Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-26
CHApTER v
Mr.. pieman


DANG! The secret door in the stone
- wall slammed behind Jack and
Janet. They were in the mysterious
garden.
"Ho! Ho! How laughed Bobby
Bouncer, being rubber ball with
them by fleeing through the door. "Ho
Ho! You got in here all right, but
how are you going to get outF'
''The way wo came in," answered
Jack. "Through the door,
"Ho. Ho! :" laughed Bobby Bouncer,
and he pointed at the wall. Bobby
Bouncer being rubber ball with
head and no body. had no hands to
point with, but he used his foot, which
did as we'll as a hand.
Jack and Janet looked where Bobby
Bouncer pointed. and they were aston &.
ished Mt what they saw--or rather, at
what they didn't see. The door had
vanished. There wasn't sign OF it
just the smooth, solid wall.
They didn't have any time to marvel
at this, however, for Bobby Bouncer
ing down q. narrow path. They chased
after him at once. They didn't want to
be left without a guide in the strange
garden. It was n very strange garden,
indeed, neat and trim, but with wind :
ing mixed up paths that made 1t q
bewiIdering maze. They could easily
get lost there.
Bobby Bouncer hurried along until ht
came to a tiny shop set among the
bushes. Over the door Of the shop was
a sign which read:
MIR. PIEMAN, PASTRY COOK
"Here We are and just in time,
cried Bobby Bouncer, rushing in al
tho door as n clock within began tC
strike i. Jack and Janet rushed atter
him. They were anxious to see lr'
pjcman, and. to tell the truth. they
hoped he would ask them to taste his
wares.
In the center Of the shop was en ODD
sight. There was Mr.. Pieman. dresseo
in a cooks s cap and white apron, sit
ting on the floor making mud pies "a
"Oh." whispered Jack to Janet, ne
How do YOU do said Mr.. Pie
man, not looking UP from his YORK
Aren't these beautiful piesF Aes,
Jack and Janet said politely they
thought these were beautiful mud pies
Would YOU like a piece of pie:' asked
lack and Janet looked in dismay al
the mud pies. "N-n,,no:. thank YOU
kind sir" stammered Jack at last. Ht
didn't want any mud pie. But Bobby
Bouncer gave a different answer.
eyes. Mr.. Pieman," said Bobby
Bouncer. "Td like one OF your won
derful lemon pies. -: -,
They are just DONE cried Mr.. Pc
man. "The clock struck this MIN :
ute" And Mr.. Pieman jumped TO MS
feet and opened the door of big over over
and pulled out dozen OF the nlceS'
pies Jack and Janet had ever seen. re
placed a fine lemon pie with a thick
apff in front of Bobby Bouncer.
yum, yum. This is the kind o!
ME for hollow rubber ball. sale
Bobby Bouncer. beginning to stun M tht
fluff into his grinning mouth. 1t Nils
me up. and isn't heavy.
~ am sorry your friends don't want
any pie" said Mr.. Pieman TO Bobby.
"Oh, but we do want some of these
nice pies" quickly spoke up Janet
we thought you meant mud pies when
YOU asked us before.
How si,lyE said Mr.. Picmar
GROSSLY. putting pumpkin pie in front
of Jack and coconut pie in front OF
Janet. Il make real pies when ! work
and mud pies when l play"
As Jack and Janet began to eat the
delicious pies. Mr.. Pieman stood back
to look at them. His eyes stood out in
surprise when he saw how roly-poly
Hi! hi. You'll have to be made
over" he laughed.