| Show 1 o v AGU AGAIN THE U U J PP S HAPPE S SD D B Thornton V Burgess Though hope hop be gone cone just lust keep kep on goIng The end end you ou have no means of or knowing knowing- Peter Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit couldn't see se any I chance tor for escape lie He knew kne that he couldn't lire tiro out Reddi Reddy Redd Pox rox by running He himself was wa growing more tired e every e ery ry minute It was as harder and harder work to dodge He know that Reddy Fa Fot Fo felt absolutely sure sur of at catching him this time tim and he himself felt that Reddy had e every cry try reason to feel sure Still there was just Suet a nee n ee bit bit of ot hope hop left lett l tt In Peters Peter's heart Something might happen Its H couldn't think o of an am thing thine that be likely to happen but still something om might happen he wouldn t glue ghe up He H aoud oud run and dodge just as long longas lon lonas as ho had strength enough to tomoe lomo e more mo a leg lor You may as wen well gIve rivo up Peter Rabbit snarled Redd Reddy at athis athis his very vcr ver heels heel You ha haen ha en ent t a chance Some lucky things have havo happened toe to torte sa e you In the past but now I lie Ire e got Ot you where I want ant you Nothing Nothing- can happen to sate sale you this time tim Peter thought that Roddy was s sr I If r f I 1 11 1 f v c eq H Around that turn be lie went lip perry lip right richt but he h h hid td no Intention ot of giving giving up on that account Twice nedd's black paws all all but landed on him as ho he dodged Hach Dach time Peter seemed to gaIn cain new strength tram from the narrowness narro nes ot of o his es- es escape escape es escape cape But this couldn't keep up much longer loncer and Peter Petr knew It It At last Peter was out In the theLon Lone Little Path oni once a more mor Just ahead of ot him was oS w s a n sharp turn turnAround turnAround turnAround Around that turn he h went lIp It was ass down hill hili Peter with his e eyes cic es rolled back to watch Reddy Foe roi didn't se what was Mas ahead of ot him And sO oIt It lias as that he almost ran rin right Into ser Bowser the Hound and Fur Far Furmer Farmer mer Ir-mer mer Browns Brown's Boy He H didn't see seethe seethe the latter at ot all but he h did set see Boser Bonser Bo ser just In time to keep from running straight Into his mouth lie made mado a frightened leap to ono one side olde and then all till his strength seemed to lease lea him He couldn make mako another another jump to sa sate sa e him him- himself himself self He lie just tell fell flat fiat and pante pantel 1 and panted as a It Jf he h ne never neer ne er would get his bis breath Peter closed hIs hie hi eyes ye to walt wait for tor the th end But after a ft few tw see see- sec ec he opened them again acain with such a ft funny look In them He H had Just jut become becom aware of ot a 0 great groat noise In the Green Gren Forest At first he h couldn t think what it 1 t was wa Then he recognized the tho grea great voice of at o Bowser the Hound Little by little he be h began becan to und i why hy Reddy Fox had not caught him Reddy had come around i that turn In the th Lone Lon Little Path I right at his he heels ls But Reddy had bad I been looking looking- ahead and had seen Bowser the tho Hound Without a pause ReddY had dodged to on one ona onald side ld and awry he h had gone one as a fast tast as his le legs lex s could take tak him Do hadn t even looked at Peter With a ft roar of ot his great voIce lie he h had started atter Roddy Peter heard ft a step stop cloo do to him Ho looked up Farmer Browns Brown's Boy was standing there therA looking hooking down dorm o n at him You poor little chap said Farmer Browns Brown's DaY Boy Bower Bowser and I came cam along just In time tim He stooped down and picked Peter up and Peter didn't even ven struggle He H carried Peter Pter up the theLon Lone Little Path until they earn came cameto cam to a ft bramble Then hJ hi set Peter Poter down gently Kently and nd Peter slowly hopped Into that bramble bramble- tangle bramble tangle He H was as sate safe sat once more It didn't seem sem possible but It wa war true Copyright 1924 1 24 by T 1 W Durgess Bur Bur- goes gess The Th next story Farmer Farm Browns Brown's Boy Is Much Puzzled |
