Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Bobby Bonncer
By DADDY
CHAPTER 7
Jack and Janet

TACK and Janet were playing catch
- with Jacks new rubber ball.
IL was jolly ball. with brightly
painted face and friendly grin from
ear to ear. Jack had named his ball
Bobby Bouncer, because that name
seemed Just to fit II.
Let us see how high Bobby Bouncer
can bounce" cried Jack. He threw
Bobby Bouncer down on the hard side
walk. Up bounced the ball almost To
the trees. Down it came lightly into
Janet's outstretchod hands.
Janet looked at the balls Jolly face,
and 1t seemed to her that Bobby Bounc .
er's painted grin was bit twisted
II wonder, y Bobby Bouncer likes
to be bounced" she said. Janet was
so kindhearted she didn't like to hurt
anything, not even a rubber ball.
'Of course Bobby Bouncer likes to
be bounced. answered Jack. That
Is what rubber balls are made for.
Bounce him back to me-"
Now as Janet caught Bobby Bouncer
she was sure the friendly grin was
twisted.
Poor Bobby Bounccr." she said in
pity. Then, instead Of bouncing the
ball back. she tossed il TO Jack, II
was only gentle toss. but even so the
ball bounded out of jacks hands and
pumped him smartly on the nose.
Ouch said Jack. and his smile
became as twisted as Bobby Bouncpr's 6
grin. Only now Bobby Bouncer's grin
wasn't twisted. It seemed to Janet TO
be filled with glce.
Just for that ! will give Bobby
l'ouncer big bounce" said Jack. Be
fore he bounced the ball he whirled his
arm around and around and cbantcd n
little rhyme:
Bobby Bouncer. bounce so high
lhat you Il bounce up to the sky 80
WIN that Jack flung Bobby Bouncpr
IoWn with all his might. Bobby
nouncer thudded on the walk and then
bounced up. up far above Jacks head.
right INTO the branches of a tree. And
there Bobby Bouncer caught in A crotch
between two branches and stuck, 1ts
Jolly face seemed to grin down Mt Jack
WIN special glec. just as If it were
making fun of him.
On, isn't that cute of Robbv
Bounccr to stay in the tree so YOU can +
bounce him. laughed Janet.
iii get Bobby Bouncor out Of TINT
IN jify, said Jack With that he
threw sticks and stones at the bail,
but he couldn't bring Bobby Bouncer
down. Neither could Jack climb the
tree; for the trunks was tall and thick.
Il know what I'll do-I'll cali PERKY
SSquirrel and have him throw Bobby
BounCer down to me"
SO Jack called to Perky Squirrel.
hnt Perky was having n game Of tag
high in the branches with his cousin
Fuzzy Tail, and paid no attention TO
Jacks calls.
"Well." said Jack, sitting down on
the grass, II guess the only thing 10
do is to wait until Perky Squirrel gets
through that game of tag. When he
comes down he will knock Bobby Bou1-
Ger, out of the tree, and we can play
ball again"
Janet sat down beside Jack. and they
watched Perky Squirrel and Fuzzy Tail
play tag. And as they watched the
squirrels, Bobby Bouncer seemed to
watch them. grinning more broadly
than ever.
Jack and Janet found It hard to
watch sitting up, so they lay on their
backs. Presently their eyes blinked
drowsily and before they knew It they
were snoozing.
Then something very strange hap
pened to them, something that made
Bobby Bounccrs grin broafer than
before. What it was will be told to-
morrow.