Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1929, Page 34

BEDTIME STORIE Yap Yap's Neighbor. Unpleasant neighbors are a curse; 1 know of_liftle that is _worse. —Yap Yap, the Prairie Dos. “yap Yap, the Prairie Dog, doesn't pay much attention to Billy owl, glthough the latter is such a near neighbor,” said Wanderer, the Evening Grosbeak. “At least, I have never been able to see that Yap Yap pays much attention to Billy. But Yap Yap has one unpleasant neighbor. He gives me the creeps every time I see him.” “Huh!” exclaimed Peter Rabbit. “That sounds like a snake.” = “WELL, ANYWAY, HE'S AN HONES' SNAKE," SAID WANDERER. *“you have said it,” replied Wanderer. “It is a snake. It is Buzztail, the Rattlesnake. He certainly likes a Prairie Dog town. Many a time I've seen him sunning himself on one of those mounds. 1 suppose he finds an easy living there.” .;::ler shivered. “Meaning what?” he “Oh, young Prairie Dogs and perhaps baby Owls. Of course, I cannot say, but | him. he always looks very well satisfied.” Peter ~ shivered "again, although he ¥ . “I wouldn’t want him for a neighbor of mine,” said he.. “No, sir, I wouldn’t want him for a neighbor of mine. I've had some unpleasant neigh- BY THORNTON W. BURGESS bors in my time, but never Buzztail the Rattlesnake, and I never want him.” “Well, anyway, he’s an honest Snake,” said Wanderer. “What do you mean by honest?” de- manded Peter. “Well,” replied Wanderer, “he rattles a warning, excepting when he’s looking for food. Of course, he doesn’t then.” “Huh!” replied Peter. “That's just when a warning is needed.” Wanderer began to chuckle. “People are queer,” said he. “Yes, sir, people are queer. The longer I live the more 1 realize how queer people can be.” “Do you mean me?” demanded Peter, somewhat sharply. “No, no, indeed!” Wanderer hastened to say. “Oh, no, Peter, I don't think you're queer! I was simply thinking about what I have heard so many times in regard to Yap Yap the Prairie Dog, Buzztail the Rattlesnake and Billy the Burrowing Owl.” “What have you heard?” demanded Peter. “That they all live together happily, using the same house,” explaine ‘Wanderer. “Absurd!” cried Peter. “Of course,” agreed Wanderer. “But people believe it just the same. So_far as he himself is concerned, Yap Yap isn't afraid of Billy Owl. Billy Owl isn’t big enough to be afraid of. But when it comies to Yap Yap's babies, that’s an- other matter. Yap Yap takes great care, however, not to come too near Buzz- tail. He knows perfectly well that Buzz- tail is dangerous. So the idea of be- lieving that Yap Yap, Billy and Buzz- tail live together is, as you said, absurd. Yap Yap wouldn’t have either Billy Owl or Buzztail around if he could help himself. But he can’t help himself, so he mekes the best of a bad matter. You may be sure, however, that Buzz- tail is a most unpleasant neighbor to have around.” “I cannot think of a worse one, un- less it is Shadow the Weasel” said Peter. “Yap Yap ought to be thankful that Shadow the Weasel doesn’t take uln’whnhesdwuumhborto “Oh!” exclaimed Wanderer. “A cousin of Shadow'’s offen does become neigh- borly—altogether too neighborly.” Peter pricked his ears up then. “Who he cried. (Copyright, 1829.