Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-21
CHAPTER VI
Orcr the German Line,


tAi' "ooNt he'' fesgS conld sec the ar
L plane Of Teddy Rose. The machine was
webbing a bit, but so far 1t was bearing its
wounded ana unconscious driver safely in
the high heavens. How long j., could keep
its balance, however. was a question that
worried Peggy.
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Up raced her own toy airpiane. which was
endowed Wlth tremendous speed. thanks TO
the magic of the leaves of the Golickety
shrub. AS she came up behind him, she saw
IN what II critical state he was. A bullet
had evidently struc" him in the head knock
iHg him senSe!ess, lie had slunlped back
in his seat, but was held partly upright by
his supports. His hands still Eripped the
controls and ii was due to this fact that the
n'"Dia"" was holding I" it's course in the
air. lf he should tumble to one side. the
shift IN the controls might send him p~lunging
70 the ground behind the German trenches
far beneath.
Save him, Princess Peggy" shrieked
General Swallow. Don't let such Il splen-
did fighter be killed
Peggy didn't need to be urged. But the
problem before her was a mighty big one for
a little girl to solve away up there 5000 feet
in the air. To add to her trouble little
bursts Of whit" smoke hogan 10 appear in
the air all about them. She quickly guessed
what that meant-the German anti-aircran
guns "a" beneath were shooting up nj the
helpless American plane. And all the time
the plane was dropping lower and lower.
making an easier target to hit. Something
had to be done at once.
Peggy sped up behind and landed her tiny
~airplan" ON the webbing American machine.
Then She quickly recited the verse.
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This time she had IT right. and in = trtre
was her usual size. Balancing herself ram
,iously on the plane. she leaned over -be
unconscious form Of Teddy Eosc Shs had
to he very careful, for if she should cause
him to topple. the plane might 90 tumbIinp
downward before she could stop il. She saw
that his safety belt was loose and she tight
ers,l II so that he could not tumble ahou,
Then placing herohands over his on the con-
vols and rushing him back. she worl,nd
the rudders until the airpIanc began TO rise
and to swing around in a large circle
rho shclls from the anti-aircrar, s,,ns
were now bursting very close pogo had
lor,a f., the rescue iusr in tin,n JUDGED
before the atrplane could climb our q r,nre
pnppv felt several great iars and IooEIT1
an, AT tho wings saw IA her ala rn, ,hat
proa, hoes had bccn .o,, in then7
these holes caused the airnlane +, climb
less raridlv but still +, forged inward As
f. headed back toward the American lines
pcrry Strengthened the controls and tho
',,achine sned STRAIGHT ahead Thcrc Nos
anothcr great lar as 4 shell exnIodeI CASA
nv and the machine wobbIed and bepan IA
Iror ranidIv Al the same ti,na il started
g. rfrcIe back toward the German tranchss
The shell had blown a nar1icuIarl , largo
hole in the left wing and had eur y wire
ieaGing 70 the rudder Peggy was in desnair
General swallow saw her trouble.
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