Show GIVES ES PETER IETER NO JO COM COM- COMFORT COMFORT FORT By fly THORNTON W W. BURGESS Have Save pity for tor the jealous mind To all aU but mean suspicion blind Jumper Juniper the Hare For a long loni time Peter sat In the tangle bramble on the edge of th the Green Forest not daring to leave fo for lor fear that the Owl might b be watching mom from a nearby tree But a alast at last he gave ga a little sigh of thankful thankful- ness ne He had heard voice olce I It had come o irom far away deep in n th the i h Green Forest r y was hunting over ove o there At once Peter left lett the warn ram I tangle ble-tangle and started to visit th the places where he was likely to find h his cousin Jumper the Hare He felt sure sur that Jumper could help him find Mr Mrs Peter and that strange rabbit Per Per- Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps haps Jumper had already seen them But Peter visited one place after atter another without finding his cousin Jumper the Hare It was getting lat latin late in let the night and Peter had become becom very ery tired He lie was discouraged a awell as aswell well as tired He hadn't found Jump Jump- Jumper er en nor had he found any traces o of Mrs Peter lIe He had however found foun some traces of ot another rabbit O ot Of course this had bad not made Peter lee led any better So when at last he di did find Peters Peter's cousin Jumper It was with a feeling of great relief relict Now thought Peter Ill Iii fin finout lIno out something Cousin Jumper must mus know all that's going on here and i it If ithe he has seen Mrs Peter hell he'll be sure sur surto to tell me Hello lIello Peter exclaimed Jumper It is 15 isa a 3 long time since youve you've bee been over here to the Green Oreen Forest Where have you been keeping yourself Oh replied Peter Ive Ie been over ove in the Old patch Briar-patch and up in th the theOld theOld Old Pasture and around generally Iv Ive I've been meaning to come over o here bere fo for tor some time but somehow I naven managed It What Is the news over ove here Cousin Jumper There Is no special news that I know of replied Jumper Every Enry Everything Everything thing thin is about as usual here I have hav to keep my wits about me as always to keep out of the clutches of the Bobcat Reddy Fox Old Man Coy Coy- Coyote Coyote Coyote ote to say nothing of ot th the Owl Sometimes It seems to me that tha thamy my is one jump after another B By Bythe Bythe I the way wa Ive I've had company more o or orless less Who Vho asked Peter pricking up hi hl ears Oh a handsome young rabbit re re re- replied plied piled Jumper He really Is a II fine fine- looking fellow He lie seems to mind hi his own business and while I haven't haven seen a great deal of ot him Ive I've run across him now and then To tell the i I Where is he now demanded Peter rather sharply truth Ive I've rather enjoyed having him about Where is he now demanded Pe Pe- Peter Peter ter ten rather sharply I haven't the least idea replied Jumper In fact I haven't seen him for two or three days But I presume he is around somewhere Have Have ha have you ever seen anyone with him Peter Inquired somewhat hesitatingly Let me think said Jumper and Peter fidgeted anxiously Let LeL me think No I dont don't believe I have haro Why Why do you ask Oh I Just wondered replied Peter trying to speak carelessly Is 1 he hebig hebig hebig big About your size replied Jumper Yes I should say MY ho he is Just about your size He certainly Is as good- good looking a young rabbit as I have M seen In n a a. long time tUne You ought to meet him ilm Peter Pet r. r Id like to said aId Peter and he said It so savagely that Jumper looked at t him In surprise the matter with you Cousin Peter Inquired Jumper You seem to be somewhat out of ot sorts sorl Im somewhat tired replied Peter lamely amely I had a 0 narrow escape from the Owl 01 on my way over here and It U somewhat upset me I under- under understand Oh Ob said Jumper can stand and that Copyright 1927 by T T. W W. Burgess Burgess' The next story Peter Peler Finds Foot Foot- prints I |