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) . A continent. . Awake. . Meadow. . Cried. . Streamlets. . Bivalve mollusk. . Salt. . Martinique volcano. aten. . Crude metal. . Rubbed. . Metal suit. . Litter of pigs. Debts. . Vestments. . Entrance. . Unaccompanied. . Silk worm. . Domestic beast. . Wasteful person. . Scandinavians. . Allays. . Worldly. . Superlative suffix: . A constellation. . Creep. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. . Strike out. . A president’s nicknam i lenf e. . Rubber. . Singing voice. . Man's nickname. 3. Be remorseful. . Belleve; archaic. DOWN. . Parts of the face. . On the ocean. . Men of international affairs, . Consume. . Nude. . Seed covering. . Part. . Reign. . Worm. . The: Prench. Assign. . End. . Subdued. . Crop of a bird. sian fairy. . Make amends. . Fruit skins. L gm X : ;lmh . Greek pl er. . Existence. 3 Tm" mammals. ges . A bird. . Part of the foot. . Vulgar, ostentatious person. . Bears. 5. Fastern country; poetic. . Covered with hoarfrost. tolerate it. ] Carm GHOSTS' BEFORE L CANE TO THIS PLACE — BUT HAYWARD On With the Dance! IF THESE BOZOS ARG * LOW ENOUGH IN THEIR SRICE, T'LL 6GT ONE 5¢ THEIR HORSE il ol BLANICETS T® LsE /R " ON MY BED: 11 MY g Buo Fgum The Little Fellow Has a Tough Moral Problem to Decide. EXTRA! ROUGHHOUSE RLEY {7 DISAPPEARS ON EVE OF BIG [ FIGHT ! HiIS MANAGER KENKLING They Won't IF I WAS TO BUY ONE OF “THOSE APPLES LUG! WOULD GIVE ME ONE WITH A WORM IN IT-=THIS WAY / I.CAN PICKOUT min_A GOOD ONE GEF: 1S BUSINGSS | ] Iou LoOK WORR\ED, a TERRIBLE? == BUSINESS IS 600D, GEeVEM! BUT T AMWORRIED ABOUT. A VERY DELICATE QueEsTIoN OF ETHICS! i il 1D BETTER NOTIEY THE HERE'S A NICE RED APPLE HOW MUCH 'MCOING FOR .YOU IF IT'S GOT A WORM N T I'LL HAVE ME MOTHER MAKE APPLESAUCE FOR HM CAN ANYBODY TELL ME ABOUT “TH I SAY THAT MRS. BLOOEY (s ALL WET ABOULT THINKIN' HER HUSBANDS BEEN RUNNIN' AROUND HAVE TO TALK A LITTLE LOUDER, SIR MORTIMER T™M A L\TTLE WITH “THAT PRETTY | HARD OF ] HEARING~ —— \WILLARD The Old Lady’s Home I: & BATTLE OF BUNKER WILLE NOUL SAY THAT MR.BLOOEYS RUNNIN' AROUND WITH WIMMIN' IS A TERR\BLE curse! EFA CUSTOMER® HANDED (& SPOT FOR SOME BLANKETS AAD AFTER He WENT OUT I EOUND THAT THeRe )i WERe TWO FIFTIES ") STUCK TOGETHER! EVED IN WELL SEND US TO TOWN IN THE CAR., THEN! IF YOU DONT WE'RE GONNA START WALKING NOW !t ALL RIGHT TLL CALL THE CHAUFFEUR, BUT I GUESS_YoU REALIZE NOW THAT I WASNT KIDDING ABOUT GHOST ! A TRAWN UNTIL. 7.30 IN THE 1 BELIEVE IN &M MORNING ~ HALE OF THE FIETY To My [{ii "] PARTNGR MUTT OR SHALULT ] KEEP T ALL MySELE? A M0ST DELICATE ETHICAL QUESTION, T CALLS (T: e Point 1s3 SHALL T GIVE wlP\ ] it h WE'RE ON To THAT oD GRE —, DON'T TRY T'USE THe POLICE FORCE FIGHT TOMORROW = FOR FANY CHERP Y I WANT To REPORT HIS DISAPPERRANCE, SPIKE ' GONG TO LET YOU N ON A SECRET--- [MNOT SICK, I'M JUST PRE- TENDING SO I CAN GO SOUTH TO PLAY GOLF., BUT 1 LOOK SO HEALTHY MY WIFE 1S SUSPICIOUS. I TRIED TO CATCH THING BUT I GOOD /1M STARVED AND YOU DON'T KNOW TO ENJOY THAT APPLE TR L1 oL ©1929 NV.TRIBUNE, Inc. ND I BET IF BLOOEY, KNEW AS MUCH THEN AS HE KNOWS NOW HE'D OF BOLGWT| HER A GOOD STRONG PAIR OF OARS. WELL AS MY DAUGHTER SAYS, IF.SHE HAD KNOWN AS MUCH ABOULT MR-BLOCEY BEFORE SHE MARRIED HIM AS SHE KNOWS NOW - SHE'D HAVE TAKEN THE FIRST BOAT SHE SAW AND LEFT THE 'COUNTRY."