Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-03
|DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Judge OUl's Burglar
BY DADDY
CHAPTER "
Judge Owl Grabs

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CHIyHoo! Whoo III find who the
w prowllng burglar Is who creeps
into the hen house and sucks the eggs,
promised Judge Owl.
"How will you do it?" asked Peggy
and Billy.
I'll perch overhead in the branch Of
O tree and watch the hole in the door ~
booted Judge OWL and at once he hew
10 the tree. where he sat as silent and
still as though he had grown there,
Peggy and Billy explained Judge
Owls plan to Mr.. Strong. Ell lambeon
and Happy Harry. who couldn't UNDER
stand owl talk
That's good idea :" said Mr.. Strong
III Judge Owl catches that prowler he
ran have a home in my barn as long as
he likes"
Eli Lambson studied the holo In the
door,
"The creature that can get through
that hole must be very thin" he said. -,
Perhaps It is n snake" chartered
I'm glad I'm not that old owl, for II he
catches snake he will catch lot or
trouble"
So all the humans left Judge Owl to
watch while they went into the warm
house for supper. And after supper
they played games until sleeping time.
But as they started off 10 bed Billy
whispered to Peggy: "Lets put on our
wraps anu see II JuuBC o"l luS Sau6 ht
the prowl!ng burglar"
Peggy was eager to go with him. and
they quickly put on their wraps. Billy
GOT his pocket electric torch. and they
ran out the kitchen door, They crept
across the yard to the edge Of the hen
house. Il was very dark there, but
after their eyes got used to the gloom,
they could see Judge Owls figure in the
tree. He vas just faint blur against
the star lit sky.
Peggy and Billy didn't move and
scarcely breathcd. Soon they heard
thing IN the darkness. Then Of n sud.
den they noticed that Judge Owls dim
form was no longer In tho tree. There
was q whirr-r-r of wings. l. squeal.
thrashLng and then Judge owl hootcd
Tor help Billy flashed on his electric
torch and ran forward. There at the
hole in the door was Judge Owl battling
with big rat. Judge Owl had hold OF
the rat but the rat had hold OF Judge
oT,, too, and was biting him 30 hard
be4 uD stick and banged the rat over
ne head, That finished Mr.. Rat and he
fel over on his side.
"Hurrah You've caught the night
proTIer'" :" cried Peggy. But Judge Owl
gave hoot OF disappointment. as he
RAJ IS too big to 30 through the hole in
The door" And 40 1t was.
'Whoo Whoo! That wasn't the
night prowler. and we will have to keep
cur watch until he comes" murmured
Me Judge, and ne flew back to his perch
on the tree. where he was as still and
tIert as he had been before. Peggy and
bi'y also kept quiet. so quiet that they
Ee" cold and stiff
again they noticed Judge Owl was
tone from tho limb Of tho trce. But
Eden,y a wild hoot came from him.
Whoo Whoo I've got the night
prpwcr :"
Billy flashed on his electric torch.
IV1gc Owl was nt IN" hole, II took but
glance 10 see that he had hold of tho
Ml OF Eome animal. The animal Itself
was squeezed into the hole---sQuoezed In
g tight that it couldn't turn around 10
tMt as the rat had done. i've got
cum y hooted Judge Owl And my, but
no IS bad one l don't dare TO let
80 OF him"
u. what kind OF an animal do you think
'"S night prowler is?
VII Judge Owl daro to pun him out,
hin? 'N'e " "''s oh I"
Guess what is going to happen.