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Show bedtime stories BY HOWARD R. GARIS UNCLE WICGILY AND SUSIE'S i PENCIL Coje ii.!,' ' -I ' ' I"'' j, jfyndlcati f (By Howard R. Garla) l On. i i ii. I. .kmI pan about In I away from his hoilow I Kuitp biinpalow to ro look for an ad- I Blurc In tht woous or fields he saw I BC 1. Itlh loll the rabbit girl, runninc dOWll ' I . i I h f "W.i t a i.invii. w.i.t a minute, Uncle I Htelb !" ' 'iih ' i 1 tli ' ibbll girl, I K(nK fomethltu; :-.lnn I he hiinn . LU.m.in I want to ?how y.i thW Hlo .. -. .;i L. lore I no to hC'Ol. ' "Well, rm .!..,; f. . ,. ',' in i- r .bout,-; d :.; i t Buih ; in. ' h . Buni :, I tin ltd 1 ll t "4 In,. ! . .. d ivth her." liJncle WIk . ...'i . i foi Bush h. Caul. Il' P. ho ml t hell the lit I Wt Elrl h. . oi' mi ti' w !. ii: i" m-il i ' lor him to . . Br daddy bouKhi It for nic at thc 1 ten aim thirteen cent store," said Susie ... . . .... . nnoll v 1 ii' . 1 1. l 1 1 , ii r. a . ii li i" ..- ... nd trhen ... tw 1st the little knob on HR the i ad omes ou1 so you , , M wrltv with II Suale twist. i. on top and of 'i course ouf pieped thi Utttc puce of "Ani vh n 1 t ihrouRh wrltlnR.' )t on ti.- i old. I twist the Bob the oi nd thc sharp piece I 0! a.:., , ii then 't wor.'l ,r, j ,,, , v . n li L play I "That . fin, , ;; i ni .' Wlgglly. and ' w ,t0' r'1,n'l 'ii- k"Ob inuklnn the Wco of lend come ouL , now turn It the other way," said "tajl? Ann ITncle Wupil'. .lid Oul Ol "till wet,, lb,. ,.,,.i,i iTr.-m: , ,1111Ju't as If It lu.d ion.- to Bleep In Its B I '"Uc . rib' ,,IKb. J I ncle Wlgglly rJ I Just kazactlv " c.nld Susie, though Of letwr,,. ,,, , .., XJI Uj 5- ; ell weii: Th .i 'iiute a pencil. went on Uncle Wlggily, u.s hp walked toward the hollow stump Mhool with Susie "I must (ret me one like that The points of my pencils always break off lu my pocket " Mr Ixnigours and Ijuslc hafl a nice time walking togothcr to when ihe iai school teacher tnupht the animal chlldrrn their lessons 8ttsle was quiet properly proud and happy ovr her new sllvi r pen-dl. pen-dl. Ihe the leud that went In and out, Ilk- a slow Jumplns Jrti k And Susie was Jiifl telling fuel.- WlRRily about what she was SOlnK to write for her lessons with the new pencil when, all' of a sud-dsn sud-dsn there .sounded a loud ! Wuif" i "What's thai" asked Susie m surprise ld iou sneexo. Tncle Wlggily"" "I made that noise." said n harsh and unpleasant voice and out from behind n bush lumped the Blilc Nosed i;ai.oon. "li eame to nibble Uncle Wlnlly's ears!' howled the bad chap 'And hi ill I knock a plav block castle over on me, os he and Baby Jiunty did on the fog!" Oh will nothing make jou go away and let Uncle Wlgglly's ears alone: ' ask ! ed .Susie, seeing that the bunny Ketitlc- mnn was too surprised to speak (or him- . self. No. nothing!" snapped the Bab. as 1 call hlni once in a while "Not even If I show you my new sll i 1 pencil, with the laed that screws In and out llko a Jumping Jnck?" asked Su.e The Blue Nosed llaboon pricked up his ears at this for mom ys are v i curious "Let's see that pencil," he said, not nearly as illtely as he might have . pressed It. Sush- held out the shiny present from hr dndd. She turned to the left tin knob at the top and the lead slid out. Sh. turned tho knob to the right nnd the lead jumped buck "Let me see that!" snapped the Bab. and Kits'.- tovi him h r lovelj new pencil. pen-cil. The blue nosed i hap lurried thi Knot one way nd mado the lead come out and then the lead t'o back. Soy this IS great! cried the Hah Cm going to keep tills pencil for my own and see how ftul I can make the lead lump In and oul!" And he sat down ami began turning the knob this way and that watching the had go in und out, and he Paid 110 attention to l ncle ig- Kll'i'ome on! Bun!" whispered Susie I BDtvomr paaeui'' said Uncle Wlflrily The Bob ha 11 " , . .... I don't care." said Susie. ) our eoi? are worth more than a bushel of pen-cll pen-cll " She she and bunny got sofetly awav. leaving the ... m il will, tho ' " But Mr Longeura bought Susie a n w one and SO all Was well Ud If thC bpttlB 0 I " rf in..' W III hide away from the handkerchief J." It time lo go the rag doll 3 Party. I II Sj ;iu 'next about Wlagliys ever- pr.'.n wreaths. |