| Show I The Sandman Story Ii I FOR TONIGHT I Bobbie Bobbie Dobbie Rabbit had been told he must not go out of ot the house while his father and mother went up to the farm There was very little to cat eat In the house this cold weather and that was the reason Father and Mother Rabbit Rabbit Rab flab I bit were to take such a big risk and run up to the farm where Mr Dog lived They had not been gone very long when Bobble Bobbie Rabbit went to the door of his house and looked out He could sec flee the pond covered with smooth ice not far away and Bobbie thought it would be good fun tun to run across the I pond to the tree on the other side aide where Timmy Squirrel lived d. d So he closed the door and ran down downto to tho the pond and across he went to visit Timmy who was very glad Klad to see se-e him and they chatted longer than Bobble Bobbie Rabbit had Intended to stay He lIe was halfway across the pond on his way home homo when he heard Mr Dog bark and the next thing he ho knew down came Mr Dog Dag from tho the bank and ran on the pond right after Bobbio Bobble Dabble Bob Bob- ble bio Rabbit I Bobble Bobbie ran and after atter him Mr Dog slipping and sliding but still he was gaining on poor Bobble Bobbie Rabbit and what would have happened if It the tho hole hale had not been there Bobbie Dobbie Rabbit never could tell But a hole was wils there right in the ice and Bobbie Dobbie did not see it and and in he went down Into the cold Icy water wa wa- ter Mr Dog had bt been en sure he would have Bobble Bobbie Rabbit the next jump he took and he was very much surprised when Bobble went out of or sight sights Mr Dog looked at the hole then he turned around for he thought Bobble Bobbie Rabbit must have run the other way and as he turned he dropped his tail tai right over the hole hale in the ice And a at that very second up came Bobbie Bobble ou out t of the water He grabbed at the first thing h he e saw and that was the end of at Mr Dogs Dog's tall tail Mr Dog Jumped and ran when h he felt the cold grip and out came Bobbie Bobbie Bob Dob- DobI I bie ble Rabbit from the water and awa away y he ran for home like lile a streak of o 1 lightning His father and mother were at home hom e when he opened the door but instead d of getting a scolding and perhaps s i worse as he expected he would Bobbie Bobbie Bobbie Bob Bob- bie Rabbit was surprised enough when n his mother put her arms about hi him m jand and said Oh You brave brave boy You saved our lives for Mr Dog ha had d both of us cornered In a hole up th the e hill hill and we never expected to get Iret ou out t alive I Yes said Father Rabbit you ar ara are area area e a a brave bravo son and we are proud o of ot f I you for when Mr Dog saw yo you u right before him on the pond he wa waso was wasso wasso us s so sure of getting you he left us an and d ran after atter you Bobble Bobbie Rabbit W was s so surprised t to find himself a hero that he quite forgot forgot forgot for for- got the cold bath and the fright he he- had but he did not wish to chance meeting Mr Dog on the tho pond again even to become a hero Copyright 1919 by the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate ate New l' York City News News-I |
