Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
CHAPTER Nv
Peggy Puts on q Play

Toddis Pupkins. ..
CHAPTER Nv
Peggy Puts on q Play
r,uE mud traps held the big father
i bear fast. He couldn't possibly get
al, He sank down and down into the
yoire and would have gone out OF sight
except for the lasso which Billy had
thrown over his head and shoulders:
The lasso was tied Ito tree ana heid
n''1 The er voice of the big bear wasn't in a
,rap however He let II out In GROWS
and snarls that showed how fighting mad
he was. Peggy Billy es Podgie seer ,eers ru gIad
he was in a place where he could do no
"SIb The rrowls and snarls were heard In
the cave wnere the big bears mate
was hiding with her cub. Sister sukie
noked her head out Of the cave to see
Podgie and Pudgie were filled with Joy
nj the sight Of their sister, from whom
thev had been parted for a long. long
time They rushed out OF the bushes
where they were hiding, reared on tneir
hind legs and opened wide their front
naws to embrace her.
p"NN Now podgie and Pudgie had forgotten
that they were dressed in rompers and
were wearing false faces. They hadn't
The slightest idea OF how very. scary
i@ey nrlSyed I0VSSe when sis Sister s,ukie instead Of
running joyously into their arms,
souealed In fear. reared upon her hind
ICgs, gave each a smacking box on the
ear with her paw, and tumbled back
''"wau.ugh! Don't you dare come into
,hIs cave III fight to my last breath to
guard my cub" growled sister Sukie.
go away, you queer hunters with bodies
,ha; look like animals and heads that
look like humans"
I'VE are your long lost brothers, Pod
gle and Pudgie," grunted the twins, out
sister Sukie was snarling SO nereely
that they could not make themselves
heard. 1t looked as though Podgie and
pudgie wouldn't be able to have their
family reunion, unless they had fight
first to mako sister Sukie listen TO
reason.
peggy saw what the trouble was and
her quick wits thought Of way to fix
Come back here. Podgie and Pudgie!
Come back here quickly, for ! have an
Podgie and Pudgie came slowly back
to the bushes, where Peggy told her plan.
you see, sister Sukie and her mate,
ers and you will have hard time tell,
ing them you are just bears said
Peggy. Now my idea is this, you go
out there pretending, you are queer
bears Make great fuss and act fierce.
Then you pretend you see something
in the woods that scares you--something
that causes you to run away as fast as
YOU can. You run away into the bushes
and as quick as scat you tako of your
Iompers and false faces, changing your
selves back into just ordinary bears.
When you have done this you rush
out, pretending you have driven the
queer hunters away and have come to
the rescue of sister Sulie and her
family"
Ugh! Ugh! That's a fine plan." grunt-
And It will be just like funny NOV
ing picture play" laughed Billy.
Podgie and Pudgie didn't walt a mo-
ment before trying the plan. They rushed
cut Of the woods and up toward the cave.
making the fiercest kind of noises.
"Wau-ugh! This Is the end of u.s."
growed Sister Sukie.
But Just then Podgie and Pudgie pre-
ended to sec something coming. They
ran around as IL scared to death. Then
they fled into the woods. In just second
and masks. They were just bears-very
angry-looliing bears chasing the queer
hunters.
sister Sukie. Sister Sukie! We have
come TO save you.' they squealed. Sis
ter SuIie looked a. them in glad won.
der
''Wau-ugh' Why. It's Podgie and Pud-
gle Oh, my brothers, you have come just
in :me to save me from the awful hunt
crs" and sister Sukie rushed into their
arms.
The big bear out OF the trap.