Evening star., 1916-08-07
W0MAN'S VIEWPOINT

stufry Even the Old Orchard was hot.
But the Green Forest was cool. Any
way, it looked so. 1t 1ooked-well. it
looked inviting. I guess you know
comfort when there was comfort no
where else. Farmer Browns Boy
! thought of Billy Mink and Jerry Musk
rat and Little Joe otter and Spotty the
Turtle and Grandfather Frog. and he
was almost envious of them. No mat
ter how hot the day might be, they
! could keep cool and comforta BILE in the
Smiling Pool. Lastly. he thought of
Paddy the Beaver. who also could keep
cool and comfortable. And this gave
him an idea.
| 1T is a long time since l have been
over to Paddy's pond" said he. II
believe I'll go make it visit now. 1t
certainly is lot better in the Green
Forest than it is here. Those little
Quacks must be as big as their par
ents by this time. 1 wonder if they
are still in Paddys pond. l guess Ill
take them some corn"
So Farmer Browns Boy filled his
pockets with corn and started for the
Green Forest Bowser the Hound saw
! him start off and whined. Farmer
Browns Boy stopped and looked back
at Bowser. He was just about to tell
Bowser to come along when he changed
his mind He wanted to watch those
| ducks. He hoped that he might even
see Paddy the Beaver But if Bowser
this time, Bowser old fellow said
he. Il know you want to go along. but
I'm afraid you would upset my plans.
So he left Bowser whining with dis
appointment and went on to the Green
Forest. Once in among the trees he
found it just as he had expected. cool
and comfortable. That is. it was cool
as compared with any other place.
though even there it was too Warm to
hurry. So he went slowly. and as he
walked he kept his eyes and his ears
wide open. But it seemed as if even
in the Green Forest the little people
who live there knew that such
day it was a great deal more comfort
able to keep still than to move about.
For long time he saw no one. and he
| heard no one. The stiffness could al
most be felt. Deeper and deeper into
the Green Forest went Farmer Browns
| Boy. He was drawing near Paddys
| pond when he heard the first sound to
tell him that there was anybody there
but himself. 1t was the voice of Sam
my Jay
Farmer Browns Boy stopped to lis
ten. He knew by the sound of Sam
mys voice that Sammy was excited.
| Sammy has discovered something. 1
wonder what it can be to make him
scream like that on such hot day.
think I'll go see said Farmer Browns
Boy. and turned in the direction of
Sammys voice. AS he drew near the
place where Sammy was screaming he
moved very slowly and carefully. slip
ping from tree to tree. Pretty soon he
heard other noises that made him stop
and listen with a funny look on his
face. First there was a humming sound
that reminded him of the lees about
the hives in his own yard. Then there
was the queerest sound of whining and
growing. all mixed together like moth
ing under the sun he ever had heard
before. What could it mean? Farmer
Browns Boy couldn't even guess. He
meant to find out. So once more he
began to steal forward. stopping every
minute or SO to listen and to peer
ahead eagerly
Now, the trees grow very close to-
gether in that part of the Green For
est, and one cannot see far ahead. The