Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1928, Page 17

WELL, 1 GUESS TH ALL THROUGH wiiTH CHRISTHMAT SHOPPING — 1 HAVE GOOFY'S PRESENT, MA'S AND PA'T, AND THE REST OF THem ! I DONT ME, T DD FORGET BY THORNTON SOME THING VERY BURGESS THAT REMINDS i w I BEDTIME STORIES 5. Jumper Thinks He Sees Ghost. oAl things are real, though they mdy ‘seem “To be the figments of & dream. o —Old Mother Nature. It was a bad storm, Yes, indeed, it swas a bad storm. Every one said that. - It was one of the worst snowstorms in years. But Jumper the Hare, crouched under old windfall deep in the rest, didn’t mind it at all. He of the time. Once in a 1e would wake up in the night diand listen to Rough Brother North Wind as he roa and shrieked through the Green For But he would soon Jumper was one of the cople who were really happy storm. It didn’t trouble He was all prepared for d his thick, warm white he had his snowshoes. when the storm was over travel und without diffi- s long as he could travel, he Id find something to eat. So, why worry? ‘When morning came it was still snow- . Deep there in the Green Forest, Jumper hardly knew when morning did come. He had h S W But he was foolish torm, and so Jumper ink of going out. i" thought Jumper, “that gave up this old home. is nowhere about. I won- der w did become of him. I guess he had such hard work getting enough the Green Forest to sewhere. If he did, I hope hell stay. Jumper crept a little nearer to the entrance, so as_to look out better. Rough Brother North Wind blew the snow in eclouds. blinked. He blinked several times. Out there, moving between the trees, was what at first he had taken to be sim- ply one of the clouds of snow being blown by Rough Brother North Wind. But this seeming cloud wasn’t moving fast. ‘In fact, it was moving rather slowly. And it was moving toward that big windfall. Jumper’s heart gave a queer little flop. That cloud of snow didn't seem to be a cloud any more. It seemed to be something walking, and that something looked for all the world like a white Bear. Of course, it couldn’t be a Bear, because it was .all white. Jumper thought he must be dreaming. Yes, sir, this must a queer sort of a dream. He was so sure it must be a dream that he didn't move. He re- mained right there, staring out. Nearer and nearer came the white Bear.. He was white all over. It must pt so long that now | Suddenly Jumper | | |They say that: Santa wont Bml this , t anywas oo This tovchi evidence of be a ghost of a Bear! That is what Jumper thought finally. —But it gave him a most uneasy feeling. You see, Jumper doesn’t like real Bears or ghost | Bears. He doesn’t want anything to do | with any kind of bears. So, whether it was a dream Bear or a ghost Bear made no difference to Jumper. He just didn’t like it, anyway. i Jumper didn’t know what to do. He | thought_at_first that he would crawl farther back under the windfall. Per- | haps if he were not looking out he wouldn't be able to see it, even if it | were a dream Bear or a ghost Bear. He had almost made up his mind to crawl farther back when there was a loud sniff and then a deep grumble. Thata Gir! Julie. THINK IVE OVERLOOKED AMYBODY ' IMPORTANT ! {[HAVE YOU CHECKED UP ON OUR IGIFTS, JEFF? WE MUSTN'T [miss A SINGLE. FRIEND! M afld I Ak 7, | NEARER AND NEARER CAME THE WHITE BEAR. There was only one animal in all the world that could make a sound like that sniff and another sound like that rumble. That animal was a Bear. Jumper’s eyes might have deceived him, but his _ears couldn’t. He had heard Buster Bear sniff and rumble too many times not to know those sounds when he heard them. Jumper made a long, flying leap right out into the storm. It suddenly came to him that Bear was a real Bear. It wasn't a dream Bear. It wasn't a ghost Bear. It was simply Buster Bear with the hair of his coat filled with snow. It was Buster Bear turned into a white Bear by the storm, and Buster was making Tight straight for that windfall, whichl once upon a time had been his | ‘Winter home. | (Copyright. 1928.) | The Boys Are| // . in for a Busy Night. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. The Weakly News. Weather. Colder at nite. HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW? 1. Why are Indians red? 2, Wat colore added to black makes wite? 8. Wen is one fish a lot? Ansers. |, They take after their parents. . Proberly none. . Wen it's a good eel. POME BY SKINNY MARTIN. Such is Life. O its one thing to expect a thing And another thing to get it, Now for instants you thawt this pome would rime, But on-the other hand it dont. INTRISTING, FACKS ABOUT INTRISTING “PEEPLE. Reddy Merfys 95 year old grandfather was 96 last week and made a birthday resolution to ony smoke 4 cigars a day after this insted of 8. Shorty Judge tied a knot in his hand- kerchief to remind him of something and then he forgot wat it was sippose to remind him to remember, and that was about 2 weeks ago so mow he's afraid he'll never find out. POME BY SKINNY MARTIN. I Wish it Would Hurry. One tooth herts like the mischiff, It makes my whole face act sore, And now I'm only waiting till' it herts s0 bad . That even the dentist cant hert more, LOST AND FOUND. Nuthing. R My Neighbor Says: When preparing ~celery for Christmas dinner remove all dis- colored parts, cut the root to a point, then divide méo fourths, lengthwise. Curl the tops by drawing a skewer through them to produce the effect of a fringe. Place in cold water until time to serve.’ . After the turkey is roasted, trim the drumsticks with paper frills so that the carver may touch them without soiling his hands. Place the turkey on a platter with the head at the left in front of the carver. 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