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Show I! BEDTIME STORIES By HOWARD R. GARIS . i LtE WEGGILYI M Till' TJ i l K I PHONl H opyrigbt, U21, by ilcClure . j per Syndicate. I j Now. Uncle Wlggily, please don't HI ' excited over what I ani going to "ell you." began Nurse Jane Fuigy Wuy.zy, the musk rat lady housekeeper, ; tho bunny rabbit gentleman one iJm Uncle AYlggily pushed back his H hair from the breakfast table, and K raid: H v The only thing that could excite ma Just now. Janle, after your fine V ineakfast of popcorn cakes with ma- W pt sugar lollypops In the middle the only thing that could worry me H(. would be to have tiv Woozle Wolf "Oh, 1 thb.k nothing like that. Ls "ing to happen," said Miss Uuzzy Wurgy with a smile, that made hc-r w hiskers Jiggle. "But what 1 am go-ing go-ing to say Is this I have to go out for a little while and " I "Dojcr me! it seems to me you are ke burning match always going out'" omplnluod Uncle Wlggily. "There now! I told you not to rfet (cited, ' said the muskrat lady. "I am oidy going across the street to ill on Mrs WlbbleWobbte, the duck lady. If anything happens, or you ivant mo before I get back, call me on the toli-phone." "Oh, yes:" exclaimed the bunny "I forgot about the telephone. I can talk to you with that." and ho looked t i lie shiny telephone on the table. All righr NUtM Jane. Toddle off. I II call you over the wire if anything any-thing happens. Ta-la!" Ta-tn!" echoed Nurse Jane, and "vor to Mm. Wlbblewobble s she went to pay a little visit The duck lady .i!sc. has a telephone. Well, not wanting to stay, home alone. 1 think 1 shall go out and look "i an adventure," spoke Uncle Wig-lly Wig-lly to himself, as he took his pil;' ilk nose off the piano. Oh. what am L-r" 1 thinking Of? I mean ho took his. nat off the rack and started out. IIls adventures -re very scar''' 'hat day. and look as he did. Uncle Wlggily could find none. He even turnod over flat stones, and rolled Logs down hill, thinking he might fin I something under them. But th.i . vsas nothing. Well, it's getting cold, end It may QW, 1 think I'll go buck to my hollow hol-low stump bungalow," thought tn-bunny. tn-bunny. "Nurse Jane will bo there 10 get me a good dinner." Back home hopped Mr. Iongears. t'ut when he reached his bungalow the muskrat lady had not yet returned. "J guess ril call her on tho tele phone and ask. ber when she is coming com-ing t.. get lunch,' said I'mMe Wik.--rily to himself. He soon had called tho duck lady's ige on the wire. "I'd like to speak to Nurse Jane, if jnu please, Mrs. Wlbblewobble, " said the bunny gentleman politely. "Hold tho line, i ll get h r for you," said the duck lady. "Oh. Nurse Jane " called Uncle Wlggily Into the telephone, as the muskrat lady said "hello" and asked what was wantid "Oh Nurse Jane what about something to eat?" "That's Just what I was going to nsk " growled a harsh voice behind I'ncle Wlggily, and the bunny rabbit, turning, saw the Woozle Wolf. "That's what I Want to know what about Something to eat?" went on the Wolf. "1 think I'll nibble your ears, that's what I'll do Hut to whom were you speaking'.' I see no one." "I was talking to Nurse Jane," said the i.uiiiiv, shfer.ng with f-ar tint his pink nose shook like a bowl full of cornstarch pudding. "Talking to Nurse Jane! Hu' Ha! You can't fool me that wa "' laughed tho Wolf "Ah If your muskrat 1 id could be In that little thing' and he pointed his tail ut the telephone. "Well. Nurse Jane was talking t me and I was talking to ln-r." said Uncle Wlggily. "If you don't believe me I'll let you listen for yourself." "Well. I'll listen, but after that 1 11 nibble your ears!" said tin Wolf. So Uncle Wlggily talked into the telephone, tele-phone, saying to Nurse Jane: "Tho Bad Woozle Wolf ls here. Ho doesn't believe I've been talking to you. He says you can't be Inside the telephone. Now I'm going to let -you talk to him. Don't be afraid. He can't get you! " "Oh, I'm not afraid'" said Nurse Jane, and of course as Uncle Wlggily had the telephone to his ear the Wolf ppilldn't hear what the muskrat lady said- "1 11 pla.3 a trick on the bad chap." said Nurse Jane. The Wolf listened at the telephone and. all of a xudden Nurse Jane burked burk-ed like a savage hunter dog "Bov -wow-wow'" And the muskrat lady b.mged a chair on the floor so it sounded llko a gun being shot off. The Yolf heard all this, and. dropping the telephone, he howled "Oh, you fooled me! You fooled me! Nurse Jane isn't there at all! It s a hunter with u gun and a dog' Oh, let me out! Let me out:" Aim away he ran. not nibbling the bunny's ears that day. Hi ' NV" laughed Uncle Wiggllv When he knew what Nurse Jane had done "A telephone Is a pretty good thing to have!" Then the muskrat lady cams home to get his lunch, ami all whs well So It the breakfast orange or-ange doesn't go nailing in tho gra v boat and forget to come back to go to sjeep In the cat's cradle, I'll toll you next about Uncle Wlggily and the phonograph. oo Salvation Army was Organised In London In 15. |