El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

Fluff kissed Betty. who smiled very
weakly and begged for some one 10 get
needle and thread There was great
excitement. and Sniffle and Shuttle
hurried about, getting IN every ones
way, ana acting so very strangely that
even Fluff almost lost her temper They
would hurry around after Fluff and
Pinkeyes as 4 they were getting some
thing for Betty, TOO; then they would
stop very suddenly. sit down on their
hind legs and scratch their noses OF
course whoever was in hurry TOO
would stumble over them, and they
were constantly falling over each other
Long after Betty was sewed up and
around. carrying empty dishes back
and forth and asking each other ques-
uOns- Ptnkeyes was so glad TO have
found Betty at last that he did not seem
to mind them. and Fluff was too happy
to care what they did. But she did think
once o rtWice that they acted Queerly.
Now. said Pinkeyes, stretching
himself out in q chair and crossing his
legs, I'VE will all take off our aprons
and hear Betty's story He glanced
around the room fluff had already sat
down near Betty and the other two
Bunnies, after nearly smothering them
selves 10 death, managed 10 get their
aprons off. Sniffle tried TO help SHuf-
fle get his off over his head and they
had 70 both be untangled from IL. Even
then Pinkeyes had not lost his TEN
per. which was very unusual
Then Betty began
When first started down the road"
she smiled and brushed back her hair
with a very scratched hand Il meant
to just tease Fluff But after I had
stepped into the woods, thinking that
she would follow me and 1 would scare
her, lost my way almost Immediately"
That is not strange" put In Plnkeyes,
! what business has a doll in the woods
even in Tabbyland I'd like to know
He wiggled in his chair. and happened
to catch sight Of Sniffle- Leave off
twitching that nose. or Tll-"Sniffle
stopped until he loked away "Pinkeyes
is beginning to lose his temper"
thought Fluff
Then Of course" continued Betty
I fell in a brier bush. lost my shoe,
almost fell on my face, and tore an aw-
ful hole in my side. I don't see how I
ever got home. Once something came
near the brier bush. but il seemed so
much more frightened than r. Pink
eyes looked away for he was the some
thing who was so frightened. Fluff
made a motion with her hand to stop
Betty rom saying anything worse
But il was too late. she went right on.
-Ihat diQn want to scare IL worse
Ptnkeyes jumped up from his chair with
q terrible look on his face Fluff and
I Betty chung TO their chairs IN terror.
and Sniffle ana SHUTTLE began to wal
low on the ground. He got over TO
them In one hop What is the matter
I with your nosesgT He grabbed Snifne
and dragged him over to the lamp. Bet
/ " and Fluff hid their faces and
/ laughed. Poor Pinkeyes had too much
| pride 70 listen TO how he acted in the
brier bush. so he changed the subject
/ by jumping on Sniffle
But he did find something the matter
| after all
Catch snufnei" he yelled at Fluff
! Betty and her story were forgOtten.
l For poor Sniffle and shuttle really had
/ an excuse this time for being annoying
! They had shifted so hard on the au-
/ tOmObile ride that they had snuffled al
l sorts OF little bugs and things up theii
I poor noses. and they had been suffering
| worse Ihan anyone else all evening. I
I For once In their lives they were i'm
/ portant, and the whole household with
Betty back safe, went to sleep happy
| that night