Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-25
CHAPTER V

| FTHE Raven, who Reddy Woodpecker
| l. Transformed was lodging back and forth
| to escape the slashing attacks of the Hawk,
| who was Blue Jay, made into a bird of prey
| by the mysterious effects of the Imagination
! Stone.
And above the Hawk circled the terocious
| Eagle who was Judge Owl transformed. The
| Hawk was so intent upon making n meal OF
| the Raven that he was not paying much
| attention TO the Eagle, but Peggy and Billy,
! frsking about on the topmost branch of the
| Tree. could that the Eagle was getting
IIready to swoop down and take a vigorous
| part in the fray.
'Oh. Blue Jay win tear Reddy Woodpecker
to pieces I wish | could change them
back" squeaked Peggy in her squirrel
voice.
"And Judge owl is going to claw Blue Jay
to bits" squeaked Billy.
I'VE must get the Imagination Stone back
and transform them into their real Selves
stlueaked Peggy. quiverng with fear for her
feathered friends. whose natures had been
so dangerously changed by her prank.
Woe. woe. woe croaked the Raven
dropping utterly exhausted among the
branches of the oak tree. Right after him.
just ready to grab him. the Hawk. And
right after the Hawk. swooping down, was
the Eagle. But just the Hawk seemed
about to sink his claws into the tired Raven,
he stopped himself. And Just the Eagle
started TO clutch the Hawk. he halted. The
birds of prey had suddenly more tempt
ing dinners-two soft. plump squirrels.
with harsh hunting screams they launched
themselves straight at Peggy and Billy.
Peggy gave quick. mad leap. leaving a
tuft of fur in the Hawks talons. Billy
followed, but with part Of his tail torn off
by the grasp of the Eagle. From branch
to branch and limb to limb Peggy and
Billy fairly flew, instinctively saving them
selves from long falls, but never stopping to
gain firm foothold,
Away down below was squirrel house,
which Peggy had put up in the tree for
Perky and Jerky, but which they had never
used because they preferred their nest of
leaves high up in the branches. 1t was for
this house that Peggy and Billy scam
pered. rushing into it and covering as far
away from the opening as possible.
The Hawk and the Eagle could NOT follow
them there and they could hear the dsap-
pointed birds giving hungry screams far
above. The Raven had taken advantage of
the change in the chase to flop down into
hiding place under the caves of the porch.
Tn going to bag that Eagle and Hawk"
he shouted. At first this made Peggy feel
safer, Then she grew quickly frightened.
for she remembered that the Eagle was
really her friend Judge Owl and the Hawk
was Blue Jay. She didn't want either one
shot
Woe! Woe ! told you that Imagination
Stone would bring dire woe" 1t was the
Raven croaking under the porch caves.
Another man came running wearily along
the sidewalk 1t was Tony. the monkey,
turned into an ofgan-grlnuef lie was Still |
clasping sylvester the man turned into a
monkey, but he almost dead from
fatigue. As Peggy and Billy looked at him.
he turned to "A telephone pole and climbed
up it part way, but he SO tired he
to fall back at any minute.
There was sound of sobbing, too and
down the street searching everywhere came
a little girl. 1t was the polceman's daugh-
ter.
Papa, papa" she was calling. can any
one tell where my papa is? He's lost
and maybe wen never see him again"
Peggy looked at Billy and he looked at
her The same thought came to both of
them. Supposing they couldn't ever recover |
the Imagination Stone and turn the Bulldog |
back into the policeman! |
Even as they thought this, the Bulldog |
came painting along on the trail of Tony |
He was tired and angry. Foam was drip
ping from his jaws,
the mad dog - shrieked the little girl. fleeing
from her own transformed father.
Mad dog 60 walled Tony, So tired and
frightened that at any moment he might
tumble from the pole,
We've got to get that Stone back" whis-
pered Billy.
the sauirrel house and leading the way |
10 the window ledge. from which they could |
look into the room where Jerky. the squirrel |
made into girl, was taking music lesson |
in Peggys place. There they saw an aston
ishing sight.
(To,norroso tOiH be told the ercitia0 tAin0s
tAat happen when Peggy and Billy try to
recover. tho stoNeJ