Show CHILDRENS C V by STORY THORNTON NV BURGESS THE HOME GOING OF JOHNNY CHUCK JOHNNY CHUCK had find made up his mind to go aci back nci to ma ills old home in file far corner of the old orchard yes sir johnny was no longer note nate lie he care what polly chuck CI luck might say hunger had quite quit cured han aln of nil all obstinacy lie fie wanted to got get back bach where here the grass was ool cool and clean and sweet and where lie ie need hardly more than ilan leave leare his fits doorstep to get plenty to eat so johnny clinch had made up nia fits mind to go hack back home the one trou brou tile file was that thai he decide when to start yuu you see eoe it was nos a long long way lack back lionie at ani rate it was a long way fur for johnny chuck though you art and I 1 would fickie thought riddling nothing of IL itin case of sudden danger along alting the any there nas as no place in to tilde hide there would be nothing for it but to run nin or fight johnny feel that lie he could to do either elt lier ile he was its stiff and lame nine rind anil sore froni from ills his n hl with cleddy fox foi so johnny was wag in a bad fix tie was hungry very hungry yet frand feared to go TO far elou enough h from its hoube to get enough to ent eat lie he wanted to go eo back to ills his home and polly chuck yet feared to make the journey perhaps sammy jay guessed what was sas in tits mind for sammy suddenly offe offered reI torne some good advice it if I 1 were in your place said 1 I 1 would start for home hoine about noon who said anything about going lome home growled johnny chuck 1 I did chuckled sammy as good catu natu as if johnny chuck A do its if about time you came home wat was all she sh said growled at all noon Is the best time for you to start its too hot then grumbled johnny its safer than any other time retorted sammy you know or ought to know that roddy reddy and mrs fox foi and old llan ilan coyote usually are resting then bowser the hound Is sure to be napping it if I 1 were thinking of making a journey I 1 certainly would tart start right about noor noon huh III grunted johnny chuck and that was all sammy could get out of him now johnny knew that sammy was quite right lie he knew that there Is no other time of day or night when so 0 o few are out and about as during the very ery middle Mille ni the hottest part of the da jay abe more lie thought it over the hotter better Sam illys idea seemed and so EO it come came about that at noon of that very tiny johnny clunk started back for tho the old home to in the far corner of the lie old of orchard now though he know it sammy jay antis batching Nat ching to see if lie would go and sammy followed along behind taking care not to show himself eyes twinkled as lie he watched johnny limp along stop ping aery every few steps to pant or to get just a bit of clover the tha fact Is sammy was wai keeping watch and had the least sign of danger appeared lie would have warned johnny chuck in st antly but no danger did appear and slow ly johnny chuck made his way nay toward the far corner of the old orchard As lie he drew near he be began to wonder what polly chuck would say would she be glad to see him back A little tits tance away lie he sat up and watched the entrance to his home ile he wished polly would come out perhaps it if she did and saw him slie she would speak first that would make it easier somehow now that he was almost there he hated to go the rest of the way it was too much like giving in johnnys obstinacy was beginning to rise again and just then sammy jay screamed ile he screamed just as he does when he sees reddy neddy fox creeping up on someone johnny forgot that lie he was stiff and lame and sore ile he forgot everything but that there just before him was home and safety lie he scrambled down ills his long hall and halt half way down he met polly chuck its about time you came home was all she said As tor for sammy jay he flew off to the green forest laughing fit to kill himself 0 1933 douglas malloch service |