Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-24
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
"UP A TREE"
by DADDY
CHAPTER ~
BilIy's Queer Fish

DEGGY shivered. She hadn't been able
L TO get a good look at the black thing
which was climbing the tree toward tne
roosting birds, but she knew from Biilys
alarmed whisper 1t was something to be
feared.
"Climb UP higher" said Billy. and
he boosted her several branches above
where she had been sitting. Billy paused
to listen. Yes, there was Just the laltt-
est kind Of a scraping noise.
what is it?" asked Peggy. ut looked
like fish,
Huh who ever heard Of a FISH climb
ing tree?" answered Billy Then he
paused for moment. "But you nave
given me a good idea" he whispered.
81 have my fishlne in my pocket, and
! guess I'll go fishing
But YOU haven't told me what 1t is,
said Peggy. 1. g..
"I'm not going TO tell you what 1t is
until l catch It," mumblcd Billy, VINO
seemed to be chewing on something.
Peggy felt creeps going up and down
her back. Billy wouldn't talk that way
unless he was scared himself, and 1t look
n lot to scare Billy. -,
Smack Crack went Buys 1aWs.
what are you chewing whispered
GUM" replied Billy. Then he flashed
the ray of the electric torch among the
sleeping birds. He reached out and
plucked loose feathers from the tails OF
Reddy woodpecker and Blue Jay. as
they slept Next he took from his pocket
fishhooks fastened together and tied 10
a fshline. Billy wrapped the gum he had
been chewing around the hooks and
stuck the feathers into the gum In less
than q minute he had made little bird
with the hooks carefully hidden among
the feathers.
what are you going to do with that"
whispered Peggy.
Billy and again he lstened for the crea
ture below. Once more came the scrapins
noise, and then a hiss.
oh, shiyersd n, PessTy;, IT'S a%m .nd
without waiting to say more he shot the
ray Of the searchlsht downward. II
lighted UP the place where few minutes
before Peggy had been sitting beside
Mr.. and Mrs. Robin and Bob.o-Link
There in her place was the dark crea'
ture. its head swinging back and forth
it's forked tongue going in and out.
Yes, Il was a snake-a black snake
No wonder Billy had made Peggy climb
higher in such hurry.
birds. That could be seen in one glance
He had his beady eyes on fat Mrs.
Robin. and his head was swaying to-
ward her.
grab, something bumped him on the
head. II was the flshhoolS bird. Billy
had let it down from above by means
of the fishline. Mr.. Snake lodged in his
surprise. He saw bird futtering about
and he thought it was just one OF the
again toward Mrs. Robin.
The saucy bird circled his head and
bang II thumped him on the nose. That
vexed Mr.. Snake. but he still thought i
just a laundering sleepy bird. 1t didn't
look nearly so tempting as plump Mrs
Robin. SO Mr.. Snake just gave low
hiss and opened his jaws to grab Mrs
Robin.
and smack 1t slapped Mr.. Snake in the
That was too much for Mr. Snake. lie
got mad in a hurry. He turned away
from Mrs. Robin and as the saucy fish
hook bird came blundering right into
his hungry jaws he grabbed it--grabbed
| it hard so II couldn't get away.
And then Mr.. Snake found himself
| grabbed. The hooks caught in his Jaws
| and a Jerk by Billy fastened them deep
| his appetite. lie didn't want to swallow
that fishhools bird. He tried to get rid OF
| It. He pulled back. He thrashed from
side to side. And the harder he pulled
| and the more he thrashed. the deeper
| the hooks cut into his jaws.
When he saw he couldn't get loose an!
other way, Mr.. Snake tried TO drop, tC
the ground. Then he surely did FIND
himself in trouble: He dropped only {
| foot or two. then that little bird stopped
short and held him hanging in the air
There he was, squirming around besid'
| Cooney Raccoon, and both OF then
mighty sorry they had gone out hunt
| ing birds that night
Isn't that a queer fix for Mr.. Snak
| and Cooney RaCcoon to be in? Do yo,
| think they will get out of II? And how
Can you guess what is going to happel
| in tomorrow's chapter?