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Show tM I BEDTIME STORIES MM BY HOWARD R. GARIS IinclvL; wiugilvs white hat. Copyright, 1920 bzv McClure Newspaper Newspa-per Syndicate. By Howard R. Garls. ''Uncle Wlggilv. I wish ou would." said Nurse Jane Ku7.zy yVuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper. as she stood In the doorway of the hollow Mump bungalow. "Well. 1 don't want to and though I hate to hurt jour feelings. I must say I don't Intend to do it," spoke Uncle Igglly firmly though politely ' h, I wish you would: It's so stylish styl-ish like" wtnt on the muskrai lady. Think how nice you'd look "All the animal boys would be mak-HBK mak-HBK lng fun of inc." said the bunnv uncle JlVH "1 couldn't think of it!" I 'What is It you want him to do. Nurse Jane? ' asked Mrs Wibble wobble, wob-ble, the duck lady, who had come over to borrow a thimbleful of molasses to make a chocolate cake. 1 want Uncle Wlggliv to wear a white hat," said Miss Fuzzy uzz.v ' All the best animal gentlemen In Woodland are wearing them, and the) are so becoming to rabbits." "A white hat would make me look like a clown in the circus. ' said I'ncle Wiggily . "Besides, I haven't any to wear." "That's no excuse," laughed Nursi Jane "1 could take one of your old ie.ll, silk hats and color It white with some of the stuff 1 use on my white shoes." '.Oh, that would be Just the thing Hijacked Mrs Wlbplewobble. "I must see If 1 can get Wlbby, my duck husband hus-band to welar a white hat. Lo try It.1 Uncle Wlgyily You'd look so fine and be so eas to find In the dark when you go to the moving pictures." "No! No' " cried the bunny, and sol Nurse Jane couldn't make him wear a tall, white hat. the bunny skipped off over the fields and through the woods 1 He was wearing his tall, black hat. and In hid his red, white and blue striped, rheumatism crutch under his paw Uncle Wlgglly'e pink nose twinkled like a cinnamon bun, and he would have been very happy If he did not fcp W think cverj other mliiuti about Nur.se H Jane. BH "I don't like to disappoint her. but I EjHH1 can't wear u white hat." said the bun-j lLaV ny "My friends would think 1 was j trying to be u politician or act proud - IH No! No! It can't be done." fB I'ncle Wlgglly hopped on a bit far-' IH ther and he was wondering what sort 1 jl of adventure h might have when ill' M of a sudden, he heard a sad voice say-1 rjjjB Dear me. I don't see how I'm ever, Efl going to gel it done' And if I don't , IH I can't go playing with the other fel- ifH "That sounds like sadness and trOUij ilS ble. said Mr. Longears to himself kvH lie looked around the corner pi tip 1 lin e ami four cent lollypop bush and lil there he saw Li. lib Wagtail, the goat boy, standing beside a pail near a What's the matter. Blllio?" aslfcd I nele Wlgglly. B 'h. I have to whitewash our H fence." bleated Blllio in answer "and ll it isn't any fun. Besides r,vs lost the , IH handle lo the whitewash brush and if 1 go off In the woods to cut another u win tak mi long 1 ' int pla: "jJH ball w ith other boyH " '' "That Is too bad." said kind Uncle . Wlgglly ; 1 guess, though, BlUle, that I can help you." j How':" asked the goat chap. 1 'Well, I can let you take my red. White and blue Striped rheumatism crutch as a handle for vour whit- ';i:i brush." went on the bunny. "Oh, that will help a lot'" cried Millie The brush, without a handle was on the ground near tht pall of. Whitewash, which was like water full! of milk. Uncle Wiggly s crutch Jut fitted In the hole In the brush and, as 1 I he bunny 's rheumatism wasn't bad, that da . h- didn't heed the crutch j 1 cry much Blllic dipped the long-handled ! crutch brush In the pail of white ,a.sh und began to decorate the fence, white 1 I Unck Wlgglly stood watching. Plllle I whitewashed about a board and a half and then, all at once, some voices' cried. Cant, 1 got to whitewash the fence'" the go.it boy an-wered. h. skip along and play ball," said good-natured I'ncle Wlgglly. 1 II whitewash the fmce for you, Blllle "Oh, thank you'" bleated the goal boy. and he handt-d I nch- Wiggily the! brush. Mr. Longears. after the animal : toys had run away to play ball, stirred the whitewash In the pall, and then h began to decorate the ft-m 1 He did 1 It very well, too, and when he flnlsli. d the last board, he accidentally knocked his tall black silk hat Into the pall of whiii n ash. "Oh. my," laughed the bunny, "Now I have a wlilt,- hat whether I w.ani one or not Well. I ll wear It home It will plegae Nurse Jane. " So he finished the fence, and put thel pall and brush awav Then with his rheumatism crutch, which was now-white now-white like his hat, the bunnv started for homo. "I want a souse! I want a sou I"! began the Pip. and then he suddenly j stopped. ' Oh excuse me, Mr. White-1 w.ish. polar bear." cried the Pip I didn't know 11 was you. I though it was I'ncle Wiggily I beg your pardon par-don " and away the Pip ran, not bothering both-ering the bunny at all. ' Well" Well! Think of that' ' laughed Mr Longears as he hopped home. With my whit'- hat and my white crutch and splashed with white wash as 1 am, the pip took me for tin polar bear, of whom he is much afraid ' 1 gu ss white hats aren't so had aftor all " An, Nurse Jane was glad when her bunny friend wore his white hat to the putures that night And If the lemon pie doesn t roll down the hill to play hop scotch wlthl the sidewalk scooter and lease the clothes horse to Jump off the back' stoop all alone, I'll tell you next about! Uncle Wiggily' white trousers |