mrs. Dalton Peggy and
the Giant
And now for the trenches" cried Sir
Ready Smiler.
With that tho whola ma rty Aau, ant ~ ba
door and high up into the misty air Pres
emily they became lost in dark cloud and
could not see the earth beneath them.
Here we are In France" announced Sir
Ready Smiler after they had sailed along
few moments. "Remember to keep
silent"
Down they darted into deep night. This
pussled Peggy until she remembered that
the time il faster in Europe than In America.
the sun getting up hours earlier in the
morning and setting hours sooner in the
evening
my boys" whispered Mrs Dalton Sure
enough there were Ben and Bill. alert and
strong. keeping watch toward the German
trenches with them was a third soldier
whom they called Bob The three, while
viKilant and ready for action. were Joking
cheerfully among themselves.
II wish we could get crack at the
Fritzies tonight. ! feel as though ! could
lick dozen Of them" said Rob
$50 do we" declared Ben and Bill, and
Psssy saw their mothers face light up with
Here's the mAt." spoke a soldier. coming
along with = sackful Of letters. He handed
one letter to Bob and then looked through
his sack II thought ! had one for you.
Ben and Bill. but ! can't hnd IT," he said
Peggy knew why he couldn't hnd It, She
had seen Sir Ready smiler take big blue
envelope out of his sack Just before he
reached the soldiers The blue envelope was
bulginG out 10 large Sir Ready Smller could
scarcely handle It. The Blue Imps within
were already Matching out.
"Wsli. We are slsd Bob got one anyway"
own disappointment.
AZ Bob opened his letter. Blue I,np
fairly poured out of 1t. As he read they
sprans from every line. until they were
swarming all over him. In an instant they
had tied him with fetters. a. they had tied
peggy. and he saSged down with a groan,
all the sturdy alertness and vigor sone out
"Oh. mother. mother. how you have dis
couraged me-" he sobbed.
"Braoe up. Bob! Looks AZ II we We're
going to have that scrap we were waiting
for" spoke up Ben looking out toward the
enemy -
Bob only sasged down the lower.
IT don't care. Mother says everything Is
going wrong at homo and guess might as
well quit over here"
Bill shook his head sadly at Ben.
I'm glad our mother doesn't write letters
like that" he whispered. Mrs. Dalton
gasped and looked n Dir Ready smilsr. who
showed her the blue letter he was replacing
with the cheerful one
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