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Show MADAM TURK EY'S REVENGE Madam TurkeV took her five turkey1 chicks to roost In the apple tree aa soon aa they were large enough, but her Bleep had been, disturbed for several nights by the visit of Mr. Fox. Madam Turkey had told her chicks not to utter a sound when Mr. Fox called. "He may think I am alone, and it ia you he la after, not me." she told them. Ho the little turkeya obeyed their mother, but Mr. Vox was not to be fooled. He had peeked from behind a chimp of l.-jhfs ons driv and had seen her wMh her brood. "They Hre too young." m id Mr. fox. as ho wstched. "and aha Is too old. I ll wait s while snd then 1 will call and get a fine, f:it bird." Mr. Fox had, however, been very unfortunate; un-fortunate; In wetting a young turkey, for Mr. I og Had always happend to te atiout when he railed In the ditytims and at night MmUm Turkey took her children chil-dren into the big apple tree and he could the turkeys thought so by the way he howled Mr. Fox tried to get up. but Madam Turkey had not knocked her apple from the limb, and just as ha was about to Jump, down came the biggest apple of all and hit Mr. Vox right In ths stomach. He doubled up and howled and then up he Jumped and off he ran while ths turkeys tur-keys called after him, "Come sgatn tomorrow to-morrow night. Mr. Kox. snd wa will give you some more apples " The next day aa Mr. Fox act In hi big ror-ker bv l he stove all done up In fl tiinl and ttnlmrt, he said, "I believe lh.-y h.VI iiwrs under llieii wings. ffo-1 ffo-1 apples could ever have hurt as those did " He did not bother Madam Turkey and her little ones again, for he decided that another farm would be a better place for htm to hunt for food aome farm where they grew appie Instead of rocks. i (Copyright, 1st, by the McOlure News- j u;iuer Syndicate. New York City not reHt'n intrm. i One nijrht h cam undr th tr nnrl h.n lo talk yi Midnin Turkey. I "You hav a fine lot of applea this yar, j I s." he aald. I am iur lh farntr i would not nilaa a few If you cava iui iomf." ' i Mdwn Turky thought of omofb'na 1 ut lhn but could not carry out h?r Idra , that niK'it. no she imld: "1 am rut you ' would )ik thm battar by tomorrow. 1 nirhl. Mr. F: ona rlrty mow of tha un and they wtil bj murh battar ." Mr. Kox aald h would rrrtnlnlv call the next mht, and after waiting to a If one of the younr turkeys nitifht not loae lta hold and fall off tha limb, he derided they ware toe wall trained and went home. The next ntrht Madam Turkev murli I her children alt on the Itmb of the tree whf there were five big apples they could rearh big. hard, green apples they weri, not ripe at all. Hhe nJo rboated near a fine bfg apple herself and then ahe waited patiently for Wr Kox to rail. Mr. Kox had hta plans, too, for he expected ex-pected tha young turkeys to try to throw him sn rWe, and one of them st leu ft. he whs sure, would tumble off right into his wniting paws, j "Cotxt even in. Madam Turkev. ' he an Id. an he came under the tree: "you aee I am here for the tipples. Now let me sea which of you little ones ran throw me an apple first." he aaid to the little turkeya They knew Junt what to do, for Malam Turkey had told them, and when Mr. I Kox rim rlrht under where they were ' roosting so thttt he might catch the ap-I ap-I pie down cm mm three large hard ones rlrM on his hesd. , They gave htm auch a thump that Mr. Fox tumbled over on his back, and be I fore he could get up down came two more and one struck him on the tip of howHrirrierrkt |