Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-11
CHAPTER III
To Free Belgian Captives


tTTHrLE the army of mules galloped on
w toward the German camps two horses
appeared in pursuit far behind.
Peggy, looking back from her seat In the
airplane, saw the pursuers and shouted
warning to Balky Sam.
"Is it the whole cavalry troop?" brayed
Balky Sam.
mo, only two very fast horses" replied
Peggy.
"only two. Hee-haw! I'll make quick
work of them"
Saying this Balky Sam dropped out of
the column and waited alone for the swiftly
coming horses Peggy and Billy Belgium
circled around above him in their airplane
while Carrie and Homer Pigeon lowered near
by
"Hee-haw! Hee-haw! This is very annoy
Ing" brayed Balky Sam. II don't want to
waste any time smashing American horses
Why haven't they sense enough to stay at
homer"
Peggy and Billy were looking at the
speeding horses with gathering wonder In
stead of having soldier riders. as was to
be expected, they were being ridden by queer
crouching forms that Rugged close to their
= backs.
AS the horses drew near Baky Sam reared
them.
"Hee-haw!" he brayed. You'd better
hike back before get my mad up"
''woof! Wool" gruffiy answered one of
the figures on the horses. I've got my mad
up now. and I'm going to chew your ear
for not taking us along"
"Baa Baa !" cried the figure on the other
horse I'm mad, too, and III give you
butting you'll remember for starting a war
and not giving us chance at those saucy
German mascots."
"Why, it's Johnny Bull and Billy Goat"
shouted Billy Belgium.
$50 1t is" laughed Peggy Never had she
seen such funny sight outside of circus
as Balky Sam, prancing around on his hind
legs ready to fight supposed foes. and Johnny
Bull and Billy Goat hanging desperately to
the backs of the horses as they threatened
their old chum with quick punishment for
leaving them behind.
"Hee-haw! You're foolish to poke your
heads into this trouble" brayed Balky Sam
How about yourself?" growled Johnny
Bull.
I'm so tough nothing can hurt me-"
brayed Balky Sam.
"IIl chew your other ear for saying that"
growled Johnny Bull. I'm as tough as you
are"
$50 am l." bleated Billy Goat. SHOW
us whom you're going to fight and be quick
about 1t, for I can't stick on this horse
much longer I'm getting seasck."
"The time for fighting has gone by" cried
Peggy go home and enjoy peace with the
rest of the world"
TITS all very we'll for humans to talk
of peace, but how about the horses and the
cows driven from happy homes in Belgium
to captivity in Germany?" brayed Balky Sam.
"For weeks I've been seeing empty stables
and hearing stories of the sunerings of the
animals and their lonesome masters. and
I've been getting madder and madder all
the while. The war will not be ended for
me until they've been freed to go back home"
Are you really going to free the captive
animals. and not just to fight?" asked Billy
Belgium. his eyes sparkling.
YES" brayed Balky Sam, but II we
have little fight 1t will be all the more
fun" and away he galloped after his troop
of mules,
IF that's what you're after we'll help
you," shouted Billy, speeding up the airplane
ss1Tomoryoio soiI be described q 5hostly
attack on the Gernlan ea,ap.J