Show I CROCKEY JOY I ADVENTURES By UT nETlY BROWNE f S Copyright The Sugar Stick Orchard I bl big sister was making R RUTHS RUTH'S fudge The odor of it was tantalizing i ing to fo o Ruth although she knew it might not be ready to eat for tor hours yet I This set Ruth to thinking Should she ask big sister for the dish to scrape or or should she wait walt until the cand candy caudy was ready to be cut and served up UI In the delicious brown cubes which she knew so well eU Those were the queries which played tag with one another another an an- other through Ruths Ruth's mind Then all at nt once she thought of Crockey Town And she wondered If It there there were candy shops there and whether she could Induce her old friend the to buy some of or It for tor her I So So she took her kitten with the emerald e eyes es opened the plush plush- covered ered book ul and l away the two of ot them went Into the strange enchanted enchant enchant- ed world of Crockey Town No sooner had they crossed tb the drawbridge and entered Crockey Crocke Castl CasI Castle Cas Cas- tl tle I than who vho should show up but the kl kindly old himself Hello Helio Ruth How are you And you too how are you anyhow He Ho called to them in his hla cheerful way Im fine said Ruth And TIptop Tiptop Tiptop Tip top purr purred d Then Ruth added But my mouth Is la Just watering for tor some candy 1 I think I could eat pounds s of It Are there any stores In town where I c can n get some S Well Weil Ve l. l not exactly rep replied the old fellow Then his brow wrinkled up upi i In r a n thoughtful fr At that moM mo- mo M Cit l I Tie fought sight l of ot Ills his young nephew who was going limping down the other side of ot the street He waved waed to the youngster and ho presently presently pres pres- came abreast of them and ond he also was glad to see Ruth though he was Just a bit afraid of Ruth has asked about some candy the tho old fellow to his nephew Un ALL mis LII me LUI t been fixed We Ve dont don't want to take any chances of ot Ruth spraining her ankle the way you did I notice that you will But what has a springboard spring to todo todo do 10 with candy asked Ruth Do you OU expect me to do stunts like the circus people I really dont don't think that I can do a anything which will wili deserve desere even en one pink gum gumdrop No no no answered the and smiled at the thought This Isa Isa Is la laa a different kind of spring board than you ever eyer heard of before If It It has b been en fixed we can all aU have a good time this afternoon Nephew run along to the JumpIng off place and find ou out about this for us And you ou might step In at Mother Papyrus Papyrus' store and get a n paper bag while youre you're about It The bo boy went his way as though his life depended on It It Meanwhile Ruth Ruth and lurz and the talked over things together Ruth learned that the boys boy's name was Mer- Mer S alp although ough ever every one called him PV J tr- tr 4 L- L Th Men Merl erl and that he was nn named ed at after r ra ta pa a famous magician who lived In England England Eng Eng- land land hundreds of ot years ago Merl erl Isa la Is laa a pretty prett good name thought Ruth to herself I wonder why none of the boys I know Is called that S As Ruth Huth was pondering that thought who o should come hopping down the street again but Merl himself He lIe waved his hat at ot them and motioned for them to follow him This the they II I 1 Soon Soon- Men Merl led them to a n great wooded park which was sas all shut in with a tall stone wall all The Crockey Crockey- w joy Kiy told them that this was necessary sary salY or they would bo be having every child In In the the Kingdom of ot Crockey Crocke using using using us us- ing the spring board most of ot the time This Tills whetted Ruths Ruth's curiosity even een to toa toa ton a n sharper edge She could hardly wait to find lind out what the secret of ot the spring board might be I At lust last the they were Inside the wall wallI walland walland I and ready to Jump otto oft and the I e Joy were to spring first Then Ruth and Men Merl erl were to toll follow ow The I first tirl two ran and Jumped Instead of I falling down the they went straight up I and In a u moment vanished And here k do dOl you ou think they landed I I. I know you ou cant can't guess because they came or down down or or rather ruther up Into up-Into Into the time timeS time'S S 'S famous SamOUS orchard of Sugar Sugary The TheS S wh whole Jle place Wits was nothing but candy cundy There was as eer every flavor from wintergreen winter winter- I green t to peppermint anti and In between At At lust the odor of vanilla came to overpower all nil the tIme rest Ruth felt drowsy and the time saw how things were thing were with her Said he The I back board Is right over here Come Y You u and amid can cnn Jump allI all the way ay home from here One two I three And Ruth nuth landed back In the time rock rockI I J ng rig chair at nt home |