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Show s iSedtime sfoRpl TER'S LONG TIME V; MISTAKE -v more Happy Jack laughed, dmore uncomfortable Peter felt. He knew that Happy as laughing at him. Of course. Is didn't like being laughed at, ally when lie couldn't see the ;It is bad enough to be J at when you can see the s. ut when you cannot see a caught a glimpse of a dark gray form as it disappeared under the log. Then he looked up at Happy Jack. "Did you see him?" asked Happy Jack. "Who, that fellow under the log? ' replied Peter. "Of course I saw him. It was one of Miner the Mole's family. fam-ily. I often see one of them over here. I guess it is one of Miner's half-grown children. Now, what are you laughing at?" "What did ' I tell you?" cried Happy Jack, jumping around merrily. mer-rily. "I said you had seen him often. That was Short-Tail the Shrew." "It was not," contradicted Peter, very impolitely. "That was a Mole or I never saw one in my life. I guess I know a member of Miner's family when I see one." Striped Chipmunk fairly hugged himself with glee. Happy Jack laughed harder than ever. In the midst of it a sharp squeaky voice demanded, "What's all this fuss about? Tell me so that I may laugh, too." That voice came from under the old log where Peter had seen that dark gray form disappear a couple of moments before. "We are laughing at Peter's longtime long-time mistake," replied Happy Jack. , 1933, by T. W. Burgess. WNU Service. greater became his curiosity. He waited and waited, but no one appeared, ap-peared, and Peter at last began to wonder if this was some trick or joke on the part of Happy Jack. He was beginning to get suspicious. A faint rustle in the dry leaves on the ground caught Peter's attention. atten-tion. At once lie turned to see who or what had made that rustle, for a rustle of the leaves may mean almost al-most anything, and never should go unheeded. It may be made by a friend or it may be made by an enemy. And so Peter turned toward the sound. Close by an old log he saw a leaf turn and a second later he oosevt 1-io ffc?g$S ie Mad, Peter," Called Happy Jack. l-yhing in the least funny, be-J be-J ;hed at is about as hard to anything I know of. ::. n you get through laughing S you will be kind enough to vvliat you are laughing at," er, with a great deal of dig- I1 i'i s Happy Jack laughed hard- eer, and Striped Chipmunk 1 1 i the laughter. Now it was 1 1 ugh to he laughed at by 1 j lack, but to be laughed1 at riped pinch of nothing," as t t metimes called Striped Ulilp-Pyjras Ulilp-Pyjras more than Peter could ij ie started to leave, intend-sjCvb intend-sjCvb straight back to the dear h Patch. ft be mad, Peter," called i.ack. "If you will wait a lit-J44A lit-J44A perhaps we can Introduce ,v. Short Tall. You've seen "ten that It is high time you "Jllnow him. He wa3 here a , A.utes ago and I guess he'll , ? igaln soon. Better wait." ' IT , waited. Of course, Peter He had to. Curiosity - let him go. So Peter wait-jjjgthe wait-jjjgthe longer he waited, the |