Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-05
DREAMLAND
Like Robinson Crusoe
By DADDY
CHAPTER I
Left, Alone

Loft Alone
,,,r-r like Robinson Crusoe on a de.
serted island. That ,,,,, j. whSi R4t..,ur nac
nsned to Peggy, Billy, Folly " 'asei se;
napppoblin. and the newly wedueu al. All,
tne s.u,o;d and chocolate .colored y1u,n.
dn h stood ON the beach OF Iwinklns
Iee' watching the sailboat skim ou'
lae, tho breakers to the open sea
tnfVahsd ,hs deck of the boat was the rescued .,.
Vn nsrv W. Harrison Crusoe. waving
alsslondin in farewell. He didn't seer
bis n nane he had left them to the same
70 hao rom which he was now escaping.
iate inmsbt ib they wanted to stay there
ana ~ tnr the invisible sailors, they
Az ~ n get back to Africa. whence
wnn'eu come. They felt they mad
tney tSsir % duty in carrying the children,
dope euoh,in o and the savages thus fnr 10
w sJ,nt so,sasant stopping place. Ihe IN ,
tnn sailors also waved farewell, out
vsple children could sec were bits OF
an uo shaken as if by the wind.
ansa' T,o sailbont sailed on and on ana
lhv as ont of sight among the tossing
Ssyes OF the ocean. H.. =, ao,,,
NOV what are we going 10 uJ H..
..ted Peggy. Billy was worried put
- % tried to put on a brave face. -
"aWell, IL we can't do anything else
:. can 10 swimming he said. Az once
=. niunced into the winters OF the pay
"a Ind nice swim. Peggy ana the
snu s,Ssrs g followed him quickly, for they
cD. .ra still wearing the bathing suits
Mot had been wished on them when
NAV , frst reached Twinkling Isle. -.
Wv, iHerward they sat on what seemed
:. hs rocks strewn on the beach, plan
.,rs what they should do.
w" am getting hungry said Peggy.
uI want something to eat besides
p",s; 20 do l." replied Billy. "And we,
,oo . echoed Folly Wisher, the goblin,
md and the newly married African saw
''"i wonder what Robinson Crusoe
sts." mused Peggy. Billy wrinkled his
hrow AS he tried to remember. He had
rad md the story of Robinson Crusoe not
long before. w
w II know" cried Billy suddenly. "He
found turtles on the beach. He ate
their eggs and made soup of the tur-
ties themselves. :, -,
~ wish we could find turtles like
that" said Peggy.
Al that very instant the rocks on
which they were sitting came abruptly
10 life. They gave quick shake, a
head bobbed up in front of each one
81 them and legs appeared beneath
them.
"Jiminety, here are our turtles"
cried Billy in astonishment. And It
was true. What seemed to be stones
we're really sleeping turtles. Peggy's
wish had awakened them.
The turtles waddled along the beach,
carrying Peggy, Billy, Folly Wisher,
Flower Of the Forest and Youth of the
Lion Heart along with them.
~ wish these turtles were harnessed
like horses" cried Billy, when he got
over his first thrill of alarm and found
that th turtles seemed harmless.
Billy got his wish as soon as it was
spoken. Brides appeared on the jaws
and heads of the turtles, with reins
hanging down. Saddles and stirrups
gave the riders a firm sitting.
"Hurrah ~ cried Billy. "Hurrah :"
cried the others, when they found they
could drive the turtles as they pleased
up and down the beach.
1t was lot of fun. The turtles were
slow, but they had funny waddlc that
gave their riders a thrill.
'l'll bet they could 20 faster in the
water" cried Billy. II am going to
ride my turtle across the bay"