Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
The Hungry Visitor
By DADDY
CHAPTER I
Uoots In the Night


LcREAT HORNED OWL sat in tree
" outside poggy's window sand hootch
.,, aud long. "lloo, HOO! What
s,olt do? I'm far from home and hum
cry too! 49,
,.or, home. Peggy and Billy had
brought him with them from tile South
land when they had flown back horth
nm thc wings of Imagination.
peggy and Billy hadn't wanted to
hr,nr him back with them. and he hadn't
wanted to come. But they had been
boldIng him by his otltstretchcd wings
so he couldn't nip them with his sharp
bcak when of sudden the Wings of
tr,aRination had carried all three 90 the
North. Peggy had fed TO her own bed,
pnIy had darted home but Great Horned
owl had been left outside in the tree
peggy. reused from a sound sleep,
talked GROSSLY to him through her closed
window, She didn't dare have the win
dow open for fear me- might grab her
go away, you bad bird - she said,
"You are disturbing all the babies in
the block with your noisy hoots."
'IIOO ltDO u III HoN SD bdu 40 SO'
hooted Great Horned owl In reply. "You
brought me here from my home In the
Southland and here | stay until. you
,eli me what to do and find me a sup
uer, too Hoo! Hoo !" And so Great
Horned owl hooted and hooted until all
ibe babies in the block began to cry,
and all the fathers began TO throw
things at him--milk bottles, curling
irons. slippers, tin cans, anything they
could lay hands upon.
But Great Horned owl didn't mind
hearing the babies crying. Neither did
he mind the flying milk bottles and slip
pprg for II was a dark night and no
father could sec wen enough To aim
straight So no one hit him. Hoo !
Hoo. Hoo !" He went right on with
suddenly Peggy heard the telephone
ring. "Br-r-r-ring Br-r-r-ring
MY gracious, who can that be at this
hour Of tho night?' she thought as she
Slipped out of bed and crept down tile
dark stairway TO answer. Br-r-r-ring :
Br.r.r-ring! rang the bell impaticnuy,
hurrying her on.
"lIolo" said Peggy,
"IlcllO'' said Eruif voice at the
otbCr cnd-a voice 20 severe II made
Peggy shiver, "Iiello! This is tho po-
lico. E.
'Tnr police" gaspcd Peggy, and she
almost dropped the telephone receiver
Yes this Is the police. who brought
that noisy owl into town 10 wake up all
the sleeping pCOplc|'
"nh", cried Peggy, g".Oh' r-p-p-
pleas. Mr.; Policeman. III - did"
gruN voice Then you take him right
out or town again. and do It in Il hurry,
or we will come up there with the patrol
wagon and arrest you both for disturb,
tho poI,ccman rang off.
con OH what shall do?" waited
Peggy, feeling herself TO be in an awful
B ,IIoo, Hoo, What shall YOU dn?"
echoed Great Horned owl from OuJsIue,
his hoOls growing louder and louder.
Br-r-r-riug! 'Br-r-r-rimg! rang the
phone once more.
"Oh there is the policeman again -
walled Peggy. "Hc Is coming to arrest
ne" She took off the telephone re-
cciNrr "Ilello!" she said
"llrIlo"' said a voice that Peggy was
glad 10 hear, for IL was Billy's voice.
,Heilo. Peggy! why, don't you stop
that awful hooting of that Great Horned
OWL ! can hear him away out here in
the country"
"Why don't you stop him yourself?
she answered Il bit GROSSLY. Il cant
send him away" advised Billy. At
that a bird voice sounded over the wire.
'Twt' Twit! Yes. send him away
far away"
"WhO are you?" asked Peggy.
"l'h a sparrow roOsting on the wire,
and | want Great Horned owl sent away
because he eats sparrows."
"kcr-Chug Kerchug Yes, send him
away-far away" broke in a hoarsc
voCn
81 m frog in a bog sitting beside a
telephone pole and want Great Horned
owl sent away because ne gobbles
frog 90
Peggy in great anxiety. He doesn't go
when ! tell him to-"
'Ha Ha." laughed Billy. You are
IN fix, hut know way we can get
I'D Of Great Horned owl II all the spar
rows mat don't want to get eaten and
AL IN" frogs that don't want to be COB
bIed viii help us"
No" what do you suppose Billy's way
'an "r 10 get rid of Great Horned owl?
FOG hclp him?
3, Is a queer way, as you will find out
IN inmorrOWS chapter,