Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-01
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
THE SANDMAN'S CHILDREN
By DADDY
CHAPTER L
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The sleepy sand
A LII the world was happy! The jolly
"A Indian summer sunshine Hooded the
beach and turned the huge sand dunes
into heaps OF shining gold and silver
The blue waters Of the bay. glittering
and sparkling. smiled gaily at the cloud
less autumn sky.
Each little dancing, whte.capped
wave seemed just bubbling, over with
gladncss and fun. Breaking along the
shore with merry gurglos and soft little
laughs, they called message to Peggy,
who was resting on sand DRIFT after
busy day helping father and mother
close their summer cottage for the WIN
ter: .... . ..-r..
Lap! lap Slap!
Peggy, run awayI .."
Lap! Lap Slap .t, '
Peggy, come and play! -,
Leave your broom and dust rag,
Come, with wavelets play at tag!
Lap Lap! Slap Lap! Lap! Slap"
90 sang the waves so gaiiy Peggy
couldn'. refuse their invitation, Down
won't her dustcloth, away hew her
broom, OF came her aIron, and her
eager feet raced each other to the edge
Of the frolcking water. Alorg the shore
she ran, plaving q happy same OF mg
they ran timidly back to the bay after
breaking on the beach and raced away
from them as Trey came tumbling boldly
after her. Time and again her nimble
toes barely escaped wetting from the
long, stretching fingers the waves
suddenly a sbriii whistle s.orped hcr
play. "fIey-y-y.y" shouted n voice
I'"Hey-y-y.y! Peggy. come on up She
looked around. and there at the very
Billy Belgium. grinnins. waving and
Hello Billy. I'll be up in a jffy"
| answered Peggy. Shc started up the
| sioping bank, hut II was several jifies
sand was hard work. Every step shc
took started little landslidcs, and she
| slipped backward almost rs fast as sht,
went upward AZ last, tired and hot and
bit cross che reached tho TOP; TOP =.
| Here ] am" she painted. What DO
you want me for7"
"I want you 10 slide .own the other
side with me" grinned Billy, and scising
her by the hand he drew her to slope
evon sleeper than that which she had
ana and then they went tumblins. sliding.
rolling down the sand hill. 1t was great
! ft,n--fun that made them giEgle and
| laugh "a they landed In n heap at the
| bottom. covered with sand. but with
every bit of tlredness and crossness
| jounccd out Of reRGy.
"Ohh that's Jolly {! Let's do II again
cried Peggy jumping to her feet and
stretching out her hand to give Billy n
| friendly pull. But Billy was acting very
strangely-so strangely that Peggy was
| alarmed. He sat where he had landed,
-uhblng the sand from his eyes and
yawntng, yawning, yawning! His head
nodded and he seemed scarcely able to
move.
"Nyhy, Billy! What's the matter?''
cried Peggy, shaking his shoulder.
"I'm-so--sieepy" yawned Billy.
pausing after each word ns though It
camc with great effort. "I--can't-keep
| --awaker'
| "IIow funny" exclaimed Peggy. you
were wide awake when he came tum
| bling down the hill--as wide awake as
am. and I was never more wide awake
In my life"
"IIa! Ha' Ha It isn't funny Mt ali"'
tinEled a silvery voice. BILLY Rot Sleepy
Sand In his eyes That's what Is the
| mattor with him.
What the Sleepy Sand was and who
tho silvory-voiccd speaker was will bt
told tomorrow.