Show EB D 1 EJ u Evel F iry ir T Tak le leY Y y yARY Jv ARY JN GRAHAM BOMER IT ST 1 ii L I RAIN AND TEARS It was all allert very ert well to be adventurers In good weather hut but It was hard when It rained ruined and when there was really I not so to toI do I They loved j I I I their fi 11 field e I d d. d b but U t A 1 when It poured they could not I stay In the i t and Ada who hurl had I started this ulpin in th the el very first I Ir 1 place of ot all nil felt t quite responsible W as us to what hap hap- I non 0 a u I M P I She Sheen even en felt feit feltIn the r rain a I n ws athe n a In a Corner of II little t tIe bit her the Barn fault They p played n ed all the game they could Then they tried dressing u ti butth but th they y missed the old trunk at home Imme where here there was such a n ly Iy of funny old clothes that had heed been put there from time to time for years and years Jears Do you Jou think it will clear fO foi tomorrow to morrow morrow Ada asked I uI wouldn't be surprised but what were we're In fo for a sr spell of rainy weather Mr 11 l Todd dd said cheerfully Ada didn't feel so cheerful Yes I wouldn't be surprised he continued The earth needs a good soaking Its It's too dry If Grandma were here Ada said we could play charades She's wonderful wonderful won won- at charades She can always alway think up the words too Lets play pond no mare no Ing Teddy suggested So they played that for a while Still the rain kept cp up and now had gone to sleep In a corner of ot the barn and they didn't want to disturb him when hen he had gone ofT off for for them the night before They wondered how Cooky Cooly was getting get tin ting on in III the house and thou though h they were hungry the they didn't want to ask ahead n of time for tiie they knew how cross she would be At last though they rushed out Into Into Into In In- to the rain and over o to the hou house e where Cool Cooky was getting u a delicious dinner even If she was still complaining complain complain- ing about her missing teeth and that no one here would see her new hat save a a n pesky squirrel or so n. n They asked ased Cooky Cooly if they were missed at home But Cooky Cooly answered I should say they didn't speak of ft I 1111 0 th u nn lo h LU t well off oft What was vas the news at home Teddy asked None one said suld Cooky Nor had Jim and and Jerry given gl any news from home I 1 wish I had hud vy JU here or Grandma Grand ma Crystal said Her voice was very near tears You have ha me darling Ada answered answered an nn and hugged hued Crystal But Crystal didn't seem to get much comfort out of ot that Then she began to cry First huge tears fell down her cheeks and then the tears became smaller smaller smaller-or or rather rath er there were so many of them that they nIl nfl ran tog together e the r. r hundreds hun hurt d red s of ot little tears tear down her deeks beeks Dear me dear me s said c I dAd Ada a What W hat I In n t the I. I e ew w world 0 rId w will Ill WEdo we wedo do doT We u always I way s hn have Ice een in t Thome T- T when wilen It rains at ath h home 0 me Cr Crystal stal soh sobbed bed Getting a Dell Deli I We ii h haven't a v e en n t I clous Dinner any Ice Ire Ada an nn- Dont Don't you ou think Is nice The ungrateful brats muttered Cooky o I Ii Wish wake up Ada Adu I said suld Dinner was vaso er over games had all nil b been played pla the rain aln kept up and nd lot Icy was fast fust asleep In the barn They would have ha to awaken n With I his ma magic lC he could do anything I |