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Show Thornf on W Burgess M&S' REDDY COMES BACK WITH A BRIGHT IDEA TN VAIN Reddy Fox sat on the bank of the Smiling Pool waiting for Jerry Muskrat to reappear. After awhile it became clear to Reddy that Jerry didn't Intend to return. He got up and stretched. Then he yawned. He looked down ln the Smiling Pool, and his face was anything but pleasant. In fact there was an ugly look on Reddy's face. "Now what did he have to think of that mud for?" growled Reddy to himself. "Everything was going house, so we won't have to give up our plans after all." In an instant Jerry was all interest. inter-est. He headed straight toward the bank where Reddy was sitting. "How are we to get that mud?" he squeaked. "I've thought and thought until my head ached, but the only way I could think of Is to carry It from here, and that we can't do." Reddy grinned. "Listen," said he. "What is mud?" "Why why why I suppose it is earth and water," stammered Jerry. "Exactly," replied Reddy. "Certainly. "Cer-tainly. Of course. To be sure. Now don't you see how we can get all the mud we need?" Jerry scratched one ear. Then he scratched the other ear. After this he scratched the top of his head. "I can't say that I do." "We'll wait until it rains !" cried Reddy triumphantly. "We'll wait until it rains and then we will get all the mud we need from the pile of earth I have thrown out in digging dig-ging my underground house. Wasn't it clever of me to think of that? Now we won't have to give up the house after all, and you will help me build it just as we planned. We'll make it the most wonderful house that ever was!" For a minute or two Jerry Musk-rat Musk-rat brightened up. Then he remembered remem-bered that what Reddy probably had thrown out was mostly and, and sand does not make real mud. . "You'll have to think again, Reddy Fox," said he, and told him why. - So once more Reddy went away disappointed. . 1333, by T. W. Burgess. WNTJ Service. I "Hello, Jerry Muskrat!" He Cried. fine until he thought of that mud. Lie was so interested in the plans for that house for me that in a few minutes more 1 would have had him out of there to show me what to do and how to do it. Then he remembered remem-bered that he had to have mud to build a house properly and that ended end-ed his interest. I believe he was as disappointed at having to give up the idea of that house as I am at not having him for my dinner. I must think this over. I certainly must." The next night Redely was back at the Smiling fool, just as pleasant pleas-ant as ever, and, if Jerry Muskrat had only known it, just as crafty as ever. He waited some time for Jerry to show himself. You see, having remembered that no house could be built without mud and that there was no mud to be had where Reddy would want to build a house, Jerry had given up all thought of that house and concluded that Reddy had done the same. So he wasn't looking for Reddy to return this night. As soon as he saw Jerry swimming swim-ming Reddy called to him. "Hello, Jerry Muskrat !" he cried. "I've good news for you. I've thought of a way to get the mud for that new |