TROT'S INVISIBLE ADVENTURE
CHAPTER 22
All the Blueskins except a few soldiers had gone to bed and were
sound asleep. A blue gloom hung over the city, which was scarcely
relieved by a few bluish, wavering lights here and there, but Trot
knew the general direction in which the palace lay, and she decided
to go there first. She believed the Boolooroo would surely keep so
important a prisoner as Cap'n Bill locked up in his own palace.
Once or twice the little girl lost her way, for the streets were
very puzzling to one not accustomed to them, but finally she sighted
the great palace and went up to the entrance. There she found a
double guard posted. They were sitting on a bench outside the
doorway, and both stood up as she approached.
"We thought we heard footsteps," said one.
"So did we," replied the other, "yet there is no one in sight."
Trot then saw that the guards were the two patched men, Jimfred
Jonesjinks and Fredjim Jinksjones, who had been talking together
quite cheerfully. It was the first time the girl had seen them
together, and she marveled at the queer patching that had been so
strongly united here, yet so thoroughly separated them.
"You see," remarked Jimfred as they seated themselves again upon the
bench, "The Boolooroo has ordered the patching to take place
tomorrow morning after breakfast.
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