Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-23
"DREAMLAND ADVENTURES"
CHAPTER II
Hail to the Princess

Yesterday lcC told HOW Pe9qU,
made tiny through the fdUOr Of the
Wishing Rose, aren't sailing through
the air on her tor dirpldHe and hOic
strange fcdthCrCd creature had so
frichtened her L : she had lost
control Of the plane and 10 had
plunged, SomerSoultHD totrard the
Earth
Doggy held her breath as the air
plane whirled dizzily downward,
desperately she leaned back That is
Just what she should have done, for
Tic machine promptly righted itself and
scared safely upward again away from
he threatening ground
What are you trying to do" shrieked
ne shrill voice again.
Peggy ducked and the airplane. obe-
eent to her every move. ducked too.
inc fealhery something wheeled about
her curiously.
Why it's the swallow :" cried Peggy
@onished to find that the bird, which
No seemed so small from down below
vas now as big as she. For a moment
ae mad forgotten ABOUT eating the leaf
the Wishing Rose.
vi course, I'm the Swallow-Mr.
ssllow, If you please" responded the
you"
Tn little girl" answered Peggy.
:. stun and nonsense {" contradicted
nr Swallow impolitely. who ever
neard of a girl flying? Why, girls don't
eer dare climb trees. You're some kind
y new bird, but I'll be blowed if /
Know what kind"
I'm not a bird. I'm little girl
riding an airplane"
An airplane-that's the kind of a
nlrd You are, one of those awkward
samgs that make such a fuss about
nylng and then land with a foolish crash
ana bump"
I'm not an airplane. I'm just riding
alrplane," explained Peggy in
dignantly.
MI Swallow looked her over critically.
~ see. How funny! And who are
you, anway?"
hrty. 9''
What !" shrieked Mr. Swallow, so
.Iprlsed that he stopped short in the
~ and took long fall before he knew
70 another moment he was franti-
@ig chasing after Peggy.
Oh, your Mjesty, forgive me, forgive
ne cried. Il didn't know it was
severely. ~
4 hnmbly crave your pardon" begged
y. swallow. I'VE didn't know you were
nng today. And I'd never. seen a
Nneess before"
now should you know was COM
Peggy was now curious.
because all the birds have been
,s1ung for a princess to deliver them
h me Giant Of the Woods, Come
sue, quickly" cried Mr.. Swallow. set
ps on at a terrific rate.
,ss,ee' mere here, you've made mis-
~, called Peggy, but the swallow
s new the faster, shrieling back,
'ns way! Come. come :!
mere was an adventure Peggy hadn't
counting upon. An encounter with
snnt' She didn't like the idea at all.
did sound romantic, and-well
tEgys curiosity was aroused and the
s.plane followed swiftly in the swallows
Ae, over the town, lake, fields and
ssAhes they flew, beating even fast
n pulling along below. Finally they
ne 70 large forest over which they
t.neq until they reached an oper
s,- ,-se The swallow darted into the
@1e s and Peggy followed the airplans
snuhg softly on q cushion OF moss.
ksssy looked around her delightedly
49,, mad she seen such a charming
selAnd spot. II looked like fairy
ss' with tall trees as stately pillars
ne vines as tapestry and fowerS
"sunds as furniture.
r. swallow was out Of sight bu
esy Gould hear him shrilly announcing
~. enge news: The princess hal
me princess has come g
started 20 follow him. but OF
sh sile stopped am. She had come
I|, eainty, swaying cradle Of twig
sudden In a bush. Fast asleep Il
cradle were three cute bird babies