Show I 9 r i BENNIE DOG PLAYS A TRICK ON TOMMIE CAT One day Bennio Dogs Dog's mother told him yim she was going a long long distance with ith Mr l Man Ian on a business trip and she he she would not be home homo until night and nd that Bennie Dog must watch vatch the house ouse and especially the the pantry window window win win- window dow for she had bad two big pans of milk with rich cream on it and she didn't want ant anyone to steal them 1 Bennie Dog sat on the steps In the sun lie Ire had eaten a nice dinner of bones and meat and was thinking about taking a nap when he saw faw Tommie Tommie Tom- Tom mie Cat coming down the road Bennie Bennio Dog thought of the pans of 01 milk in ill his mothers mother's pantry and how very very much Tommie Cat loved a rich milk mille and cream and then he thO thought of something else and he slid m into the he house and locked tho the door Bennio Bennie Dog went Into into the pantry want wanto n fr frand and nd put a big p pail vall o of water T i in front af of r the window Then he ho covered the tho window sill with butter and put a saucer saucer sauer sau sau- er of cream cream creamon on the slit t And then Bennie Dog hid behind the pantry door TommIe Cat came down the road and nd looked at Bennie Dogs Dog's house I Iguess Iguess guess spices no one is at home he said swinging his tall tail and looking at all the windows I wonder if Bennie Dogs Dog's mother has left the pantry window win win- tow dow open It looks like rain and I should hould like to do Bennies Bennie's mother a akin kin kindness ness I think I will take a 1001 look Tommie Cat walked slowly around the house to the pantry window window Yes It Is open Just as as I 1 thought he said nd red there is Is' something on the sill too 00 Now if if it rains it will spoil what is is' is in iu the dish S. S Up jumped Tommie Cat and when he saw the cream he licked his mouth and swung ng his tail tall about very fast T Too bad to ha have ve that cream wasted wasted ho he said If it rains it will poll the cream and if I eat It it will n hot lot t be spoiled and Bennie Dogs Dog's mother nother will be no worse off oft so I guess eat tl the e cream Tommie Cat gave another look bout the pant pantry and then he saw the two pails patis of milk mille Goodness he ex- ex aimed I didn't know there was so milk mill In the world outside a h raw I f have heard hEald it said said that said that a a thun- thun storm will make mme milk sour sour and I Il eel cl l quite sure we are to have a thun- thun 1 I r believe I r will eat that ilk and s save ave it And nd then Tommy Cat put his hig front et on the greasy window sill and it its Ind S all over in a second ommie Cat slipped and slid and Yn wn wn he went right Into the pail pall of ofer er with a loud splash Bennie ennie Dog held on to his mouth to toP P from laughing but it was of nolIe no f eft H HP lIe burt bui t right out loud Ha Ra Hao o oho ho o laughed lau he Tommie Cat was very bus busy scram scram- i ing hig out of the pail but he knew that augh and did not stop a minute He sprang prang to the sill and out of the winlow winlow win- win low ow h he went and down the road he fan ran with Be Bennie 1 lIe Dog laughing as asWard Ward as he could from the window i I t Tommie Tommie- Cat shook himself as es he heIan hean heran an ran but he was shivering and he had tl at last and lick himself himsel dry JC r 1 wonder if D Bennie Dog was wass was was' there s1 the time Ume and saw me Jump up on aBill he thought though t. t Tommie Tommie Cat licked his paws What is that It takes like butter he lie said Tommie Cat tasted again It is Mutter gutter he said It I is on all my feet t and on my coat too Now where did didI didI r. r I get fet butter on me like this this' Tommie Cat thought as ho he licked himself dry and then he remembered how v o quickly he lIe slid through the pan- pan tp window I bet Bennie Dog DOR greased eased eased that window sill he ho said Kill PI ill i'll remember that and some day 1 1 I xv get even with Bennie Bennio Dog Copyright oP 1916 1316 by McClure McClur 1 S Syndicate New lew York City |