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Show E BEDTIME STORIES By HOWARD K. GAKIS . I 1 I JfCId ft. (.11 Y s M I MBRELLA, Copyright. 1922. by McCIure Newtrpa per Syndicate. 'By Howard it. Qarls.) "Oh. dear! Oh, dear! oh. dear:"; signed Uncle Wlggily. as he bopped' ' into his hollow stump bungalow one: Br da "Such Lad luck:" "What bus happened now'.' ' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his musk- rat lady housekeeper, hurrying In! I irom the kitchen whore :she was Just putting a chocolate cake to sleep In the oven. "Did the Fuzzv Fox chOM you?" "No. but I almost wloh he had,'-went had,'-went on the bunny gentleman. "1 can nearly always get away from one of ad caan. hut I couldn't Ket away from what chased me Just now' nri dear' Oh. dear!" i "What is It you couldn't get mvay! from?" Nurse Jane wanted to know. Seem-s to me you're all rlgh:" "I am, but my umralla Isn't.' said' di. Longears. giving his ptnl: noso a 'winkle sideways, as ha generally did when In trouble. "Look., the wind i Chased rne and blew my umbrella i r. -aide out' I couldn't get away iron ' he wind, hop as fast as I did. Oh. rny umbrella! It's all broken to plec'aal" ' I'm glad of It!" exclaimed Nurse j Jane suddenly, "You you're what?" asked I nele Wiggny, as If he had not heard rlglr H "i said I waa gp,d or it!" repeated Wtw the muakrat lady, "Yoti you're glad because my um-l irella il blown inside out by the 1 wind?" oaked the Bunny in surprise.' "I am ye! Because It waa an old umbrella I nde Wlggily, and I have! bought you a new one x very special kind. I have been waiting fOr a good chance to give you a new umbrella, ! and this Is It. I mean this i.s my' I chance and this is the umbrella!"! I cried the muskrat lady with a laugh.' as slm took a long, thin package from the pantry "I have been hiding it there," she went on. "This is your new umbrella.'' "Oh, thank you!" said the" bunnv, feeling much happier now 'But how-does how-does it work?" he asked, when he tried to put it up as he haci always done with bis broken one. hv pushing "n the sliding thing. Just press this button in the handle," han-dle," explained Nurse ane. "This is a ne patent umbrella You can open it With one paw. If you have a basket or i baf In your left paw. and are I ng the new umbrella in vour right paw. just press on this little button, and a spring inside the nb9 opens the umbrella for you." Tine!" cried Uncle Wlnlly, as ha tried it. opening his trick umbrella with one paw .is easily as a baby watermelon can fall into the sugar bowl "This is just what I wanted.'' -aid Mr. lAingears. as ho kept opening and clo-dnK his new umbrella, marching march-ing the while around the hollow stump bunsalow. Neither Wigglly uor Nurse ane had any Billy notions about it being be-ing bad luck to open an umbrella in-doora. in-doora. "Well, now that I havn rny now uin-brello, uin-brello, for which I thank you ven,' much.'' said the bunny to Nurse Jane "I shall wait for a good day before I ' take it out with me. I'll not take it : out While the wind is blowing so j hard." The next day was a fine one. er- I cept that it looked like rain, and Uncle W igglly was glad of this, for it gave I him n chance to take out his new patent spring umbrella that he could open with one paw. Out of his hollow stuny bungedow hopped the, bunny rabbit gentleman ! with his pink, twinkling nose, hla Canny little whiskers and his umbrella Uncle Wiggily was going along, aing-Ins aing-Ins a song, when, all of a sudden, he! heard a rustling in the hushes and out jumped the Bad Bob Cat nnd the Puaay Fox. ' You grab one of his paws and I'll grab the other"' howled the POg to the Bob Cat. Then we'll nibble his cars!" The Bob Cat caught hold of Um b Wigglly'? left paw. but In the bunnyfl other paw was the new trick umbrella. "Don't you dare to touch me'" cried the Buhnj to the Fox, who was getting get-ting ready to grab the nght paw. If vou toucli ma I 11 fix you with thlv' and Mr. lmpcars rained his umbrella Ho! Ho'! At It I'd be afraid of that!" snickered the Fox. "WTiy, you i can't even open M with one pow' I know all about umbrellas!" "I con't open it, eh t" cried Uncle Wigglly. "Watch me" With one paw hi pressed on tho button that let the spring ehool out. Up and open went the umbrella, right in thu fact of the Fox "Oh. wow!" howled the bad Fuzzy chap, springing back. ' This Is magic! I never saw anbody open an um-brella um-brella With ona paw. This is magic"' You'd better believe it is'" cried the bunny. Then hs turned and pointed point-ed the opn umbrella at the Bob Cat. h, I'll be Hood" I'll bv goi.d' 1 II lei you go' ron"t do any magic on mo!" howled the Boh Cat. and, lettlnc 0 i( Uncle Wlggily, iwny he ran, the Fox going with him. ' Ha! I'm glad NuraC Jano guv me a now umbrella," laughed the bunny as he hopped along, and he was glad ran when it rained, for It gave him another chance to open tho umbrella. So everything was quite all right; and If the cabbage, cutter doesn't try to takl Bllcaa off the loaf of bread lo make a soft cushion Of them fo the gold fish. I 11 tell you ntx' j bout I n. la Wiaafly and ths "w. |