The Washington times., 1914-01-14


erG never remembered being any otner
wy
Gray Mouse went away more puzzled
than ever as to a way to obtain a spot
tcd cost.
Il am sure should remember how I
got those spots il / had them" thought
Gray Mouse. Il believe he is afraid I
will look handsorner, tpan he does. and
he won't tell his secret
GRAY House wotfiefr 50 much because
re cou'd not have the spots that he be-
gan to grow thiIl--a biz piece OF cheese
po longer tempted him as II used to. He
wanted spots on his coat. and that was
all he could think about.
one night he was running about a
closet because nc didn't know what else
to DO. He wasn't hungry, for he had
eaten piece OF rnince pic he found on a
looking object WITS a stick Standing up
I in IL he ran up the side Of the object
and then up the stick.
EuJ this time Gray Mouse was too
EtavS for the stick. it tipped. and he
\ fell. striking the queer object. which
! proved TO be a can. and over Il went,
rolling 20 the edge Of the shelf and fall
! Ing TO the ficor.
Now, GRAY Mouse was very spry. and
WREN anything tipped he was sure to be
4
| but he had not counted on the can fall
| ing such distance.
\ Gray Mouse jumped 10 the floor, and
| then he did a very foolish thing; he
| stopped and looked to see what had
| happened. and Just as he did 50. ban<
| came something on the floor, and
| Gray Mouse heard something splash
: and felt something touch him all
| ever like little, cold drops of water.
Ho looked at The object on the floor
and saw that II was can of paint,
/ and the stick was a slender. brush
| He had run up the handle and over
| turned the can.
He looked at the paint on the floor.
\ II was red, and Gray Mouse crawIed
| around, II. for he did not care to have
HIS feet covered with the ,tell-tale
stuff; he could easily be tracked te
| his hole.
| for me-" he thought rs he ran home
Just before he reached his hole he
came across some Of his friends with
their noses poked into big cheese.
Hello" ne called, and out came All
the little heads in hurry.
They took one look at Gray Mouse,
and then they all ran off little
distance and looked at him.
what Is the matter with you. Graz
Mouse?" asked one. Have you got
aThere isn't anything the matter
with me- replied Gray Mouse, look
ing surprised. What is. the matter
with ali OF you fellovsZ"
aPoor Gray Mouse: he doesn't know
it. Shall We tell him?' said one
They decided they had better tell him
what had happened TO him, so one OF
| them said You have the measles or
little red spots you better see doctor
GTay Mouse waited to hear he was
covered with spots; his wish had been
granted. and on he started to hnd a
.sIIe is crazy. too" said his friends. as
| they watched him run away Ike a
streak, ''he has some dreadfui disease
Gray Mouse knew where there was an
old mirror in the attic, and there ne
| went to view himself when the nrst
dawn of day should give him hgnt
enough to see in the mirror
the rnea seis," he said as he looked ad-
miringfy at the tiny red spots. Il won-
/ den when they came out on me- ne
| thought
Then he remembered the feeling the
/ little cold drops in the pantry. and the
/ red paint on the floor, he knew Wnat
/ had caused them now; it was the spat-
\ ter Of the paint as 1t struck the moor.
{ Rnt he was SPOTTED. and that, was ah
he cared. ann there he sat all day sL,-
miriue himself in the old mirror, think,
Ing not of eating, bat only that ne nad
a spotted coat ,,y
know that some time the paint would
wear off. and then he would De more
unhappy than betore. PoeT hCs-e Gray
1 Mouse, wasn't he?
Tomorrow's story: "Mr. Dog Visits
4 10