Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Desert Folks
BY DADDY
Riding the Storm Clouds
CHAPTER I

COLD blew the North Pole wind
~ cold. snowy, and strong.
It picked up Peggy. Billy and Folly
Wisher. the goblin, from the ice after
their escape from the whale and whirled
them high into the air.
where it is hot. hot. hot instead OF
cold. cold. cold - cried Peggy, repeat
ing the wish she had made before the
blizzard caught them up.
She and Billy and Folly Wisher
shivered in spite Of the Polar Bear fur
coats that had been wished on them.
Inc Arctic blast was so keen It went
right through the heavy fur.
Folly Wishcr chuckled. You shall
have your wish and that quickly" he
chartered. grabbing Polly by one hand
and Billy by the other.
"Whoo- -ee - roared the blizzard
tossing them higher than before.
Whoo- ee. and 1t raced toward the South
with the speed of an airplane.
They were in a smother Of snow thnt
shut out their view on all sides. but
now and then they caught n glimpse OF
leo fields below and patches Of open
water. The patches of water grew
more and more frequent. and at last to
their alarm they saw that they were
over the tossing open sea.
Don't be afraid" cried Billy to
Peggy. when he saw she was looking
anxiously at the angry waves. 1--WE
are going too fast to fall into the
ocean"
Soon, however. they noticed the air
was becoming warmer and the snow
fakes were growing softer.
The blizzard is melting" exclaimed
Billy.
1T is turning into hurricane. de.
clarcd Folly Wisher.
THE snow is changing to rain and
we will drop with it into the water, :"
od added ed, Psgs{ % .,; .oh; i.h wish we were
middle of it,"
No sooner had Peggy uttered this
wish than it was granted. They went
shooting up through the driving snow
and rain to the roof of the storm. This
storm roof was the upper side of a
huge black cloud. Here they sat down
on misty cloud bank and sailed along
as comfortably as though they were IN
a balloon. Their only trouble was tha,
the cloud bank kept changing its shape,
sometimes lifting them high, sometimes
dronping them sprawling
They couldn't see where they were
going. but they knew that the storm
was no longer blizzard, it was now n
fierce tempest sweeping ascross the
ocean. Thunder rolled beneath them.
Jarring them from theh seats and they
could see the binding lightning fash
ing down toward ships struggling
against waves and wind.
Warmer and warmer grew the air un-
IL it was so hot Peggy. Billy and Folly
lar Bear fur coats. Lighter and lighter
grew the storm cloud as the rain fell
out OF It. 1t was vanishing from be-
meath the children. They felt them
selves dropping, dropping. until sud-
denly. they were caught up again by
swirling storm Of another sort. Hard
pellets beat them in the face-they were
half smothered
us it another blizzard?" gasped
peggE,.. Have we reached the South
"No." chuckled Folly Wisher. 1--WE
are just halfway to the South Pole.
We are over a land that is hot, hot
hot, We are In sandstorm and below
Sure enough they were no longer
above the rolling waves Of the sen
They were being carried across rrcat
pillows of yellow sand.
on. my goodness, I am choking"
conghed Peggy. ~ wish this sand
storm would stop
At that they began 10 fall toward
the desert, where they got bump and
a surprise, which you will be told about
tomorrow