| Show I dt t 1 I l PETER PETEIl GETS DOWSER TO CHASe liD 1111 HOME IE B By W BURGES you have hav a good excuse Ot Of other people pray make mike use Peter Peter I It Is the ones who ho how howand howand and when to make use us ol ot other people that get along alone farthest and ond fastest In this world It took Pe- Pe Peter Pe Peter ter Rabbit quite a while to dis- dis discover dis discover cover this but once ho he did dis- dis discover dis discover cover coer It he never forgot It lt Mak- Mak Making Ine ak- ak akIng Ing use uso oC ot other people has saved ed him note more than once Once Peter was safely In the th old tangle bramble over there In n the Green Forest he turned to watch the fight between Reddy Fox and Whitey the Snowy Owl But he hc was disappointed You see by this the fight was over Whitey and Reddy had separated was snapping his bill angrily and Reddy was growling and but they were taking great great care to leave each other alone Each Each had had enough Presently Whitey flew owa away He knew that it was useless to sit there and watch Peter Rabbit Peter Pe- Pe Peter Pe Peter ter watched Men him disappear among the trees of the Green Forest borest and sighed with relief Reddy Heddy Fox came over close to the bramble bramble- bramble tangle and snarled at Peter It that white robber hadn't Interfered Id I'd have had you OU Peter Rabbit he said Peter grinned Perhaps said he hc No o perhaps about it it snarled 1 n cJ Id rd have had bad you OU and Ill I'll get you yet et Therell There'll come a da day when Ill I'll get you With this neddy turned and aud walked away tie He too loo knew that It was wan useless tt to hang around that tan bramble tan bramble gle Peter leter took look a II good long lont rest lie JIe felt that he had had enough ex- ex excitement excitement ex excitement But after orter ho was rested he began beean to think of ot the th dear Old patch patch Briar He wished withed he was there Somehow the th Green Forest no longer loncer seemed so attractive In Inthe Inthe the Old patch Briar Reddy couldn't get him Whitey the Snowy Owl couldn't get set him No zo one could get et him but Shadow the tho Weasel or Billy Slink Mink lInk and or er of ot these thello were likely to go so away over to the dear Old patch Briar But It was a long lone way over o to the dear Old patch Briar across neross the tho open snow covered Green Mead Mead- Meadows Meadows Meadows After Arter his recent frights Fe- Fe pe peter ter didn't feel so sure uro about get get- get set line ting over there safelY In tact fact the themore themore more ho thought of ot It Iti tho the more moro he drea dreaded that run across the tho open He was still 81 trying to decide whether er tor It would be safer to go CO by y da- da daUght day day light or by bight when who should l come trotting Along alone but Bowser tr tho Hound In an nn instant Peter had a 0 great creat Idea Yes sir sll had a II treat great Ideal He lie would get Bowser to help luau him to get over overto overto overto Now to the tho dear Ala Ald patch Briar-patch Idea How do wasn't nt that a a great you think Peter did it Peter walt wilted wafted d until Bowser had almost reached the tangle bramble brambl Then ho lie hopped right out In front fronto ot of Bowser Dowser For or just Juri Do a second or two Bowser Dowser stared at him as ns It he just couldn't believe such Impudence impudence Impudence dence Then with a 0 roar ot of his great grent Voice vole he ha started after atter Peter Poter ot Of course coune away awty went Peter lipper- lipper ty ty After him went Bowser his great treat voice vole ringing through the th Green Forest and ind u u u 1 1 I at ei e y If If that white robber hadn't Inter Inter- interfered Interfered Id I'd have had you rou Peter Rabbit said lie he across the th snow covered Green GreenMeadows GreenMeadows Meadows Now ow Peter could run faster and more easily on the snow than coul could Dowser In fact fe-ct he h managed to keep only a II jump or two ahead Bowser Then he ho headed straIght 1 for the tho dear Old patch Briar As Ae Ashe Ahe he ran lie he chuckled I Good Old Dowser Bowser said Peter to himself He hasn't the tho least I Idea that he Is protecting me nut But that is what he Is s doing Yes Yea sir that Is Just what the tho old fellow tellow Is doing No zo one on will wilt dare try to catch me mo so long lone as Bowser Is right at ot my heels I hope nedd Reddy the l Fox ox Is where lie can see this Hell He'll know then that ho Isn't the who only one ono can be smart You see Peter was WIlS thinking very vcr well of ot himself After Arter all I guess he had reason to for In a II very short hort time he h had reached the dear dearOld dearOld Ol Old patch Briar-patch and was sate within It Copyright 1927 I 27 by T W Bur Dur- Bur sess gess geB The next story the tho Wood Mouse Has a II Shock |
