Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-12
CHAPTER I
Bubby BuIly's Work

Bubby Bully's Work
DOLBY BOUNCER had black eye.
- Jack and Janet found the rubber
ball hiding in the grass. One side
Of his usually jolly face grinned as
cheerfully as ever. The other side
the black EYE. side--wore n dark frown.
Janet saw the grinning side first.
Hello, Bobby Bouncer!' she cried
"You seem very glad today"
But Jack saw the frowning side Of
Bobby Bouncer's face first.
"Hello, Bobby Bouncer!'i said Jack.
"You seem very sad today
Bobby Bouncer grinned at Janet from
the grinning side of his face, and he
frowned at Jack from the frownng side
Of his face. He answered Jack first,
growing out of the frowning side OF
his mouth.
Eyes, ! am sad" he replied. "And
/ am mad. too. Wouldn't you be sad
and mad If you had a black eye?' Be
fore Jack could say anything Bobby
Bouncer chIckled at Janet from the
grinning side of bis face. Eyes, I am
glad" he said. II am glad because
that bad boy. Bubby Bully, gave me
only one black eye instead. of two"
Have yor been fighting with Bubby
Bully?" asked Janet.
NO." replied Bobby Bouncer, and
this time he spoke to Janet from the
frownins side Of his face. How could
rubber ball fight with a great big
boy?" Then the grinning side Of Bobby
Bouncer's face began to chuckle ant
the good eye winked at Jack. But you
should have seen how funny Bubb,
Bally looked when / boupded back a,
him and gave him black eye, too.
Then you were fighting,' said Janet
severely.
mo" denied Bobby Bouncer, will
the frowning side of his face. II wa
sleeping quietly on the lawn wher
Bubby Bully came along and pickcC
| on me. He threw me on the sidewalk
he threw me against the house, he threw
me at n telephone pole and finally threw
me into a dirty mud hole to drown
| That is what gave me this black eye. >
The grinning side of Bobby Bouncer
face began to chuckle. "But meaI
Bubby Bully didn't know there was
stone in that mud hole. The ston
threw me back into Bubby Bullys eye
| That's how | blackened il !"
"Bubby BT'ly is always doing meal
tricks said Janet Indignantly. "H
threw Angeline, my baby DOLL into tn
creek and spoiled all her prett.
clothes"
"And he set my sailboat sailing ou
into the big lake so it would hav
gone far far away and been lost witt
all its sailors If Pat, the fisherman
hadn't brought it back" said Jack.
He smashes every toy he gets hi
hands on, and he would have smashe,
me if hadn't bounded out of sight il
the grass declared Bobby Bouncer
~ am going to tell Judge Sense abou
| him
Away went Bobby Bouncer, bound
ing, tumbling. rolling, but being YER
careful Of his black eye.
'"Who is Judge Sense?" cried Jac
and Janet, running after Bobb
Bouncer.
Come and see :" replied Bobb
Bouncer, rolling up to the stone wa
that guarded the Mysterious Garden
! and bounding three times against il
At the third bound, secret door opene
and Bobby rolled into the garden.
| Jack and Janet had in their pocket
little magic cookies given them by Mr.
Pieman. They nibbled on these cookie
and in an instant they were sma
enough to follow Bobby Bouncer int
the garden-which they did.
In the next chapter they meet Judg
Sense, who plans to trap Bubby Bully