Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-27
DREANLAND '.
ADVENTURES
IN the Dark Night
BY DADDY

In this peck's adventure Jack and
Janet learn that strange and funny
things happen in the darkness OF the
night chile most persons are sound
asleep.
Judge Owl Sees Things
nARK night hung over the forest.
1.-The birds were asleep and 30 were
Jack and Janet.
Suddenly from the woods came cry
dismal, mournful. scary
.'Whoo! Too. whoo! Too -whoo ~
Jack tumblel out of bed and STUN.
bled half awake to the window. All he
could see at first was the blinking and
the twinkling Of thousands of tiny
lights---the stars In the night sky.
Soon, however. he made out a figure In
whiY. It was Janet. standing in the
Jack" whispered Janet. "Did
you hear that cry from the woods?"
Yes. Jack whispered back. 'What
II don't know" said Janet. ""It
woke me UP and l heard only part
Of It,"
The cry rang out again. this time so
close Jack and Janet jumped in alarm.
.'Whoo! Too. whoo! Too. whoo!"
why" stammcrcd Jack. so startled
ori Gs scarcely e. could speak 1T is Judge
A dark form fitted between Jack and
Janet and the stars and perched on the
top Of a birdhouse In the yard.
hooteI the he Judge. G What other bird
is brave enough to fly about at nisht?"
Janet had been n bit scared and so
was vexcd at Judge Owl.
why do you hoot 80 dismally?'
she said to him. 'iou are as mourn.
full as a boy who has been sent to bed
without his supper
"Whoo! Too. whoo! Too. whoo!
You would be mournful. too, IL you
knew as many secrets Of the night as
I do" .hooted Judge Owl in reply.
"What kind Of secrets?" asked Jack.
Secrets sad and secrets glad and
once in while n secret bad" answered
Judge Owl promptly.
I'D like to see the things you do
said Janet. eager for adventure.
'"Then wrap yourself in n blanket
ponies fleet" hooted Judge. Owl.
coaxed to do that. They wrapped
themselves In blankets and sheets and
ran to the stables. There they saddled
and bridled Trixie and Topsy, the
ponies: .,.u w Co.,, ,,,u ,u,u t., 49,,
dnrk?' whispered Janet. as Jack helped
her on Topsy's back.
Leave that to u.s." ncighed Trixic
Ponies can find their way In the
dark
And thnt proved true. for as Judge
the ponies followed swiftly on the for
est trail.
"Whoo! Too. .whoo! First a Sc.
cret sad III show to you," hootcd
Judge Owl.
He led them far away until they
: came to a cabin from which shonc a
beam Of light.
81 .ook ins at the. window" hisscd
Judge Owl. "Thcrr is the secret sad. "
Jack and Janet rode to the window
and looked within. True enough there
bed. Nearby in n crib slept two little
children with tear stained checks. A,
n cupboard in the corner stood sweet =
faced woman searching the shelves.
The woman shook her head in
no moro food she sobbcd. "Not
even II cold potato nor "rumb OF
broad. What will my hungry little
ones do for breakfast in the morning
How shall ] Keep my poor sick huS
band alive? Oh. IL grandfather's hear,
would soften 80 he would give us somc
of his gold. we all could become wei
and happy"
And the woman buried her face In
her hands and wept.
Come. whisrcr"d Judge Owl to Iarh
and Janet. Come and I will show
you n secret bad"
Jack and Janet wanted to stay tc
help the poor woman and her hungry
children and her sick husband, but the,
went with Judge Owl. Perhaps h,
: knew best what 70 do.
Tomorrow will be told how the,
; learn two secrets bad. instead Of one
as they had eXpected.)