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Show Puss in Boots Jr. By David Cory. strange U seems to I a once more travel on foot,'' said Pass, "Tel. wc shall n lss the Good Gray Hore. ' aaid Tom Thumb. ' But where are Robin and Kteh-ard?" Kteh-ard?" asked Tuss. They told us they were going Into the forest to chop wood I hear no sound of an axe." "Ah. well. nc-er mind,'' said Tom Thumb Wc ;an keep on uur way No doubt wc Will fall in w ith some new adentnre before we have gone a great distance." And sure enough this proved to be the case. On teaching a wild place v. llh rocks and deep caverns, sandy stretches and low hills little Tom Thumb said. 'This is indeed a bad country coun-try " As he finished speaking a strange-looking man came toward them. "You hide behind a tree." raid Puss, "while 1 tallc to him Jf he tries to harm me you rusll out and hit him with your sword " The man evidently thought I'u3 pas alone, for he s-ald. Arc you lo? my young friend"' 'No.' replied l'uss. "I am on my way to Mother Goose. " "You had better turn back, then, for this is a wilderness. 1 ' L'o you live here '" asked Puss Junior. "Yes, I do," he replied, "and I ask everybody iho anme question w ho comes a long. ' ' What Is It." csked Puss. How many strawberries grow In the ea?" replied tiie man. Ur In ' l.-iiicrhefl Puss ' I h.io been to sea In a pca-gren boat, also In a ship with masts of gold and palls of sttki but l never fiohed for St i a wherries. Are you sure they aro not little red fish"" The man began to laugh. This made Pust: Junior angry. As many as red herrings grow In the wood." cried Puss, and off he marched to where Tom Thumb was hiding. "If that man thinks he s gome to make fun of me, 1 11 glme him an answer an-swer that will show him I'm up to his tricks." "What did ho say?" Inquired Tom Thumb'. The man in the wilderness asked mc, How many strawberries grow In the i fn " I answered him as 1 thought good. As many as red herrings grew m the wood " "Ha, ha"' laughed Tom. "pretty good answer. That will make hlin think a thing or two. Good for you. Puss Junior!" Then Puss picked up Tom and. placing him on his shoulder, marched out of the wilderness as fast as he could. C'orrHht, 1919. PT1 Cory. To Be Continued. |