Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-24
CHAPTER 4
The Cave in the Glen
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i Tho Cave in the Glen
Jack and Janet were fishing.
I .JThey sat on the banks Of a creek in
N. great woods holding fast to their
s.Sins poles and watching. their lines
viii downstream with the current:
when their lines had stretched to full
,snsth. they drew them from the water
mi cast them far upstream again.
But the fishes were not biting. Per.
hsps they were having. . party in some
ctSer part of the creek: Perhaps they
@ ssre mapping in quiet pool. At any
WA Wa none seemed tempted by the fat
EARNS with which Jgck had baited
IA hook and Janet's.
''s'rishins and not catching any thing
rows rather dull after time. SO It
Il not strange that Janet began to
nod and Jack began to blink. They
Sriftted into a comfortable doze and
ior while didn't know what was 60.
isS on:
them. They sat up quickly, and jcrked
,heir lines out of the water. Hanging
"a their lines was a big, Topping fish.
| The greedy chap had seized both bats
10 ono gulp and had been caught by
both hooks at once.
!, Jack pulled and Janet pulled and
between them they pulled the big fish to
Lore. There Il thrashed and wriggled
Shie Jack loosed the hooks from its
'."whst shall we do with it?', asked
HEX. staring doubtfully at the fish.
"Put It on ,ice," suggested Janet.
That Is what the market man does,"
%. '"Ek! ESreo' Elk. FIX. Put 1t on fec
That makes me laugh! !" Thus chuckled
a squcaky voice behind the children.
They whirlcd around and there was
perky Squirrel grihning at them around
The trunk of tree. .....
F"Why does it make you lauah?"
demanded Janet Indignantly. She didn't
think she had said anything funny.
Haven't you ever heard Of fish being
but on ice?'
Have you ever heard of a bear be.
Ing put on ice?' chuckled Perky Squir.
rel. answering with another question
.-one that sounded rather silly to
Janet.
mo, indccd!' farcd Janet. "who.
ever heard Of bear being on ice?"
~ have gigglcd Perky Squirrel.
"And that is why ! am laughing. The
Joke Is on the be0r.'
"What bcarY' asked Jack,
~ don't know what his old name
VS.. but guess his name now is Cold
Nase,"' giggled Perky Squirrel. "Hc
Is on ice in a den in this very valley.
Come with me and ] will show you"
Jack and Janet forgot the Topping
fish and ran eagerly after Perky Sauir.
rel as he frisked from tree to tree.
Perky Squirrel led them to a place
where the creek roared through n deem,
rocky glen. Although the day was
warm. the air here was very cool. The
children thought at first this was due to
the fact that the sun didn't shine into |
the. glen. They soon found that the
real cause was cave of ice in the side !
Of the glen.
II see the ice," whispered Janet.
But where is the bear?"
"Ek Elk! Ek!' laughed Perky
Squirrel. "The bear Is sleeping in that
ley den. 1t Is so cold there, lie hasn't
awakened from his winter sleep. He
doesn't know summer is here. Unless
some one stirs him UP he will snooze
until fall. and miss the pleasant warm !
months altogether. Isn't that a joke
on hlm?"
(Jaclt and Janet don't thinJ. Il Is
muc!, Of joke on Cold Nose Bear, par.
ticularIy when they learn that II he
doesn't wake up he Is liable to starye
10 death In his sleep. How he got on
ice and how they get him or will be
told tomorrow