New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

treatment. swallow brings from Africa the
news OF terrible illness among the monkeys
there. They have heard of DR.. Dolittle and
beg him to come to them, which he does, in
company with several Of his pets. The doc
tors ship is wrecked on the African coast.
s-m-a HEN the Doctor missed his high hat, for
it had been blown into the sea during
the storm. So Dab-Dab went out to
look for it. And presently she saw
it floating on the water like toy boat
When she flew down to get it she found
one of the white mice, very frightened, sitting
inside it.
What are you doing here7" asked the duck
"You were told to stay behind in Puddleby"
II didn't want to be left behind" said the
mouse 81 wanted to see what Africa was
like. have relatives there. So hid in the
baggage and was brought on to the ship with
the hardtack. When the ship sank was terri
bly, frightened, because cannot swim far. /
swain as long as I could, but soon got all ex-
hausted and thought was going to sink And
then, just at that moment the old mans hat
came floating by and i got into 1t, because
did not want to be drowned
So the duck took up the hat with the mouse
in it and brought it to the Doctor on the shore
And they all gathered around to have a look.
"Thats what you call stowaway,'" T" said
the parrot
Presently, when they were looking for
place in the trunk where the white mouse
could travel comfortably, the monkey, Chez
Chez, suddenly said:
Ssh! hear footsteps in the jungle!'
They all stopped talking and listened And
soon black man came down out of the woods
and asked them what they were doing there
"My mama ia Tnhp nol;t+1a H N .,:l
the Doctor. 'I have been asked to come to
Africa to cure the monkeys who are sick"
"You must all come before the King" said
the black man.
What King?" asked the Doctor who didn't
want to waste any time.
"The King Of the Jolliginki," the man an
swered. "All these lands belong to him, and all
strangers must be brought before him. Fol
low me-"
So they gathered up their baggage and went
Off, following the man through the jungle.
When they had gone little way through
the thick forest they came to wide, clear space
and they saw the Kings palace, which was
made of mud.
This was where the King lived, with his
Queen, Ermintrude, and their son, Prince
Bumpo. The Prince was away fishing for sal
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were sitting under an umbrella before the pal
ace door. And Queen Ermintrude was asleep.
When the Doctor had come up to the palace
the King asked him his business, and the Doc
tor told him why he had come to Africa.
'You may not travel through my land"
said the King "Many years ago white man
came to these shores and was very kind to
him. But after he had dug holes in the ground
to fhn c0lH 1YiI1ad oil %I,a alc
TO get their ivory tusks he went away secretly
in his ship without so much as saying Thank
YOU Never again shall white man travel
through the lands of Jolliginki"
Then the King turned to some of the black
men who were standing near and said: "Take
away this medicine man, with all his animals.
and lock them up in my strongest prison"
So six of the black men led the Doctor and
all his pets away and shut them up in stone
dungeon. The dungeon had only one little win
dow. high up in the wall, with bars in it, and
the door was strong and thick.
The Doctor tried his hardest (and he was
strong man) to pry off the hinges of the door,
but he could make no impression on them.
Then he turned to the window, and scram-
bling UP the wall he worked at the bars for
half an hour to see if he could get them loose
But they We're firmly cemented into the stone
sill and could not be budged.
Then, seeing no hope of ever getting out Of
the prison, they all grew very sad and Cub
Cub, the pig, began to cry. But Chee-Chea
said he would spank him if he didn't stop that
horrible noise and he kept quiet.
Are we all here?" asked the Doctor.
Yes, think So" said the duck and started
to count them.
Where's Polynesia?" asked the crocodile.
She isn't here
Are you sure?" said the Doctor. aLook
again. Poynesial Polynesia! Where are
your"
u suppose she escaped" gru,nbled the croc-
odile Well, that's just like her r!-sneaked off
INTO the jungle as soon as her friends got into
trouble
I'm not that kind Of a bird" said the par
rot climbing out of the pocket in the tail Of
the Doctors coat. "You see, TIM small enonoh
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