Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-26
CHAPTER vi
A Wild Scramble

TERKY, the squirrel girl was so stupid
c over her music lesson that Miss JoneA
the teacher. losing all patience. raped her
smartly over the knucies with a pointer.
AS Peggy and Billy. watching through the
window chuckled at this. Jerky drew the
Imagination Stone from her pocket End In
trice the girl at the piano vanished. In
Miss Jones' lap was a saucy squirrel. Miss
Jones shrieked wildly and the squirrel nip.
ped her on the wrist.
outside on the curb Perky. the squirrels
boy was tearing his hair over Biys arith.
metic problems. suddenly he became suuir-
rel again. Jerky's first thought had been
of her companion.
Miss Jones rushed for the door and ~
she threw it open. she suddenly became 4
Parrot. That was .Jerkys revenge for the
unhappy half hour she had spent at the
piano. Now Jcrky was satisfied and she
rushed for freedom.
Peggy and Billy saw their chance to get
the Stone. and darted down to the door.
gust of wind slammed it shut in their faces,
with the stone inside. W
"woe. Vice." croaied the Raven, hut-
tcrng out from his hiding place as the two
rats discovered him. The rats. angered at
his escape. made after Peggy and Billy
They seenred terribly powerful and ferocicus
Now began n terrible race. Peggy and Billy
on ahead. the rats right after them. Up the
tree. out the swaying branches, along 4
telephone cable high above the street. across
a wire to the roof Of the house. over the
caves to n broken attic window. a scamper
through the attic only to find the stair door
closed. plunge into dark, dangerous-look-
ing vat hole, rush between the walls into
the cellar, and then up the cellar stairs to
the kitchen.
In the kitchen was Hilda. nodding over the
potatoes she was pairing for supper. Under
her feet rushed two desperate squirrels and
right after them two awful rats. Up went
Hilda's feet Through the air flew potatoes.
lit
stove darted Tom the cat turned into dog
Now the chase led through the house, with
rats after squirrels and dog after rats.
Peggy led the way through halls and rooms
10 the spot where the Imagination Stone lay
The rats grabbed the squirrels tails. when
suddenly Peggy and Billy became girl and
hoy again The rats tumbled back Tom
made for them and the chasers became
chased. Billy opened the door and out they
tore
Following them and looking up. Peggy
saw that the hawk had just caught the raven.
and the eagle had just caught the hawk
In a flash she turned them into Reddy Wood
pecker Blue Jay and Judge Owl.
Just in time" hooted Judge Owl AN
ether second and ia have eaten Blue Jay
up"
4 shout drew Peggy's attention to the
street The man with the gun was just
about to shoot the supposed mad dog. In
stanty Peggy turned the bulldog back into
the policeman At the same moment Dho
turned Tony into monkey again. and Dyl.i
vester back into an organ-grinder
Frisker she turned back into dog and he
Joined Tom In chasing the rats. Just a. To
rats were about TO be caught Peggy turned1
them back into the Sharp brothers. The
two brothers kept running down the street
as fast as they could leg it. with the doga,
after them. until Peggy turned Tom haek
into cat, and then Frisker took after him
as eagerly as ever.
The parrot was squa viking about the yard
Peggy remembering her unprepared plano
lesson. was tempted to let her squawk. but
the thought seemed mean, she quickly
changed the parrot back into Miss JonAs. and
Miss Jones went sailing down the street vary.
indignant indeed IN
The dazed policeman was looking at ~
organ-grinder. .kt
II ought to arrest you for cruelty 10 ti6<|
monkey" he said. hut II youll do better x1&
let YOU go this time" 1
"I give you da monk" said Sylveo1eCs
you putta him In da warm animal houeo ~
da park. 7 knowa now II amt no fun ~
he da monk In da winter" 1t
Tony did a dance Of JOY and so did poGGr
And dancing, she dropped the Imaginattrn
stone and It rolled out Of sight In the nevo1
trap. KIN
Looking up. after vain search for ~
Peggy found herself alone.
Gracious, I'm glad got things straiohto21
ed out before lost the Imagination 0to01
she sighed wouldn't 1t have been oVI
II | mad been Obliged to leave evoryf1
iopsy-turvy" And Peggy contentedly
hack to her lessons
In tAs ncrt story PEGGY eeees ~
Imps and overcomes henJ