Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-02
DREAMLAND
: ADVENTURES
The School on the leo
BY DADDY
CHAPTER Nv
Teacher Peggy
WHEN Peggy wished tnat she wer'
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NTHEN Peggy wished tnat she were
w teacher of the seal school, she didn't {
really mean It. She just meant that she
thought the kind Of school run by
Prof. Tusky Walrus was very queer.
But she had been taken at her word,
and here she was the teacher Of the
school. Prof. Tusky Walrus Topped
down from the cake Of Ice which he used
as n platform, and took his place in Hue
with the class Of seals.
Teach us! Teach us! barked the
seals.
Goodness me, what shall I teach
your" asked Peggy, climbing upon the
Ice platform.
'You said you would teach us some.
thing! barked the seals, while Prof.
Tusky Walrus Joined in with his big
below. Teach us Teach us!
Peggy. wrinkled up her brow trying 10
think of something to teach the seals.
In her confusion she couldn't think Of n
thing. And all the time the seals kept
up their barking Teach us Teach us
Peggy looked at Billy. He was scowling
and trying as hard as she was to think,
but his thoughts, like her own, had been
driven away b6y that chorus of Teach
Peggy turned to Folly Wisher, hop
ing he might help her.. The goblin was
just grinning, however-the kind Of n
grin they had come to look for when
they wished for something they didn't
really want.
Suddenly Billy's face lighted up, and
he raised his hand,
Teacher Teacher Isn't it recess
time?" Peggy grabbed that idea quickly.
Having recess would be n way out Of her
&C. ka v,la ri in0 uka
would try to think Of something to teach
them. -
"Yes, we will have recess now" said
Peggy. "You may go out to play"
But not n seal stirred. Every one sat
still and stared at her.
"You are dismissed for recess" re-
peated Peggy, thinking they had not
understood her. "Why don't you 10
out and play?"
1--WE are out" barked a seal.
"And we can't have any recess be-
cause teacher was late for school. We
have to stay in and watch teacher get
punished.
Then Peggy remembered how Prof.
Tusky Walrus had been tardy, and had
said that he must stay In at recess rs
a punishment. She had taken the place
of Prof. Walrus as teacher, and so, of
course, she felt she must take his pun
ishment, too. She didn't want the seals
to miss their recess, but she couldn' t
drive them away. They wanted to watch
to see that teacher got punished prop
erly.
This being stared at so upset Peggy
she could scarcely think of the problem
she had before her--which was to find
something to teach the seals.
"Can't you tell me what seals are
supposed to know" she asked Billy.
'"They don't look as though they were
supposed to know anything" said Billy,
running his eyes over the staring seals.
"If they were circus seals you might
teach them to do tricks.
That's it," cried Peggy. "I'll teach
them to do tricks so they can become
circus SEALS" She turned eagerly to
Prof. Tusky Walrus, who was frowninG
darkly at her. will you ring the school
bell. please. Recess Is over
Thump Thump! Thump! Prof. Wal
rus beat with his fappers until the ice
thrummed loudly. The seals dashed
wildly about, but ended up in their usual
line.
"Teach us Teach us I" they barked.
Peggy was ready for them now.
First class in circus tricks" she
cried.
The seals looked at her in astonsh- =