Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-13
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The S,camp Pirates
by DADDY
CHAPTER III
An Jnwise Sleep

An tnwise sleep
Doggy and Billy shut the door OF
the wlgwnm just as tight as they
could. They feared the tiny swamr
pirates might seek to follow them in
side.
And the pirates did try. Folly
Wisher, the goblin, and the African
girl and youth had to fight them back
with fly swattcrs while Peggy and Billy
stuffed branches and leaves into the
doorway.
At last Peggy and Billy had the
doorway stuffed as full rs 1t could pos
sibly be stuffed There wasn't room
for pirate to squeeze his way through
"Now we are safe," said Billy.
"Safc but sore," walled Folly Wish
or, whose nose had swollen to twice Its
usual size. That was because of the
bump raised on il by the poison In the
nccdlclike sword of Needle Nose, the
pirate chief. who had stabbed him. u
! am sorry We ever came to this awful
Twinkling Isle. told you that you
would find things here to make you
frown.'
YES" giggled Peggy, land you
said we would find things to make us
smile. l am smiling ut your funny
nose
"Wcll. go on smiling then" said
Folly Wisher. 'There is nothing else
to do now that we are prisoners of the
swamp pirates. You can smile, smile,
smile, but as for me l am going to
sleep. sleep, sleep"
Saying that. Folly Wisher turned
over on his side and closed his eyes.
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That seemed very sensible thing to
do. Indeed. there was nothing else ia
do in the wgwnm except to- sit and
talk. and Peggy and Billy were too tired
for that.
Outside the swamp pirates were
buzzing about trying tn get In. Peggy
and Billy knew it would not be safe to
leave the shelter of the wigwam until
the pirates few away. They didn't
want to be stabbed again by those sharp
nccdelike swords.
perhaps the swamp pirates will get
tired after while Of hanging around
here" said Billy. 1--WE will take n
nap, and when we wake up maybe they
will be gone
Peggy closed her eyes and in an In
stant she was asleep. That showed how
tired she was. And Billy went to sleep
just ns quickly and 20 did the African
snvngps. Flower of the Forest and
Youth of the Lion Heart.
In going to sleep Eilly. as the leader
of the party, had forgotten very i'm
portant thing. That was that good
soldiers always leave one Of their num-
bcr on guard while the others sleep.
Billy. feeling that they were prisoners
and that the swamp pirates couldn't get
Mt them. never thought of having guard
on watch.
So while they slept, Needle Nose. the
cunning chief Of the swamp pirates,
sought ways to get into the wigwnm.
And Needle Nose found what he sought,
little spaces between the leaves. Clos
ing his wings. Ncedle-Nose wriggled
through these spaces until he found
himself on the inside Of the wigwam.
After him wrigglcd other pirates until
the camp was alive with them.
On slept Peggy. Billy, Folly Wisher
and the African snvnges, never dream =
ing of danger. The swamp pirates
hung above them. swords ready for nc
tion. Needle Nose lowered over Billy.
then suddenly he snot down. sinking
his sword in Billy's neck. That was
the attack signal. On the instant other
swamp pirates dartcd upon Peggy, Folly
Wishcr and the African savagcs, stab
ing with all their might.
"Wow! Ouch Oh ~ yelled the sleep
crs, jumping up in hurry.
ooh. we will he eaten alive, ~
screamed Folly Wishcr. and so IT
seemed. for the swamp pirates were
swarming upon them with ready swords
"I wish we knew some way to fight
these pirates" cried Peggy. And at
that instant. in answer to her wish an
idea popped into I'illy's head. and what
1t was will be told tomorrow.