Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-26
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DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
THE BEARS LOOKING GLASS
ny DADDY 49,.
by DADDY
CHAPTER Nv

thAfJEh Nv
Toddic Pupitins Goes Shopping
HWooF! woof! want to see my |.
self In the looking glass;" barked
Toddie Pupkns az he saw Lonesome
Bear ndmiring himself In the Joke mirror
which Peggy and Billy had brought from
the circus.
Goddess bark made Peggy and Billy
wonder what they would do, for OF
course there wasn't any looking glass
for him to look into. What Lonesome
Rear saw was the circus bear who look
cd exactly like him.
Come here and take, a squint at
yourself" grunted Lonesome Bear with
n grin. "see what funny little puppy
you are !" .."
But when Toddie Pupkins tried to
| look into tie mirror. he couldn't see
anything but the other bear. There was
no little dog frisSing around as there
would have been had this been a real
run away Toddie Pupkins. You are
| too small to gee yourself In sucn n DIG
mirror" cried Billy, who was afraid
some Bear But Toddie, instead of run
ming away made n dash toward the
circus bear. He would have learned the
secret Of the mirror In another instant
had Billy not grabbed. him by paw;
struggled hard To get free.
| "woof! Woof! smell n stranger!
woof! woof! There IL something queer
about that looking glass, Woof! Woof y
There will bo something queer about
you if you don't run away and mind your
business" whispered Billy, picking him
up and carrying him to the FAR side OF
"woof! woof, tell you smell a
stranger! I must find him and drive
him on" barked Toddie.
You stay away from Lonesome Bear
switching" threatened Billy. picking up
n small stick. A swish Of the stick sent
Toddie scurrying. into his own cave
Peggy and Billy thought their secret
safe then. but II they had known what
not have been so sure. ,,,-.
Lonesome Bear was having a jolly
time posing in front Of the looking glass.
II seemed to amuse him greatly to watch
his own tricks being performed by the
'Hn- hear. OF course Lonesome Bear
didn't know 1t was another bear-he
thought Il was his own image IN the
glass, or else a fairy bear. such as ne
Lonesome Bear tickled himself and
the other bear tickled himself Lonesome
Bear scratched his ear and the other
waitzed on his hind legs, and the other
bear waltzed on his hind legs.
Peggy and Biny were the audience and
they laughed and laughed at the funny
show, They laughed at Lonesome Bear
because ne seemed to be having sucn Q
lot OF sport posing In front OF the LOOK.
ing glass, and they laughed at the Other
bear because he was having such a busy
time doing all the stunts that Lonesome
, "Waw! waw! waw! I wonder II my
shadow bear can stand on his head:
grunted Lonesome Bear. turning upslut
down like n clown in q circus. over Wen
the other bear. kicking and waving MS
legs as ne stood on his head
This was the most comical thing tht
bears had done yet, and Peggy anc
Billy were doubled up with laughter
when suddenly there came a sharp breaf
in the fun growing and and ye,pims n,msd 'iet S
[ by a tornado. He tumbled over on MI
hack. frantically rolled on his feet, ant
t with a startled roar of fright came tear
, ing out Of the cave. .,
lonesome Bear. still upside down. wa
, in the path Of the fleeing circus bear
Ker.thump! the circus bear banged Int
/ Lonesome Bears stomach. Knocking hin
, a dozen feet away, and sprawling hin
, In the dirt
r knocking Peggy and Billy to right ant
left. and tumbling head over heels dow
the bluff into the creek below: An
hanging to the CIRCUS bears tall as =
= nashed past Peggy and Billy was Todd'
c The puppy had smelled out the secre
) | Of the looking glass and had turne
I the joke on them.
a Tomorrow will be told the excltin
. things that happen when Lonesome Bea
e learns that his supposed image Is rea1l
n another bear.