Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-11
DREAWLAND
ADVENTURES
EIfsh the Ell
BY DADDY
CHAPTER Ill
The Pink Lemonade

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Doggy, Billy and Hurry Up Harry
I didn't Ike il a bit not to get a ride
4, tbc shetland monies with the other
Cb,Idrcn ot Smiling Teachers picnic.
Tbov wore particularly vexed because
tbsy kncw II they hadn't grabbed the
Sgirr. ohood Of tLe others thcv might
bsyo had Tho iollv Cantcr the others
Vac onioving
aT. ali rorr raul, " prowled
Hurry. In Harry ot Elfish thc Elf. who
Ind been swinging them so high they
conIdn,t .ton
"Hoe, Hoe, Hee, That is not a nice
rsr m troo. mo " snickercd EIfsh the
Ell "DdnI got YOU here to the play
ground ahead of ony one else, and
didn't | give Won q fine swinging while
the otnr. children had TO wait?''
By tlis timc Peggy and RiIlv were
mach ashamed OF having sneaked on
ahead With IIurrv.I'n Harry and Of
having grabbed the swings so that other
children could not use them, They
would have left Hurry-Up Harry and
Elfsh The FIJI and gone with the other
children. but thev we're fastened fight
" nv rho siikcn cords which EIfsh the
Elf Ind hooked into their ears.
EIf>h the Elf Uuit boosting them in
the swing; when IL was too late for
them TO ioip the happy riding marty.
Now he qnfastcncd the cords from the
swings. but kent tight hold Of the ends.
Hanging TO the cords, he led Peggy,
Billy and Iurry-Tp Harry toward the
picnic tables There stood a large trIb
bali filed with lemonade.
Hero i, the lemonade tub" cried
Hurry.Up Harry. II am very thirsty.
Let US take a drink"
So each took a dipnerful OF Lemonade
They expected a nice, cool, sweet drink.
buy the lemonade was very warm. very
sour. and had queer tnste 70 IL Peggy
and Billy didn't like il n bit.
"What funny tasting lemonade. :"
cried Peggy Il am very fond OF picnic
lemonade, but I am NOT fond Of this. I"
Hurry u Harry was drinking the
hmonade down in big gulps.
,'Drnk it fast" he said, then you
viii not notice its queer taste. There
lm't very much Of it--not near enough
to so all around among the twenty
children at this picnic. You had better
sat NV VI ,coro S"o ~" 'o"' 'or you VIII not
Peggy and Billy didn't cnrc whether
hsy got orv r,nro ond Lo.idns r.,
thougnt it would be mean TO drink 30
much Tint thorr wo,,Idn'. ho onn,,,l
ioh 60, ."I' .h, r en'rc w?uluh oe enough
thsy said this Elfish the Ell, who had
now grown until he was ms bip as f
man, crinncd and nushod tbo;r baodl
down into the tubs.
Drink Drink. Drink while Won
have the chance" he cried, and no
made them swallow tho Iomonofo rrhn,.
couldn't stop FOR tTcy wrrc Ine' ~ the nnnoy moy
Of Efsh the FIf ">'' ~ '"' P'"''
Tbcv drnnL on soc. ,Lo I, ~
but little Of the lemonade " ""N ~ "'
"Hce, IIcc Hec, Aren't Won olod
you drank as | told YOU, for here come
The other children. every ono Of then,
as thirsty as n camel" said Elfsh tho
~ The children came troopinV ioy.
inlIy up the hill with Smiling Teacher
leading in merry game Of follow rho
leader, But Peggy. Billy md Hurry
Op Harry didn't care 10 look NJ thc
others. They had drunk 40 much lon,
onadc they felt Ill, and wanted to iio
On tie ground aud Cronn " Wv
,, Who j. thirsty?" cried Smiling
Il am am" shouted cocb IF ,ho
twenty children. ''N W tue
Then here is rlentv of pica coo,
IsNWeet lemonade - said SmiIiDg
teacher.
!. Peggy and BilIy fcared ,hst Sn;I;no
teacher would be disannoimtoi ,rhnD
she found the lcmonoin trh noo,iv
empty, but Smiling Teacher on gavc tHcm
= harDrisC. She didn't 90 to The nearly