Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1929, Page 34

Lightfoot Is Very Humble. know of sothing more “forl B e o R aa Sty shorn. ~Peter Rabbit. Early Spring is the season of the ‘wandering foot for a great many of the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. This is simply a way of sa; that they travel about a t deal. So it was quite natural for ter to leave the dear old Briar Patch and wander about in the Green Forest. Peter dearly loves the Spring. For that matter, most people do, Peter wandered about aimlessly WA LIGHTFOOT WAS STANDING JUST WHERE HE HAD LEFT HIM. through the Green Forest. Little plants were springing up everywhere. Now and then he would find an early blossom smiling up at him. He heard the long roll of Thunderer the Grouse and knew . that Thunderer was drumming for the admiration of Mrs. Grouse. Everywhere about him were little folk preparing for Spring housekeeping. There was one place in the Green Forest that Peter kept away from and that was a certain lonely Flwe where H the Great Horned Owl and O/'WEDNESDAY, APRI’ 3, 1929, o G- A HE SAYS HE MNT ®IDDIN' €ITHER * i “VEAUS' y o q SMITHERS Ji 2 " O o VEavs - DId YouU o5 RiBbaace! 4 4 ' See THE CALF? 1N To BOTHER me THIS MORAING YeT, “THAuK Goobaess . /| | BEDTIME STORIES " sacss" take home a Rabbit. So he kept away from that part of the Green Forest. “I wonder that I do not see Light~ foot the Deer or Mrs. Lightfoot or one of the Lightfoots,” thought Peter as he hopped along. As a matter of fact, he hadn't seen any of them since the middle of Winter. Then he forgot all about the deer as other things drew his attention and awakened his curiosity. So_he wandered on and at last he came to a part of the Green Forest that was as lonely as the place where Hooty the Owl had made his home. Sud- denly and most unexg:ctedly. as Peter explored & thicket, came face to fac» with Lightfoot the Deer. He startled tfoot almost as much as Lightfoot startled him. Lightfoot leaped to his feet, for he had been lying down. Peter ;um back and started off lip- perty-lipperty-lip. no ‘Then, one following him, he stole back. foot was standing just where he left him. Peter stared at him for a moment. Then a feeling as if he were in the presence of a stranger stole over | The Little him. This didn’t look like Lightfoot. s No, sir; this didn’t look like Lightfoot! | Fellow Dis- There was something wrong. Peter Jooked troubled, He tested the air with | plays a that wabbly little nose of his. That C‘_k f wabbly little nose told him that he was o looking at Lightfoot. His eyes told him that he was looking at & nnngr‘ Peter didn’t know which to believe— his nose or his eyes. It was settled for him by the stamping of a small sharp hoof and the command to come out of hiding. ‘There was no doubt then that i v{";smlel(kgéool the Deer. & by you mean,’ lemanded fi.:z!ltxkt‘t?qyt. “by frightening me half to . coul WAt EAN THE N TS gui e i 20 ey Ty Simes g e, HootE ARENT S0 HoT— St 4 : TR RILEY, T koW YouR n he ticl , W to frighten you, said he. “I never DON'T WE CeT CHCKEN EVERY UTTLE BROTHER 13 N knew you to be atraid of me before.” NGHT ? TRAINING &0 1 SPose “It ‘was suddenness of your sp- - . e pearance,” e umd.umtgum fi{"in s % HE MUSTN'T EAT MUCH Very nervous ese y'S. ery e - S - thing makes me jump. Sometimes I'm : > x Witt T GIVE HIM almost ready to run from my own H L 5 RLE‘? i H shadow.” Peter stared. Could this be the proud, fearless Lightfoot he had so often met? Could this be LISTEN == TM R FIGUTER AN IM ACCUSTOMED To upPERCyTs ! £ Tmonth now there had been babies in | the that nest. They were fast growing ba- bies and they required & lot of -food. Peter knew very well that nothing would delight Hooty more than to be able to i ] [ i The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1829.) BERS2RRRSSERSS 3?35??5:‘35.'74?‘ B friiune oH] E%E : STFP = AND A BopB LikeThat D HAS HAD ME = B \WoRRED ! ™ il i