Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-25
CHAPTER "
The Door In tho Wall

iHe DOOr IN tno wall
DOLBY BOUNCER had the funniest
- way of running Jack and Janet
ever had seen. Being rubber ball,
Bobby Bouncer was nearly all head.
Indeed he didn't have any body at all.
On one side he had a painted face with
jolly grin, and on the other side was
neatly painted hair. Beneath Bobby
Bouncer's head and growing out where
his neck ought to be were pair Of
spry legs. in running, Bobby Bouncer
gave hop with these legs, and came
down on his nose or the back Of his
head or one Of his ears. Then he
bounced along two or three bounds be-
fore landing on his spry legs again.
Another hop and then more bounds.
That Is the way Bobby Bouncer ran
somersaulting along and 1t seemed a
very good way, for he went much
faster than Jack or Janet.
Run as ] do. and perhaps you eau
catch me- laughed Bobby Bouncer,
looking back at them in the midst Of
somersault.
Jack and Janet were even more roly-
poly now than Bobby Bouncer him
self. So II seemed they might go
bounding along as easily and as gayly
os he did. Jack tried it. He jumped
as high as he could and came down on
his roly poly stomach. Woof. What
bump he got. He didn't bound up
bit like Bobby Bouncer, who was made
OF rubber and filled with hair. Instead
he came down solid like boy made Of
meat, and he got a whack that knocked
the breath out of him.
''Ho! Ho! Ho! That's a good joke
on you" laughed Bobby Bouncer, just
as if he knew all the time what would
happen to Jack.
"'Oh! OH" grunted Jack. climbing
to his feet and chasing after Bobby
BoGun,cer. "I'll fix you for making me
whack my stomach"
"'Ho! Ho! Ho. You will have to
wait until some other time" laughed
lobby Bounccr. MY engagement with
the Pastry Cook cant wait"
Bobby Bouncer hoped and bounded
along until he came to a high garden
wall. Jack had often seen that wall
when they were boy and girl size. but
they had never seen what was on the
other side of it. They had heard that
o funny old man lived there alone-a
funny old man who never came out
except at night. long after Jack and
Janet we're sound asleep.
bobby Bouncer hoped with his spry
legs and butted his head ker- plop
against the garden wall. II looked as
II he were trying to batter out his
of course. he didn't
have any brains in his hollow head,
which was filled only with hair.
Now we shall catch Bobby
Bouncer.' whispered Jack to Janet.
Again Bobby Bounc"r gave big hop.
and banged his head against the wall.
kcr- -plop.
Bobby Bouncer bounded back. and a
third time he plunged into the wall.
ker- -plop.
And at the third ker- -plop a peculiar
thing happenod-a little door swung
open in the solid stone wall, lack and
Janet never had seen that door before.
but there it was and Bobby Bouncer
was going through it.
Good by said Bobby BounCer.
turning around when he was half way
through. Perhaps I will sec YOU after
visit the Pastry Cook. and. perhaps.
l will like Toyville so we'll l will never
come back"
Bobby Bouncer chuckled and turned
TO hop through the gate. In another
instant he would be gone. But Jack
WASH { going to let him go If he could
help it. He gave leap. such as he.
had seen football players give, and he
tackled Bobby Bouncer by ono leg.
Bobby Bouncer hoped on the other leg
and dragged Jack through the gate
Janet caug ght Jack by his jacket and
was pull after him just as the gate
swung shut again.
'Jack and Janet find queer things on
the other side of the wall. rs will be
told tomorrow.