Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Folly Wisher
BY DADDY
CHAPTER Nv
The Eskimo Children

EWLlY WISHER clapped his hands.
The fat, round faced goblin who
had brought Peggy and Billy to the
North Pole seemed eager to grant
Peggy's wish that Eskimo children
might come to play with them.
And the instant Folly Wisher clap
ped his hands, the heads of six dogs
bobbed up over snow ridge. The dogs,
all barncssed together, came sprawling
over the ridge. dragging long. narrow
sledge. On this sledge were five Eskimo
children, three boys and two girls. all
clad in furs. And following the first
sledge was a second team of dogs and a
second sledge on which were two Eski-
mo boys and three Eskimo girls.
The dog teams dashed along at full
speed until they were almost upon
Peggy. Billy and Folly Wisher. Then
the leading dogs saw the children and
stopped short.
'Woof y barked the startled leading
dogs. The other, dogs tumbled over the
leading dogs, and in an instant the two
teams were all tangled up. The sledges
were tipped over and the ten Eskimo
boys and girls sprawled in the snow.
The dogs yelped and the Eskimo boys
and girls grunted. All were In an ex-
cited mix-up.
The Eskimo boys and girls struggled
out of the snow, and when they saw
Peggy and Billy and Folly Wisher, the
goblin, they were astOnished.
And no wonder, for Peggy, Billy and
Folly Wisher were all wearing Polar
Bears fur. which has grown on them
as result of Peggy's wish. The Es-
kimo children had never before seen
such creatures.
Huh! What are they?" grunted an
Eskimo boy.
They are baby BEARS" answered a
second hoy. r., ...rr .... ,,..,.. .,
mo, we are not BEARS" said Billy.
We are boy and girl and a gob-
lin" '' .'.'. '.'-'' .. ~, .|.
The Eskimo children were more
amazed than before when they heard
Billy speak. ...'. 49,.
Huh! They are bears that speak
like men, grunted the first Eskimo
across his shoulder and fitted an ar
row to it. He let fly an arrow at Billy.
and If Billy hadn't lodged he would
have been stung by the arrows sharp
barb. The Eskimo reached for Sec
ond arrow. but before he could get it..
Billy hurled an icy SNOWFALL straight
at the Eskimo's nose. The ball hit the
Eskimo and the Eskimo howled.
Folly Wisher made more snowballs.
which Billy threw fast and straight un-
til he drove the Eskimos into hiding
behind the snow ridges.
Meanwhile, the Eskimo dogs had
fought themselves free from their har-
ness. and the leaders came snarling and
swapping at Peggy and Billy. Snow
balls sent them scurrying to join the
Eskimos
1--WE are friends Billy cried to the
hiding Eskimo children. I'VE mean
you no harm"
''Yes, we are friends. We want to
play with you," said Peggy.
But the Eskimo children were still
afraid. They wouldn't come near to
play with Peggy and Billy, but instead
got on their sledges and raced around
in big circle.
Give us a ride" begged Peggy and
Billy, but the Eskimo children just
raced the more.
II wish we had dog team and a
sled cried Billy. Il wish we had
the fastest dog team in all this North
Pole country, so we could race these
surly Eskimos."
Billy got his wish. and that quickly
but it brought unexpected trouble, as
will be told tomorrow.