Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1929, Page 52

WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1929. HOLY HACKEREL! THIS PASSASE MUST HWVE Been BUILT WITH THE HOUSE, BACK I THE REVOLUTIONARY Days! IT CERTANLY (3 OLD { LOOKING ! WHERE THis SECRET PASSAGE . LEADS T — AND WHAT ITS OPENING A PANEL IN THE WALL BY LEANING AGAINST THE SPRING, GOORY DECIDED TO EXPLORE THe. SecReT PassAage-| ‘WAY DISCLOSED. ARMING HINSELF WITH A REVOLVER AND FLASHLIGHT, He STeppep NTO minds so it seems he walls and the fleors are just Facts, But the windows and doors are our dreams. \ / Ao-No'. You CANT ACTUALLY CommIT “THE MURDER I THIS AEWSPAPER - LIKE PURPLE DAWA | AT EVENTIDE Your Eves' )| YeT 1 CAnNOT THE Z SILENCE OF YOUR. HEART ABIDE < < ITS THE RIGHT DUESTION] BUT THE WROAG PARTY ! ‘YOUR BOY HAS BEEA WRITING DI2Z2Y SLEEPING ON THE PoETRY To "VEaus' > ° 1 Ger “THOsE LETTERS BEDTIME STORIES Hooty Doesn’t Dare. ot it desire pray be 2 £ 16065" 10 Geva that none should dare. ~—Old Mother Nature. In the Black Shadows that lay heav- fly across the pond of Paddy the Bea- ver, deep in the Green Forest, were many blacker shadows, motionless nad making no sound. Burning, hungry eyes, peering out from the shore, watch- ed these Black Shadows and many mouths watered. Those Black Shad- ows were more than shadows. They were great birds—the flock of Honker the Goose. So long as they remained out In the middle of Paddy’s pond those hungry mouths would continue to water. Those Geese were quite safe SAID HOOTY TO HIMSELF OVER AND OVER AGAIN. from Yowler the Bobcat and Buster Bear and Reddy Fox and Old Man Coyote. But there was one pair of eyes look- ing down from the top of a tree. Fierce yellow eyes they were. They were the eyes of Hooty the Owl. Hooty is, you know, the Great Horned Owl, the larg- est of all the Owl family. There was a hungry glare in his eyes. What a feast one of those Geese would make! How he longed to have one of them! Not even Yowler the Bobcat stared at them with greater longing. It was even harder for Hooty than it was for Yowler or any of those other hungry watchers. It was harder for the reason that Hooty knew that he could fly right over to those sleeping Geese, BY THORNTON W. BURGESS whereas those other watchers knew that the only way they could reach them was by swimming and there wasn’t a chance of swimming without wakening those Geese. “If I only dared,” said Hooty to him- self over and over again. “If I only dared. If there was only one, I would try it. Yes, sir, I would try it. But they are 5o big that I couldn't lift one.” He spread his wings—his wonderful, great, broad, soundless wings! It seem- ed as if he drifted rather than flew— drifted like a shadow himself out over those other shadows. For just a second he hesitated above the first of the sleep- ing Geese. The temptation was great. How he longed to strike with those great, cruel claws of his! But he didn't dare. No, sir, he didn't dare! Over one after another of the flock Hooty drifted, and over each he paused for just a wee space of time. And then finally he swung around back fo the tree from which he had flown. Back in a lonely part of the Green Forest was a mest with three growing young Owls. It seemed as if they were all appetite. They kept Hooty and Mrs. Hooty hunting most of the time. Such appetites as they had! Hooty knew that that very instant they were im- patiently awaiting his coming with something for them to eat. “One of those Geese would fill them up,” thought Hooty, “Yes, sir, one of those Geese would fill them up and would leave some_for Mrs. Hooty and myself as well. I ought to go away from here and hunt elsewhere, but, somehow, I cannot seem to go.” Once more he flew out over the sleep- ing Geese. He felt that this time he would have courage enough to strike. But just as he had almost made up his mind to do so, Honker awoke. Honker is a light sleeper. The care of that flock is on his mind. So he awoke often to see that his flock was safe. He saw no danger, but he had a feeling that danger was near. He spoke. It was a low note, but instantly all those Geese were awake. Hooty passed on. They did not see him. They had felt his presence, but they had not seen him. For a few minutes they moved about a little uneasily; then, once more, they settled themselves to sleep. By this time Hooty knew that he did not dare attack one of those Geese. Had one of them been injured, that would have been another matter. And so he went about his hunting and Honker and his flock rested peacefully, not knowing how very near those great cruel claws had been. (Copyright, 1929.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929.) ACROSS. . Japanese rice wine, . At a distance. Clumsy 20, Hopeful. . Ancient race in Persia. Creed. 25. Malice. 28. At what time. 30, Bright-colored edible Hawaiian fish, 3 . Century plant. & gimmopmous insects. . Scent. . 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