Show I JOHNS JOHN'S DREAM John wa wu was very fond of playing trIckster trickster trickster trick trIck- ster Jokes 8 aa as ho called d them and often made others un uncomfortable to have what he called caned his fun Spotty Spott the cat had man many times 8 had her tall pulled when she Bho was dozing In Sn the sun Rim In lii such Much a rough rouen manner that she would meow loudl loudly and run awn away Once John connected an n cl electrical battery bat bat- ter tery with her liar milk and poor Spotty would not touch milk again for a 11 long Ions time Another time ho he tied tI d her front paws to together to to- gether sether and while It did not hurt her It made her hop about In tho the most uncomfortable un un- comfortable manner much to the amusement amuse amuse- merit ment of ot John Tab Toby the dos dog do also came In for tam hl his share of troubles trouble John t would harness him to a little cart which poor Tau Toby disliked very cry much ranch and drive him through the streets Sometimes when hen Toby was sleeping John would steal up ui softly and ano tickle his ear with a L LIon Ion long Ions straw or tb something to his tall tail so o when Toby walked It would auld rap rup his hind less legs and ho would got Into all aU sort of ot positions trying to free freo him him- Bel self One On night when John was waa getting read ready for bed his mother mother- was talking to him him about bothering Toby and Spotty How would you roll like It If a big bo boy came along while you rou were asleep p and fast fastened fas fas- as- as t ned your feet set pct with a chain or pulled your our hair until you ou cried out with pain bile bho asked John You must bf be kind to animals and not torment them thorn his mother continued continue th the they cannot tell teU you how uncomfortable uncomfortable- you ou make nako them John was thinking about what his mother wild said Id when he got hot Into bed and suddenly he heard hean a nol noise a and looking hooking toward the door ho he was surprised to see sea Tab Toby and Spotty Spott walking toward him on their hind 1 legs 5 Here he Is ald fd rob Toby now what shall wo we do first talk sail rot I 1 didn't know you could John when hn did you OU begin beam Wo We Yo could al always talk replied Toby only you could not understand us us but now no we wo have hac decided to have come ome fun with is you OU and we are arc speaking your language lan Ian guage so o you OU mo may know Just why we wedo wedo e edo do these things Yes Yea raid eald a Id Spotty Spott t we e are tired of ot b being ln bothered and wo we are going to give Ive you Ou a few of ot your our ot own n jokes and see sec hw h w you ou like them You iou are re asleep said Tob Toby but you think you OU are aro awake let us tie lie his arms first ho told Spotty Spott Spotty took from under her arm or paw pawa a a. piece of ot strong twine and before John could get out of b bed d Tab Toby held him him fast ast and Spotty tied his logs legs together Wo We Yo must tic tie his hands handa also said Tob Toby for lor you yon l know o ho can untie his feel feet So Johns John's arms were ivero tied tlell behind him and then Toby tickled his car ear with a straw John r rolled over o and tried to get Jet getaway getaway am away and Toby and Spotty lauG laughed ed at his queer antics amities You should 1 be ashamed of or yourselves i said ald John at last I give gl you OU both a good home and plenty to eat and this is the way you OU repay repa me mc all true replied Tab Toby but I Spotty Spott keeps the rats and mice awa away and andI I guard tho the house at night but you ou are not grateful you torment na us wIn when we try tn Wo We We must tie his bis hands also said Bald I I J I I Toby to sleep and when we e are arel wake wake- and weare we wo are tired of It It IL Let hat us pull his hair paid said Spotty potty ho he pulls m my tall taiL Mine lIne too said Toby giving Johns John's hair a vigorous orous pull Ouch ouch cried John Doe nt ho he sound funn funny said Mid Spotty Spott giving Johns John's hair a pull from rein behind Stop Stop cried John you ou ou hurt You Toil have ha hurt hUTt us many times replied Spotty Let us leave leave- him bun now she he said to Toby Do you mean to leave leavo me like this asked John I t cannot walk until you untie my ray feet Why h shouldn't wo we asked Spotty You tic our paws pawl together an and we havo to tug and pull until the string comes off ort you ou can do tho the same Fame And ADd aWa away they ran shaking their heads and laugh- laugh Ing Sn John pulled and tugged ed but It was i of ot no u use e tho the string held him fast I will call all for tor help ho lie said at last but to his surprise he ha could not make a sound He lie tried and tried and at last he pave gave ne neone one more pull to tho strings that bound him and tried to scream at the same This time he did make mako a noise and the first thing he know he stood on the floor beside hi his bed and his father and mother were standing In the doorway What in the world Is 15 the matter asked his mother John felt very foolish for tor ho knew h he had bad been dreaming and ho tic did not want to tell his dream Did you ou have havo a It bad dream asked his fa father ther Yes Yea replied JohnWell JohnWell John Well Veil get Into Inlo bed said his