Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-05

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CHAPTER VI
The Biting Bride
,,,,prA the robber, had come 10
n ~. costle Of Raban the 1seeHy hny,,SJ 10
hrIde and a bride ne ont his breath
have, s,s M % the life nearly husgsd ou.
ffter haNhS some Bear dressed
Of him ov ,a eged himself TO the cast,s
bride, ne for The third time demanoeu
Gs.'Sd,ughter Of Raban'
the e', ua" n,vs tried to fool me, @ o., Raoan
"fou foMudy'" uS," he shouted ,,Reportss
tne,S me have heard throusn "a dsIn,v
wn,'~ .,w vour daughter rs sr,a. MAJ, " n,s are ss
These orIosS rI,o,serful as, giants. Send TORN
tlg ana r,w p daughter to be my prloe;
your ua,h a,hs,, nave the hundred sachs OF
and you Refuse and you shall s'arVe
IKE ,",s IN. Greedy wanted those hun,
@oa,u @n,,s ~, of wheat. Also he wanteI
are. oys himself from the wrath Oh NJ
Wurfa, the robber.
az, Nurfa has wonderful palsGe-
,,ush Amer than the home OF r'pIs NJ
Basnur. put the fair Astara only
dausn',,he ,he more tightly to her lover,
so c,gns The voice Of FL Murfa SOUNDED
again. .,.,o, 7 will fire my rife. II
~ third shot your small and dainty
s,,r.b,er does not come forth' WI"
attack the castle.
Rang, went the first shot:
'You must marry I'll Muria' OIL"
'Father ! snail uie ot s''e'' s"o
s1ssel Rspgl " went the second shot
StI,sten 10 your bridegroom urged
psban and Greedy. Then Raban jumped.
fSr Johnny Bull was growing at MS
hss; sI want a chance to teach that rob
,..i Natter manners" snarled Johnny
gsull II want to be his bride for Just
'"U oFIns! h You shall be his bride" +"
,houted Peggy and Billy. and IN .
trice they had dressed Johnny Bull N
ths blue robe and the veil. plnnine
both up because they. were much too
large for Johnny Bull.
~" Rspg went the third shot. and the
robbers we're just about to rush for
ward when the gates opened and Johnny
Bull walked out on his hind legs.
"Ah. Ha! Here. at last, comes the
small, dainty daughter" shouted El
Murfa, and sending into the castle the
hundred sacks Of wheat, he hastened to
meet his new bride. He had forgotten
ihe kick gwen him by Balky Sam and
the hug OF Lonesome Bear.
give me kiss" he cried TO
Johnny Bull. He tore away the veil
mat hid the supposed brides face, and
hnt over TO take the kiss, only to
lump back with a howl Of horror when
h found his lips about to meet the
narling jaws of fierce bulldog. Over
| tumbled the scared robber and In an
other instant the teeth Of his supposed
dainty bride were nipping him In the
.s Up jumped Ell Murfa and away
he fed, with Johnny Bull tearing at his
khd the other robbers. when they saw
a raging bulldog. thought It was a
witch, and ran 30 fast and far they
never came back. Neither did El
Murfa,
when Johnny Bull came back, he
found the castle scene of glad re-
. joIcng. Astara and her lover-prince
we're especially joyful and happy.
"How can we reward you all?" cried
Astara to Peggy and Billy.
"iou can give US my mothers rug so
We can sail back home" answered
Pswy.
when you sail away perhaps you will
take my prince and me on our honey
moon" said Astara.
Peggy and Billy joytully agreed to
this but what happened next will
have to be told In this coming week 8
story.