Show little stories M a 11 be acim 40 r ba thorndon Thorn fon W ZI 07 c kurges Burge 55 JOHNNY CHUCK GOES BACK TO THE FAR CORNER CHUCK gat licking his jennny wounds for the teeth of 0 reddy fox were sharp and despite the toughness of johnnys coat they had torn it in several places so lie he sat on the doorstep of hla big new house and licked his wounds tills this being the way of the little people in fur whenever they are hurt burt and as he licked johnny did a little ittle thinking for the first time he realized zed how orly chosen was this place where bo had bad dug his house ile he understood aw q 11 1 I asked you why you dont go homo home and be sensible repeated sammy perfectly how it was that reddy and mrs pox fox had been able to surprise him and he knew that they would be able to do it again that wall was too high for him to took look over to see if enemies were about so every time he left his big doorstep to go to that distant clover patch he would risk having happen again the very thing that had happened and he knew too that it if it should happen again he hope to have bowser the hound come along just la in time to save wal him an automobile rushed past on the other side of the wall and johnny ducked inside his house lie he just get used to those noisy thing ti lings lie he waited tor for the dust which it had bad raised to settle before he came out again the grass all about and the leaves of the bushes were gray with dust johnny thought of the cool clean green grass in the quiet far corner of the old orchard where he and polly chuck had biad lived so long iong and suddenly a great longing to be there swept over him it was wholly useless to try to fool himself this g place compare with ith ills his old home As he sat gat there licking his wounds and wishing that he never had thou thought of wanting a new house along came sammy jay sammy looked down at him with a twin twinkle kle in liis his shrewd little eyes that was a mat great fight johnny chuck he said it certainly was a great light while it lasted are you much hurt no mumbled johnny chuck think you ever would owe bowser the hound a favor did you chuckled sammy this Is a funne old world any way you take it some times our best friends do us the most harm and our worst enemies do us the 9 greatest r eanest goodr yes tes sir it Is a funny old world now that you have found it out why dont you go home find and be sensible wh wh that stuttered johnny for it seemed to him that thai sammy must have read ills his thoughts 1 I asked you why you dont go homr home and be sensible repeated sammy polly chuck safe there alone huh grunted johnny 1 I gu guess she can take care of herself if she cant she can come up here and live sammy laughed right out 1 I know now no on which side of the house the sense in the chuck family Is sat said he think it over johnny think it over with this away flew sammy to tell tell polly just how much johnny was hurt also lie he told her that he a doubt in the world that johnny would return as soon as his big obstinacy was cured and he suspected that the cure was already working 0 1933 by T W burem Sor service vlee |