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Show BV THORNTON W. BirRGESS. Some people out of pure spite Delight In giving others fright. Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit had spent as uncomfortable uncom-fortable a night as he could rrmeni-' ber Yea. sir. he had spent a very ' uncor . ortable night. It was not that that Lole under an old etump In tho reen Forest near the new pond of : Paddy the Bea r was a bad place ' It wasn't. It was plenty big enougu to bt quite comfortable. It was Peter's feelings that made him un-comfortable un-comfortable That was it. The firrt screech Yowle.r the Boh Cat had given when be started after Peter had frightened Peter so that he almost fell heels over head Tt was a irigutru: sounu tor any one to hoar. Then when Yowlcr had screeched screech-ed again at th ery entrance to that hole nnd Peter had heard Yowier's sharp claws tearing up the earth in rage It had eeeniod to him that his heart would thump Its way right through his sides. Ho knew that ho was safe from Yowler so long us ho remained in that hole but even that knowledge didn't make those screechea any less frightful Peter would shiver at the thought Of what might have happened to him. Then he would chuckle at th thought of how he had saved Paddy the it. b ver from Yowler. Then he would nhlver again. So for a long time he would shiver. then chuckle, then fihlver, then hurkle. then shiver, then chuckle. It was dreadful to have such rn'xed feelings. Yowlcr sro'iched only a couple of times at that hoi" and It waa only for K moment or two that ho tore up the ground After that all was still. Then Peter began to worry. Of course, he didn't know whether or not Yowler was still there- In some ways it would have been easier to know of danger than to be uncertain of It. "I wish I was at homo in the der-.r Old Brlir Patch." whimpered Peter, "I wish I had never thourrht of coming com-ing over to the Green Forest. No, I( don't elthor. No sir, I don't. I'm glad I came over. If I hadn't there would have been no one to warn Paddy Pad-dy the Beaver, so I'm glad 1 came. But, oh. dear. I do wish I was ba k i leUr would shiver at Hie I bought of what miirht have happcn.l f him. j in the dear Old Briar Patch right ' nun, : I would start this minute. If I ! dared to." But be didn't dare to You see, he didn't know where Yowler was. Yow- ler might be close at bund, watch- I ing for him to come out. That Is what was worrying Peter. He knew! ' that Yowler had a great deal of pa- ! ; tlence, and ho had no way of know-, i Ing how long Yowltr might watch , that hole. Ho had no way of know- j I Ing when it would be safe for him I 3 start for home Several times during dur-ing the night ho crept almost up to j I the entrance hole, with his mind fully ; ' made up to start. Then fear sent , 'him back again and he would shiver I again at the thought uf Yowler'a great claws and teeth nod his fierce I yellow eyes. Do you vonder that ho j 'spent an uncomfortable night? J (Copyright, 1922. by T. W. Burgess); Tho next story "How P ter Knew i That the Way was Oar." |