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Show BEDTIME STORIES I By HOWARD R. GARIS I T UNCLE WIGGILV AM) THE SCOOZY iCoprlght, 1922. by McClure Newspaper Newspa-per Syndicate "Are you going to take your new umbrella today. Uncle Wlfglly?" call-eii call-eii Nurse Jane to the liunny rabbit gentleman as he hopped down off the steps of his hollow stump bungalow jiio morning to go look lor an edvan-' edvan-' ture. "So, thank you. I think not." he an-swered. an-swered. "I like my new umbrella that oti gave me very much -ind it did ino la good turn yesterday bj Bearing the Bob Cat nnd tho Fuzzv Fox. But toda ) think I will just take my pink, twlnffling nose with me Instead." I And away hopped Uncle Wlggily, laughing, for. of course he had to take, his pink nose with him v.her vcr he went, like Mary and her Lamb, you know. bunn" would look funny going go-ing off without his nose; wouldn't he'' But though Uncle Wlggily hoppu here and though Uncle Wlggily hopped hop-ped there (to ?ay nothing of In between), be-tween), not an adventure could he find. 'li dear me, suz dud and a teacup full of BbsCvingB!" sighed Mr. Long-ears. Long-ears. 'This is very disappointing rery! I had better bop back to my hollow stump bungalow. I can find an adenture there, perhaps. And ho did. I'll tell you all about Just as Unci wiggily entered nls I bungalow, ho heard a noise In the kitohen, and our into the hall came Mrs Twl8tytafl, the pie lady. i di (Jncle Wlggily"' grunted Mrs. TWlstytail. "Such a fright as I've had Some bad animal has been in here and Xursc Jane has fainted and eh '' under the stove and I can't get her tout!" "Nurse Jane under the stove." repeated re-peated Uncle Wlggily In surprise. "Yes' Yes:" went on the pig lady. "You'd better send for Dr. Possum Maybe he can get her out!" I ' I'll take a look first, myself, ' said ihe bunny gentleman "Maybe Nurse jane has unjEainted by thifl time But I wonder what it was that frightened her? Mostly the bad chaps aro after njpnot her I'll take a look." Out into the kitchen went Uncle Wlggily and the pig lady. The bunny stoopod down and looked under the stove. Then he Jumped up in a hurry and exclaimed- "That Isn't Nurse .tail' "No? Who is it then?" asked the pig lady. "And why are you eo sure It Isn't "Nurse Jane?" I "It isn't Xursc Jane because it has no tail." said Uncle Wlggily. "My muskrat lady housekeeper has a fine, long tall. Thin thing under the stove has none." i lh dear! Then there I something under the stove!" spealed Mrs. Twisty , tall "and whatever It Is Is hiding there 'with Nurse Jane, and sb has fainted Oh. what IS it?" , I think tho thing under the stove la a well, to make sure I must taki-another taki-another look," said the bunny. He stooped down to do so and gulng up he brushed tho dust from lila knees and said "It's a Scoozy." ..,. -A Scoozy!" crdb-d Mrs. Twistytall. Whut In the world Is B BOOOSy?'1 "It's a rough ftuuy sort Of an animal." answered Uncle Wlggily in a whisper. "It's as fuzzy In looks as Nurse Jane is by name. No wonder you took the Scoozy for Miss I uzzy Wussy. But she isn't there, or I 0 see hCrial'be the 8CO0y has nibbled off 1 h-r tail." suggestecl tho plK lady. No the BeOOSi seems to bo asleop. said Uucle Wlggily. "And we can easily cat.-h him l think. H probabl sn.-akod in here when Nurse Jane went out, and he hid under tho stove to get me Was Nurse Jane hero w hen you came in Mrs Twistytall?" No, Uncle Wlggily She was out. nnd when 1 looked under th- stove I thought I aaw her." That's a Scoozy under the stove, declarod the bunny. "We'll go out ano -el PpHCeman Dog Percival and he HI i eel the bad chap " I tfbli Wlggily and Mrs. Tw istytall I BHBtiba-i Icrept softly from the bungalow EJoi i they met Policeman Dog Percival who H went back into tho kitchen with th n "Y'ou get the rake," said Percival t" IK Uncle Wigglly. "and ymi lh- H Sdr Twistytail and poke under tin ' stove. All at once they poked 'something black, bristly, bru-jtJy, scraggy and scriggy, "There's the Scopay, ' cried L'n- le '.:?dy. "Arrest It! Got the Scoozyj," "A Scoozy! How silly! That's my big black dusting brush I've i n look- H . rj laughed H lane, coming In Just i h-n from H rn to Mr tVil H ! wobble's. "That's my lost dustnrj "Well, it looked like a Scoozy, aiiy- said Uncl Wiggil H ful like "And i gave nn a little ;H venture." Th-n 111 all ' H 'the Scoozy dusting brush, which bad take until In the dark It looked J" like a queer animal. And if the dpM idoesn't take the milk boltlo away from ih ice box. to make r it I b for canary bird. I'll tc!l you next abbul Uncle Wiggiiv and the telephone. |