Show I I I i j I I II G ond I i ANDY II IIi I Iy 6 y Johnny JO Oroella i Copyright by United Feature Syndicate Syn Syn- Inc All iii Rights Reserved Reproduction Prohibited If It it had not been for the nice oid old magical hobby horse the would probably h he haVe e been captured cd by the two mean old witches for Hazel Haze Hagg and the Witch had changed themselves from Hip Hip- pity back into witches again and had hd followed the to the home of the nice little old lady But the two witches had hardly started to tiptoe up on the front porch of or the little old ladys lady's house when the hobby horse spied them and it only took to him two Or 61 three lifts of ot his wooden heels to send the witches howling away through the bushes Then the and the tho little old lady and kind Mr were left in peace to drink the sodas the little old lady fixed f for r them Hazel Haze Hagg ha has haa bothered me ever since she heard th that t I had thenice thenice the thenice nice magical soda water wafer fountain the little old lady told R Raggedy Ragged I. I ed Ann it funny tunny how there are arc some folks in the worl world I who think the they have ha a Q tight right to take things away from other people Indeed It is strange shange Raggedy Ragged Ann replied But those who take alee things which h d do dd not belong to them are sure sooner or later to get into trouble and if they begin when the they are sma small and lInd take things then when they grow up the they get worse end and worse until finally the policemen have I. e to come and take lake them and lock lok them up in prison Then the they do not get to see SOC their mamas and daddys sometimes for tor years ears and years rears Listen What hat Is li that scratch- scratch scratch noise I hem hoor Mr asked The noise ste seemed lEd to come from the fireplace and running there and looking up th the little ol old lady Jady cried Why What do you think The witches are trying to get down m my chimney This was quite true The Tho witches s finding the doors locked had taken a I. I ladder climbed to the roof 1001 and both boils of 01 them were sliding down the chimney Maybe I if we had a 1 clothes prop we could poke up the chimney and Vive them some Ome hard thumps Raggedy Andy said But nut as there was no clothes prop In the little ladys lady's living room something else had to be thought 1 of quick and It was Mr 11 who did this Noticing that the little old lady hall Iad a t lot of 01 wood an and 1 shavings sha Inthe in inthe inthe the fireplace Mr ran there and ant striking a match maich ho he soon had the fire blazing an and 1 popping and cracking m merrily When the smoke began rolling up the tho chimney the witches let out outa I a how howl Put out that thiat fire tire down there they cried How do you rOll expect us to get down and capture you through a all this smoke But every one of 01 our friends Just laughed an and Raggedy Ann called up the chimney Sillies We Ve do no not wish you to capture us So you can an ju Just juat t climb hack back up up the chimney an and 1 run home as is fast as os you OU can And of 01 course couse this was wag just lust what the two mean creatures had to todo todo todo do for the heat from the fire Ire was beginning to be bt beery Er very ery uncomfortable They scrambled from tho the chimney covered with black blace soot Root and scampered scam scam- avav through the bushes towards towards' the brook to ash th the smudge from their eyes CeM And o othe t the s and their friends sit sat I and enjoyed their vl visit Jt with Ih the little old lady ud and drank th the Ie tee Ice I f cream croom sodas from her magical soda water fountain I lACIS IACI'S i UI n. n like Cape arran arrangements of gold told loco lace or very cry heavy white or cream ce lace mako make attractive decorations for lor forthe or orthe the afternoon or ov c gown t tt t |