Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The Sailing Sled
~ DADDY
CHAPTER v
Ned's Strange Test

~,ED the handsome young millionaire,
N wanted to dance every dance WIN
Nor,poId tho kitchen n'nih su' ue
couldn't do this as he had TO be po'i.e
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BAN and the other maiaehs "san SancsS only
inr to be his partner. SO nc uaii'eu why
avery other dance with her'
,yben he danced with Clarabelle, the
.id.r daughter of Madam Proud, lie kept
;noking at Marigold so much tnat ne To- ho
s"t about his feet and as Clarnpele ,ie.
self wasn't a very goou u"e'' 0'
stImbled and faltered.
Isn't princess Marigold a pretty
aoncer and hasn't she n pretty name z,
%hispered Ned Now Clarabelle dldn I
ill., him to talk that way so her answer
was was sneer: "HumphI we nay naye ,,,a q
kitchen maid named Marisoiu' ana si'
Is n pretty dancer! J!
Clarabelle said this not because ahe
,kcd Marigold, but because she was
Jealous OF this strange princess ana
wanted TO be mean to her she dion I
have any idea that this princess vas
Marigold herself.
Then when Ned danced with Anna
belle the other daughter of Madam
proud. he couldn't find anything to talk
about except Marigold. She has sucn
u sweet name" he said. land she danced
like fairy And l. AGnas9ls sSn snasrSG %as !sse !We
SaS, SoTo '1 n dancing kitchen maid at home
whose name is Marigold." But Anna.
celle never thought that this Marigo!d
was the other Marigold who was sup
posed to be home washing the dinner
dishes.
Now IL happened that Margold heard
these sneers and they alarmed her.
what will Ned think when he finds l
am only a poor kitchen maid?" she whis-
pered to herself.
FINALLY the clock struck II. and Ned
ordered the music to stop. The dancers
gathered around to hear what he had
70 say.
INV friends" he cried, every youth
.eeks for his bride a maiden who Is
young, fair, sweet and graceful These
merits | have found In many daInseiS
with whom 1 have danced this night:
As he said this all the maidens witn
each thinking she would be his choice
And In the very front rank were Clara
belle and Annabelle. Ned's glance
swept over all of them and rested on
Marigold. who shyly stood iar paSki SEido
should have-she should be able 10
cook" declared Ned. A gasp Of amaze
ment went up from the maldens' .l,s lL,hes
had never thought Of such thins
cried o Ned, waving his hand. At the
signal, servants swept aside banks OF
ferns and flowers that had stood against
one wall, and there was row or COOK
ing tables and gas stoves.
~ want n bride who can cook good
sriddle cakes. of which | am very fonu, a.,
said Ned. Here are flour, water. hot
criddles and all things that are needed.
fo her who cooks the best shall give
my true love-
Now this surprised and dismayed tne
naidens, particularly Clarabelle uiu
Nnnabelle. They had no idea manu-,
some young millionaire would demand
a wife who could COOK
Some of the maidens drew back back iron, IRON
the test. but when servants oerea req them ther
on They didn't want to lose the chancIS
OF winning Ned and ms ,r r'ches donhts as rs
.ny began to stir the snG E5dd s6" Stepped Ss
forward eagerly to take the 'es''
Can YOU guess which one that was
who was eager for this cooking test est,
Can YOU guess who Will win Nea
favor by cooking the best griddle caKes
can You tell what Is going to happen
In the next chapter?