Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The Invisible Sailors
by DADDY
CHAPTER I
The Wish Boat

The Wish Boat
Doggy, Billy and Folly Wisher, the
L goblin, gazed in wonder at the pretty
sailboat which had come at Peggy, 8
wish to save them from the black Airi-
can savages. As for Flower of the
Forest, the girl captive, and Youth o,
the Lion Heart, her chocolate. colored
lover, they were amazed at the way
they had been saved from Chief Mighty
Spear.
The sailboat, after picking up the
children, the goblin. the girl and the
youth, headed out into the broad river.
Behind arose funny farewell chorus;
"a chew A-chew chew 4! A-chew
1t was the savages sneezing over the
red pepper Peggy had thrown into the
fire built by Billy. Peggy still had a a
lot of red pepper left in her sack, put
now it appeared she would not have to
use II. for the sailboat was carrying
them swiftly from the sneezing saw
ages.
Between sneezes the savages shouted
with rage as they saw the sailboat bear
ing away the girl and her chocolate :
colored lover. Some Of them threw thelr
spears at the boat, only to lose the
spears in the water. Others shot darts,
but these also dropped harmlcssly INTO
the river without reaching the p2at;;
The pretty craft sped on swiftly and
soon left the savages out If sight.
Peggy and Billy quickly noticed one one
very queer thing about the boat-lt
seemed to be sailing itself. No sailors
we're in sight to steer 1t nor to trim
the sails. And yet the boat swept
around the broad bends so skillfully and
held to its course so truly they knew
it couldn't be just drifting along.
Suddenly what looked like black
rock rose out Of the river ahead. As
they gazed at this rock 1t opened up,
and they saw it had great red mouth
with huge teeth. %, >,
"Jimmety. What's thatT' yelled
Billy.
Folly wishcr laughed. That is a
river horse" he answered. But Peggy
remembered having seen Il mouth like
that before. ;,
"Why. it is a hippopotamus,' she
cried, stumbling a bit over the Dig
word. :.
ITO be sure it is. Hippopotamus is
lust the Greek way of saying river
horse" laughed Folly Wisher. =,
They were headed straight for the
hippopotamus. The pretty sailboa'
might be wrecked by crashing into IT,
Billy saw the danger ana leapeu Ior Wv
tiller to steer the sailboat away, As
Billy laid his hand on, the tiller
strange thing happened-.-he was pusheo
backward and sent tumbling head over
heels. At the same time the tiller moved
sharply, and the boat slid safely py the
huge river horse.
Billy was vexcd as he picked himself
up. "Who pushed me?" he demanded
Folly Wisher laughed. -,
"The steersman pushed you," he said
Don't you know better than to toucf
the tiller of boat when sailor Is
in charge of it? That is as bad a.
grabbing the wheel on an automooil'
when some one else is steering.
"I didn't see any steersman' de
clared Billy, going back to the tiller
This boat is steering itself" Agar
Billy laid his hand on the tiller, ant
again he was given a push that sem
him tumbling on the deck.
"Ho, no, ho! Didn't ! tell 20,
to keep away from that tiller?' laughed
Folly Wisher. ''The invisible sailors
who are sailing this boat don't like te
have persons bother them
Billy and Peggy were astonished e
hear Folly Wisher speak of invisible
"Oh, I'd like to see the invisible
Sailors" cried Peggy.