Show r If l' l JACK RABBITS RABBIT'S KINDNESS e orning Mr Fox awoke with a anThis lorning n head and at once he sent Tm Fox who was passing his se over ver to Jack Rabbits Rabbit's house to him Mr l Fox ox just couldn't raise end i 1 from the pillow and ask hImi him himme bine me i over and make hIm some gruel Rabbit put on his hat and took of If milk and ran over as fast rant rante fastIe e e bathed Mr Foxs Fox's head and gave Ie nice hot drink and soon Mr ent nt to sleep When he as quite well wen but he felt so com- com bl ble that he thought it would be bei bei bermo J i ostay stay there for a few days and andi i V good i Od Jack Rabbit wait on himE him SeT E e third morning morning- after this Jack bit came running in all out of I th and slammed the door loor after atter frightening Mr Fox so he almost otto to play sick and was about to top IP p Olto P and run ic icK Rabbit stood before him all bling and looking frightened near- near ii of his wits DOg tr Dog Mr Dog whispered Jack bi 1 he chased me right through woods up to your door I got in- in just in time He almost had me ear me said Mr 11 Fox he will you live here and hang around fall all the time I expect I wish he pot not seen you r Fox forgot all aU about Jack Rab- Rab I now Jack was in trou- trou ble and all he wanted now was to be berid berid I rid of him and Mr Dog too I wish I could think of some way vay to throw him off the scent said Mr 11 I Fox Cant you run out the cellar door and let him see you you running away r But though Jack Jacle Rabbit was Was' good natured he ho was not quite willing to let Mr Dog chase him to please Mr Fox The word scent though gave him an idea Ill fix it so Mr Dog will not bother you He lie said He will get tired of waiting around after a while and run home then Ill I'll run out and I am sure I can can- promise you that Mr Dog will bother you but hut once more more and then not very long By and by Mr Dog got tired of barking and jumping about and ran off home and Jack aCk Rabbit after giving giving I in ing Mr 1 Fox his breal breakfast fast left him asleep and ran off to see his friend Jerry Skunk Jerry Skunk was a nice little fellow and all the woods folk liked Jerry Jerry- He never quarreled or made any trouble for an anyone one the only thing they had against against Jerry Skunk unk was the perfume he always carried with him in a little I bag So Jerry was quite pleased when he opened the door of his house and saw Jack Rabbit standing on on the doorstep Come right in Jack Rabbit said Jerry Skunk What can I do for you this morning Jack Rabbit told him how sick Mn DIr Fox had been and how bow he had been going there very day and that Mr 11 Dog Dol had chased him and now he was afraid that Mr l Dog would bother Mr 1 Fox I thought Jerry he continued If you would be good enough to come over to Mr l Foxs Fox's house and throw around a little of your perfume it would keep Mr 1 Dog awa away I shall shan be very glad to help Mr rr Fox any way that I can said Jerry Skunk Mr l Fox opened his eyes and turned up his nose at the same Bame time for his window was open a tiny bit at the bottom bottom bot bot- tom and through it came a very unpleasant unpleasant unpleasant un un- un- un pleasant odor I What in the tho world is that smell he said jumping out of bed and going to the window and sniffing the theair air that came in Jerry Skunk h he exclaimed pulling pulling pull pull- ing the window down tight Just then Jack Rabbit came in the thedoor thedoor thedoor door with his nose nose tied u up p In a cloth It is pretty bad Isn't it it he said I got Jerry Skunk to come over and I Iam Iam Iam am sure you will not have Mr Dog I around here again And no one else cIse I think said Mr Ir I Fox getting out of his bed This Is Ismore ismore ismore more than I can stand and as I am feeling very much stronger this morning morning morning morn morn- ing I think I will walk over to Uncle Reddy's and stay for a few days a until this blows over J Ji Jack ck Rabbit thought It was strange that Mr Fox got well all of a sudden but he was too good natured to question question question ques ques- tion him or think anything about it so he ran home but on his way he stopped to thank Jerry Skunk for his nis trouble for he saw Mr Dog legging it for home as fast as he could his nose high in the he air Copyright 1917 1911 by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate Syndic N. N Y T. C. C i iI I |