Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
CHATTER Nv
Tim prnwling Tiger

:, GREAT tiger is following us!'
n cried Jack in warning to Janet
and Bobby 5ouncer. the rubber 0al''
NV The three were on their way to the
...,ious garden where the Tcyvillc
"" ,os 10 be held. Jack and Janet
% aoo, made us small as dolls by
Dn ,,,,,,, m Mr.. I'ieman's cookies.
An looked around. Sure enough
huge creature like a tiger Jack ana
Jonet had seen in a circus was tracking
tlem. . A.,
uov should they get away from the
.i.orp The secret door to the my3teri-
ous garden was still some distance
away.
rio.s at hand was a large iron pipe
ro,tipr to be placed in water main
A., Tho street. The children when they
were boy and girl size could not squeeze
,r,o Il now they we're doll size, it
,ootsd like n big tunnel. IT seemed
GOOD hiding place from the tiger.
thinking this, Jack and Janet dashed
into the pipe with Bobby Bouncer hop
ming railing, and tumbling behind
them. The pipe was very dark. but the
,bree ran stumbling tbroug! the black
r.ss 70 the center. There they crouched
and waited. Perhaps the tiger would
not find them.
All was very quiet. Not a sound.
Rut after what seemed long time two
lights suddenly appeared in the dark
ness. They were green and shone so
oueerly the children we're startled. .
1T is an auto. 1t will run over us,
sasped Janet. 49,,
nine" replied Jack, remembering they
were now tiny. :,
1T is the tiger" whispered Bobby
Rouncer. ''Those lights are its eyes.
Run! ,
dark tunnel. and out into the moonlight
at the other end. Near at hand was
the stone wall Of the mysterious garden.
Before they could reach it the tiger
came crawling out of the pipe after
them. The tiger crouched to spring, its
long tail slowly switching back and
forth.
Jack and Janet looked wildly about
for help. And as they looked they saw
two persons coming toward them. One
was beautiful woman. The other was
q soldier.
"Help,' cried Jack and Janet to the
soldier.
The soldier heard the cry and ran be-
tween them and the tiger, waving his
sword.
Bobby Bouncer bounded ahead to the
stone wall. He banged his head against
the wall once, then twice. then three
times and at the third bang a door
opened.
The tiger had stopped when the SOL
dicr faced him with drawn sword. But
now he saw Jack and Janet getting
away from him. The tiger crouched and
sprang right over the sollicr's mead and
straight at Jack and Janet to seize them
before they could follow BOBBY Bouncer
through the door
But then the beautiful lady did
queer thing-she grabbed the tiger by
the tail and held it back. The tiger
swung around az her and the brave
s0ldler. running up with hia sword.
priCkcd the tiger in the nose. The tiger
gave snarl and drew hack, raising Il
paw OF if to strike the soldier. But
the beautiful lady pushed Jack and
Janet through the door. and the soldier
jumped after them. slamming the door
shut IN the tigers face.
You ought to lock up your old cat
Tomkit at night instead Of letting him
prowl around like tiger" said the
soldier to Jack and Janet.
That astoniShed Jack and Janet. That
tiger was hundred times larger than
Iomkit. Then they remembered. They
were tiny and were seeing with tiny
eyes. OF course, it was Tomkit, their
own cat.
lin the next chapter Jack and Janet
again visit Mr.. Pieman.)