Show e. e 9 MADAM HENS HEN'S PROTECTOR PROTECTOR PART PART I One day Mr Fox ox was walking lei 1 surely along by the bank of a river when he saw a nest In th the bushes He lie quickly crouched down and crept under the bushes near by to walt wait for Madam Hen lien to return for Mr Fox knew that she must have stolen a nest here to keep the farmer from l her eggs But while he was waiting for her to return Mr Fox thought of a better plan than having Madam Hen for his dinner She is probably old and tough he said and if I walt until she hatches out those chickens I shall have ten m meals als instead of one so instead of catching her I guess I will make friends with her for I shall shan have to fatten those chicks and wait walt for them to grow before they will suit me Pretty soon Madam Hen lien returned but instead of being old as Mr Fox had guessed she would be she was quite young and It happened she had never seen any of the fox family After she was nicely settled on VII n U net i l inest nest Mr Fox crept out of his his' hiding place and looking very sad he sat down where he knew Madam Hen lien could see him and began to moanO moanO moan O 0 dear how sad and lonely I am he said Just as If It he were talking to himself They have taken my children children chil chil- dren away from me and I will never go back there to live Mr Fox suspected very much that Madam lIen Hen might have tried to hatch out some some eggs at the farm and the farmer drove her from her nest so nb nf thought she might sympathize with I him if he mentioned his children Of course this was all made up to I have poor Madam Hen lien hear which she shedid shedid did and after her first fright at seeing Mr Fox she be began an to be sorry for himlie him He lie looks like a kind fellow she I thought and he must be bo related to Mr Dog at the farm though he is not quite so big Mr Fox looked up about this time and pretended he had just spied her Why what are you doing there he asked You poor creature said Madam lien Hen I heard all you said and I sympathize sympathize sympathize sym sym- with you for I too too know what it Is to be abused at home Mr Fox got up and walked over near the nest net It t is lucky for you yeu dear clear madam he said that I happened along Dont Don't you know that it is not safe for you to live here unprotected Why what can harm me asked innocent Madam HenOh lIen Hen Oh dear me thought Mr Fox this young Innocent thing never heard of ot my family Now I wonder who she thinks s I am Before he could reply Madam Hen lien said I should have told Mr Dog but butI I was afraid he would bark and the master would find me but I am sure you are not a a. barking dog or ou would have barked when you first sa saw v Mr Fox was quite relieved to learn that she she did not knew who he really assured her that was and he quickly klY he never never ever barked barked barked-at at least he did not often and he never would so lon long lony as she needed his protection Tomorrows Tomorrow's story story Madam Madam Hens Hen's Pro- Pro lector Part Part II 11 Copyright 1919 by New the McClure lre Ne Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate e. e New York City r I |