Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1929, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. I Something Ought to Be Done About This I We WA we RE RIGAT SMART WHEN wE WORK UP YD WHERE WE CAN ENTOY S0ME MYsC — THAT MANY A Doy HAs BEATEN » B R BEDTIME STORIE Y ! old Mother Natu Peter Rabbit couldn't keep away from the Smiling Pool. Ever since he had seen Dipper the Grebe there, he had taken every opportunity to go visit the Smiling Pool. For several visits he was | bit 1s an excellent sitter. | vated the habit of sitting. “GOOD MORNING, PETER,” PLIED DIPPER. disappointed. He saw nothing of Dip- | r. Grandfather Frog wasn't in the R:st of spirits and refused to tell Peter | whether or not Dipper had been there. “It's none of my business and none of your business, Peter Rabb said Grandfather Frog gruffy. “You| are altogether too fond of poking that | wabbly little nose of yours into other | people’s business.” “I am not poking it into_anybody's business!” declared Peter. “I certainly | + am doing no one any harm by coming over to visit Dipper the Grebe.” Grandfather Frog chuckled. “Your visiting doesn't scem to be much of a | success,” said he. But there came a day when Peter did | not _call_at the Smiling Pool in vain. Rardly had he peeked over the bank RE- | grow there and it is somewhat swampy. |'It is back there among is here, t0o,” cried Peter eagerly. |only a moment that he looked and | twins, BY THORNTON W. BURGESS near the upper side of the Smiling Pool. This was where the Laughing Brook entered the Smiling Pool. The alders those alders | that Longbill the Woodcock and Mrs, Woodcock like to make their home. If Dipper saw Peter, he made no sign. So | Peter sat down on the bank in plain sight and waited patiently. Peter Rab- He has culti- When he has nothing else to do he sits, and it happens that he has special ability in | finding nothing else to do. Some people | are that way. H At last his patience was rewarded. Dipper came swimming over to that side of the Smiling Pool. “Good morning,” said Peter. ood morning, Peter,” replied Dip- | “It is a nice Spring morning, isn't | ‘It certainly is.” replied Peter. “Are you_going to stay for the Summer?” “Perhaps so; perhaps not,” replied Dipper. I really haven't anything to say about it.” Peter pricked up his long ears, “Why not?” he demanded. | “Is there a Mrs, Peter?” inquired | Peter. “Certalnly. piled Peter. ““Then how could you ask that ques- tion?” replied Dipper. Peter grinned foolishly. “I suppose,” said he, “that that means there is & Mis. Grebe. Dipper nodded, “There is” said he. “If there were not I wouldn't be wast- ing my time here.” “Then that means that Mrs. Dipper Of course there is,” re- “Of course,” replied Dipper. “You weuldn't_expect me to be here alone at this time of year, would you?" “But where is she?” cried Peter cagerly. Just then Grandfather Frog jumped from his big green lilypad with a splash. Peter looked over there. It was for when he looked back at Dipper the latter seemed to have suddenly become Two_Grebes sat there on the | water, side by side. | “Meet Mrs. Grebe, Peter Rabbit,” said one of them. when he discovered Dipper swimming The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyright, 1929 (Copyright, 1920.) . Tailless. 9. Speed. 5. Rests. . Revolutionary uprising. . Provokes, . Bitter. . Dined. . Jewel. . Youth. . Enemy. | Wicked person. 5. Tron or earthenware vessel. . Fox. | Large Spanish - American planta- tions. Migratory diving bird. . Delayed . Polynesian tree, Foot-like part. . 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