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Show IE BEDTIME STORIES I By HOWARD R. GARIS IK , ..J J j UNCLE WIGGILY and the penny .'I Wk Copyright. If'.":, by Mc Newspg- 'iBBBBBT r '" p "T.ook. i nele Wlgglly! See vyhal I J ' have'" barked Jackie Bon Wow. the H little puppy dog boy, one morning. stopping on his way to the hollow fturap school, to hold up his little I j paw In front of the bunny rabMt gen- Bli tleman. tB gV" "My goodness' lion I tell me you TUB ha e caugh'. tio- FUZE I ox or thj KE j Vv'oozle Wolf!" ex laimed Lncle Wlg- yfV "Course not! How you s'pose Id RR have the Fox In my paw?" asked W&-jL Jackie, laughing EJ - "Well, i dldn'l knoT For sure, ol KJ Jk course," explained Uncle N iggil' H with a twinkle of his pink nose, ami KB lL then Jarkle know -lie Lvnr, K-ntlr- H W man was only Joking. What have Hf you In your paw, raojtlt asked the SsJJ "A penny," answered the doggie,, 61 boy. "and I'm' going to buy something "Well, don't bu too much cand." advised Mr. Long ri "Pooh I" barker Jackie. "You can't V buy too much candy for a penny!" "Weill then buy something useful " - chuckled l'ncle Wlgglly, as he hopped y. ' I along oer the fi-ljn uml through the V woods, for he wanted to have an aj- m I venture that day. I Jackie trotted off by himself, on fcl his way to recite his lessons to the y lady mouse teacher in cne nonow il stump school. And the road IV M stopped In store ami Bt Sfcf y' BAl m 'bat,- r happens -nld the nlcn Bcj Bfffc J "you mustn't take that out In school, SI. ( SB)L "No'm, I won't' ' promised ijckle. 5k3HT f Bui he mut have done something Km9 v, rong. for he was kept In after the BBj other animal I and girls were let flflj out. And it was when l'ncle Wlgglly flcH whs hopping home, having found no flflj adventure during the doy, that the ' bunny gentleman met the little puppy ErrB ilog acain Jackie was looking rattier t9J sad. T , . - " ' I "Had to stay in" answered Jackie. What for''" 'C&une I er 'cause I took It out in school ' "Took what out, Jackie?" 'asked Lncle Wlgglly. kindly. The whistle I bought for a penny'' Explained the doggie boy. 'I took It out' cause I sort of forgot and then the lady mouse took It away from me and kept me In. But he gave it back to me. 1 have my penny whittle now," added Jackie, as he began to look In his pockets to make sure he hadn t lost his toy. 'So you bought a whistle with your penny, did ou7" asked the bunny gentleman 'But you shouldn t have blown In It school, Jackie, my boy'" I didn't lactly blow It," explained Jackie, "it made a tooling noise but I didn't blow it " 'How could a penny whistle make a tooting noise If you didn't blow it?" l'ncle W lgglly wanted to know with a smile that made hi pink nose twinkle. Please tell rue that! " "And you tell me where I can get seme nibbles' " suddenly shouted ft harsh voice. Then out of the bushftl burst the Puny Fox "I guess I'll get them off your ears I" barked the bad animal. But Just as he w;iv going to leap at lncle Wlgglly, Jackie gave 0 squeeze to one Of his pockets and there was a loud tooting noise, ::fco that of a whistle What's that0" asked the Fox. crouching down and looking at Lncle Wlgglly and Jackie. Toot Toot' Tootity-toot-toot'" again sounded through the forest- "Oh. that must be an automobile policeman coming after mo!" howled the Fox. I don't want to be arrested! Til get your ears later!'' be called to I nch Wlgglly and away rnn the bad chap nibbling no ears at all. "Who blew the whistle? ' a-sked the bunh) for he knw he hadn't done hu, and he hud seen no whistle at Jackie's' lips "I blew it" said the doggie boy. This is t mo way I tooted It In school." He pulled from his pocket a penny whistle with the blowing end stuck In a hole in a rubber ball. Every time Jackie pressed the rubber ball some air went In the whistle and blew It. And Jackie had suddenly pressed the ball and whistle In his pocket making the noise that had frightened the Fox. 'is thnt how you blew your whistle In school, without exactly tooting It yourself, Jackie "" asked the bunny with B smile. . fea'm I mean yes, sir!" answered ! Jackie. "Well, don't do it again," advised the bunnj smiling. ' N'o'm I mean no. slrl" harked Jackie "But I guess you're glad I tooted it now. aren't you?" "Ye!" chukled Mr. Iongears. "Very glad Indeed, thanjf you " And if the street lamn doesn't hide in the i.i'ti water barrel when the poGtman wants to climb up on It to stick a stamp on the policeman I'll tell you next about Uncle Wlgglly and the maple wax. |
