The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 13, 1920, Page 13

OF THE E.R HGGIns gray mouse. “Would you mind giving me some Advice? asked a little gray mouse} ef Naney and Dick in Topsy-Turvy | Lana “We don't know much advice, ex: | cept putting on overshoes when it! Fains, and not eating too much candy, and going to bed at § o'clock gma things like that,” answered Nancy. “WI that dot “Hardly! Litth Mouse looked so | crestfallen that the Magical Musty pom asked kindly, “What do you to know?" “How to catch a cat®™ answered Little Mouse quickly } “A mouse never asked me for ad vice like that before.” said the Mushroom in surprise. “Just pt me! think a minute, please.” But he} thought for two minutes, then he/| asked: “How does a cat catch mice™ j “Why,” shivered Little Mouse, “he| Just sleeps, or pretends he does, and When we come along thinking we're safe, he makes a grab with his “p=. partner! “Hello, Uncle Billy? ‘The speakers were Unc’ Billy Pos- eum and Jimmy Skunk, When Unc’ Billy called him partner, Jimmy Skunk grinned. Uncle Billy's idea of & partnership to steal eggs in Farmer Brown's henhouse had tick led him immensely, “Skunk & Pos gum! Skunk & Possum" Every time hé said it he chuckled. This wag their first meeting since they had become partners, and they were Waiting for the black shadows to creep down the Purple Hilla. “Ah was up to Farmer Brown's! benhoure last night, and what do you | think Ah found?” asked Une’ Billy am. “Exes,” replied Jimmy. * “Yea, sah; Ah sutt’nly found eges, maid Une’ Bily, chuckling. “But Ah) ADVENTURES Olive Roberts Barton “Would you mind giving me some advice?” asked a little | He was bound that no one TWINS “It meeme to me, then,” said the Mushroom, “that that would be « good way to catch a cat, for it's a poor rule that won't work both ways. Pretend you're asleep, and when Mr, Cat comes purring along thinking he's as mafe as a bank, you pop out at him and aay, ‘You're caught. Just come along quietly and if you don’t make a rumpus I } won't hurt yout * “Oh, 'm ever so mach obliged,” said Little Mouse, thankfully, “I'm not mueh of a hunter and I have to learn, .1 think I'l! begin at once Me a nice place near the path where he'll be sure to see me when he comes along.” And he settled himself comfortamy and closed his eyes without losing any time ‘The twins and the Magical Mash room hid ayickly because they thot they heard someone coming and it might be Mr. Cat. They could searce ly wait to see how surprised he w colng to be at the little mouse’s t words (Copyright, 1920, N. B.A) BY THORNTON W. BURGESS should steal eges that night. He looked very fierce as he patted his cun. Jimmy Skunk shivered as he watched. What a long time Une’ Billy was! Why didn’t be come? Suddenly all the hens began to jecackle and make a tremendous fuss. Farmer Brown's Boy jumped to his feet and ran around to the door. he opened it, Unc’ Billy Possum climbed from the roof to the apple tree. A few minutes later he joined Jimmy Skunk, and his pockets were | full of eggs. So was his stomach. And Farmer Brown's Boy gave it up and went to bed, #tili wondering who stole the eggs. about » wonderful change in her ing woman ought to know about in as He looked very fierce as he patted his gun. found more’n that, sab! @id find more'n that!" Jimmy began to get interested. “What did you find, Uncle Billy? he demanded “Ah found @ trap just inside the hole where yo’ iy go in,” said Une’ Billy. Jimmy Skunk grew pale. “Then what's the use of our gotng up there tonight?” he asked. “We can't get in” Ab sutt’nly Biny. “Yo trust of Bi Possum to get eges when there Mire any to get.” Jimmy was doubtful, but he fol- lowed Unc’ Billy, It wouldn't do any harm to go over and see how things were for himself. It was moonlight now, which made the black shadows all the blacker, and In these the two little scamps moved carefully, Sud- denly Unc’ Billy caught Jimmy by a sleeve “Logk over there by the corner of the henhouse,” he whisper . * looked and Ws heart came right up in his throat. There sat ‘ Boy with a gun! He was watching the hole thru which Jimmy had so often entered the herihouse. One look at that gun was enough for Jimmy, and he promptly started back for home Unc’ Billy Possum grabbed him by s the coattails, and Jimmy couldn't [) make him let go. ; “What kind of a partner are yo’ all?” whispered Unc’ Billy, fiercely “Yo sit right down here and watch. Ah'm going to get thone eggs!” Jimmy Skunk felt rather ashamed g0, ag there was no danger there, he sat down to watch, Unc’ Bi slipped away in the darkness, As left, he whispered: “Yo' keep an e on that ol’ apple tree close by the henhouge. Jimmy aid. Presently his opened wide with surprise, was Une’ Silly ell up the tree Then he understood ed to think how smart Unc’ From the apple tree Unc’ 'e reach the roof, and from the roof he could crawl thru a window left open for verttilation Farmer Brown's Boy sat with his eyes glued on the hole thru which Jimmy Skunk bad so often crawled. t 2 iq i MEAT AT IBERTY MARKET between Pike and Liberty Theatre “Don't you worry,” replied Une’! “Taniac is a grand medicine, and to know about it,” was the statement made recently by Mra. Aurore Bar. rette, at her residence, 133 Second Street, Manchester, New Hampshire. Mrs. Barrette is a well known and highly respected resident of that city “I have not felt at all well forthe | past year or more,” she continued, “I haven't been sick enough to be in bed, but I was far from being a well woman, At times I thought I had kidney trouble, for I suffered almost constantly from severe pains across my back, just over the kidneys. Whenever I tried to do any house- work at all that dull pain would be there, and if I attempted to stoop Jover it just felt as th my back would break. I 0 weak worn out I to sit 1 and rest several times a day, and I felt tired all the time “This cor made me awfully nervous, #0 I ra ever slept well at night, and every no "8 ithen T would jump in my if in @ fright, and my condition was | really becoming serious. | “Only two bottles of Tanlac have brought about a wonderful change in my condition. In fact, the re have received from this medicine nave really surprised me, Those ter rible pains in my back which used disappeared, and I am gding to keep on taking Tanlae until they leave me entirely, I have lots of energy now «nd am not only able to do my house work, but I get through the day um no longer the least bit tired. 1 am nolonger nervous like I was, and T sleep well at night. “T shall always be thankful for what Taniac has done for me.” | Taniac ts sold In Seattle by Bartel! 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