Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
sDREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
"UP A TREE"
by DADDY
CHAPTER v
scared Robbers

rlyatChnan
o.tosing Cooney Raccoon and sly Mr.
an,ke both OF whom had come creepine
nn into the roosting tree to catch bird
= supper. Cooney Raccoon was hang
~. belpless from Billy's lasso, and Mr.
sn,ko was thraBhing about at the end
OF Biliy's fshline.
"oh. I'm glad you got that awful
.oct snake" whispered Peggy. He
r,ored hungry enough to gobble lo'
of poor birds, !"
.uu,h- -sh -sh =. warned Billy. Don
you hear something?"
peggy listened. Yes, she could hear
tho sound of some one ps rSnnn r,nnsrs Tsuu ~ s
swiftly through the bushes until they
yere right under the tree.
u guess we are safe now painted
one Of the runners.
,ourh voice. we've thrown the police
on our track. We can divide our stolen
thunder In safety" -...,.. ,...---
Peggy and Billy priIsEeS STsn up their SSs, ear,
at that; Police $40 S,o'eh th,pprNtSsss pnI m msn
..,gere robbers, fleeing from the officers.
pegsy shuddered and Billy clasped her
rloseiy by the hand. He was wondering
what they should do II the men should
II was very dark beneath the tree.
hut now one of the robbers flashed on
an electric torch, and by It's ray the chill
ydren saw the two rough fellows MY,
hut they looked cruel and crafty.
The robbers had a travelling bag. and
this they dumped on the ground: In IT
was money--heaps Of money, bills In
bundles, silver and gold.
"Ah-ha That was rich bank we
robbed Here Is booty enough to make
a pirate glad g. laughed the robber. who
had spoken first.
Not enough for me | want more,
more !" growled the other robber, and
made ma his fellow robber; shiver. He was
afraid the rough chap might try to take
his share away from him.
Tho robbers set about counting the
money and putting 1t in two, piles.
Suddenly Bob-o-Link chirped in
his sleep At once both robbers jumped
TO their feet, pulled their reyolyers, and
another sleepy chirp. and the two rob.
IT is only bird" said the robber
who had spoken first
ar thought there was any person up
that tree I'd FIRE at him." srowled the
rough chap, going back to counting the
Biiiy squeezed Peggy's hano and
pointed In the direction from which the
robbers had come. There flashes OF light
could be seen
"The police. :" whispered Billy. II
We could bring them here, they could
catch the robbers" But they didn't
lice ce"e except Sa shouting, and IL they shouted
the robbers would surely shoot up into
the tree. Peggy and Billy watched the
6ashlng lights, which seemed to be going
fTL,,, r,iii,, o,yo paggy,, la M a,n,har
squeeze, and began to unite the lasso
that held Cooney Raccoon hanging In
the air Unite the fishline," whispered
Billy, and Peggy loosened the line that
The robbers were directly under the
dangling coon and snake. - -. -,
!, Vow Yippy!% suddenly yelled Billy
with all his might. That yell In rho
silly night SO startled Peggy that she
VI, Snake right on the shoulders Of the,
wow whoon"N screamed the rough
robber, scared nearly out of his wits.
He pulled his revolver and began TO
shoot Bang! Bang. Bang. He shot
every one of his bullets away. but never
hit the flying snake that was Topping
about his head.
Billy dropped Cooney Rsccoon right
on top Of the other robber, and my,
instant his feet touched the robbers
> WOW tIelpt'' yelled ;the other rob-
Der. and he. too. began to shoot Bang
Sang, Bang He shot all his bullets
away ..s'r
The police. as Billy expected, heard
Tho racket and came running up They
found the robbers desperately fighting
lhe dying snake and clawing coon, and
quickly captured them. The flshiine
broke, and blacksnake glided away
among tho bushes. Cooney Raccoon
wrigged free from the lasso, and scam
pered into hiding. SO no one was hurt
except the robbers. and they deserved
10 he
The policemen gathered up the money.
put vhandCuffs on the robbers. and
marched them away. And all this time
ine tired birds slept and slept, Just
pumping little at the revolver shots
They knew Billy was on watch and they
feared nothing.
As for Billy. he pulled up the lasso
and whispered. "Jiminey-cricket this is
busy night. I wonder what is going to
happen next?" He was soon to fine out.
what do YOU think happens next?
DO YOU think some other night prowler
comes shopping around? And will
"atchlnan Billy drive him away?