Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-08
CHAPTER Nv
Bold Knight and Black knight


TANET felt little thrills Of joy
- tickling her heart. She had been
made a princess by going through the
golden ring Mt the Toyville ball. and
here. Just as she wished, was bold
knight coming to WOO her.
Where was jack? That was one
of the secrets of the golden ring. Each
person passing through il could be made
what he wished to be, but could not
tell who he really was. All sorts OF
strange persons came hocking about
Janet and the night. Many looked like
the toys who had come to the ball, but
every one wns changed in some way.
As matter of fact they were the
toys, but their wishes had just mixed
them up. Thus the kewpie had wished
to be an Indian doll and the Indian
doll had wished to be n rag doll; the
jumping. lack had wished to be n china
pig bank, and the china pig bank. had
wished to be a horse.
The toy animals were no longer made
of wood, of iron, of tin, Of paper, or
of cloth. They were real meat animals,
though as small as the toy animals had
been. The lions growled and looked
fierce. The Teddy bears shifted hum
grily about The wooden elephant
looked like circus elephant, while the
jointcd mule had been changed into a
handsome prancing horse.
The wooden elephant in his wish as
he had gone through the ring had de-
sired not only to be real meat ele-
phant. but also to be the elephant OF
princess So when he saw Princess
Janet he went straight to her and knel,
before her so she could step into the
rich hOwdah on his back. Janet felt
very grand as she seated herself there
The jointed mule in wishing to be 4
handsome prancing horse had also
wished to be the horse Of bold knight
so when he saw the knight coming &c
WOO the Princess Janet, he pranced ur
to him.
Take me for your war horse sait
the jointcd mule TO the knight.
Right gladly will l do that. sait
the bold knight, "and you shall battle
with me in many a. brave joust.'
The bold knight mounted his stee'
and side by side with Princess janet Or
the elephant they paraded out on thu
lawn just like circus.
There Pietro. the monkey. was still
making merry music. But Pietro wa
no longer little monkey. He was nov
a huge ape and his hand organ ha
become street piano which sounde,
as loud as n circus band.
The toy folks paraded to their hearts
&C ntent and they danced and the,
played games. 1t was a very jolly bal
and every one was happy.
All the time the bold knight kept clos
to Princess Janet, telling her stories
lruvc knights and gallant deeds.
"And l will do gallant deeds for you
fair princess" cried the bold knight
JIc dashed out in front of the Who'll
y party and beat upon his shield with hi
: spear.
Hear We ALL" shouted the boil
knight. Il proclaim Princess Jane
the most beautiful princess in all tn
world. If any one dares say nay.
, will meet him in combat with my spea
and sword"
, The knight glared about. but none @
the toys said him nay. Then from tn
shrubbery dashed another knight -
knight wearing armor Of deepest black
! md mounted on a horse as black O
the armor.
II say you nay" cried the blac
! knight to the bold knight. Il proclaim
a Princess Bella fairer far than Princes
$ Janet :,
The shrubbcry on the opposite sid
4 of the lawn was pulled back, and thcl
n on n throne sat a. charming princess.
/ (How the knights meet in combt
n and how it comes out will be told tC
8 morrow