Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-06
CHAPTER ii
Thov Meet n Fighter

rTyHE underground auto carried JACK
J. and Janet with Chip and Clipper
Chipmuck on a thrilling ride. 1t dashed
along the chipmuck tunnel at reckless
speed. flashing around sharp corners
diving down steep dips. and rushlng
now and then through large chambers
Its way was made bright by brilliant
headlights. But while these headlghts
flashed their rays far ahead, making the
tunnel as plain as day, they didn't snow
anything particularly interesting--oust
walls Of brown earth, with here and
there the black opening of side path
Thus they rode on until of a sudden
the tunnel came TO an end In a dark
cellar. The underground auto whizzed
around and around this dark cellar like
puppy chasing his tail. Jack and
Janet began TO grow dizzy.
whoa" cried Jack. "Whoa j.
cried Janet. At once the underground
auto came to q stop.
Listen - whispered Clipper Chip
muck. "This is where I was when 1
heard the strange singing"
They all opened their ears and kept
very still. Sure enough, They could
hear a queer noise. But the noise
wasn't what Jack and Janet would call
singing. 1t was sort of mumbling
and roaring coming family through the
earth as from some distant point.
"That isn't singer" said Jack.
,-n,, lypoV, iGo ~ 81 Ginger p
demanded Chip Chlpmuck.
because it doesn't sound like q
singer" answered Jack.
"Did you ever hear an underground
singer" asked Chip Chipmuck. No,
Jack never had. He thought he would
like to hear ono.
1--WE soon will learn all about thai
singing" continued Chip Chipmuck
owe will 20 on until We find thu
singer
"IIow can We GO on when We have
come to the end of the tunncl:' askeC
Jack. Chip and Clipper Chipmuck gig
= glcd.
"Chpmucks never come to the en-
Of tunnel" they said, crawling fror
the underground auto. Only soil
rock can stop us,
Saying this, Chip and Clipper wen
vigorously TO work digging at one sid
Of the cellar. Soon they dug anothe
tunnel that seemed to lead far away
Chip and Clipper climbed back into tn
underground auto.
Nov. go ahead" said Chip. "Bu
: be careful This is u mole tunnel w
are entering and Nosey Mole doesn'
e like visitors. He is sure to fight us
1 he finds us here
: Huh I'm not afraid of q mole,
e said Jack.
"You had better be-" replied Chi
t Chipmuck. "Noscy Mole is one of tn
Y worst fighters underground and I don
want to meet him when his temper
rufled."
I The underground auto ran through th
newly dug hole into the mole tunne
I This tunnel was much like the path tn
6 auto had Travelled before, but wa
scarcely 50 large around.
i "Watch out for Nosey Mole, - warne
Chip Chipmuck. BE ready to run
e you see him.
d Jack didn't think he would run frol
!. mole. He thought moles blind an
u harmless.
! While Jack had his mind on this. th
! auto whizzed around corner. and can,
abruptly in sight Of a brown, furr
creature that was moving along the tun
mel in the same direction. Jack wa
50 startled hc couldn't think what {
do. The auto went right on, an
before ack gathered his wits 1t thumpc
into the furry, brown creature.
"Chip! Chip, We have kicked Nose
Mole. Now we are in for it," wallc
Il Chip and Clipper Chipmuck,
u (Ind they were in for it for NosC