Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1929, Page 22

l Something Ought to Be Done About This ‘ ] BTG The PeTure. we audays o FORGET ABOUT. THG TIME OF VEAR BEDTIME STORIES " 5veces' Peter Becomes Excited. Whene'er my. clarion voice you hear Be sure that Spring is very near. —Honker the Goose. Peter spent all day over at the pond of Paddy the Beaver. It is always in- teresting there and Peter always enjoys his visits, He is always sure to see old friends there, for Paddy’s pond, al- AND YOU WILL HEAR IT YOUR- SELF!” though it is deep in the Green Forest, has many visitors. It was just as the Black Shadows | began to steal out across the water that Peter suddenly pricked up his ears. He sat up and listened and listened. Then a look of disappointment crossed his face. Peter sighed. “I guess I must have been mistaken,” said he. “Yes, I must have been mistaken.” He started to hop along toward the dam of Paddy the Beaver. He was going to cross that dam to get on the other side of the pond. Just as he started across he once more sat up like a jack-in-the-box, his two long ears pointed straight up from his head and his nose turned up toward the sky. This time there was no look of disappointment on his face. Instead, he jumped up in the air and kicked his heels together. “There it is!” he cried. “There it is! I did hear it be- fore! There it is!” “There is what?” demanded Paddy the Beaver, who was swimming along Jjust below, looking over his dam. “Listen!” ‘cried Peter. “Listen, and you will hear it yourself!” Paddy climbed up on the dam, cocked his head to one side, and listened. Then a pleased look crept over his face. “Fonk, k’honk, k’honk! It was faint, but clear, and it was gradually becom- ing louder. Peter Rabbit began to dance about. “They're coming, Paddy!” he cried. “They're coming! And Honker is at the head of them as usual. I would know his voice anywhere. Oh, I do hope they will stop here!” “Of course, they'll stop here,” said Paddy. “Did you ever know them not to stop here? ‘They sound to me tired. They must have flown a long way to- day. They are heading right straight for this pend, or I don’t know my own name.” “I see them!” cried Peter. “There they are!” “Where?” inquired Paddy. His eyes are not very good, especially -for seing at a distance. “‘Way up there!” cried Peter, point- ing to the south. “Oh, I'm so glad I happened to be over here today!” Flying high—so high that they looked like small birds—came Honker the Goose and his flock. Now they began to slant down toward the pond and the Green Forest fairly rang with their voices. They were all talking now, for they had reached their destination and they were tired. Twice around the pond Honker led his flock, his keen eyes searching every foot of shore. He saw Peter and Paddy sitting on the bank. Finally he gave the signal and with a great splash- ing the big birds landed on the water. Honker still kept his flock in order. For a few moments they sat silent and motionless, while Honker made sure that all was right. Then he gave a low signal and his followers began to swim about as they pleased. Honker himself headed straight over toward the dam, where sat Paddy the Beaver and Peter Rabbit. “Welcome, Honker!” they cried. “Welcome! You dnn;t know how glad we were to see you!” “Yes, T do,” replied Honker. *“You are just as glad to see me as I am to see you. What's the news?” “That's for you to tell!” replied Peter, dancing about, for he was very much excited. “You are the news-bringer. How long are you going to stay? When did you leave the. Sunny South? Are you going away up North again?” “Wait a minute, Peter, wait a min- ute,” said Honker. “I see you are just the same old Peter.” 4 (Copyright, 1929.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) Across. . Man-of-war. . 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