Janey nibbled at the piece Johnny gave her and found the flavor excellent. She went to the mushroom from which Johnny had broken the piece and tore off a chunk as large as her head and began to eat it. The mushrooms were sweet and of different flavors, tasting just like cake. The children discovered that the old mushrooms which had turned brown were of chocolate or ginger flavor. “We can’t starve with all these goodies!” cried Johnny. “I feel as if I had just finished a Thanksgiving dinner!” Janey left Johnny sitting under one of the mushrooms and walked about to see if she could discover a spring, as the sweet mushrooms had made her very thirsty. Johnny had eaten so much it made him drowsy, and before Janey had gone far he was sound asleep. Janey passed under the mushrooms and giant ferns until she came to an open space in the center of which a spring bubbled up. Walking up to the spring, Janey was surprised to see no outlet for the water. It bubbled up just as water would bubble in a kettle when boiling, but this water felt very cold when she put her finger in it. Upon tasting the water Janey found it sour. “Lemonade!” she cried, and running to the side of the clearing she picked a large leaf and folded it for a cup. The lemonade was just sweet enough, and Janey drank two large leavesful. She was dipping in again when she heard a tread upon the grass behind her. “Oh, Johnny,” she cried, “I’ve found a spring of lemonade and it is lovely!” Then, as Johnny did not answer, she turned her head and saw a strange Man approaching her with upraised stick and a fierce frown upon his face. “Who said you might drink of my spring!” he shouted, quickening his walk to a hop and waving his arms in a threatening manner. “I—I—I—did not know it was your spring!” the little girl answered, as she scrambled to her feet and dropped her leaf-cup. “Of course you didn’t!” the Strange Man cried as he came up to her and caught her arm fiercely. “Of course you didn’t! Of course you didn’t!” And with that he raised his stick above his head as if to strike her. “I’ll teach you to drink of my spring!” Janey screamed and pulled with all her might to get away, but the Strange Man held her tightly. Johnny, hearing his sister’s cry, came running through the ferns, and seeing the Strange Man about to hit Janey, he flew at him like a little tiger. When about eight feet from the Strange Man, Johnny, who was running at good speed, jumped through the air and landed upon the Strange Man’s back. The force of his dive carried himself and the Strange Man head over heels, knocked off the Strange Man’s tall hat and made him lose his hold upon Janey and the stick. Johnny was on top when they finally quit rolling and with all his might he pummeled the Strange Man about the head. The Strange Man’s long legs kicked through the air and he scratched at Johnny’s face with his long fingers.