Show DANNYS DANNY'S JA SECOND SWIM By Dr THORNTON TOS' TOS W. W BURGESS If It you would learn to swim Jump in You'll never swim til you begin Danny Meadow Mouse Danny Meadow Mouse was sit sit- sitting sitting ting on a little island Just a short distance from Crom the shore of ot the Smiling Pool That island was simply a tussock tu ock of ot grass out in the water It was Just big enough for Jerry Muskrat to sit on comfortably and ancl Jerry often orten had I sat wt there It was w s one of ot his fa La- favorite a- a resting places place Danny had swum there from the shore hore to es es- escape es- es escape cape ape Mr Peeping out through the grass gras he could see sec Mr Ir looking very much sur sur- Mr r. hadn't seen Lanny Lenny swim over oer to that tiny Island and didn't know where Dan Dan- Danny ny ry had gone Danny Dantly chuckled Yes sir said saH he to himself Its a 0 good thing I can swim Its It's a good thing too that I have havo a I. I fairly waterproof coat It Isn't as waterproof as the coats of ot Jerry Muskrat or Billy Dill Mink tUnk or LIttle Joe Otter but It does very well for tor a a. short swim This hl Is a II very cry comfortable com corn comfortable place hero and I think Ill I'll stay for a while Ill I'll stay sta away un un- until until Until til Im I'm sure Mr r. r ke ke has gone about his business bu Probably he lie will find a a. frog and that wilt will satisfy his appetite Hell He'll forget all about poor little me This ThI is Just what did happen Meanwhile Danny was very com corn comfortable and continued con to enjoy watching what was going on around the Smiling Pool In fact he was vas wasso wasso vasso so interested that he almost forgot to watch out for danger But Dut he didn't quie forget forger Those quick lit little lit ut- little uttie tle tie cars ears of ot his heard Just tho the faint faint- faintest est eat of ot splashes It TV was as so ao faint that you or I wouldn't have heard it at all Instantly Danny turned to look along tho th shore Longlegs the Heron was very slowly walking In the edge of ot the tho water toward him Mm himI I I must keep rn an e eye ee o on Long- Long Longlegs Longlegs Longlegs legs thought Danny lie He might take it Into his head to look for tor a a frog trog over ocr 0 er here where whre Im I'm sitting I know he would be even better leased to find me m Yes sir I will willI Keep I an eye eje on that fellow Longlegs took tool a few tew steps and then for a long time ho stood mo mo- motionless and patient But Dut no fish or foolish young oun frog came within |