Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-16
CHAPTER I
MI. persian Princess

CHAPTER
rb. Persian Princess
,p,rNpETS sent their loud calls
,..ouvb the circus tent. Peggy and
nu,v sitting in the best reserved seats
,beir reward for helping Dodo, the
a,owr educate his pigs, turned tner
.s.s eagerly toward the performers en-
trance. r..ra.a-a-a,
La The trumpets again. A great cur.
ian ola.e few back revealing peauuisu, sa
s.ssiry,and procession coming in'o 'he
arena. -. .,x handsome heralds
r.,do six prancing steeds. Then came
oau,,sTd of dark hued soloiers, Ionoweu ..
Z y line Of horses, camels ana eiepnants,
III covered with rich trappings' ioss h was
the ionrnev TO meet her princely lover.
or nyr,ncess herself rode In swayihB
tsnnn,dah on the back of a huge elephaht'
In.o.ing noT.Hi very pretty and very queeniy.,
As Peggy and Billy gaspeo u. r,in, e
seae' sharp bang bang! bang Fierce
arabs suddenly appeared on gpnss garopims
;ssns AIaUs The soldiers of the princess
so'sht bravely for moment. out tne
aytssk OF the Arabs was SO savage tno
sau,ards sud soon turned and fed: the prin.
WAS ltIt W s'S '''~5
from, the desert. 49,, ,.,,,
irgh The chief Of the Arabs, tall. dashing
IA hoid refined up his horse before the
srincess min and saluted her. she trownea
upon him as he smifed anu "sNe' "e' y"
peTyI To win her favor. the Arab chief called
IN aancers. performers and musicians 70
~ make merry Acrobats built pyramids
and turned cartwheels. Fair maidens
swayed to strange melodies; Dsrvisnes r,'a,s
nssert horsemen, clad in long robes, did
daring riding stunts. 1t was a thriilinR
siaht and It made Peggy and Billy clap
their hands again and again:
But all this show did not chsmse .ne
heart of the Persian princess She was
etill true to her princely lover and she
turned scornful eyes upon the Arap
Now the Arab chief was very prouu,
and when he saw he could not win tho
10 make matters worse she turned her
back upon him and his show just when
the singers, the dancers, the musicians
and the acrobats were doing. their best
The Arab chiefs anger blazed forth
hot and cruel. He gave orders. A
phant and dragged the princess from he'
high seat. A desert horse was ready.
10 its bare back the princess was bound
with straps. The Arabs gave n great
shout ana STRUCK tno norSe' away ~
dashed at a gallop, the princess stretched
helpless uron its back, The steed was
supnosed 10 be headed for the desert
where the princess would perish.
Now there came another shout. The
prncely lover appeared on his horse.
dashing TO the rescue. Behind him
numbered Persian warriors eager to
do battle. with the Arabs
But ere the princely lover could reach
the princess, Feggy and Billy saw SUD
den danger One of tho straps with
had broken. Her head was swaying
toward the horses heels. She might be
killed before the horse could be stopped.
Billy leaped TO the arena and rushed
into the path of the galloping steed.
"Whoa Whoa! he shouted, but the
horse kept on coming. 1t thought a
meddlesome boy was trying to spoil the
show. Peggy saw that the horse didn {
know what was wrong, and she screamed
broken! The princess will get hurt
The horse heard these words, and It
understood them, thanks to the gift OF
animal speech given to Peggy by the
Wishing Rose. The horse came to 4
halt lust as the head of the princess
swung down and touched the ground.
The princely lover swept up and lifted
her 10 safety. The Persian warrior.
roared past, shouting fierce battlecries
and driving the Arabs before them. The
hugo audience cheered and clapped its
hands in gadness. But the Persian prin-
cess turned to Peggy and Billy with a
frightened smile: "You saved my life
she said, Il thank you with all my
heart"
In tomorrow's story Peggy and Billy
again see Dodos pigs.