Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-28
CHAPTER III
pnrrlar,s Punching Bag

,r Burglars Punching Bag
,,uE burglar who had come to rob the
,.n,s of Jack and Janet was sur
orised and scared. Loo0rso ,be magic
hi Of Mr.. Piemnn, given to nm pS
cooho bod made him as small as doll
jane, took of the napkin which the
JAM had tied around her mouth
bursui, 30 was large. Then she freed
VIZ from the bands which held hm'
Jackh Jah,r, Going to give that burglar n
Ia" ~ Mustered Jack, rs soon %.
tnraSu,m9' nom was taken from his mouth.
!,y Isnet stopped him. .., o,o CO
-.,b smaller than you, would You'
JACK l. hadn't thought about the change
Ja hmrglar's size. NO. he SAID
y tne ,ot U thrash him. III Just turn
a., Ln over ~~ to the police to be put IN
$aI;p he is my burglar insisted
p"' II caught him, and | don I
jan, hin, nut in jail. | want to MAKE
wan' rooJ no " Janet picked up the tiny
nlm n,er and began tc stroke him as one
Durs'a' titten. But the burglar didn t
pe@ a 10 be petted. He was still bad
want t,,b w be was so small. He strug-
t,.Is WI ,;Le q caught rat and he tried to
geu Ionot's finger. She dropped hlm IN
Dts I.Srv ~%" Then sne picked him up again
H. hu tmo by one leg, and held him up
tn,s n, down, Then he couldn't bite her'
ndee nde,y;,l yTI Won be good il | stop shaking
-.. and let you DOWN. Janet asked
!Uu !!So Burglar. The burglar wagged ms
,ne .,sd ~ Whether it was because Janet
S p"' shaking him or because he meant 10
W.. vac %yps't +, her question, she couidn I
s.an but she took it as meaning yes
and let him down. m ,.,,
an" Nov what will you do with him!
..,.d lack, Janet thought the matter
sssr" ssar Then she remembered how Judgr.
S, S.nso had hclred to cure the badness OF
n,hh, Rullv. the boy who had smashed
the dolls. ,,, Sonso " ,,,o
aid "He will Judge Mr.. Burglar:
Tsot ss.o seemed good idea to Jack. so he
!.% rna' Ionpt tied II string around Mr..
b pnr,Irr under the arms and, swinging
t;rn bv the string, they carried him to
r..' ~. roII NJ the Mysterious Garden.
'HT lack ranppd on fine wall and the Sc
lrrpt door CpCu'u' c"' "i'' w.
,rcb roo large to creep through the Sc
u,et door. but they nibbled on one OF
Nr pipman'S cookies and that MADE
them small enough TO 60 through the
door, IT,, ..,, o.
mistake. for thCy wcr" now smaller
tban Nr. Burglar. lie went through tine
door ahead Of item. but no sooner h6d
he doom swung shut behind them than
ho turned uuDn them.
"Now | have YOU. - he said, II II
teach YOU children to play tricks on Il
bold burglar.
He started after them, and h" might
have hanllcd them roughly If Bobby
| Bouncpr, Jacks rubber ball, who hap
psncd to be visiting in the garden, had
not rolled between him and Jack and
| Janet
Get out Of my way 50 | can thrash
these children :" roarod the burGlar. II"
aimed mighty blow at Bobby
Bouncer's nose. sending Bobby crashing
back against the wall Bobby Bouncer.
being rubber bull. didn't stay against
he wall-he smartly bounded back and
bit Mr.. Burglar square III the lace,
knocking him head over heels.
Mr. Burglar Inrdod fiat on the
ground. and Jack, Janet and Bobby
BOuncer promptly sat upon him.
TN the next chapter Mr.. Burglar
meets a new kind of policeman, and Is
taken before Judge Sense.