Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1929, Page 40

40 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1929. BEDTIME STORIE There's no one ever loves a spy—— The one one who likes to peek and pry. —Old Mother Nature. ‘When Reddy Fox left Hooty the Owl BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. what had brought Hooty over there. “Perhaps,” sald he, “Hooty has come h'nl.;e szededll khe can catch a turkey.” rs. Reddy turned and looked sharpl: at Reddy. “What d oot [CAILDREN - HERE _ARE THE LETTERS I HAVE RECEIVED LP TO TO-DAY —T'LL BET You 57 ot 2, & <07 @, m ) 2eopz o % 22 o o0 Ha G5, NG, ITS ONLY ME— TH JANITOR) MR. MSGINIS! YER WIFE TOLD ME TER COME LP WHILE St WAS OUT AN FIX A LEAKY WHY~ER- IM THINKING OF GOING INTo THE MITATION JEWELRy BUSINESS! THANK HEAVEN TH' POOR SAP DIDNT KMowW TH' REAL THING WHEN HE SAW IT! g OVER THE MANY MILES OF MY WOR) NURRY-1 THINK' THEY BOUILT IT FOR FON ~TOO, 'BECAUSE THEY ALLSEEM TO GET A GREAT \RILL CUT OF RIDING ON \T - \F YOU'D_LIKE TRY 1T, 40P IN, ANDTLL_TAKE YOU =S LOW THE GROOND WHERE. T WIL! SHOW YOU HOw D FROM THE SLIPS COMING OUT OF ™ R CHUTE. t does he know about told me that he had eaten one over in the Green Forest it was just be- fore daylight, By the time Jolly round, red Mr. Sun ha gun ly cl up in the blue, blue sky, Reddy was replied Reddy. back at his home in the Old Pasture. A you couldn’t keep your tongue few minutes later Mrs. Reddy returned. | still!” snapped Mrs. Reddy. “You had Reddy said nothing about his having [to tell Hooty all about that turkey we called on Hooty the Great Horned Owl. They spent the day as usual and late in the afternoon, as the Black Shadows began to appear, Mrs. Reddy announced that she was going hunting. THIS INTREPID SPORTSMAN WILL TELL You thow HE TREED A MOUSE INA P SUGAR Bowt! EVERY TIME SIR S\D MEETS A 16N, SOMEBODY HANGS UP A RECORD FoR NON-STOP FLIGHTS= AND IT AINT THE LN, Tee Hee! THIS |S MUTT, MASTOID OF CEREMONIES ‘ oR THE LISN TAMERS® HOoLR! I INTRoDUCE SIR SIDNEY, OUR Good wiLL AMBASSADOR T& ABWHERE!! - % " replied Reddy. “No, my dear. I merely told him that we had had a turkey." “I presume you told him where we /A got it,” said Mrs. Reddy. G == eccominees. Agaln Reddy shook his head. “No, - & indeed, my dear! No, indeed!” he ex- - ! | claimed. “Of course, I didn't tell him £ | where we got that turkey. Do you think I would be 5o foolish as to do anything like that? It would be much better to show him where they a; | “What!" cried Mrs. Reddy as if she | couldn’t believe her ears. | _“I mean it, my dear,” said Reddy. | “Listen! If we want another one of those turkeys, we must get some one to catch it for us. Who could do it better than Hooty the Owl? But, of course, he mustn’t know that he is catc] for us. Now do you begin to Mrs. Reddy looked at Reddy admir- ing. She saw through the idea right . “Are you going to take him over | there tonight?" she asked. | “No." replied Reddy. “It is too soon | to go back there. We'il just keep Hooty . | interested tonight.” EVERY TIME REDDY SAW HOOTY | So presently Reddy led the way and REDDY CHUCKLED. - | Mrs. Reddy followed him down on the ALt & lifkle while; my dear, andi L | o R e ted 80 _with you,” replied Reddy. | get a glimpse of Hooty the Owl.” Hooty Mrs. Reddy was not going to wait, but | was hanging around where he could before she could get started she caught | keep them in sight. Every time Reddy a glimpse of a big bird sailing silently |saw Hooty, Reddy chuckled. “He's over to a tree a little back of their | keeping waich of us." he whispered to home. _“There's Hooty the Owl” said | Mrs. Reddy. “He'll hang around until A Good Word for | Sir Sidney. | under- FIRST THING T™M GONNR Do IS WRAP My LIPS E| AROUND A STEIN OF THAT H FAMous BEER THEY H WAave over HERE - ICH VERSTEHE SIE NICHT ¢ SPRECHEN SI\E SAY MISTER ~ WHERE CAN R FELLOW GET R, BIG SCHOONER OF SUDS? in a while they would IHRE SPRACHE SAY OFFICER, 1sT FREMD i WHERE Do THEY SELL Beer ? GERMANY AT LAST! NOW To she. “I wonder if he thinks he's going to catch anything over here in the Old Pasture where we live.” Reddy grinned. He thought he knew he is sure that we are not going turkey hunting. I have an idea that Hooty is going to be very neighborly for a while.” i (Copyright, 1929.) FIND OUR FIGHTER KEN KLING | A Stranger | in a Strange THAT'S JUST. SPLENDID OF you, SPIKE. THAT'S THAT KID'S HEART IS SO i BIG IT WEARS QUT HIS SHIRTS ——, WHATS TRIS ! WHY TRAT’S A BALL TRAT 1LO0ST IN 7 g TaaT ALSO IS MY BALL WELL I'LL BE / RANGED /// EVERY ONE OF THOSE- BALLS ARE BALLS I1LOST / -THE ROUGRH YESTERDAY o HOWARD FREEMAN|— (3 Big-Hearted Spike. Down. . A dignitary of the church. . Decreases. . Manifest. . Animal doctor: coll. . Stlk worms. . Form of intoxicating snuff. . Gloomy: obsolete form. . Track circuit. . Winged. . Pontifical crown. . Had existence. . Serles of nine subjects: pl. . Vexes. . Small cube used in mosaic work. . Expires. . Tin: chem. symbol. . 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