Show I es I r SPIES IJES ON Oli BUSTER lSTER HII ul lU I ii Uy fly THORNTON W V The truth of ot this Ibis none lIono non can ean den deny Few loc p people ever liko like a a spy py Old Old Mother l Nature Neither Peler Peter nor his 11 cousin ln Jumper the Hare flare ran rail r n very vir far tar Butter Bister Bear Dear when he h surprised then them In the th Green For For- I Forest Forest or- or orest est est They knew lenew Ito io 0 we too tat rat f ratto to catch them liven Even en lied had he ho not been fat tat they would have hav felt tha that they the could kep out of ot lila Ills way But because he ho WI 8 was wa so o fat at they simply Imply hopped oft off a very short distance anti and sat at up and P Peter ter was almost Impudent In irs tho the way ho talked to Buster Bear But Buster havIng failed ailed to catch either Peter lter or Jumper pal paid th them m no more mor Ho lie rum bled rumbled and grumbled crumbled to himself and shuffled away the tho trees Such footprints as a as lie hat left be- be be behind hind him My l such foot foot- footprints prints You know Bust Buster r Bear Bt puts his whole toot foot oot on the ground just n a aa u IL human being dol does Pussy or Bowser Dowser the th Hound Coyote or Reddy Heddy Fox O oc or Old Man Coy Coy- Coy ote etc or 1301 Cat Bob Cat would leave a print which w would show only a little fofO rno mor e than the toes on for tor th they y walk on to s But Buster Buter plants his whole toot foot flat showing the tho marl mark or oC the tha th heel and this makes make his footprints footprint wry ry bi There Is no trouble following Bus Bus- Buster ter tr In the Peter Peler R Ribolt bol bolas as as a once once became beeme all curiosity H He wondered when Duster would go co to bed d for tor then the 1 Inter rind he lie wondered where he would go co to lobed ed forthe for the win winter ter At a a safe ate ditano I tanco he tol- tol fol lowed followed Buster Ho lie hl wi too wise to let Buster Bust know that he jie le was following him He lIe kept far farenough farenough farenough enough back to 10 be b out of ot sight Ito He didn't need to be In sight oC C Buster because those bIg bl track would led lead him right straight to wherever where Buster Huster might choose choos to 10 togo toSO go lie b 1 Ho It if 11 ho lie followed lonG enough nough be e find out out Vh where re Buster Duster would the winter Buster was up liter than usual You see the winter was later than usual u l in coming Buster Busier doesn't like to go so to tn bed until he ho ii 11 obliged to ia He H isn't isitt obliged to togo togo toBO go to bed until ho he h can no longer get food to e eat oit f You know Im w eats as ns h he roi gos along for fr he lie has bat no way of ot storing up food except except- exceptIng lag Ing under hi- hi As long lone as there Is no snow Duster Busier u can find sonic oni food But Ih when n the snow comes it Is III time tim for him to retire and he h knows It Peter followed Busters Buster's Buster tracks in 1 the snow Hos H wandering around round rather aimlessly thought Peter He lie acts acl as it if he didn't know lenow where to go to I must see seeto seeto to it that ho 1 doesn't know that I am ant him Just then there was a SL yawn awn from behind a youn young hemlock that Peter was just juat going to run It I sleep sleepy did that yawn yawn awn But sleepy or not It made mado mad Peters Peter's hair stand t right up on end cid That yawn awn came from Duster Lear Etar and In iii two t or three snore mora mor hops Peter would have havo been right richt around there where Duster Buster wa was So Peter sat tight and held lila Ills breath Ht Ito could hear Duster Busier rumbling and grumbl- grumbl crumbl Ins ing to himself down In Isis Ills throat It was quits quito clear that Buster Bu z 2 y j a aTZ U I TZ TZe e ett At tt t a fc bo o ho lio follow 1 tL Ir was sleepy tnt but It wa was equally clear that he h didn't w want nt to go BO to tobed tobed tobed bed I 1 wouldn't be surprised It if you yon know just how that th t Is la Buster Butter sat oat there and grumbled lie Ho didn't need lIed n dl another mouthful of oC food No ale lr he lie didn't need another mouthful Stored owa awa under awu-under under that black coat cont of ot his hia was wasat tat fat enough enouch to tak take him through the winter But Buster Bustel Bu somehow couldn't make mak up up up his mind to stop eating ITO H couldn't for tor or a fact I l 1 want Just a bite bile mor more he grumbled I wont won't be b able te tc get anything not even even n a bit bi foE o we ks after I sro yo fO to bed and anil I certainly certainly certainly do like food food- Yes Yea sir lr I certainly do like fOod fed It It If I could find a nic nice Under rabbit now I could to bed go so very Comfortably Once Ol morall more mor all the he hair on Peter stood en end nd Copyright 1926 1926 1 b by T W Bur Bur- Burgess Burgess Bur gess The n next Peter Watches Duster Buster Mk His Ills Bed Bcd 90 o |