Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-22
CHAPTER II
.fgain Comes the Warning

fgoin Comes the " drnine
/ DOGGY looked NJ the lmag nation Stone
Il with haf-frightened eyes 1t was star
ling the way 1t had changed Judge owl into
q cat and sylvester. the organ-grinder into
I monkey
Billy Belgium was surprised. but il was the
! iunny side Of the situation that struck him
| the ina rdest.
Nov YOU ought TO tuyn the real monsey
! INTO an organ-grrder so he can have his turn
| az being boss" he suggested
That seemed a good idea.
! wish the monkey 10 become an organ
/ grinder" said Peggy. At once Tony. the
| monkey. disappeared and in his place was a
| swarthy organ-Rrinder
Tony was astonished. At first he seemed
( 70 go wild with Joy. lie danced and he sang
! Ihen lie grabbed up q stick and started
utter the shiverng Sylvester 70 make UP for
! all the beatlngs he had received
Hut now po iceman came along. While
Tony was dancing around slashing at Syi-
vester and Sylvester was dancing around
| trying 20 dodge the stick. the policeman put
a hand on Tonys shoulder
Here, here, YOU re under arrest for cruelty
10 animals" he said.
Tony, who hadn't been a man long enough
TO know how To treat a policeman. jericd
away. LII the policeman on the nose. knocked
Off his hat jerked up sylvester. and darted
away down the street.
The policeman. with below Of rage. rush
ed after him at full speed.
I
Doesn't the po !ceman look like bull
dog laughed Billy Belgium Wouldn't it
be funny II he were once"
"Oh. ] wish he were bulldog cried
Peggy. aud then 10 her dsmai she saw her
wish was granted. for the policeman became
big bulldog tearing after Tony with snarl
iag AVS
Tony :an like mad. The bulldog was gain
iIE or him with every leap. suddenly Tony
saw high board fence hclosng a garden.
HIS monkey instincts caused him - 20 FOR
that fence. Throwing Sylvester ahead Of him
he lcaped high. caught the top, and drew him.
self up. But lie didn't draw up soon enough,
Tor the bulldog launched himself into the
air. his teeth fastened into Tony's coat tails.
aud there he hung.
Tony s.rugg ed and yelled, with a mighty
effort he threw himself over the top OF tho
fence But the bulldog sin clung 10 the
coat tails. SO there was Tony hanging on
one side of the fence and the bulldog hanging
on the other. They looked 50 c1micsl. Peggy
and Billy near,y spli; themselves laughing.
TO make matters worse for Tony. the monkey
picked UP stick ana pounded him over the
shoulders.
suddenly there Was the sound OF tearing
Goth, the coat tails tore off, the balidog fell
10 the ground. and Tony disappeared in chase
of Sylvester The bulldog picked himself up
and dartrd around the corner. seeking way
into the yard.
Judge Owl is right you'll get into trouble
with that Imagination Stone" screamed
Eeddy Woodpecker TO Peggy.
You croaS like Raven" screamed Blue
Jay. Let Princess Piggy have her fun"
Tie idea popped into Peggys head that sne
would like to see how ReddN woodp, Cl:er
would look II he were really u raven.
ON the instant big, black. crow-ke bird
was sitting In the tree where I;eddy Wood
pcCier had perchrd.
"Croak Croak." said the big. crow like
bird. ''1I snow you what a Raven would do
to Blue Jay"
with that ne wen; after Blue jag ficrCely
and Blue Jay fled for lis life.
Gracious" said Peggy, IA better turn
Blue jay into a Hawk so lie can defend him
self"
Instantly Blue Jay became a hawk, but
ins,ea OF going after the raven he made
stralgh; for Judge owl.
I'm hungry" he screamed II want an
owl 20" my supper.
Pegsy was frightened for Judge Owls
sake.
Make me an eagle" hpoted the fudge.
Eagle Eagle cried Peggy. and Judge
owl was transformed into the fercest- looking
bird Peggy had ever seen.
II. made after the hawk aud the hawk
made after III" raven. Away they few into
the distance. but there ioated back "A warn
inG from the raven
Trouble. Trouble! Look our for the Imag-
nation Stone
Soon Peggy was TO realize there was real
cause for the warning.
In tOWorroic'S chapter il iCiN be told hOIC
Pcggy and Bi'iy Belgium are chdHccd iHto
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