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Show 1 Sleciytinis UNCLE WIOOILV AND THa ALT WELL. V HOWARD H. OARia. (Coprrlaht. H2, hy H.C ur. Nrw-napr Nrw-napr ByndlcaU.) ' -"Unci, MKly. on. Liwl, vrg-ally!" vrg-ally!" wiuepiwi a JoHr voir Jut out-aid, out-aid, th, holtow ilumv bunaalew of th. rabbtt antl.nun on mprnlna. "Well, what la It?" uktl Mr. tn(-ai tn(-ai aa ha aaw Floppy and Curly TwIatytHll. tha plan, boya, on tha back atoop. "If you taka Mrrti wltl ysaj taka mar" grunted Curly . "Taka you wnara7 Unci WlJfcMy wanted to know. "I am not aolna any plao apeclal, xoept to look for an advantur. Did you want to aome with ma and look for one?" Oh, wa thouaht you war, a-nlna- ta the eaaehore acaln." aald Kloppy. "And If you do. will you taka m? I want to eplaeh In tha aalty ocean." So do C" aquaalad Curly. , "i-laaae take me!" ' "And we'd like t ao, alae." barked another voice, aa Jackie Bow Wow, the pupn "a boy, crawled out from under a buab. w"oal "If you u.e Jackie, will you take me?" aome on elae whined, and faatla Hew Bow, the aU llttla pup-. Ky, orawled out of a hula he bad duf l tha aard. "1 My now. mr dear ohapa wok her, vbu know!'' exclaimed Uncle Wlrally. twlnkilnr bla pink noa. "I can t take all of you to tha eeaehore. I'd Ilk to. but i can't. Bealdaa, I'm not aolna awln for a w..k "Oh. dear!" alahad Curly TwurtyUll, "w thouaht vn were aolna aaaln, and could taka ua." -"I'd like a uh In tb aalt aa nw!" barked Jarkl. Ho would i:" apok the Vole K Sammle UttletalL th rabbit. . "My aoodneaa! Another one. cried Unci Wlaally aa be aaw Sammle. "Why It would be a reaular .icureUm If I took you all to th aaborl Id Uka to do It. but "What w aot want," aald Fwatl. aaklna Uncle Wlnlly'i pardon . for Interrupttna. "what wa moat want la a aalt water awlm It'a ao hot her'. "Tea!" cried tha other animal boy. "If wa could aplaah In the uild aalt water It would b fine." . Unci Wlaaily pink led hla twin noao oh. eicua me. I mean b turlo-kled turlo-kled hla pink no and then he aald: "Ah. wait a mlnut. boy! . I bar an Idea! If you Juat waat a aalt water bath. I can fix It." "Hoar aakfdBammle. "Oaa you brlna a bta t'-Tuil of tb aalt aean watar up harT '- ., -Not exa. tiy. but I tan mak a b!a aalt wall for you aH to ma H' lauabd th bunny arntlman. "Com on. now. you muat all hlp. Oot buy and dla m a bl hoi In th arouim. Ho the doaalee and th piaalr and ftammt th rabbit dua and due and dua with their feet, and aometloiee the ptrrle boy dua with their, rubbery rub-bery noaea. until they bad mid a deeo round hole In th earth. Then Unci Wlaaily took the boa and filled th hoi with watr. "Now, all It need la a Mt ol aalt" aald th rabbit unci, "and It will b almoat Hh th ocean." Bo be rot aome aalt from Mure Jane ruxay Wuiiy'l bltchea . and eprlnkled the aalt la tb water, atlf- rl''3m.ttI!nW,w. bofa orled r-b Wlaaily. "It'a a .nearly like tb oceen aa f ean maka It," "Hurray!" ahoutad tha animal bnya. and la tbajr lumped. They apktahed about, naTtti( lota of fun. and oon they wr vary cool. A little wind epran up. and mada email ware on th aalt wall awinunlns hot aot aa bum aa th ocean, but (nod eootirh. Aad thn. all of a audd.n. whll Unci Wlfdly and tb animal bora wer rplaehlnr In th fait wail pool, alona earn tha fueay Fox. . "iT aotna to nibble Unci Wlaaily aarr howled th Fox. "Oet away from her. If you pi, or I'll aplaah water on you!" bravely barked Jackie How Wow. "Pooh I I'm not afraid of watarr aneered th Foa. But Jack! plahtf water on him and when the water, which waa vary aalty, dribbled Into tb mouth of th Fox. be bowlod: "Oh, wowl What la thla? Oh. a aaltyt Ob. my mouth la all puckered up email ao I can't even bit a traw--berry I Ob, wowl" And away ha ran. They an aald Jackie waa wj brave, and I think ao myaalf. Anyhow, Any-how, th Foa didn't nlbbl th bunny'a ara.- And If th phonoaraph doaan't tak on of tb piano key to unlock th bird caa and let the void flah out. I'll tell you next about Unci Wurallr wxltlna a letter.- |