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Show i BEDTIME STORIES! I BY HOWARD R. GAR1S I I UXCL1 V1GG1L M M RSI .i iSE'S i W I1 Cop right. IV 20, by MoCltire Newgpa-per Newgpa-per Byndicata Uncle Wlggll) nad lioj'ped over the fields and through the woods fo. many a mile, but he had found no advon-' tuie that day The Plpsl.se w ah had not chased him, nor hud the BkOealCka tried to get bis souse. "Dear me bum BUS dud and some1 H hayaeed lollypopa with cranberry S.UI. "aid lb. Ii peutlemiin i n v' " Rtom wall and It nkled hla pink neat isn t anything poing lb happeh? Am O i nol i" have anj adventure M 1,1 Just then he snlffe.l the ulr. I nclo Wlgglly did. and be smelb-d something , BH very sweet, spicy and delicloua, -'l wonder what that Is'.'" he Mkd lilmself. Then, peeking aroun.l the corner of a rubber ball that Johnnie IK BtlShytall the SQUlriei boy. had for- ilS gotten and left In the path. Uncle VUg- glly saw u candy monkey coming down the road. , Oh, ms no! 1 don't mean that a monkev made of oand) was walking K, along, ii waa Just a regulai monkey. like Jacko or Jumpo KlnkytaU, ex pt that this monkey had u Utile wagon.' H on which he made and sold candy. He, had a little oil stove on his wugon. und there he boiled the sugar and spice uml H' other things nice, to make the sweet LbbbbbW candy. "Any lollypops? Any gum drops. Anv taffy on a stick? Any chocolate caramels? Any bon-bon today'" Mk ed the caudy monkej of Uncle wig- bbbbbbbbI' "Well, I jJon't know.' spoke the rul-i bit gentleman, slow- like and thought-, ful. "1 a" pose I might take Nurse Jane! B a box of candy." he went on. "So you might:" exclaimed the mon-l L key chap "It would please her, I : V candy?" he asked as he looked over V i , dlffei eni I on I la which had red wheels. I mean the wagon had red wheels, not the cr.ndy "1 guess she likes soft candy." said Uncle w igpii "Here vou are' A nice box of soft ; candy for. Miss Nurse Jan0 Fuzzy YVuz-zy." YVuz-zy." spoke the candy monkey, writing the' name of the muykrat lady house-keeper house-keeper on 0 card made of white birch bark. He- bunded the box to Uncle H Witrgily. and then the monkey added roes Nurse Jane like chewing can- gH Well, she always chews her candy, H if that is what you mean." spoke the H hunn rabbit ceiitb-mun. giving his tall -ilk hat a little polish with the end of H his pink, twlngling nose. "HIIIIH " didn't mean that, exactly," spoke the monkey. But i have bore some et Itlck . hewing candy. The anl- WS& iiihI bos .md girls like it because il fH laJts so long. They can chew on it all I . i nearly. Only you want to be care- H about 'HHH ' Why " asked Uncle Wlgglly Has H It any firecrackers in It?" "HIIIIIH "I should hope not!" cried the candy H monkey. I don't sell April Fool can- bbbbbbbI dv. But thi new kind is so very stiff "H and sticky that, once you bite down , "HHIIIIH on it. you can't opart your mouth for Lf. m litth time to take another bite. Hi' why It lasts so long Bf, ' - s: ' eald I ii. I. Wlggllj 'You "jjjK might give me s little for Nurse June. "BB Bhe may like "TJlRj So the monkey gentleman put on I AmM top of the box some very extra special: sticky stiff chewing candy for Nureej 'ftH .lane. an. I Unt '- V igglly started for his "H hollow stumfi bungalow. lie w.ns thinking how pleased MLs.-v l uzzy uzzy w ould be when he pave "pn her the regular candy and also the' "HJ (hewing kind, when, all of a sudden. "HHHHHHH , out from under the edge of a sassj- 'HBHC fras tree, popped the bad old Squoe-! 'Hj' dunklim The S.jueedunkum Is a very "1 funny animal, like a lizard, with a very "Hb big mouth and very long whiskers like "H Santa laus. only he Isn't as nice as "HftH Santa Claus, of course. "H 111, there " cried the Squeedunkum "HHj to Uncle W iggily . I'm after your souse "HS! in clad to see you have it all "HH wrapped up for me. I'll take It now," "hH and before the bunny gentleman could "1 stop him the Squeedunkum made a "l must impolite grab for the bunch of HBS chewing candy on top of tho box Uncle I Wlgglly bud bought for Nurse Jane "HHM As quick as a wink the Squeedunkum HfAS took the little extra package of chew- I j in.- and I Mold on. there. If you please." said mBHJI Uncle Wlgglly. "That Isn't my souse' That Is " JflAI; "Oh. ho! Vou can't fool me!" howb d jTHHfl the BQueedunkum. "i know souse W i .i I l!" With mat he inos' tmpollte'.y popped pop-ped into his big mouth, and bean ig chew, the whole bunch sticky candy can-dy That is. he atarted to chew. JJt:'. onie he bad shut hla teeth on the sticky stuff l-.e couldn't open his mouth again. "Ugh wuggle wtiniP purr gtu wop-ple!" wop-ple!" cried the Squeedunkum "I bfg your ai.ion, what did you say '.'" ased Uncle Wlgglly twinkling his pink nose. "Wer wizz gun.;. ; .imp :'.oop am-bleooii am-bleooii zip'" went on tlv i jd (hap. "Really you nmat excuse me for being be-ing so atupld, bul I'm afraid i don't know what you :ire sayinr." spoke Fncle Wlgglly trying ba d not to laugh. "I'lcase say it again." The Squecdunkm ti ed I id to open his mouth but Hie chCWtng candy can-dy held him fast i1. managed to mumble: Wussi zip: Goblbunk giz.:i-izzi zoo: Whee-ip!" "Pear nie'" said Undo Wlgglly, "Vou ate gettli harder and harder to understand. I'm afraid you an- not going to be able to nibble my souse today, so I'll skip along. Ta-ta!" And away he ran with the good candy for Nurse Jane, leaving the .Squeedunkum by the aide of the toad tr. ing and trying a:id trying to get hla mouth open, uu; ne coumu i. ioi iiu- ciii'.uni, candy w ouldn't mell until night. So i l.'ncle Wlgglly's souse w s: : "And It's just as well the Squeedunkum Squee-dunkum took the chewing cand: as he did, for 1 don't believe 11 would do foi ' me," laughed Nurse Jam, when the bunny told her what had happened, i Then she gave Mr. Longcara ;. chocolate choco-late drop, and If the wash rag doesn't I take a slice from the cake of soap, to' bring to the tooth powder's party. I II tell you next about Uncle Wlgglly and Bobble's bath. OO |