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Show JOHNNY CHUCK t.IVES A WARNING WARN-ING By Thornum W. Burgess There are times to be suspicious As well as times to trust. Between the two he's wise Indeed Who never proves unjust. JOHNNY CHUCK. Johnny Chuck was up very early In the morning. It was one of Johnny's good habits to arise very' early Ho believes In getting up enrlv and going to bed early He says that Is one reason wh he Is so well and stronK all the time. As usual he first sat up ' on his doorstep ami carefully looked ! this way. that way and the other way. I No enemy was to he seen Johnny at ' once went over to the patch of sweet I clover where ho and his family and i eter Rabbit a n.J hJ i famll) had had a party Just before shadow-time the night before. Johnny at onco bepan to eat. Ho Is very fond of sweet clover and he was hungry. He gave no thought to any- thing but filling Ills stomach. Pres-. Pres-. entiy us he reached out to bite off J a leaf of clover tho hair along his back began to rise and he growled i way down deep in his throat He didn't lake that leaf of clover. His llttlo black nose had discovered an odor that was not the oelor of swe t clover. "Reddy Fox was here last night," muttered Johnny "I wonder If he discovered anything?" Johnny forgot that he had come i out there to eat He began to sniff all I about In that patch of clover, and the more he sniffed the more uneasy he uei ime. You see he kept smelling Reddy Fox. Reddy s footsteps leave a scent just as do the f otsteps of the little people whom Rctldy hunts. When Johnny had carefully been all over that patch of clover ho sat up and once more looked this WS.J that way and the other way. On his face was a troubled look. In every part of that patch he h .1 found the scent of Reddy Fox. H this he knew that Reddy had cpent some time t here That red raScal must have spent a lot of time here last night," muttered mut-tered Johnny. "That means that he has found out about the babies. That sharp nose o; his found their trails and he spent a lot of time here trying to find out how many of the babies were here l niust warn Peter Rabbit" Rab-bit" ) Johnny forgot all about eating anymore any-more breakfast. He hurried back ; home and told Polly Chuck what he had discover od. Polly looked worried. "From now on wo Will have to be 'extra careful," said Polly. :'We mustn't lei one of those babies out of Bight an Instant." Then Johnny sat on his doorstep ii( hurried bark hone and tola Polly buck what he had discovered. to watch for Peter Rabbit He didn't have long to wait Pctej also wanted some' sweet clover for breakfast and on his way there stopped to say good morning to Johnny Chuck. ' I have bad news, Peter," said Johnny. Peter looked very' sober. "What is It?" he asked. "Roddy Fox has found out about your babies and mine," replied Johnny. "He visited tho patch of sweet clover after our party last night and now he knows our secret." How do 1 u know''" demanded Peter. "I've been over there this morning rind Reddy left his scent in every part of that patch of sweet clover That means th-it he spent a lot of time going all through It with that wonderful nose of his. Of course he foun ! our scent antl the scent of the babies," explained Johnny. Peter sighed, "I'm nfrn'd wo arc in for a lot of trouble thn." Bald he. "Of course Reddy was bound to find out about tho babies sooner or later, hut 1 wish It might have been later. I almost wish we hadn't had that party last night." (Copyright, 1022. by T. W Burgess) The next st-i:- "Redd Bos and M . - i:- Idy Plan Cleverly." |