Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-23
81 Wouldn't dare try" he said.


maybe Jim will CO." continued Dor
cthy, looking at the horse.
"And maybe he WON'T" answered
Jim. i've tumbled through the air long
enough to make me contented on this
roof"
but we didn't tumble to the roof
said the girl; 'by the time we reached
here we were floating very slowly, ana
I'm almost sure we could float down to
the street without getting hurt. Eureka
walks on the air all right.
Eureka weighs only about half
pound" replied the horse in scornful
tone, while weigh about half ton
"You don't weigh as much as you
ought to, Jim," remarked the girl,
shaking her head as she looked at the
animal. you're dreadfully skinny"
"Oh, we'll; I'm DID," said the, horse.
hanging his head despondently. "and
I've had lots of trouble in my day. lit
tie one. For good many years drew
a public cab in Chicago, and that's
enough to make any one skinny"
"He eats enough to get fat. I'm sure"
said the boy. gravely
do I? Can you remember any break
fast that I've had today?" growled Jim.
as IL he resented Zeb's speech.
"None of us has had breakfast" said
the boy; land in time of danger like
this It's foolish to talk about eating"
Nothing is more dangerous than
being without food" declared, the horse,
with a sniff at the rebuke of his young
master; land just at present no one can
tell whether there are any oats in this
queer country or not. II there are, they
are liable to be glass oats!"
"Oh, no! exclaimed Dorothy. II can
see plenty Of nice gardens and fields
down below US, at the edge of this
city. But I wish we could find a way
to get to the ground"
"Why don't you walk DOWN." asked
Eureka, "I'm as hungry as the horse
is. and want my milk"
"Will you try it, Zeb?" asked the
girl. turning to her companion.
Zeb hesitated. He was still pale and
frightened. for this dreadful adven-
ture had upset him and made him
nervous and worried. But he did not
wish the little girl to think him a
coward. so he advanced slowly to the
edge of the roof.
Dorothy stretched out hand to
him and Zeb put one foot out and let
it rest in the air a little over the
edge Of the roof. 1t seemed Arm
enough to walk upon so he took
courage and put out the other foot
Dorothy kept hold of his hand and
followed him, and soon they were
both walking through the air, with
the kitten frisking beside them.
Come on, JIM" called the boy. IT'S
all right.
Jim had crept to the edge Of the
roof to look over. and being a sensi-
BILE horse and quite experienced, he
made up his mind that he could go
where the others did. So, with a snort
and neigh and whisk of his short
tail, he. trotted off the roof into the
air and at once began floating DOWN
ward to the street. His great weight
made him fall faster than the chill
dren walked, and he passed them on
the way down: but when he came to
shSs SAoSS poS0iheuI Ac upon
it so softly that he was not even
Jared. II
We'll. well!" said Dorothy, drawing
a long breath. what strange coun-
try this Isl
People began to come out Of the
GLASS doors to look at the new ar.
rivals, and pretty soon quite crowd
had assembled. There were men and
women, but no children at all, and
the folks were all beautifully formed
and attractively dressed and had won
derfully handsome. faces There was
not an ugly person in all the throng,
yet Dorothy was not especially
pleased by. the appearance of these
people because their. features had no
more expression than the faces OF
dolls. They did not smile nor did
they frown, or show either fear or j,
surprise or friendliness. They. simply
stared at the strangers, paying most
attention to Jim and Eureka, for they
had never before seen either a horse
or cat and the children bore an out
ward resemblance to themselves.
Pretty soon a man Joined the group
who wore, glistening star in the
dark hair just over his forehead. He
seemed to be a person OF authority,
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