New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

get some sleep.
AS soon as the soldiers had all gone home
Chee-Chee brought the Doctor and his animals
out of the hiding place and they set off for
the Land Of the Monkeys.
1t was long, long way, and they often
got very tired, especially Gub-Gub. But when
he cried they gave him milk out of the cocoa
nuts, which he was very fond of.
They always had plenty to eat and drink,
because Chee-Chee and Polynesia knew all the
different kinds Of fruits and vegetables that
grow in the jungle, and where to find them
like dates and figs and ground nuts and
ginger and yams. They used to make their
lemonade out Of the juice Of wild oranges,
sweetened with honey which they got from
the bees nests in hollow trees. No matter
what it was they asked for, Chee-Chee and
Polynesia always seemed TO be able to get it
for them or something like 1t. They even
got the Doctor some tobacco one day when
he had finished what he had brought with him
and wanted to smoke.
At night they slept in tents made of palm
leaves, on thick, soft beds of dried grass. And
after while they got used to walking such
lot and did not get so tired and enjoyed
the life of travel very much.
But they were always glad when the night
came and they stopped for their resting time
Then the Doctor used to make a little fire of
sticks. And after they had had their supper
they would sit around it in a ring, listening
to Polynesia singing songs about the sea or
to Chee-Chee telling stories Of the jungle.
And many Of the tales that Chee-Chee told
were very interesting. Because, although the
nEoy bod u
oefore Doctor Dolittle came to write them for
them, they remember everything that hap
pens by telling stories to their children And
Chee-Chee spoke of many things his grand
mother had told hinl-tales of long, long. long
ago, before Noah and the Flood--of the days
When men dressed in bearskins and lived in
holes IN the rock and ate their mutton raw
because they did not know what cooking WAS
having never seen q fire. And he told them
OF the Great Mammoths and Lizards. as long
as train, that wandered over the noun
tains in those times, nibbling from the tree
tops. And often they got so interested listen
ing that when he had finished they found their
f1re had gone right out and they had to gcurry
round to get more sticks and build new one.
Now, when the Kings army had gone back
and told the King that they couldn't find the
Doctor the King sent them out again and told
them they must stay in the jungle till thew
caught him. So all this time, while the Doctor
and his animals were going along toward the
Land OF the Monkeys, thinking themselves
quite safe, they were still being followed bv
the Kings men. If Chee-Chee had known this
he would most likely have hidden them again.
But he didn't know it.
one day Chee-Chee climbed up high rock
and looked out over the tree tops. And when
ne came down he said they were now quite
close to the Land Of the Monkeys, and would
soon be there.
And that same evening, sure enough thew
saw Chee-Chees cousin and LOT ~ o+ha,.
monkeys, who had not yet got sick. sittina IN
the trees by the edge of swamp, LOOKING and
waiting for them. And when thew saw tbe
famous Doctor really come, these n,onkevs
made tremendous noise, cheering and wav;no
leaves and swinging out Of the branches to
greet him.
They wanted to carry his bag and his trunk
and everything he had--and one of the b;osrar
ones even carried GubGub, who had got tired
again. Then two of them rushed on in front
70 eeii 1he SICK monkeys that the great Doctor
had come at last
ANo oAiS king i1icfi, VINO were still follOviuo
had heard the noise of the monkeys cheerine
and they at last knew where the Doctor was
and hastened on to watch him.
The big monkey carrying Gub-Gub was COM
ing along behind slowly and he saw the Can
tain OF the army sneaking through the trees.
So ne hurried after the Doctor and told him
to rum
Tisen they all ran harder than they had ever
run IN their lives. And the Kings men. com
ing after them. began to run, too and the Can
tain ran hardest of all.
Then the Doctor tripped over his medicine
bag and fell down in the mud, and the Captain
thought he would surely catch him this time
But the Captain had very long ears--thourh
his hair was very short. And as he spranp
forward to take hold of the Doctor one of his
ears caught fast in tree and the rest Of the
army had to stop and help him.
BY this time the doctor had picked himself
up and on they went again, running and run
nlnge And Chee-Chee shouted:
It's all right We haven't got far to go
now!'