mother wo are aie right In the next room and nothing can hurt you YO John remembered his dream the next day and he looked at at Tob Toby and Spotty as they dozed 1 beside the tho fire but he did not bother bothel them for tor he did not feel fed at atall ataU atall all aU sure they thoy did not know something about tho uncomfortable dream as 88 they looked very knowing kno when the they opened their eyes and looked at tit him whenever he came near them and John did not care to lo have another dream like the ono one he had bad the tho night before Copyright lU b by tho the McClure Newspaper News paper Syndicate New York CIl City Tomorrows Tomorrow's toT Vacation there thero would bo ho for him in some far fam faraway awa away corner of or the tho world only Wishing House and the Never Never-Never Land band I f fIn In the tho hall ball he stood a moment before the tho fireplace his bis eyes on its ita carven motto I I dingo the phrase was rai liLt like a 5 spear ear thrust Ho Ie began to wan wander er restlessly through the up Ul and aud lawn iowa ikea a prowling animal animal anima The din diu dining o ing tag room looked 0 austere and chill chill chilI only tho little lady in in hoops and love curls curia who had been his great grand mother smiled wistfully down from her hem gilt frame framo above the console console and and inthe in inthe the tho library a a. melancholy deeper than that of yesterdays yesterday's tragedy seome seemed scorned to hang bang through which John Devil Johni Dovil-Johni drawing drawing drawing draw draw- ing closer the leash of his leaping hound glared sardonically Uy at him troU his ono one cold o eye e The Tho shutters of the tho parlor wore were closed but ho he throw threw them open and let the tho rich light pierce the yellow gloom loom glinting from the figures in 10 tho the cabinet and weaving a 3 thousand tiny rainbows in tho prisms of ther the tho great r at chandelier Ho wont went upstairs into tho the bedrooms one by one now and then pausing passing pa in his lila hand over a a. polished chair or touching tuching an ornament or a frame on the wall wan into tho with its records of ch childish h study and pIa play The Tho dolls doUs stood now on dress parade parado in glass cases and amid prints in bright colors colors col col- col ors dear to little people on tho the walls Ho He opened tho the shutters here too and stood some somo time timo on the threshold before ho turned and went Trent heavily downstairs Through the rear door ho he could see seethe tho the kitchens and Aunt Daphne sitting under tho the trumpet vino ine piecing a nine nine- patch calico quilt with little squares of ol orange and red rell and green cloth Two T diminutive darkies were sprawled ou on tho the ground looking up at her with Uh round serious eyes ces eyes while whilo a R wary ban bantam bantam tam pecked industriously about their bare J logs legs Js En den do sa say Aunt OJ 01 01 h he ter nil he wife Oo ool Oo ool Oo Oo 00 Young Youn mars mars mars' come come Youn Young mars mars' comel Young mars' mars como come I En La dey ey all mi mighty bt I ease case Mare Mara John ho bo cert n ny fond ob fried chick no But ho bif big bi ct ot tal tall gobbler ho lOll don Doubtful doubtful d doubtful hosay ho hosay hosay say lak Ink dat Den de ile drake drako he ho peep do de on en he ho ay fray Haish I Haish Fo he be done don seed Mars John comin sho But nut ot et too toolate toolate late laft bv hi don den fo Aunt she riho done dono grab Mis' Mis is' is Pullet en Mars Mare John he ho eat cat huh ills dis bony even even COIl fo fo bo ho Now you ou e ruins ralUs or on i homo ter yo ye on n dou rou yo ye o opi pi pick k none oh ob dem green apples on de do waY WO ne llah I ft it was wa not till after lark dark had como come I that Valiant mid aid goodbye to the gar Jar len den lie IrA loved ell it be best t under the thin It star r- r i light ht 11 sat a lon long hour under the pergola o overlooking the tho lal lake hake e where II ere he could dimly see ee th the green rocks rock and the white whito froth of the tIme water bubbling nUll and chuckling down clown over oer their rounded outlines to tho the shrouded level le helen below The Time moon lifted finally and soared through h the sky sk blowing in out ont the little lamp Jamp of stars ler its light n a gos- gos o mist mi t robed the limo landscape in a t opalescence et in iii which tree aud shrub their values ahle and anil became be be- came transmuted to silver rr sentinels rr over a demesne ne of oC o violet vel el velvet elvet vet t filled with ith sleepy int inge and stealthy ru an and the lor nf wild iJ ho honeysuckle e At time MIP last hit he stood before ti the oh old sun stiR dial Hal rearing i il il columns from tie clusters of blossoms I 41 I count no lIO hours hor but the tho happ on one one- ones he heo read Teall thu the th in inscription with ith an aD indrawn h br breath ath Then groping at t its ba base c. c he lie lifted time the h ivy that ha had once rambled there thern and drew up ur tho the tangle tan tan- tangle gle 1111 a again atin ain over oer the tono tone disk ia His Ills brido's I garden I Tn rn th tho thit library an hour later sitting ittin at the bi bi black k pi pigeonholed desk he lie wrote i to Shirl Shirley y I To be bo continued tomorrow I |