Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-07
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Like Robinson Crusoe
By DADDY
CHAPTER Nv
THE MONKEY FIREMEN

Doggy and Billy were glad to have
L ESCAPED from the hungry turtles on
which they had been riding so gaily:
So were the newly welded African girl
and the chocolate colored youth.
"Hurry. Hurry. Hurry to the big
fire." cried Folly Wishsr. Fire !!
Fire Fire." The goblin made so much
fuss. Peggy and Billy finally had to
notice him.
Where is the firc?" asked Billy.
Come and see - shouted Folly
Wisher. starting off on n run. Peggy
and Billy and the two African savages
ran after him. And now they noticed
that the tiny fairies were streaming the
same way on their dragon fly wings,
fiying fast and anxiously. Hurry
Hurry !" they seemed to say, although
being dumb they could not speak the
words.
And Others we're hurrying, too, the
monkeys and the birds chattering loudly
and excitedly. Hurry Hurry :!
they urged in monkey and bird talk.
III see smoke !" shouted Billy.
"I see flames !" cried Peggy.
They came out from among the trees
and then saw what was on fire. 1t was
the house of Harrison Crusoe, the cast I.
away missionary. The place was all
ablaze and burning to the ground. IL
had caught from Harrison Crusoe' 8
cooking fire which he had left smolder-
ing in his hurry to fee to the sailboat
which had carried him TO sea.
Call the fire department. shrieked
Peggy, who always liked to see the
engines dash to blaze.
'IHo. Ho. Ho. There isn't any
fire department on this deserted island, y
laughed Folly Wisher.
Then we will be fircmen ~ shouted
Billy. Everybody get pail and
carry water"
But when they looked for pals they
could find none-as might have been ex-
pected on n desert island. They did
find. however, lot of gourds in which
Harrison Crusoe evidently had carried
water from nearby brook. Peggy,
Billy, Folly Wisher and the two
African savagcs seized these gourds,
filed them at the brook, ran to the fire
and threw the water on the flames.
II wish we knew what to do!' cried
Peggy.
Billy's head. Watching him were
dozens and scores Of monkeys. If the
monkeys were only firemcn it would be
an easy matter to put out the fire. Why
not make fircmen out of them!
Billy had been told that monkeys
were quick to initiate things they saw
humans do. Perhaps he could get the
monkeys to initiate him and Peggy. and
the savagcs. Acting on that idea, Billy
formed line of his companions. Tc
this line he added monkeys until the
line stretched from the brook to the fire
and back again. He had other monkeys
fetch all the gourds they could find. The
African youth, standing at the brook
filed these gourds with water, ther
handed them to the monkeys. Tht
monkeys passed them along the linz
until they came to Billy and Peggy, who
threw the water on the fire.
The monkeys found it great fun to b.
| fircmen. They didn't want to stop ever
when the last spark had been drowned
| out.
Eve will let them water Harrison
Crusoe's garden" cried Peggy. And sc
| the monkeys went on passing the gourd'
until the garden had been given gooC
soaking.
And now, we will have to build {
new house." said Billy. 1T will no
do for us to be left without shelter OF
this desert island. | think storm il
coming"
SO they set about building a new
house, and how they did it will b.
told tomorrow.