Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
CHAPTER III
Mhcrc hummer Never EndS

Nncrc summer Never EhuS
TT7llE good ship WaruIand steamed
l. steadily toward Egypt. The Kindly
Captain walked the deck and with him
were tho two orphans he had rescued
from cold and hunger, The Kindly
Captain smiled as he looked at the two
orphans. "Iou arc very frail and thin,
now." no said "nut by the time VIC
reach Egypt you will be strong and
plump. Thanks to the good fairi"s who
drove the rntH overheard we will have
plenty Of food to feed YOU"
Jack ana Janet. who, with SLEEPY
WuOdrhuCk, Colonel CrOakCr and emp
and ChipOrr Chipmurk. We're sitting on
coil Of rope enjoying the voyage,
laughed ut that. They had been the
good fairies VII" had driven from the
ship all the rats except Old Gray Rat
and his gang.
At that moment O,d Gray Rat sour
rird across the deck. After him in
Srnmprring line raced the other rats Of
his gang. And close on the heels of the
hindmoSt Of these other rats was Black
Snake. kissing tirrcply. He was chasing
the rats 50 they could not eat the food
Of the folks on the ship.
/ "IIis-s-S-s This is fun being II
policeman" Missed Mack Snake, as he
wriggnd past Jack and Janet
The kindly Cnptnin and the orphans
were surprised when they saw the rats:
II wonder what is soaring those rats,
said tho Kindly Captain lie couldn't t
see Rlack Snake, n Blnrk Snake was II
Snmhcr Srrtc, like Jack and Janet,
lLr chprnurkS. Sleepy WOodchuck, ana
Colonel Crcakcr.
- III. inD~ dartcd down into the
hold. with Black SuaEe after them, TIL"
Kindly Captain rubbed his hand over his
face.
II forgot my razor in tho excitement
e lcaviug." he said. by the time We
reach Eglpt | will have whiSk"r>.'
.Inrh AMI Janet thought it would bi
iurg white before they reached FEypt
#. in the mrantime. the captain wouI'
h" able to grow whiskcrs.
II wish W" were there new, Sait
Jack. Sleepy Wuodchuck chucklcd.
"liavr yuu forgotten the way ! tolC
Won ~ make time hyt" he said. "Nol
ar, Smmbnr Spritrs. All YOU have Z
de- iS 70 close your eyes and wish.
Jack dnd Janet could scarcely believe
What Sleepy WocIrhUck told them, bu
they Thought it would b. fun to try
what he said.
, They closed their eyes and wished
they were in Egypt.
Nothing seemed to happen. but of 1
sudden the wind became very warm
Thcy opened their eyes, and to thei
| H>torshmrnt found they were sailing
along broad river. On the banks grew
palm trees, such n they had seen il
uirturc>. odd looking boats sailed pas
| tncm. Stperud by black sailors. The.
! Ind rrnChUd Il foreign jnnd.
BESIDE them on the deck stood
| jhi>krrrl man with two strong AM
| plump children.
"Ddu't I tell you ! would har
| vL,%,zor> hv the time we reackcd Egypt
ami chat you would be strong an
! pump%' Thus spoke the man, an
: from his voice Jack and Janet lncl
lie was The Kindly Captain. The chill
drrn wcrr the two orphans.
, Olt Dt tn" hold of the ship stagenrc
a thin and shaking Old Gray Rat
After hin wobbcd the other rats of hi
=. gang, ali run TO skin and bones. Fol
lowing thrm. Kissing and rs pert a
q ever. was Black Snake.
: "Eck," ! am glal we have rcache
}. Egypt." painted Old Gray Rat. NOV
o We can escape 10 shUr" and get rest an
o tood T,at snake has CHASED us II
h across r"o o""an, giving US no time
sleep or "pr
] ,T",n ana Juncu lookcI at each othc
. in Wondcrm"ul. Where had the tin
t gore 10 when they had closed the
: ry'sr
= "Hgypr :" ga,pcd Iaupt. 1--WE hu'
|. rcarhrd HgypL.
II GLOW th"} meet the Hungry Crocodi
r will be- told Iomorrow.l