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Show ' BEDTIME STORIESlH , BY HOWARD R. GAR1S Wk 1 l.VCI.K WIGGIBY'S HA1 I.OYYK'EX. Copyright, 1920, 1V SfcClure Ne wspaper wspa-per Syndicate, (By Howard K (juris)-I (juris)-I unc evening, when IJncle Wlggiiy (reached his hollow slump oungulow. having liM'ii out In the woods all day. looking for an adventure, he noticed that Nurse June had no lamps llghteui nor Was there any smell coming from the kitchen; whlcil might tell that supper sup-per was almost ready. What's the matter, MJ.-s PuOXy W u.:zy .'" asked the bunny gentleman, oa he hopped u the steps on his red, white and blue etrlped rheumatism crutch. "Aren't you oing to eat this evening?" "Oh, yes, bul not bere' replied thel muskral ia.i "i think ypu have fm--; gotten that this is the nigat we are lo go to Jackie Bow Wow's Hallowe'en party. Unci... Wlggily! We arc io have supper there and play oil sorts of games, and I have been waiting for you to take rne." "Why; 1 did forget about Hallow-! i-en." said the rabbit uncle. "And I wondered why 1 nut 80 many of th" animal children w itfi f iis faces i h arc getting ready to have fun, to be jsure. Well, come on " So Uncle Wlggily and Nurse Jane hopped over to the kennel house of Jackie and Pcotle Bow Wow. the pup-p pup-p dog bOys, Some lime before Jackie nud Invited hl friends to come to a Hallowe'en party and now was the time. As Uncle Wlggily and Nurse Jane wen walking along, the bunny gentleman gentle-man saw something white on the woodland path. "Some one lias dropped u letter," he said, but when he stooped to pick it up, h, found It was only a white patch made with flour on the ground "Hallowe'en on Uncle Wlggily! Hallowe'en!" Hal-lowe'en!" cried, some Jolly voices, und out fr..m behind the bushs came Susie LJttletail, the rabbit gjrl. wilh Jennie Chipmunk und SqueakieTEekic the I cousin mouse. "We put the square of flour on the 'path to look like a letter!" laughed 'Susie. "Well, you fooled mc all right." said the bur.ny g tub man. "And now ou jhad better come lo Jackie's party. " ! "Yes, we will," said Squeakle-Eckio, and soon they Were ull at th,. kennel I house. I "Come right In!" barked Jackio and Pe tb-. who were dressed up in some 01 i heir father's and mother's old '.clothes. Jnckie looked llki- the ash man, and Peotlef looked like Mrs. Hag-' ja-muffin. I !'Oh, I'm so glad you came, Uncle "Wlggily," barked Peetlfi Now we can play games and have fun. First WO'Jl! Ihave thp surptlse pie." I "What is i surprise pie?" Undo' Wi :;;!! asked. "I U6pC It Isnt the kind where the piece falls off your plute. or the kind where the ph ee of cheese tries to run away with the fork " "h, no. It isn't like that'" barked Jackie- Come out und I'll show son " He led'nJncle Wlggily and ,tho oth- jers to th- dining room and there, on the table, WOS a big dish pari with a Pie In it. nilj It wasnt a regular I pie, being made of light brown paper, iand from the r!m of the pan, there I dangled a lot of strings. " l bis is the sin prise pic." said .Inck- !ie. m "Inside are a lot of funny little presents, and fastened to each one is a string Each of you must t:ko hold of the olher end of the strlnsr. and when l giv. th( word, pull. Th'n you'll pull something from the pie." "Just like Jack Horner did!." laufrhrl Ur.cle Wlggily "Well, I'm ready." ' Soon i.ae',1 one bad hold of a string, and when Jackie said "Hull!" they all yanked. And such jolly presents as each one received' Wlggily I I found pincushion, In the shapa r' of a goldfish, on his string, and Nurse I a uny Jack in e Li Box, which whistled every time ).o popped his head out. lH "Un, thbj :s tun, cried Uncle Wig- H gily. Then they played more Hr.lb. . 'etl gB I the an mal r-l.lldrc i l dressed up In funny ways with falsu, ij on, until Uncle Wlggllj ouljWH who who. Then n II tub of water, and Mrs. Bow Wow earn H In a basket of apples. "What's going to happen now'.' ' H asked Uncle Wlggily. H You're going to duck for apples." the dog lady. "See. put son.,- H of these floating in thc tub of . Then yon inual kneel dowi youi paws behind your back, and try to get hold of an apple in your H teeth without touching It with voui "h. that ought to be easy," said V neb- Wlk'glly. l. watcin d H Currj r i f ill the ptegj boj trj It, 'tui saw bow Curlys n.s,- went un- H iler water, as the apple bobbed abr u H the bunny knew it was not as easy -a It seemed H All of a quickness, when it was Uncle Wiggily's turn, to duck for n tfl apple, thc door wan fmshed open and H in the old fox Now 1 have you!" cried the fussy chap, and he looked straight nt H Uncle Wlggily. H you ve come to take mc away, H Have you!" apple?' "Yes. snaHed do Whei.- I "Well; there are some floating In ? the tub Of water." said the rabbi. H gentleman. "Lean over nil pick on- ,Ufi in o,!,- fr.,in ( you cjn, But hold I behind you." i 'Oh, tiii i ,.! " i:.,r the fox, ni m be leaned . f ,,- t-ji,. "And after t 11 get an apple I'll grt you!" H I "Oh. you think so, do you! Well, jit Is not as easy as It seems" cried Un- LH cle Wlggily. nd with that, he slid- denly pushed the head of the fox aua H down the water of the tub. "Oh. Oh, slub' Oh. ker- il ooo aer-sniuio: sneezed the fox. his BBBBS nos- and mouth full of water "This H is no place for rne!" ,nd awaa he ran oripplur: w.-v ..ml he didn't get t'r.-b, Wlggily OPpte either. Then the H Hallowe'en fun went on und the bun- H n fntlrnun and Nurse lane had v bH time. And if the gas stove H doesn't try to stand on its head and H "p:il the tea kettle upside down int.. H the sink I'll tell you ne.xt about Un- H Or 1 |