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Show FOR LITTLE FOLKS TOMMY FINDS HIS MONEY Tommy Thousand-Legger hunted and hunted his rent money which he had put away carefully in one of his socks VHh flngallng. the landlord, and Nancy and ikk helping) yoiid 'hink they (1 have found it. but not at all. j "I don't think we'd find It If we hunted loT a blue moon,' said Tinga-. Tinga-. ling finally, mopping his round face ! "Tommy I dort't believe vou've got any rent money a' all " Tomniv looked ever BO worried i . - was of no use. Tommy just H could not remember He got up again, I wearily, and started to hunt some I more, but he limped dreadfully. One foot was hurting him like forty H "My. he exclaimed, "just t W soon as I find my rent I must take H time to get the nail out of this shoe; it's b'-en hinting all day, but I haven". to H Dut he got iamer and lamer and fl nallj he Jus had to sit down and tak off his shoe and sock. He Qot Ir.mer -nd lamer, and finally had to sit down and ta'Ke off his shoe and sock. Ij "Yes. Indeed, I have." he Insisted "Bu ' I have such a poor memory I ran t re member whether I put It into one of my red silk socks or into my gray knitted ones." "Well, what are you tsoing to do about It?" asked Tlnpallng "I'm sure you don't want me to tie a bell onto you." Mr. Tlngalins felt sorry for Tommy, but he mentioned bell to Joggle his memory And what do you think" There was H the rent money rolled up in the sock ijH he was wearing. He hadn't noticed It WLM at all when he dressed in the morning H No wonder It had been hurting. Everybody was happy then and Tinsi;liri; marked "Paid"' beside Tom- oM ia - name In hW rent book vM "Another reason why I shall go bare ! todl after this," called Tommy after H them (Copyright. 120. N. E A.) j |