Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-02
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
TDinking Isle
BY DADDY
CHAPTER VI

Robinson CrusOe's Great. Grandson
DOGGY and Billy ran fast toward the
- cabin where lived the only man on
II,wlinkIing, I,l Isle. After them hurried
foliy Wisher. the goblin. and the Al
liran maid and youth. The man was
sun oy the fire cooking his dinner when
they reached the cabin.
hello, MIR. Crusoe! We have come
TO rescue you ~ shouted Billy.
My stars and garters ~ exclaimed
,. .ne man. "Who are you and how did
you know my name? ?"
we are children who came in q
Wish sailboat," replied Peggy. "And
we we know your name because we read
al aqout you in story book"
MY stars and garters, there hasn' I
. Deen any book written about me-" said
.ae man. rubbing one hand on his suit
shake hands with Peggy and Billv
Billy. 'u'oe' asked
,,,, TO be sure I am Mr.. Crusoe," re.
Are you Robinson Crusoe ~. asked
take. o' 'o"e niio
No; l am not Robinson Crusoe." re :
piled the man. Il am Harrison Cru- =
soc, ut your service. Robinson Crusoe
was was my, great great great great grand
oh" gasped Peggy and Billy in
one disappointed breath. "Then you
are not a castaway, and you don t
need to be rescued"
10 be sure l need to be rescued, ,"
ueclared the man, pouring his stew into
Dowl and beginning to eat hungrily,
WltnOl1t nt1nrinu -. "
nave heen waiting six years to be res
cued. and if you have come to rescue
me, you can do 1t just as soon as |
have finished my SUPPER
he went on and ate all his stew,
and not until he had taken the last
mite did he remember his manners.
, My stars and garters," he cried.
II forgot to invite you to Join me at
dinner. 1t has been so long since |
mad any one to dine with me l never
thought about it"
Thank you, we have just had n
lovely feast of fruit" said Peggy, and
Harrison Crusoe looked much relieved.
II am a missionary" he explained.
Il come to this island to convert the
savages. but after l had landed and
the ship had sailed away. I found there
were no savages. There was no one
except the fairies and the monkeys and
the birds and my goats. I couldn't
convert the monkeys. because they
snever would stay still long enough to
be converted. AS for the goats, they
were too stupid, but l must say they
gave me milk that was as sweet as
the milk of human Kindness -
1--WE wish we could live on a deserted
island" cried Peggy and Billy.
You get lonesome !" replied Har-
rison Crusoe. ut is no fun living alone
with a flock of teasing dumb fairies
Let us hurry to your boat, l want
to be rescued as quickly as possible. +"
But Peggy and Billy were not anxious
to leave Twinkling Isle so quickly. As
for the African maid and youth they
said they wanted to be married and
live there.
How will you get married?" asked
"I'll fix that" said Harrison Crusoe,
and when they got to the shore Of
the bay, be married Flower of the
Forest to Youth of the Lion Heart,
thus making them very happy.
The birds furnished music for the
wedding, the monkey walters brought
a feast of fruit, the tiny fairies danced
in the air. and Peggy, Billy and the
bridal couple danced on the beach. 1t
was very merry wedding party.
Peggy and Billy danced until q
chuckle from Folly Wisher caused them
to look out into the bay. There was
the sailboat speeding toward the open
sea. On the deck was Harrison Crusoe
waving farewell.
THANK you for rescuing me. Thank
you for rescuing me, my dear friends"
he shouted.
Come back! Come back! Don't
leave us here!" cried Peggy and Billy.
But the wind carried their voices
away. Harrison Crusoe never heard
them, and the sailboat sailed through
the breakers and soon sped out of sight
over the edge of the ocean.
And so Peggy and Billy got their
wish that they might live on the de
serted island. The adventures they
had on the island will be told this
ncminO week