Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
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Downright, 1919. b. 7. ". Bursss..S
Jimmy Visits Johnny Chuck's
Old House.

Jimmy Skunk was smiling as he am
| bled toward the old house of Johnny
Chuck. near the foot of the hill. There
was no one there to see him and this
| made him smile still more. You see.
| the odor of that perfume which he had
thrown at Reddy Fox just little while
before was very. very strong there,
and Jimmy knew that until that had
| disappeared no one would come near
the place, because it was so unpleas-
ant for every one. To Jimmy himself
it wasn't unpleasant at all and he
couldn't understand why other people
disliked it SO. He had puzzled over
that great deal. He was glad that
1t was so. because on account OF it
every one treated him with respect and
| took special pains not to quarrel with
him.
Il guess it's a good thing that Old
Mother Nature didn't make US all
| alike said he to himself. IT think
there must be something the matter
with their noses. and I suppose they
! think there is something the matter
with my nose. But there isn't. Not a
thing. Hello! There is Johnny Chuck's
old house just ahead Of me. Now we
shall see what we will see
He walked softly he drew near
to the old house. If Peter was way
down inside it wouldn't matter how
He approached. But if Peter should
happen to be only just inside the door
to run if he should hear footsteps. par
ticularly If those footsteps were not
heavy enough to be those of Reddy or
Granny Fox or Old Man Coyote. Jimmy
n In int cYtN Date <,t,a f0
do any such thing. II Peter once got
outside that old house his long legs
would soon put him beyond Jimmy 8
reach and Jimmy knew it. Il he was
made up his mind to give him he would
first have to get him where he couldn't
run away. So Jimmy walked as softly
as he knew how and he approached
the old house in such a way as to keep
out of sight of Peter. should he hap
pen to be lying so as to look out of
the doorway.
At last he reached a position where
the doorstep. He waited a few min
utes and cooked his head on one side
to listen. There wasn't sound to tell
him whether Peter was there or not.
Then he lightly jumped over to the
doorstep and looked in at the doorway.
There was no Peter to be seen.
If he is here he is way down in
side" thought Jimmy. II wonder If he
really is here. I think I'll look about
a bit before I go in"
Now the doorstep. was of sand, as
Johnny Chucks doorsteps always are.
Almost at once Jimmy chuckled. There
were Peters tracks. and they pointed
straight toward the inside OF Johnny
chuck's old house. Jimmy looked care
fully. but not single track pointing
the other way could he find. Then he
chuckled again.
muttered. lie hid here and watched
all that happened, and then decided to
lie low and wait until he vas sure
that the way was clear and no one
would see him In this Jimmy was
partly right and partly wrong, as you
and I know.
He stared down the long. dark door
way a minute. Then he made up his
mind. III go down and MAKE Peter
call. and l won't bother to knock
he chuckled. and poked his head in
side the doorway. But that was as
far as Jimmy Skunk went. Yes. sir.
that was just as far as Jimmy Skunk
went. You see. no sooner did he start
to enter, that old house of Johnny
Chuck's than he was met by lot Of
yellow jackets, which, you know. are a