Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-22
DRE4WLAND
ADVENTURES
"The Winter Birds"
BY DADDY
CUAPTER VI
The Friendly Tramp


DOGGY and Billy fed fast from the
camp Of the tramp. The rescued
cararies parrakeets and thrush were
safe beneath their warm coats, but they
expected any moment to have the
tramps come chasing after them
Sure enough. they hadn't gone fa'
through the deep snow when they heard
angry shouts \ glance behind showed
al three tramps on their trail
The youngest tranp-the one who
looked l"ss rough than the others--was
running swiftly. Behind him was the
tramp WHO had heen thunped on tho
nose BY Bily's sTnwball. This tramp
was banging back q bit; for he was
smashing into his face. Far hs the rear
was the tramp Billy had hit IN the eye
Ho Was SIN blinking and seeing stars
so that made him slowv- than the others
Peggy and BILLY could hear the quick
thud the young tranp's feet and
they struggled to put speed into their
weary legs. But tho snow was deep and
the fierce wind beat them back. They
felt they were near the end OF their
strength,
Closer, closer came the young tramp
His feet pounded at their heels: they
could hear his rapid brsathing-and
then he grabbed tsen o-. 90 ,,..
may. 1t was followed by q cry Of Won
der The young tramp. instead Of drag
ging them back. had forced himself
between them. and wa@ pulling them On
ahead. He was helping them flee from
the other tramps.
Run. Run | gasped the young tramp.
Billy and Peggy tried to do as he SAID.
but their heavy lcgs dragged slower
young tramp saw they couldn't out
run the other traTnps, SO h" suddenly
drew them behind stone fence. we
will give those tramps a scare no
With lhat he began 70 shout as II
talking 10 some one behind the wall I:
Get your gun ready. BiI' Here come
TWO ugly tramps' -
These words were schrGe'y OUT OF ,nS IlS
Young trans mouth when he changed
Ills voice and shouted as though ne
were another man: "All right. jan | Il
shoot the tramp with the RED nos" "h!tS
you shoot the one with the bAck eye
While the young man was shouting
this he was packing SnO"DalI5 blAy
I'D the same. The young man threw
Ms SNOWFALL with all his might, and
at the same time yelled "bang
The SNOWFALL hit the olack-eye tramp
"i<ans,' yelled Billy, and ne threw
a snowfall that caught the red'nose
tramp IN Tie ear.
Now the tramps were badly fooled
They tlblBnI lhlIl'iS WIN = %''',
behind III" wall, and tramps don't Ike
farmers with guns. They turned 70
run. shoot them again. Bill" Yelled
the Young tramp. He ana ljllly threw
NOR. srowballs, and slam they hit the
tranrDs in the neck. That was enough
for the ugly tramps. They never
stopped running until they were back III
their own camp.
The young tramp gave a merry laugh.
and now Peggy and Bl4lE "a" iI'' IT,
was very nice 10 king and not h't Ike
= tramp, ,,.,,
ch,ns" In said I'm looking for WORK,
ard / happened 70 fall in with them.
but 7 don't IKE that kind of comn2h|.'
"If YOU are looking for work Kh2"
,rh,.re YOU ran md IT," spoke up Peggy.
MY friends where ! am visiting WA4t
a man to look after the hreS ANA 90
The vourg tramp was GLAD 70 lear
,ba, He took Peggy and Billy b. the
barIs and helped them night their way
hacG through the storm and IN" drIl1
~ inc auD.rOorn garden. They g"t mere
,,I ,ast and, my, but Mr.. ana MIS-. l;"ho
canary. MIR. and Mrs. Tom i!rIaNeet
AMI brownie Thrush were glaA 70 see
m. ,.ozv home from which the% 10" Hed
50 ipOIlshly. 1900, ,,s, ,n.. n.c,,,-
r.Inr Of new adventures for Judge wi.
IKE. Iav Perky sparrow and Junco
Sn1wblri whom T'eggy and h!l'y mad
~. hehind while going 20 the reS'le OF
- bnn.s birds What those adNen'
fires we're wil be told later.
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