Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

ADVENTURES
Hot HOttcnfOfs
BY DADDY
CHAPTER VI
Saved BY SnecZeS


Doggy had given the African village
l. an exciting urs"tting with her sack
Of red pepper. Chief Mighty Spear and
his warriors and the women and chill
drcn. who had eaten the pcppcred stew
thought they were burning inside.
They danced as though they were belns
stung by swarm Of bees. And while
they danced they snccztN for the FUMES
Of the red pepper which had fallen INTO
the fire ticklcd their noses.
Billy, Peggy and Folly Wisher, the
goblin. covered their mouths and noses
with handkerchicfs so the rcd pepper
would not make them sneeze. linen
they swiftly climbed down from their
hiding places in the tree and dropped
among the dancing savages.
They were not afraid of the Savages
now. for the black men and women
were too busy dancing ana sneezing to
nav any attention to these strangers.
The three ran to tho Youth Of the Lion
Heart and quickly unbound him. Then
taking him and the captive girl. Flower
of the Forest. by the hands, they drew
them toward the gate in the village
wall.
The Youth Of the Lion Heart and
tho Flower Of the Forest had not tasted
the stew. SO they were not burning like
the Others. but the red pepper fumes
were ckling their noses. They snoczed
So hard they could scarcely wa TX. Billy.
Peggy and Folly WiShcr fairly had to
drag them along.
The dogs Of the village came bound
ing toward them. swapping and bark
ing. They were in danger of being bit
Ten and torn But Peggy reached into
her sack of rcd pepper and threw n
handful Of the ponner into the faces OF
the dogs. That finished the dogs in Il
iiffv, They stopped short and howlcd
and tried to dig the smarting pepper
ont of their mouths and eyes. And
while they we're doing this the children
and the goblin unlocked the gntes. drew
the chocolate youth and girl through,
and fed into the forest,
Peggy, looking back nt the dancing.
casping. Sneczing savHges, was sorry for
them, II wish they had sense enough
70 cool their insdes by drinking water
she said. .y,
than the entire vilageful Of savageS
rushed toward tn" river. lhere theE
fried 10 wash away the burning red
nenner and get rid of the snec2inS
fumes. Peggy was glad then for hav-
;ny made that wish. but she was sorry
n little later. ,
She was sorry because, ms they n'o
far away through the wilderness. try
inc To find II place wherc the cantivt
! GIRL and her brave sweetheart wouIc
/ ne safe rom Chi"t NJ ghty spear war
riors. they happened to look back. II
! Tho distance they could see hurrylns
| forms-forms that stopped every fe"
moments to throw back their heads ane
snceze. They were Chief Mighty SpeaI
and his savages. already on the trail.
"Oh, we shall he caught again.
sobbed Flower of the Forest, clingin'
to Youth of the Lion Heart. -,
"Not while the red pepper hold
out" cried Billy. He picked up woo'
and built a fire. As soon as it wa
hinzinc he and Peggy threw handful
Of red pepper into it. The peppe
fumes foatcd back through the foros
to meet the chasing Savagcs.
Peggy. Billy and the others ned on
ward, bur soon there came to their ear
chorus of explosions. "A chew
chew! A-chew" 1t was Might
Smear and his warriors, sneezinG
sncezing, sneezing so hard they couldn
The children laughed, but their lauG
soon stopped short. They had com
ont on the banks of broad river The
couldnt I cross it. They we're sur" to b
caught by the savages as soon as tn
sayaees got through sneezing,
oh. I wish we had boat, erie
1 Peggy. ;,,o, . u,;d
ing around a bend of the r.v"r,,
, dr;fted gently to the shore beside theW
I and they quickly stepped aboard; Tn
saibopt turned to the wind and spe
: swiftly ont into the river.
As it did so, its passengers heard
stronpp farewell chorus. A chew
A.chew. A-chew Mighty Spear an
his warriors were on the bank wnvin
their fists. and between waves the
sncezed. But Peggy. Billy. Foil
Wishpr, the chocolate youth and I'll
cantiCp maid only laughed.
Wha, happened on their voyage
the pretty sailboat will be told tn
coming week.