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Show BEDTIME STORIES BY HOWARD R. GARIS I . I il i: WIGGILY AM) SPLASH! RINGTAIL Copyright, iit-'u by Mtt Sure Newspaper News-paper S. lllli ! t I " (By IH VRD K. . Mils.) "Aren't you afraid to go out. Uncle Wlggllyt" asked Nurse Jane Kuzzy USZy one diiy, as she say the bunny gentleman getting ready lo leave his hollow stump bungalow. "Afraid? What of?" asked Mr iLongears as he rubbed a speck of dust otf his red. white and blue striped rheumatism crutch. '"Why, have you forgotten how Bob Cat. the wild lynx, nearly caught us yesterday?" asker Nurse jan- "No, Indeed. 1 haven't forgotten I that," said Uncle Wlgglly, "and I hav en't forgotten bow you frightened I him off by making believe you were j going to snip Off with your scissors his car tassels for sofa cushions." "Ha! Ha"' laughed Nurr. Jan1. I "That was funny! But don't you ihlnU j he'll chase you again''" ' ' h. no," said Vnele YVIggily. "I'm I not going to it way. Today I'm going I to call on an old friend of mine Mr. Dippy Ringtail, the racoon gentlo-mnn." gentlo-mnn." ' pippy Ringtail! What a funny nami'"' laughed Nurse June. I "W'1I, he Is called Dippy because he is so clean that be dips' all his food in IBB tttW a. Via a . . It " .i.l 1 ..,.. Wlgglly. "And he has a Uttlo boy raccoon rac-coon named Splashy, who not only dips his food In water but splashes the Water about as ho does so. And they KOt their nn me Klngtnll because the fur on their rings Is In brownish gray and white rings. "How Interesting!" said Nurse Jam-. W. 11. It there Is a little Hingtall boy perhaps you will like to take him one of my carrot turnovers. They are like appl.; (I'Ji.ii'line only sweeter, and you may tell him they are clean, so he doesn't need to dip them In water." "I II tell him." promised Uncle Wlg-gily. Wlg-gily. "I shall be glad to take Splashy Kingtoil one of your carrot turnovers Nurst; Jane." So tho musk rat lady housekeeper put the turnover which was like a little pie, in a clyan paper bag, and gave it to uncle Wlgglly. Off the bunny rabbit rab-bit gentleman started across the fields and through the woods. There was some snow on the .ground, though the weather wus not quite cold enough yet to have frozen tho ponds and brooks. As Uncle Wlgglly hopped along he looked In the snow for the marks of the tracks of any birds or heists. "I don't want to seo the paws or claws of Huh Cat," thought the bunni as be hHd the carrot turnover under his eoat 'Nurse Jane isn't here now to make believe snip off his ear tassels, tas-sels, which iill lynx chaps wear." But Uncle yVlggily saw no marks in the snow to frighten him. He did see however some prints In the clean snow that looked as If a little boy or girl had been playing there. The marks looked Just like hand marks. But as th-re were other marks also, Uncle Wlgglly knew them for what they were. "Splashy Hingtall, Ihe little raccoon 1 B ehap, has been along here." said the I bunny to himself, as he followed the 'tracks until he came to a small brook. "Kaceoons make, with their hind feet j marks hi the snow or mud Just like I those of children. I wonder where Splashy is?" As Uncle Wlgglly rcaehed the brook. :he heard a noise and. looking around i the corner of a slump, he saw Splashy Ringtail, the little raccoon boj . himself. him-self. Splashy was ellppiiiK his paws in the water and washing on the ground. I "Oh Splashy!'1 cried t'ntr ounny rabbit rab-bit gentleman. ' I h.ve something for you! Nurse Jane sent It to you as I .was coming to your house in sec your father Here it lm?f and Uncle WlggUy handed Splashy the carrot turnover Nurse Jane hail baked. ' h. you are very kind!" said the little raccoon boy, as he took the paper I bag. "I was Just getting hungry and " "Yes. and so am I hungry'" cried nnnlher voice and bless your lollypop! 1 u"1 from behind a big rock sprang bad old Bob Jat, with his short stubby tall ; and Utile tassels on the ends of his ears. I'm hungry- for a. rabbit, whose 'name begins with R. And Nurse Jano ! Isn't Iito Just now to chase me 'way off far!" said Bob Cat In a sort of a slnK-song verse. Not that I think any more of him for that, but it a what he I said. "Oh, are you hungry for me?" asked Uncle Wlgglly sort of n pprehenslve like : and fearsome. 1 am,' growled Bob Cat. "I came here Bxpreasly lo get you, and now I have; You may run along, little rac-BOO'n rac-BOO'n boy." he said to Splashy Ringtail, .who was opening the pper bag to see ! what Nurse Jane had sent him by Undo Wicrglly. "Oh, It's something good to eat!" .cried Spjashy, ns he saw the carrot j turnov er " h. how glad I am! Perhaps Per-haps you w 111 have some of this, and let poor Uncle Wlgglly go"" suggested tho raccoon boy to Bob Cat. ! "Indeed I will not let Uncle Wlgglly go," suld the bad creature. "I've been waiting too long for him. and I'm too hungry!" "I am hungry too," said Splashy Ringtail with his turnover, while Uncle Wlgglly didn't know what to do. He was Just going to tell Splashy that there really was no need to wash the nice, clean bit of pastry Nurse Jane had sent when, all of a sudden th r.'n-eoon ho dipped his front paw In the water nod splashed a lot of It right In the face of Bob Cat, who was Just I going to grab Uncle Wlgglly! "Here! What are you doing that .for? " howled Bob Cat. ' Oh. It's always polite to wash your i face beforo you at!" said Splashy, as he spattured a lot more water all over :the Lynx. "Oh. wow! I can't stand Lhat cold water' ' howled Bob Cat. "It gives me the shivers and crinkles up my fur'" And as Splashy sent more water In a shower all over him. away ran Bob Cat. no', gelling Untie Wlgglly at all. "Ha! Ha! That's the time I fooled blmi," laughed tho little raccoon boy. as he began to sat the turnover, not needing to wash lhat. "You certainly fooled him and saved me." said the bunny, us he hopped on his way. And If the b-ad pencil doesn't try to draw molasses out of tho kitchen faucet and let il run all over the floor, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggll 'I at wing lesson |