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Show E BEDTIME STORIES" BY HOWARD R. GARIS 1 . &gm 1 m 1.1 WIGGILY'S PORCH SWING. H Copyright. 1920, by McClure Ncwspa- H . P('r Syndicat.-. ', 1 ut 011 the porch 1 lh olloa Bl slump bungalow where I'ncle YViggily H lived, there sounded a loud pounding B and banging noise. H "Hum bus .iii.r Dear me! wondet H whul th.t r. .1. bit men Is up to now." H aaid Nurse Jane Pussy Wuaxy to her- H ell The inuMnit lady h . . i.s-k . - 1 H put on the tabled the diah aho H drying and wenl to the door- H She saw I'ncle S'lggll up 011 .1 step H 1. older, doing something to 1 10 porch H ceiling with a acrew driver and a lutrn H "Mer.-y me. Wtggi.-' V7)iat ui- you H doing?" asked Nurse Jane. Arc ybU H going to take the porch down ." H No. .Miss l'l)22 WUSSy, I am 011I-. H putting up a porch awing for you." H answered Uncle Wlgglly. H A porch swing"' cried the muskrat H and her WhUlkera I'm bat k of her n. ck. tht waa ad BUipria ' H I .1 po 11 1 m ! - W igglly. "That Is Something like a m Jiainmock, only you all up In II Inatead LV Of Iving down, ulld It mad.- of wood "lo you not think it la n little late H in the season to be putting up a porch swing?" asked Nurse Jain. as six1 H started Lack In the bungalow to finish "Oh, no." I'ncle W iggil.v answered. "There will he nice, cool moonlight , evenings yet befon anow Comes, and you and 1 call sit out in the pOrcH svvjig nnd rest ourselves. Well, Whatever will be all HP right, spoki 1 1 Hs keeper, aa ahi wenl back In bun- HJHj galow. I nelc Wiggilv kept on ham- HJHv mering. poundlusiand making a great! HH racket. He ..Ih.f rattb-d chains HB tie- porch swing hung from the COilfng HH hv chains. Instead of ropes. That's ao il will be good strong;," said rjnole Wlgglly, and will HH hold both Nurse Jam- and me." HB The bunny gentleman put some BS strong hooka in the ceding of the. IAb porch. Froiu these hooks In- hungl fSj chains and on the ends of the dangling HBVI chains he fastened the porch swing. ! HBVI Then he put some cushions In soft' BVI cushions, stuffad with the while cot-1 ton from the poda of the milKweed WJ Plant, a nil then L'nclo Wlgglly .stood fAVJ back to look at his work. HJ "it's all finiahed, Nurse Jan. " he HBVJ all.-.. "Come out and tlv the ponh fAn swing',' jAu The muskrat lady sat in it, with PAW I n. I,. Wlgglly Slowly they BWayed HBW to and fro. BBH "Mow d. you like It?" asked the BVjl bunny gentleman HBW "Oh, ts Jusl lovely!" Nurse Jane PAhI answered could h.-r. HBVI and she looked up at the sky. w here. I HBVJ pretty soon, the moon would shine. jAjj "h. if v.11 Btayed here for.v.r how BWJ would I ever get anything to eat '.'I JAW lon't aay that!" cried Qnclo Wiggily, HfAW sort of anxious and hungry like. BPAw ' Well, I was only making believe," I 1 inughed Nurse Ju..e. But. really, our porch swing iu Ju:d fin. And In the evening she ami I'ncle Wiggdy had Q resfuj win- 0:1 the pon h U ut now 1 must tell , you a strange adventure thai happi i" 1 01 V0h lUg. about 0 Week alter he-had he-had put up the porch swing, I nele wiggii came out dressed hi hia tall -ilk h.i and with his red, white and blue uip. .I rheumatism crutch. "Are you poming to ail lu ihe swing vviui me?" asked Nurse Jane. "Well. I bank ou. not just now,' an-swei.d an-swei.d the bunnj rabbit. VFlnrt 1 have A go over to sc.- Grandpa Goosey Gander. B.ul whn 1 come i. k 111 BWing with you." Down 01 1 lb. atopa he hojiped. and Nurse Jane Bat In the awiug alone. f: was a luv.-i . CVOJ nig. not loo cool and not too Warm, and evei once In a while the moon, Bhone out from behind be-hind the piouds. it was so cjulet and sii.i thai Nurse Jahe closed her eyes; and, l.-loir shi knew it, sue began to fall asleep- i She was only half awake when hc J fch sotn. 010 gently get in lh sway-! log poiCii .v in), be her. "Oh; you have ic..i- back to swing with me. have you, Uncle Wlgglly "" asked Njjrse Jane, sleepy like. "I'm: I'm:" Was .til the answer she i in aid. and she did not pay much attention, at-tention, hardl) opening her yes, sh-felt sh-felt some one soil and fussy nexf to her, and she thought sure it was Unclei Wigglly. And then, still half asleep, Nurse Jane hear.) some come up on the! Btepo. The porch screen door banged and then, ail at one.- Nursi Jane heard 1 1 btce prying: "oh, ho: 1'oU will, will you'" Takt that: Ami that: And this other one!".! And then sounded the UOiae Of whaiks and blows. Stop' Mop.!" eii.d (Ik- furry, fusgy figure in the porch swing With Nurse: Jane. "Stop bitting me!" "Xcs, stop hitting Uncle iggil, whoever v ou ate'" .ried Nurse Jane., "Let Uncle Wigg:iy enjov his porch swing with me!V I'ang' Wlmtck: Qrack!V something some-thing kept hitting the porch swing. Nurse Jane jumped out, and just then the moon came from behind the clouds and the muskrat ladv saw a strange1 B CM. With -ills red. white and blue striped rheumatism crutch. I'ncle Wlgglly was; hammering, -hanging and whacking a big, fussy black bear in the swing beside be-side Nurse Jane. "Get away from here; How dare you come up on my porch and sit iu tin- BWing with Nurs. Jan. ' ' cried Ihe bunny rabbit, and down came his crutch on the bear's soft anil tender nose. "Obi Ml go away' I'll be good'" cried the bear, anil off he ran, banging bang-ing the screen door after him. "Wasn't thnt ypU In the swing with me?" cried Nurse Jane, whoa Uncle I Wlggl)y sal down beside her. 1 "No, indeed:" answered the bunny. The hear sneaked In when 1 went I away. I saw him aa 1 came back, and 1 whacked htm with my Crutch!" "Oh. the very idea!" cried Nurse Jane. "I'm glad you came back. Wiggle' Wig-gle' That bear might have aqueescd me aomel blng terribb Then the bunny and .ltss Fuzzy W'Ufciv had a Dice BWing, and if the bicycle doesn't run away witb the baby carriage, .so there's no QUiel place for the gold ll.sh to 10 tO sleep. I'll t,- vou next about Uncle W iggtlv and Suiuraie'a lunch. J |