Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1930, Page 28

THE CHEERFUL CHERUB Hin 1oekED || irpeastan . - /| UP, DEACON?, The trees that grow nomy back yard, he dogs and eats Without a cent of” rent to Miieenitiatn [/om, BON: WHAY A BREAK- TERCHERS VT O T ROOM OAN' TDIDWNT CATCW € COMIN' \N LAE - TovRIN' T, FLORIDA /- AN MY JuBLL BE HOPPAN' OUT T’ sEe ABOUT GETTIN' RDOMS - OPEN/N’ GATES ASHIN' DIRECTIONS = AN’ SETTIN' CRITICISED Br: Not often doth The on ure. Al talking at once, with Blacky at their head, the Crows of the Green Porest headed for Blacky's nest. It was Blacky's old nest—the one he and Mrs. Blacky had used in the Spring.|Both were sitting very straight and They were very much excited, were those Crows. They were just like a lot of boys starting out for a good time. They expected to have a good time. You see, Blacky had told them he had found Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty n of that old nest. They|got a little farther away. THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A | afraid of those Crows. They were an- GOOD TIME TORMENTING HOOTY AND MRS. HOOTY. were going to have a good time tor- menting Hooty and Mrs. Hooty. At least, that is what they expected. As they drew near the tree in the Green Forest where the nest was hid- den Mrs. Blacky flew ahead. She wanted to be the first one there. As soon as she came in sight of that nest she began to caw at the top of her lungs, and it was a very angry caw; and all the other Crows knew that the Owls were still there. They spread out so as to form a circle around the tree and the nest; and every single Crow seemed to be trying to outscream every other Crow. Such a noise as they made! It didn't seem possible that they could caw any louder. Yet, when they got near enough to actually see Hooty and Mrs. Hooty the noise was doubled. Yes, sir; it was doubled! Daily Cross-Word Puzzle . A distilled compound liquid. . Pronoun . In grieving manner. . Involuntary respiratory noise. . Fur piece. . Departed. Globes. . Man's name. More cunning. . State. . Greek letter. . Small spirit. Lay bare . Badly behaved. Inclose tightly. Boat, olding. . Bright circle. . Heap up. . Before; prefix. . Point marking a pause. . Very slight. Pij . Pipe. . Ammonia compound. . Inspect curiously. . Untidy . Strong_boxes. . Prefix to Scotch names. . Self. . South American country. . Limited to a place. . Gaelic. . Greedy. ;| time & Crow looked straight at those | These were the ones who darted in and GRAY Gabby Gussie. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS Now, Crows dearly love to pretend to be very brave. They like to show off |in the presence of other Crows. Not |one of those Crows alone would have | gone anywhere near Hooty, but with | so many together they felt very brave land they crowded right around that | nest. Mrs. Hooty was sitting just back of it. Hooty was just at one side of it. glaring angrily at their tormentors. | Their big yellow eyes were very angry- |looking and very fierce-looking. Every eves he lost his courage, He didn't caw quite so loudly and he hurriedly Hooty was Lissing and snapping his bill and Mrs. Hooty was hissing and snapping her bill, Now, although that was the nest of Blacky and Mrs. Blacky, you would have seen had you been there that they were very careful, very careful, indeed, to keep on the outside and not get too near the Owls. They urged the others in, but themselves were careful not to get within striking distance of either of those angry Owls. Some of the other older Crows followed their example. It was the younger Crows—the Crows of little experience—who tried to show off. Cupid Goes Into the Junk threatened to pull out some of the| Business. feathers of Hooty and Mrs. Hooty and boasted that they would peck their eyes out. Oh, they made a brave showing, did those young Crows! Now, all the time Hooty and Mrs. Hooty ' were growing more and more angry. They were not in the least noyed, but not afraid. All the boasting of those young Crows had no effect, excepting to make them angry. It was astonishing to see them turn their heads. No Crow had a chance to steal up behind either one. Some of those young Crows tried it and were startled to find themselves looking straight into those fierce yellow eyes. A lot of them drew themselves togethcr and flew straight at Hooty in a black cloud. Hooty merely hissed more angrily than ever. And when the Crows reached him they merely separated. some going one side and some the other. They didn't have the courage to really attack. Some of the older Crows who were watching sharply saw that Hooty was losing his temper very fast. Those Crows were wise old Crows. They had teased Owls before. They understood the signs. Very soon it would be safer to be somewhere else. (Copyright, 1930.) KENKLING A Woman’s Intuition! FREEMAN . Spoke in public. . Man’s nickname. . Accommodate. . Converted into soap. . Very dark. . Initial. Down. . Ornamental protuberance, . Residue from coal. . Consisting of four. . Abraham’s birthplace. . Printers’ measures, . Prejudice. . Dyestuff. . Unattractive. . Part song. . Compound of hydrogen with an ele- ment. . Company of actors, . Young male deer. . Mediterranean isle. . Network. . Unemployed. . Copies. . Pronoun. . Rascal. . Less exciting. . Makes fast. . Wicked giants. . Thin and lank. . A State. . Without company. . Date of Roman calendar. . Reverence due. . Container. . Shut again. . Parent. . Dirty. . Sacred language of the Buddhists, . Out of debt. 2. Space for skating. . Spoken. . Outer garment, . Small particle. . Unaspirated syllable, . Prophet. . Whirlpool. Ro By S.L.HUNTLEY With His . Row. . Lineal measure; abbr. 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