The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
Little Stories for Bedtime IT
o%HATTERER is RECKLESS.
By THORNTON ". BURaEsR
CCopyright, 1919. by ]. a. L2oyd.)

The eyes OF Chatterer the Red
Squirrel r very sharp and his wits
are sharp When he sat in the top
of the tree neal the little house where
Farmer Brown keeps his corn, the
little house on four stone legs which
Chatterer could lot climb, he took
note of. everything in sight Of those
sharp little eyes and almost right
away he saw that a branch. of the very
over the roof Of the little house, and
the very tips of some of the twigs ac-
tually touched it.
Chatterer's eyes danced. eff I { can't
get in from the ground perhaps I can
get in from the air." said he, and
chuckled. OF course, it. wouldn't real
~ be getting in from the air, but it
would amount, to. the same thing.
Chatterer looked around hastily to
see If any one was watching. No one
was in sight but Black Pussy watch
ing him from the ground, and Bowser
the Hound, who had not yet walked
up. He didn't, mind either OF these.
because neither of. them could get at
him up there He, ran lightly out
along the branch over the roof of the
little house, and jumped on to It.
Swiftly he ran around the edge Of It
peeping over. He vas looking for an
opening big enough to crawl through.
At last over in one corner he spied
Of the room. It looked almost big
enough. Perhaps a little gnawing
with his sharp teeth would make 1t
quite big enough. .Chatterer dug his
sharp claws into the wood to keep
from falling and very carefully crept
over until he had safely reached the
hole. It wasn't quit big enough to
push his head wholly through. Gnaw,
gnaw. gnaw! Little splinters began
to fly. Gnaw. gnaw. gnaw! It was
almost big enough now. Just then Q
door slammed in Farmer Browns
house and Farmer Browns boy came
out with a milk pail in q hand.
Gnaw, gnaw. gnaw, gnaw! The hole,
vas big enough and Chattarer slipped
inside Just as Farmer Browns boy
noticed Black Pussy sitting or the
ground staring up at the roof Of the
little house where the corn was.
Hello. Puss! Did You think YOU
heard a mouse in there?" exclaimed
because no mice can get in there.
That's why the corn crib Is on -four.
stone legs. No one can steal our corn
once 1t IL in there. Come along over
to the barn and I'll give you some
nice fresh. warm milk
"Phew!" exclaimed ChAtterer to-
himself. That was narrowr%@eSs
cape! I'm glad that pesky black eat.
can't tell Farmer Browns boy Whist
she saw"
He peeped through q crack and saw
Farmer Browns boy IS over to the
barn and Black Pussy slowly follow
him. When they were out, OF sight he
turned to- see what kind or aSplace
he vas In. His yes glistened with.
creed. Corn. corn. corn everywherel
The great golden ears filled theaWhoie
Of that little house clear to the roof.
II seemedit to him that there was corn
enough there for all the squirrels In.
the world.,s 3sg
And til ali mins!" sasped CHAT
terer. Yonssee already hes1hAds fors
gotten that he WA stealinI.gand thar
& belonged ito Farmer BroWn.m@fTheh
he beg4pf4t0 eat, and he Ates 1nd AtDi
and atssand ate until No sFsscauldn't
swallow fan6thsr mouth1ul: Ho sWAs
too fdllSf0Tfnove ;s ~ JTssSsHe
~ believe I'll take 81 nGr9sSflxllt
here.n ND no to himself. and cur1sdg
up In ING ss4aTkest conner .jlns = little
hollOwtin t6e heaped up 66fnsssg m two
minutes Aeslssya1 fart asleep 5dr1ASlsl
ing such haiatiful golden dreamasS3a
Witch Al VII Norld ssssesa