Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-20
CHAPTER V
Percy IL Called sK.~ornJ',

1NEDDY ROSE was now fighting the Ger
i mans, one against four. When he saw
the Hawk drop. brought down by Peegy's
brave attack, he gained fresh hope and went
at the Hun fires In a perfect fury. Instead
Of their attacking him, they quickly found
him attacking them and they had all they
could do dodging his vicious dives and
swoops.
One OF them. whom Peggy called the vul-
ture. because he seemed waiting to pounce on
Teddy but didn't have the courage to fight
him face to face. tried to follow the Hawks
example In sneaking up behind him. while
Teddy was chasing the other three He took
ADVANTAGE of passing cloud and hid in 1t
until Teddy had apparently forgotten him.
and then he dashed out prepared to give
Teddy a deathblow.
He might have succeeded, but i,,st then
Peggy came up at a terrific rate and landed
on his machine. lust as she had landed on
that Of the Hawk. She planned to capture
him In the same way. but when she looked
for his pistol. he didn't seem to have one
She would have to try new method First
however. she had to become her usual size.
She quickly repeated the verse that Gen.
eral Swallow had taught her:
'Golickety small Golickety fast!
Oh. when 1t comes fall why summer is
past"
Then a strange thing happened Instead
of shooting up as she expected, she shot
down. To her dismay she found herself as
tiny as an ant. Something had gone wrong
with the verse
For moment Peggy was frightened. Sup
posing she couldn't control the Golickety
magic, and would have to stay tiny all the
time!
She pulled herself together and began to
use her head. Think and act when YOU re in
n. got hnfN
time to get scared" her father had once told
her and she had found it good advice
What had made the magic verse act this
way? Then in a flash the answer came to
Peggy She had used the wrong words and
OF course they had made her tiny when she
wanted to become large:
'Golckety tail! Golickety fast.
oh, when 1t comes fall. why summer is
past"
did So her head rose like a skyrocket. with
all her body following except her feet. She
had become her usual height
she had wasted SO much time through gel. :.
ting the wrong verse. that the Vulture was
almost upon Teddy There was only one
thing for Peggy to do and she did it She
threw one arm lightly around the Vulture q
neck and the other around his head over his
eyes. Thus she cholted him and blinded hin,
at the same time
The Fnlture was simply astounded The
attack coming right out Of what he thought
was the empty air just when he thought he
was going to shoot down the brave Young
American. fairly paralyzed him He didn't
know what had struck him, Was 1t the ghost
of an American aviator coming to the aid NJ
his buddy? Or was II another newfanrIed
American invention.
In either case the Vulture wasn't going to
take any chances. 'Kamerad." :" he eurpIed
holding up his hands in token Of surrender
"kamerad. have mercy"
Only when the ground was close at hand
did she free him SO that he could grab the
levers and bring the machine to a safe land
ing amid the American soldiers, who we're
becoming more and more astonished at this
mysterious bringing down of German air.
men as prisoners.
AS Peggy made herself small and jumped
back into her own airplane. to sail back to
the scene Of battle. another German fiier
came down, his machine disabled by Teddv's
bullets, followed closely by the remaining
two.
"Hurrah - shouted Peggy. They've all
been whipped"
General Swallow swooped down at her in
fever of excitement.
Quick" he shouted. freddy has been
shot. and is unconscious. while his airplane
is carrying him over the enemy lines"
Up darted Peggy to the rescue
Tomorrou tcfH be told ho,c Pegoy
tries to snDe the american drintor!