Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-18
CHAPTER VI
A Thrilling Time

WHEN Toddie Pupkins grabbed the
w little bear by his stubby tail. the
little bear squalled like a boy getting
a spanking. ToddIe pulled him from
the ladder up which he was trying to
get at Peggy in the loft, but as soon
as the little bear found his feet on the
floor he was the one who did the pull
ing He wanted to get away from the
strange beast that had nipped him by
the tail, and he raced around the log
house like a cat with Il fit AS ne was
larger and stronger than Toddie Pup
kns. he dragged the puppy after him
as an engine draws train.
"Ow-ow-ow Save me from the
beast that is eating mel" howled the
little bear to his father and mother
The big bear and the middle sized bear
ness with which Toddie had burst in
and grabbed the little bear-they just
stared IN amazement until their son
howled for help, Then they joined in
chairs, through the, wreckage of stove
and stove pipe dashed the little bear,
with Toddle Pupkins nipping harder at
his tail with every leap. After them
sized bear, but the little bear and Tod
die were 80 small and were going 30
fast the others couldn't catch them.
The larger bears just chased around
in circles, falling over the chairs and
tables and stove and mattresses.
My 1t was a wild time; and Peggy,
watching from the loft, didn't know
whether to laugh or be scared Sud
denly she was startled by thump on
the roof over her head. She was startled
even more when the little loft window
flew open and man with whiskers
peeked in at her. But the next moment
her alarm turned to gladneSs, for she
saw that the man with the whiskers
the Little Wizard He had dropped from
a branch of tree upon the roof OF the
house, coming TO rescue her.
Billy climbed in at the window and
ran to the trapdoor to look down upon
the wild scene below.
This is a good time to escape" he
of the window to the roof and then into
a tree"
I'VE can't leave Todde Pupkins to be
eaten by those bears" answered Peggy.
But help was on the way for Toddle
| Pupkins There came the sound of loud
house rushed Podgie Bear and Pudgie
| Bear still dressed in their rompers and
| clown false faces.
The big, bear and midde-sIzed bear
stopped short when they saw these
strange creatures. Podgie Bear and
Pudgie Bear reared on their hind legs,
and then the other bears didn't know
whether they were animals or new
kind of hunters. !.
Bang! Bang Bang!" yelled Billy
from the loft, sticking his whlskcred
! face down from the trapdoor. Then the
bears were sure they had been caught
by hunters and they knew what hunt :
ers' guns would do to them. The little
bear gave an extra loud squall and an
extra hard leap and jerked himself free
from Toddie Pupkinss jaws. Away he
dashed out Of the door and through the
tunnel.
The larger bears might have stayed
| to fight, but when the little bear hed
they made up their minds to flee. TOO
With a rush and roar they plunged
out of the door into the tunnel ana
away through the woods
"Hurrah Hurrah! Every one Is
safe - shouted Billy. But Podgie and
Pudgte, Bear were growing excitedly to
each other W
I'm sure It is her." said Podgle. "I
know II Is ner," answered Pudgie
who? Who?' asked Peggy and Billy
"Our sister The middle-sized bear
Ia our sister We must follow her and
lind our family" answered Podgie and
Pudgie Bear together
How they followed the bears and
how. Podgle and Pudgie found k,eIr
family will be told in the coming WI
story.