Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-07
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
ny DADDY
Whispering Tongue

The Fairy king gives Jack. and
Janet the JOB of bringing to a happy
ending the story of Rose Beauty and
Dick Daring, tcho haze been parted
bp Rose Bedufp's cruel uncle, Giant
cross Patch. They find Cross Patch
has been made cruel and ~ tempered
BY the eril whisperinos Of his spying
secretary. Whispering Tongue.
CHAPTER v
Jack Writes q Note
TACK and Janet now knew the secret
q Of the spell that had made Giant
Cross Patch ill.tempered and cruel In
stead Of loving and kind. whispering
Tongue. his spying secretary, was slyly
poisoning his mind with evil thoughts.
These evil thoughts made him feel sick
when he was we'll, turned him against
his friends and filed his heart with BIT
terness.
And as Jack and Janet saw the leers
Of whispering Tongue behind the
giants back, they knew why the spy
ing secretary was poisoning Cross
Patch's mind. He wanted to marry
Rose Beauty, the giants niece. and
to inherit the giants wealth.
I'VE must break the SPELL" said
Jack to Janet.
I'VE will whisper good thoughts into
the giants ear to drive out the evil
thoughts" suggested Janet. as whis-
pering Tongue left the room. But their
voices were only fairy voices. and far
too tiny for the giant to hear. He
saw them. however. and in bis bitter
ness he ragged at them, slapping at them
as though they were mosquitoes. In
deed he worked himself into such
fury that they fed 10 safety on the out
side of the window bars.
There they found the Fairy King and
Prince Flitter-Fiash and Cocky and
Merry Robin. and whole audience
Of birds and wasps looking at them as
though they were show.
MY, that giant is under an awful
SPELL" cried the Fairy King.
"Yes. and we have found what the
smell r," answered Jack. 1.-THE spell
is in the evil words of whispering Ton
que. We could break the spell If we
could talk to the giant, but our voices
are too tiny
why don't you write to him?'
asked Prince Filter Flash.
That seemed good idea. Paper and
pens were on table in the giants
study. But a second look at the paper
and pens showed Jack that he couldn't
use them. They were giant size and he
was Of fairy size. :,
what are you doing?' asked Reddy
woodpecker. Joining them. When Jack
saw Reddy Woodpecker a plan popped
into his head. "Get me a sheet of
paper" he said to Cocky Robin. "and
Reddy Woodpecker can write a note
for me-
Cocky Robin flew into the study and
brought out sheet Of paper.
Make a hole here" said Jack to
Reddy Woodpecker. Reddy drilled
sharp, clean hole. Then Jack pointed
to other places and Reddy bored more
holes. Soon the holes took the form
Of letters and the letters spelled this
message:
"Mr. Giant: Whispering Tongue is
making you sick and bad at heart BY
telling you evil fibs. Send him away.
Trust Rose Beauty and Dick Daring,
and all will be we'll with you
When this note was finished Cocky
Robin few into the room and dropped
It in front Of the giant. Cross Patch
picked 1t up and read it. He was much
astonished.
Can this be true?" he cried. At
that moment Whispering Tongue came
back and the giant thrust the note at
him. Explain that If you CAM he
demanded. Whispering Tongue looked
Mt the note and his dark face grew
pale. Then he saw a way to answer.
''Tb,s is q trick he said. his eyes
plitterine craftily. Rose Beauty and
Dick Daring are trying to fool you.
$50 they are, but their trick will
not work" roared the giant flying into
another rage. "I'll shut Rose Beauty
up in dark dungeon and IN have Dick
Daring beaten with whips !.
Jack and Janet were. dismayed at
that. Things seemed to be going from
bad TO worse. How could they prove
to the giant that Whispering Tongue
was feeding him with fa!sehoodsI
Buzz" said one OF the "asps.
"I'd like to sting, that chap. ~
how to fix whispering Tongue" he
soid, ''but you Wasps must help. me:
"Buz.z.z! We will.' said the
So Jack, with Reddy Woodpecker's
help, wrote another note.
"sfr. Giant: Watch Whispering
Tonsue! We Will make him jump every
time he tells fb."
This note Cocky Robin carried IN as
be had done the other: The giant
read the message, but when Whisper.
!ng Tongue tried to see 1t the giant
held it away from him. ~ :.
I'VE are going to learn the truth,
se,d the giant, and he gave Whisper
Ina Tongue look that made the dark
faced secretary shake in his shoes.
(How does Jack make whispering
Toneue Jump every time he nbs? The
next chapter will tell