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Show Little Stories (or Bed Time By Triomton W. Bur en JOHNNY CHUCK'S FIRST ADVEN TURE. Afirr old WhlteUU th Maralihmwk P4kJ Johnny Chuck without offer mix to touch him Johnny bpim to f) very brave and told and lmpot tint. He atrutted and nwafgered alone aa murh a Mb abort lc(8 would let him'.' He bald hta head very hijrb. Already be fait that he had a I moat had an adventure, and he longed for a real one. He fornot the tariibie loneaome feeling of a little while before. He forgot that he bad frlven away the only home he had. He didn't know Juat wby, but risht down deep inalde he had a audden feellnc that ha really didn't care a thins about that old home. In fart, ha felt aa If he would not care If he never had another home. Taa, air. that la the way Johnny Chuck felt. Do you know whv? Juat berauae he had Juat begun to realise how big and strong he really waa. Now. It la a aplendld thing: to feel big and strong and ferave: a very aplendM thing. But It la a bad thing to let that feeling turn to pride, roollah pride. Of courae, old Whltetall really hadn't bean afraid of Johnny Chuck. He had almply paaaed Johnny with a wink becauee there was plenty to eat to be caught without the trouble of fighting, and Whltetall doean't fight Juat for the fun of It. But foolish Johnny Chuck really thought that old Whltetall waa afraid of him. The more he thought about It the more tickled he felt, and the more puffed up he felt. He began to talk to hi ma If and to brag. Tea, air; Johnny Chuck began to brag: "I'm not afraid of any one They're all afraid of me I only have to ahow my teeth To make them turn and flee." "Paoh!" said a voire. "Pooh: It would take two like you to make me run away" Johnny Chuck gave a atartled Jump-There Jump-There waa a strange Chuck glaring at him from behind a Tittle bunch of graaa. Ha waa a big gray old Chuck whom Johnnv never had seen on the Green Meadcwg before, and he didn't look the leaat bit afraid. No, air; he didn't look tha teeniest, weenleet -bit afraid. Somehow Some-how Johnny Chuck didn't feel half so big and strong and brave aa he had a few minutea before.' But It wouldn't do to let this atranger know it. Of course not. So. though he felt vary amaU Inatde. Johnny made all hla hair bristle up and tried to look vary flare. "Who are you, and what are you doing on my Green Meadows?" he demanded. "Tour Green Meadows! Tour Green Meadowa' Ho, ho. ho! Tour Green Meadows!" The stranger laughed an unpleasant un-pleasant laugh. "How long since you owned the Green Meadows? I have Just come dow n on to them from the Old Pasture, Pas-ture, and I- like the looks of them so well that I think I will stay. Bo run along. HtUe boaater! There lan't room for both of us here, and the sooner you trot along the better." The stranger suddenly sud-denly showed all hla teeth and gritted them unpleasantly. Now, when Johnny Chuck heard this great anger flllnd hla heart. A atranger had ordered him to leave the Green Meadows, where he had been born and always lived. He could hardly believe his own ears. He. Johnny Chuck, would ahow thla atranger who waa master here. With a squeal of rage Johnny sprang at the gray old Chuck. Then began such a fight aa tha Merry Little Rreeaee of OM Mother West Wind had never sean before. They danced around excitedly and cried. "How dreadful!" and hoped that Johnny Chuck would win. for you know they loved hltn vary much. Over and over tba two littles fighters rolled, biting and erratrhtng and tearing and growling and snarling Jolly round, red Mr. Sun hid hla tace behind a cloud ao aa not to aae aaoh a dreadful eight. Tha stranger had bean In many fight e. and ha waa very crafty For a while Johnny felt that ha was getting the worst of It. and he began to wonder If he realty would have to leave the Green Meadowa The very thought filled him with new rage, and he fought harder than aver. Now. tha atranger waa oM and hla teeth ware worn, while Johnny was voung and hla teeth were vary ebarp After a long, long time Johnny felt the stranger growing grow-ing weager Johnny fought atlll harder. At laat the atranger cried "Bnough"' and when ha could break away started hack toward tha Old Pasture Many rhwk had wow. |