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Show I BEDTIME STORIES I! ' HOWARD R. GAR1S jj It ii. K..M m i faUt i t i IK1 . H if U I '.ro V. o.i... Wa- g out on 9 tllu pOrcll 1 iii . ui.OW f.vU.i' Olliiili- m low wiiu .Ntiivr ..i..o ruxgj Wusay. 9 tvvu Utile creutuikj iar jc6i toiiinig ..tor.g Inu ivooaiatid ptUif. 3 'vtor, I.-.' ... ....1... .1 &UTM Janv. Lw na ah- vuv tiu :. . i !.,. i,.m ifii t k Ho i . ivii uoniing i" febw-But febw-But viggii " Oh, Lbal isn't the Ifuag) Pox," taJd tbl bunny uncle, who h..d on his giuts- L -a and could : . i vol I. "The t'vx , would nev.r walk along aa bodily ag ; tiiut. H3 la a aly. une.iking hup. Is r Lhi Fox, iTiiu is Bamrale und yuie f Ltttlafall coming to see us." M " 'h. thtj're all rlg.it," said Nurse 4 JaiK . and aha udt iiuch i t tr Wy M ' '' ' I nsmlt ulu rinsio, m T bl chlldran, v.n.i w..o.. Uncle Wuj- rfl gib uaad to iir- batof-a b )i.ii a hoi- j 1 low stump bungniov, ot hi own, inie I t up to tha porch. 1 I: "Good evening. Uncla WUigtly." aaid fc Susie. politl. p "Mother wild we could COXDa over r nnd sec you If you would walk home f with us after dark," spoke Sammlc. 01 oourat i wlu," laughed the old i ai 'bit gentleiiia.li. "Come up und sit down. I bcllevi' Nunu Jane Ik.s a lam tart or n gugar oeoklg aomowhara ! in tbe cupboard. Hhe didn't give them nil out bun night, srht n we hud the aurprlai- election parade for her." X ' U ell, 1 was no surtirlss.1. It's a I I wonder that I dldft't Rive away eir- I thing In the bungalow:" htughed the I muakrat lad housekeeper, but I L ihinit i have some dhodolate aaaaarag p "Oh, fe didn't come for cake: ' cried Susie. Hut 1 think I h,e j Olied Susie. l;ur all the aguna, ah, and Bammlg were glad enough to get It. The anlmul children a.it In I he porch 1 with Uncle Wlgglly and Xurse Jane ; I for some time, und then when U grew- j' dark, they weot In the bungalow and 1 Uncle Wlgglly told them Uedtlroc Stories. Hut at hist w hen Nurse Jo no had seen Susie's head nodding sHwas oni e or twice, and w hen she s.iw Sain-! Sain-! J trilo holding his eves open with one paw the muskral lady anid jl l "Wlggily. it Is time you took those lit j little bunnies home." ; Jy "All right." gsrrecd tile old gentlo- lj j ninn rglbblt. "Get nie the lantern. H J, j Nurse Jan'-, and I'll take tbem." I j t j Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy took down the , jj j candle lantern that Uncle Wlgglly I j! j used during the fall and winter when there were no firefly lighting bugs 10 i In . n.K-r ic.ii.is alter dark. onie along, Sammli and .Susie." nd .ir- Longean "i'ou'11 soo.i be 1 Qg in your beds." ii ted laaoi tbrough tha dark woods '."i ', the ptlth he knew- very well, and SHnimh and Susie were not afraid lu 'the daik when I nele Wlgglli was with in-' i l:. -eh the Iwul 'the candle iaatarne. home and v. s vary dark, when all o Well, tiiey were about half wa of ii auddah rlic vvuul began to blow .' ' j the Inn tern went out. "Ull, dear," cried SUSle and she lanuggled cloaer t. i nele Wlgglly. "Don't be afraid, I'll itghi it again in a rnlnutOr" v.iid Uncle Wlgglly. Here Hammlei ou hold the lantern Uhtll I look for a match Iii my pock-i pock-i eta." S.miin'e held the lantern which hed gOjlg out. and the rabidt boy god girl looked el the darhuaea on aldee ot them, a'hlle Uncle Wlgglly gearched t tout'i hiH pock'etg tor a catch. "Well, I dechlue," galfl .Mr. Longcarji . ftar a bit. "Wli.n's tin. matter?" asked Buale .i mn loualy, 'I haven't u single match." l iule I Wlgglly answered, "i cant light the lantern. Hut I guess we ran find our way in th- dark. Give nie your paws, children." , Bamrale 1 Bualg each took hold of Uncle N iggll;. s pukv. and tle bjnny genti7naii s',,, u; 1 he dark lantern over his back. The three WHked over the dismal forest, and, all at once. Susie Su-sie stopped ami whispered; " h t'nele Wigj.ll i Beg B gleam of light' lxiok right straight ahead:" "And I wee tin in." spoke Mr. lyjng-eara, lyjng-eara, standing In the middle of the dark puth- "Obi" whimpered Susie, "maybe they are the eyea of the Puagy Vox, 't Uncle Wlgglly. Mnybe he's waiting thre rur us. und UJs eyrs gleam In the dark." "Ha. Ha!" laughed Uncle Wlggilv. 11 such a Jolly fashion lhat neither I amidle nor Buale felt afraid a.ny more i "The Iii7.7. I o . I giiow not. though what vou see Is Kox Klre." "Well if It's the fire of a Fox. ' then he must be nenr at hand." said BaAmle, ";nd he'll Jump out and get i vou and " "He. Ha! ' laughed Uncle Wlgglli again. "Kox Tire hasn't really j anything to do with a fox, though it is called that. Kox fire Is like Fourth ;of July punk it is rotten wood, und It glows with something like aVhicg i lightning bugs have inside them. Ji I will not burn, but It will giv e us a light. 1 II get some Of the Kox flte I for my lantern." t'i If rg lv ii. arched boldlv up to i! where the two spots of light glowed i Then BammlC nnd Susie saw that it wo-s .iusi gn old rotton log that was glowing In the dark. The damp wood gleam.-l eg old fashioned matches usM to when yon wet them. I Uncle Wlggilv broke off some of the pieces of gleaming wood he call-; call-; ed Kox fire, and put them In the lan-! lan-! tern. "Now w can see our way." said I he bunny. "J am glad you found the , Fox fire Bammle and Susie." The rabbit children were glad also and with the gleaming wood lo light1 the path they were soon safulv home, Thn Uncle Wlgglly, with the Fox flrei In hla lantern, went back to his l-nn galovv and Nurse Jane. So If the pup- i py dog doesn't carry off the choc-hate choc-hate akc and lose it down a crack J in tho board walk. I'll tell you next about I nele Wlgglly's slippery slide, i |