Show ss EDT Er TOTS WHIPS A COWARD CO 0 I By Thornton W s A coward coard newer never toes toe the e scratch If he h suspects hes he's met III his match m Peter Peter For Por what seemed to Peter Pter Rab- Rab RabbIt Rabbit Rabbit bIt a long loni long lone time Ume looking fierce I looking hungry eyes eyu In nhim nt him Really neally the eyes disappeared But hardly had Peter sighed 1 with Ith relief than those dl adul eyes eve C es were ere back ther there again acain So for the they th x I kept ept appearing and sad dis- dis disappearing appearing Finally they disappeared and for some time tim Peter saw no nomore nomore more of them Then ho h heard a noli In Sn the th themI manger maDger abose e his head lie He II looked loo-ed I up hastily Those mean looking mean eyes e es were peering down at him 0 oser cr the th edge ds of the th Manger They glared glared at him steadily for a couple of minutes Then there thero down Into the stall tall a tt gray form with a long long smooth tapering tall tail It was as Robber the thi Rat Yes Yee all ail li It wa Was Robber th the tho Rat Hat lie Ito had seen eon how terribly frightened Peter w aS as That fellow Is ts scared to death already alread Robber had muttered to himself elf I can 1 kill him without e the tl-e least danger danter He 1 li h so frightened fright fright- frightened ened that I don t bello bellove belloe e he hell 11 esen een cv e en run run A little troth fresh meet will sill lasts last's good good for tor a n change chanc It was then that Robber had Jumped down ii h to the stall But Robber the Rat madd rr 1 a mis- mis mistake ml tike tI take The Instant Pet r saw him and knew that the owner own i it C Ilion thos dreadful eyes ees was as not Shadow the tir th Weasel Veasel el his relict relief nas as wa so great that It actually overcame t fear ar Had It been Shadow Instead of sf f Robber Peter pter probably would have hava died without a Il struggle H He would hate e krown that ho he h had d no chance and would have been paralyzed p led by fear But Instead of oC being belne ea paral ea by fear now Peter was waa su suddenly very tery ery 1 Pp l I II 11 r I ii l Robber the Rat TO lud Peter angry anery Ho was big bs sd ad strong an and 1 angry his anger made mado him Robber th the tho Rat started towai-dP towai toward to I Peter H He was nas as grInning and that grin wa was wae an evil looking grin trin Ho He that Peter not move at all or would 1 h not a array ay In fright But Piter P Pi ter fooled oled Peter did mot move mote e but It wasn t tto tto tto to run away Robber th the thru nt it never dId know just jest what hat h hi happ pp ned n 1 SomethIng struck uck him so 0 hud hard that II dashe dashed 1 him against the th 1 side t of Ithe the stall etall with a thump end and knocked nil all the Mini from him had lie Ie scramble 1 I to his feet when hen ho he was hit ter 1010 blow bloc and sent I All the tho tight fight was kno cd ed out of I Robber the Rat nolt for tor at rt ho I is isa ia 1 a CO a d His Ills one was to to IRet get out of there ther Instead of chasing Peter around aroun 1 that thaI stal star Pete letot was chasing him hover O In nil all ns n's life J had ad Robber the Rat met with Ith thine iny-thine any ny anything thing like hike th the kicks kick rout rom I those hose stout bind hind le legs s of Irto s lie He with fright twice 1 VIce more morl Peter 1 ter knocked him over Then h he got ot his chance chanc to lo scramble cramble up 11 ani out the th way ny he had bad como come m in LU in should have s seen en him slink rt Vf then Hj Ifs H t I waslo W Wt t l anY about It 1 leter eler hd hAd 1 n II m thing thina to fear tar f tin m the Rat 1924 24 by 1 W y 1101 Buges Bu gess The Th next story tory Takes a I IThe Chance |