Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
DREAMLAND -.
ADVENTURES
Tpinkiing Isle
BY DADDY
CHAPTER iii
Swinging High

prGGY and Billy looked doubtfully
ot the tiny fairies. SHOULD they
iolIom Woods of Twirk!!ns Isle? Perhaps
the Ocr mr'I lnrked there. They would be
uah afos II thcy hurried back to the sail
hoat nj anchor in the bay,
pOd Flower of the Forest, the African
Id ond Youth of the LION Heart,
ha n.o'' chocolate colorcd savage, answered
ho . oncstion for them. The youth ana
M M.he maid followed the bcckoning mid
.n, uo,s They were glad to be off the
rsomp sea. and to feel the solid land
iears"'hh iearo.h thoir feet Folly Wisher,
scStmcIIing as usual. hopped along after
the savages. r,r , hooL
rLor d;dn't want to take any chances
ln'; his strange island. The fairies,
S,tting like dragon flies, danced about
.bcir heads. and ticklcd their cars. Inc
,;,tIe creatures looked so friendly win
,bsir omen smiles and Jolly laughter.
,bot % presently Billy aud pGggy ret
.sbomcd of their doubts. Ihey t0ok
oorb other by the hand and ran a1tcr
Tolly Wisher. That pleased the fair-
los. who danced along in the air us
ioyo,lsly as sunbcams. s...,.
Tho WOOUS InEOUbn W NV u Wv ''''
,od them wasn't real woods at al.
Mu \. r.na inst like n grove in park,
.;,b n Garnet of soft grass spread be-
w.oth the shady trees. From the
hronchcs hung the swings on when
hcv had seen the monkeys swaylng.
TbS monkeys were now out Of sig ht, but
tho swings were still swaying. looking
saw temrting to Peggy and Billy.
'N,!I urisb we could have swing,
cried Peggy . 80 hor
month then they heard swish behind
,hom BEFORE they could jump ASIDE or
sven glance around heavy vine came
sweening down from where monkeys
had held it. The vine caught leggy.
and Billy on the legs, carrying them OIL
tbeir feet. They would have gone tim""
hing backward if they had not seized
Tho vines with their hands. They saved
themselves from a bump and found
themselves swinging as they had seen
the monkeys swinging. Up among the
leaves they swung, and then back
again. And as they paused on. the
bsckword ,v swing some one pushed them,
sending them swinging higher than be-
fore.
They thought the pushcr might he
Folly Wisher or the maid or youth. bur
Folly Wishcr and the savagcs were
ahead Of them looking back with sur
prised eyes.
Another push. and UP they went until
they thrilled all over. Back again, and
they got another mighty boost as if from
a giants hand. Now Peggy and Billy
glanced behind them and they saw what
was pushing them. 1t was string of
monkeys.
The monkeys were hanging from
tall tree. One strong monkey was cling
Ing TO limb Of the tree, and the others
formed a chain below him. clasping each
other with arms, legs and tails. The
monkey at the bottom was pushing the
children, giving them a strong shove
every time they came to the top of their
swing.
1t was thrilling at first. Then it be-
gan to be scary. The swing went SO
high it seemed they would swing right
over the top of the tree in loop the
loop. -,
"Stop Stop" cried Peggy and Billy,
but the monkeys thought they wanted to
be pushed harder and gave them
stronger shcves.
"Oh. I wish We were out of here !"
cried Peggy. And she got her wish with
a bump. The swing hit one Of the top
branches of the tree, knocking Peggy
and Billy out. Down they tumbled,
head first.
"Oh. wish some one would catch
u.s." thought Peggy to herself. And
she cot that wish, too. The string Of
monkeys caught her as she flew through
the air-caught her just as one aero.
bat catches another in the circus. She
swung by her hands down and up and
back again, and then was dropped
lightly to the ground.
Above her swung Billy, who had been
caught by another string of monkeys.
Billy was dropped as she had been. but
he was dropped turning somersaults,
and down he came on his feet.
The tiny fairies buzzcd around them,
smiling and laughing more than ever.
The fairies were still beckOning to them
and so, waving farewell to the mon
keys who had saved them. they ran on
after the fairies. Where the fairies led
them will be told tomorrow.