Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-12
DREAMLAND .......
>..'ADVENTURES
80 Moonlight Glee
ny DADDY
CHAPTER v
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CHAPTER v
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"A AFTER Judge Owl had gobbled up
"A. the leader Of the Field Nice or
thestra, the Rabbits Moonlight Giee
ball went on merrier than ever.
Peggy liked Ioppity-Hop as a part
ner. and he seemed TO like her. for, no
was selfish IN. trading dances with the
other rabbits All the rabbits danced the
same kind Of dance, which they called
the bunny bob. The dance was like It's
nsne--a bobbing, hopping dance that
was a lot OF fun.
."Why don't you dance fox trots. too7'
asked Paggy Of Hoppity.Ho He
wrlnkled up his whiskers and shifted
asihe answered:
:, sfTox trots No indeed. Rabbits don't
Ike foxes MOI, fox trots. They trot after
us too often"
: Judge owl wiped Off his mouth care
fully after he had finished lunching on
the orchestra leader, then spread his
wings to fy away on his rounds AZ
head Waterman of Birdland.
,p'SNhoo Whoo! When you get through
with that orchestra send for me-" he
booted. This night work watching Bird
iand makes mo hungry, and i" be ready
Tor n great Dig ulUTcT Ut uhWn.
,fThe field mice In the pail knew what
he meant by that and they squeaked and
sc,irried about the old pail Mt a great
rate. And the fuster, they scurrled, the
ifvelier was the music they made.
Old Judge Owl tapped away, making
for the corner Of the woods where Tod
ale pupkins was chasing around in "A
circle trying to catch Hoppity-Hop, tho
rabbit. Toddie hadn't vet learned that
Hoppi,y- Hop had fooled him. and was
it,,n n h.s
party with Peggy. Judge Owl went to
scoid Toodie for making so much noise
With his .'ki.yf' Ing.
The rabbits felt more free to- dance
when Judge Owl was gone, Just MS chill
dren playing in the streets feel more
free after a policeman has passed along
But they wouldn't have felt so glad over
his going II they had known that he
was going to tell Toddie Pupkins that
Hopplty Hop was Mt the ball instead
Of In the woods. Nor would they havs
been so gay II they had known that
while tho watchtnan was away mean
foes were snealing toward them in tho
shadov' of the hedge.
The mean foes were rats-bg. gray
farm rats They had crept out Of the
barns for q moonlight raid on the piles
of yellow corn which the husk ,rs had
left in the fields. On their way to the
corn the rats had heard the sound Of
the fcld-mice music and they had
see what It was all about.
Whom the rats saw the party they
wanted to get into It They wanted to
dance and they wanted to feast:
"Giggclty -giggelty-geer whispered
Frowsy whiskcrs the chief OF the rats.
"Giggelty- Here IL moon
light CLEO. Meat tastes better than corn
TO me! We will dance with rabbits mer-
rily then we'll dine on them heartily.
Giggelty -giggelty.gee -
The rats liked that idea. Silently they
crept forward slowly they formed Il
Frowsy Whiskers sGueaked loudly and
tho rats jumped forward.
MY, but the rabbits were startled.
They quit their dance with shrIeks Of
fright and huddled In the center OF tho
green Honpity.-fIo swung Peggy t" the
front OF her to guard her.
Peggy was az much startled and as
much scared as the rabbits She was
afraid Of rats as well as mice even when
She was ordinary girl sizo. and now she
was as small as the rabbits, and the
rats lJUked to her az large as lions.
."Giggelty -glggclty-gce Come dance
Every rat take partner, and I'll take
that doll in the center. He looked right
at Peggy as he crcpt forward. Peggy
shuddercd and gave cry OF fear.
As II in answer to her cry. there came
Selp from the. woods.
'"Ri-yI! ki-yi! Ki-yi!'
II was Toddie Punkins. eli was COM
Ing keen for revenge on Hoppity-Hor.
but he stopped short when he saw the
circle of rats around the rabbits.
'"Save us, Toddie, cried Peggy.
"Rats." hariled .Toddle bravely.
Eut what happened then viii have to
walt for the next chapter.