Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-22
CHAPTER w
The Invisible Paint

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| JACK and Janet were scared. They
- sbivered and shook as they hid In the
shrubbery where they had fed after
being chased from the house by Baby
Cutie's father.
Baby Cutie's father was cross because
be had been kept awake for hours in
the middle Of the night by BABY Gu.
ties yells. He and Cutie's mother had
tried every way to stop the yells, but
couldn't even find what was causing
them. No wonder he wanted to spank
some one, and when he found two chill :
dren in the house like burglars, 1t
seemed a good chance to spank and
spank until he spanked his own cross
ness out of himself. He surely would
have given Jack and Janet thrashing
II Bobby Bouncer, the rubber ball,
hadn't stopped him by causing him to
tumble on the floor.
Jack and Janet were afraid to stay
near the house, and they were afraid
to run away. BABY Cutie's father
might see them and run after them.
SO they just lay quiet and shivered, and
the lying quiet was the best thing they
could have done.
Soon they heard Doctor Fun calling
them.
Jack and Janet!" he cried. Jack
and Janet. I need your help"
Jack and Janet crept part way from
back should Baby Cutie's father ap-
pear. Doctor Fun stood on the porch
in his nightcap and striped pajamas.
"You oor kiddies" said Doctor Fun,
smiling at them. "It Is all my fault
,,o,, rot forU0t m n
you with invisible paint"
You poor kiddies," said Doctor Fun,
what is invisible paintp" asked
Janet.
He dived down into his black satchel
and brought out can Of paint and a
paint brush. when ] paint you with
invisible paint ordinary humans can
not see you"
Jack and Janet had never heard Of
invisible paint and were rather doubt
full about It. They were ready to try
it, however, and crept out upon the
porch. There Doctor Fun went over
them with the paint brush. The paint
itself looked like water, and Jack and
Janet couldn't see that II made any
difference to them.
Now no human can see you,' said
Doctor Fun, as he finished.
Jack and Janet were bit timid
about trying the powers of the paint. II
might keep Baby Cutie's father from
seeing them. and it might not. IL he
did see them. they were sure to get a
hard spanking.
Doctor Fun didn't give them time to
think about the matter. He picked up
his satchel and pushed them into the
house.
There was Baby Cutie's father sit
ting on the floor nursing his big toe,
which he had stubbed when Bobby
Bouncer trIpped him up. Nearby lay
Bobby Bounccr. squashed and dented
all out Of shape where Cutie's father
had stepped on him, but still wearing
jolly grin
! Jack and Janet got ready to run,
! for Cutic's father was glaring toward
| them as he nursed his sore big toe. But
! Cutie's father looked right through
them. He couldn't see them at all.
! They were hidden by the invisible paint.
That made Jack and Janet bolder,
J They came into the room. Janet ran
| TO Bobby Bouncer and rubbed the
dents out Of him, and in n moment he
was as round and as sound as ever.
"Iow -yow-yo walled Cutie, the
baby
| Come" said Doctor Fun. 1--WE
must get to work on this squalling
youngster.
| (The way in which Doctor Fun works
on Cutie, the baby, will be told to-
morrow.l