Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-02
CHAPTER v
Two Surprises

~ .,d Janet we're safely within
A .Sa mysterious garden. The secret
n The stone wall had closed
s ssh,,v shutting out the supposed tiger
,rh,ch had chased them. -
" "Ho! hov' laughed Bobby Bouncer,
~. rubber ball, grinning from ear 70
sne mTbst was q joke on you to think
our own cat Tomkit was tiger .,
'0", "yOu ran just as fast as We did,
'ep"sa p.yo. and you had cause to run
m the brave soldier, who had
spoke VI, p,heir rescue. "That cat Tom
come omN,d " have gobbled you as quickly
~ !. hs would a mouse. A tiger couloh I
% 0TO TOr,sii which Jack and Janet agreed:
y.nst dropped a curtsey TO the sola,es rc
.,Ws thank you, kind sir: Ior com,hs .hs
N our rescue. Ihen sne tuIIev I rooL;. ~ E
%,utiful lady who had heit t1IrK,, .nrins
b the tail as he crouched 10 spring
upon them. , ., too beautiful
"And we tnhhh S""' WV
WY The beautiful lady smiled. and q
~,HS ~,,WSy. Janet. dear. hace you for;
.,,tsn MN, me 40 quicklyF' she asked. II
o"Iin .hel,e Marie" Janet stared at
I'm i'Hll 'is"belle .Marie7 why 1t was her
sr. ssr. doIlv whose head she had given
"a The poor little girl. .,
"Graciousl You are Isabelle" cried
p,ssy. my, how you have grown
rrts ts Again the beautiful lady laughed.
'f,No, I haven't grown up. 1t, Is
Won who have grown down. she said
fhnd remember to call me Isabelle
Marie, for that Ia my name now-lsa-
belle, for my head and Marie for my
00Tf, Tfbs soldier saluted Jack stifiy.
"TIays YOU forgotten me, sir? I am
Cantoin Brave" he said. Jack stared
st him, Yes. it was the very toy SOL
der he had given to the poor little boy.
"Haye you run away from the poor
little girl and the poor little boyI'
Janet asked anxiously. Isabelle Marie
laughed her tinkling laugh and Captain
Brave smiled.
10 20 TO the Toyville ball." answered
Isabelle Marie. 1--WE will be back home
When the little girl and the little boy
wake up in the morning.
"Hurry! We must hurry IL we are
goius to get to the ball in time for
The grand march," squeaked, Bobby
Bouncer, hopping, bounding and rolling
along the winding paths of the garden.
tain Brave hurried after him. Soon
they came to the bakeshop Of Mr.. Pie
man. They found Mr.. Pieman busily
making mud pies.
"Hello. Mr.. Pieman, we have earned
our tickets to the Toyville ball." cried
Jack and Janet together.
"Humph! Let me see them said
Mr.. Piemsn, wiping his muddy hands
on bis apron. Jack and Janet handed
him the two slips Of paper. Are you
trying to fool me?" growled Mr.. Pie
MAJ man, looking ld Eat. at the slips of paper.
Look through them toward the
moonlight - cried Jack and Janet. Mr..
Pieman held the papeSs up to the moon :
light and printed on them he read.
Admit One Kind Child
TOYVILLE BALL
Price-A Good Deed
''Fine," cried Mr.. Pleman. THAT Is
the ticket. You can 60 to the ball."
then he paused and stared at Jack
then at Janet. then at Isabelle Marie,
then at Captain Brave. and finally at
Bobby Bouncer. "But you cant go
I'm those Clothes" roared Mr.. Pieman.
Jack and Janet looked down at them
felyes. They were dressed in their
bahamas, for they had forgotten to
lut on their day clothes when they
hopped out Of bed. AS for Isabelle
Marie, she had on a dress that was
clean. but it was very, very poor. And
captain Braves uniform had many bare
patches where the paint had worn off.
You can never go in those clothes, "
repeated Mr.. Pieman. Then noticing
nov disappointed Jack and Janet
looked, he spoke quickly. But we will
fx you up"
CIhe strange way in which Jack
FROST fixed them up will be told to. :.