Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1931, Page 16

THE EVENING STAR, WASH ., SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1981 Grouse?” sald he to himself, not realiz- BY THORNTON ing that dodging would be almost im- BEDTIME STORIE ' Plunge for Life. all this troubled World of strife ¢ one most precious thing is life. —Mrs. Grouse. Jumper the Hare haé gone one way on his snowshoes and Thunderer the the most of this opportun- a good breakfast before any fur-coated enemies should ven- . As 800D &8 the snow ceased to these feathered hunters could be ere out and about. Once Hooty the Owl had sailed right over Jumper without uell;! him. It 0ot ‘when y came W. BURGESS was right out in the open and he didn’t see Hooty coming until it was too late to run. Knowing this he did the one wise thing to do under such circum- stances—sat perfectly still. Had he so much as moved an ear Hooty would have seen him. But he didn't move so much as an ear and Hooty sailed right over him without seeing him and dis- appeared in the direction Mr. and Mrs. Grouse had taken. “I hope they will be on the watch for Hocty,” thought Jumper, who has always found Thunderer and Mrs. Grouse excellent neighbors. Some time later, having filled his stomach with tender twigs, bark and buds, Jumj decided to look up these good neighbors and see if they had fared as well as he had. He went back to where he had parted with them and wi flown. ey had merely gone up b& hemlock trees close by, Jumper sat down just back of an old stump and tried to make up his mind whether to continue looking for ‘Thui er and Mrs. Grouse or to seek a sheltered place for a nap. He had about decided in favor of the latter when he heard the familiar sound made by the stout wi of & Grouse when rising suddenly. It came from a short distance to his left. Jumper looked that way and almost at once saw Mrs. Grouse headed in his direction. My, how she was fying! Then Jumper saw some one else and knew the reason why she was flying so fast. Behind her, flying even faster, was a great gray bird. It was Terror the Goshawk who, if he could, would ible on_dodging and is have a grouse for every meal. g Heart soameds to skip & beat, e |y “Dodge! Why don't you dodge, Mrs. At the gpeed Mrs. Grouse was You see Jumper this. and time 1 Hon 85! a g R ! et i P i happened 12 iane Sumpor it Jumper was sitting still. He followed their tracks in the snow. They MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. HOLLYWOOD, Jan 3 (NANA). Schenck, who survived a picture history, tells :l he belleves comedy drama the ascendancy during the coming Schenck, moreover, is convinced that & more extensive market will be avail- éble for the original manuscripts of hts and authors. £ £ i 75Ts EE < E?i; i 11 i ! “tions have Oh, M !Eggi I ] l ; i : Retigious eet . Toward the sheltered side. . Make a loud noise. . Egyptian privet. 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