Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-14
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
bad Doctor Bat"
BY DADDY
CHAPTER v
The Fight In tho Cave

The Fight In the Gave
GLJUSH-SH-SH !" hissed DR.. Bat, fit
IL ting back and forth over the man
sleeping on the floor Of the cave. Hush
sh When this man goes sound asleep,
I'll show you what great doctor am"
pered Peggy, who with Billy and Judge
Owl was keeping close watch on Dr.
Bat. They had begun to think he was
up to mischief and meant harm to the
Bat cousins in South America do-I'm
hissed DR.. Bat
"Oh. you mustn't do that" whispered
Peggy 1T would hurt him and he
looks very weak now"
"Of course he Is weak" hissed DR..
Bat. He has been wandering in this
cave for two days trying to find the
couple Of turns down the hallway. He
will be weaker after I've doctored him.
Huh! don't think you are much OF
ssSS SiSa Of Tetn Setter you sad aNf BLY, @ He Dr. Bat
gave queer sort of n snicker.
I'm the best kind of doctor" he
replied. While make this man worse.
I viii make all these mice and rats
OF the food he has in his basket Thus
far he has been able to fight them off.
but when get through with him he will
De ablt to fight no more"
OF rats and mice crouching IN the
shadows waiting for the feast. When
ne can fight no more then we will have
our party.
Peggy and Billy looked at each other.
They must save this man from the bats,
the rats and the mice. But how could
they do 1t? They were almost as small
as the bats, and they felt very helpless
which Judge owl had fastened to their
shoulders with pine needles. They felt
they could scarcely defend themselves II
the bats should attack them In the air.
and fell among the rats. they would
probably be torn to pieces In q jiffy.
But the man began to talk in his
sleep He was telling his own story.
and they hovered close above him
anxious to hear.
,i must get home with my basket of
1ood to my wife and babies" the man
was saying, They are hungry and
mToy oS ,starye If don't get there But
storm What shall / do? All. here is
q cave, III go in and get out of The
s'orm Then, when 1t has blown over,
VIII make my way home. What big
Maybe viii find gold and silver here
goId and silver to take home TO my wife
a. ana babies to feed them. to clothe them,
10 Keep them warm
~, an I'm lost can't find my way
O%uL % Get away, you rats You shall
saro soy nave AYE my basket Of food l must
IN am ured - And the mans voice died
SWAY, and he breathed hard In deep
",1;N Nov Is, my, time!" hissed DR.. Bat.
a. take the blood out OF his neck. just
Sn.amy a. my South American cousins do to
amH "aHS tney ind asleep. Then the bats
LOT their party 'east"
panp n'iy and Peegy also grabbed at Dr.
PHCS nut ne turned on them in n fash,
tHTppety-rin! he tore off one of Peggy's
onn mnsS; ot y, SIs S'Isshety-slash he pulled OF
Down futtered the children down
""TIu me hungry rats and mice.
tho get you" squealed Gray Back
cnvrUg otg rat But Billy hadn't lost his
wh,rIl fight YOU" Billy cried as he
70 hoiId toward the floor, trying hard
~ noiu himself up with his one wing
net ~ oo d ,66oy I'm strong No rat can
oct tNGNW tNi when Billy said that the queer
ba tInlhg happened. As quick as a wink
RroUnSn UTsan to grow. and before he hit the
again oTInu he was his own regular size
BacEe rex i, IN bite you" squealed Gray
ch"nMol hvM IN a panic at the sight or the
shSrSS shrSe IN IN Billy. Gray Back barred his
ward IN oee'h, but Billy's foot shot for
saIIsSd BACK in the stomach and away he
TSis TS,,ed over the heads Of the crouching
tho pS' pa% a,d mice, far, far out until he hit
Peg, WIN WI, slam and bang
raj 'S;sy fell to the ground and a large
him started for her, She screamed at
can 10 m girl I'm strong No rat
her a~r sSr ne me y And 10. there she was
raj so S"H TaS SIZE again and she kicked the
Do lar she never saw him again,
with ,,SS you think that Peggy and Billy
the mihm N their fight with the rats and
Owl Io fryy you think they will save Judge
sleeniEn 40 you think they will rescue the
Ana man from bad DIR, Bat?
'sr gold In the oaya2 ' "'A A'1 W.