Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-29
CHAPTER vi
Tho Bear Gets Hooleed

THE freckled faced lad meant TO
1 thrash the thief who had STOLEN the
fish from his hook. He thought the
thief Wis another boy playing joke on
him. He didn't have any idea II was
a big, hungry bear.
Cold Nose. the bear, reared on his
hind legs and opened wide his front
paws. as II to greet the freckle. .faceo
lad with q hug. And, indeed, that 10
just what Cold Nose intended to do, but
WOO to the boy who 10 husged by hun.
"Wsu ugh ~ srunted the bsar as the
lad raced around the bushes and
Jim in .e.ty!" yelled the lad. He
stopped short, took one look ct the bear,
whirled around, and away hs new back
through the forest. @ a.Fe.
"Wau ugh - Wait until I eat you.''
grunted the bear. He dropped to all
four feet and galloped after the lad
As the lad ran, he clung to his ilsh
pole. The line streamed out behind
him, the bare hook swishing at the end.
Jack and Janet, fitting overhead. saw
that the bear was sure to catch th6 lad
in couple of minutes. Something must
be done to save the scurryius young
ster. Jack and Janet had been saved
by the fairy caps which had turned
them into tiny fairylike Aiery. But
there want another fairy cap to drop
on the head Of the freckled faced lad.
The bear was gaining. He was only
few jumps behiud the boy. Jack and
Janet dew into the bears face, trying
to halt him In that way. But how
could two creatures 40 small - hum.
ming birds halt big. hungry bear?
Then Jack noticed the bare hook dan
Cling around the bears head. Quick
as a flash Jack got an idea. He few
to the line and caught It In such way
that the hook was flung against the
bears ear. The hook caught in the
ca. a sudden jerk on the line as the
running hoy leaped over log made the
fish.
.Ow.ow howled the bear, - the
the bear tried TO hold back. The boy
felt the tug on his line and glanced
back over his shoulder. he saw the
'sbear was hooked.
The bear stopped to try to get the
hook out Of his ear. The boy stopped,
too. He was out Of breath and coOldn'
run farther. The boy lifted the pole
high and rseled In his line. That pulled
the bears ear, and Cold Nose ross
bowling on his hing legs.
"Ho! Ho!" laughed the boy. ''You
tried to catch me, Mr.. Bear, and now
have caught you'll"
The bear, indeed, was in a fix. The
boy held the line 20 high the beal
couldn't snap 1t of with his teeth. And
Cold Nose didn't dare tear the line
out with his claws, for that would hurt
too much. 80 Cold Nose Just stool
there on his hing legs bowling and
"Hoi Ho! You look like dancin,
BEAR" laughed the freckled faced lad,
who was now over his own fright
Lets see II you can jig like a bear In
q circus" The boy whistled, and SUR
enough the bear began to dance. h
really was a performing bear, who had
escaped from q cruel master and rur
wild in the woods. Now that he wa,
caught, he obeyed orders and did al
"Ho Hot" You ar. . fine bear, u
cried the freckled faced lad. 'Com.
home with me and ! will feed you vel
and teach you tricks!
And when Cold Nose heard that about
with the freckled faced lad. - :
ear, and led him through the woods a,
'"i What hat d HAPPENED .pp net1' afterward to tn,
freckled- faced lad and the bear, Will
be told in another story. Janet ant
Jsclr didn't fOlIow the tuo then n,