The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
By THORNTON ~ RURGESS
Farmer Browns Boy Tries To Smoke Out YOwler.
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Bv THoRNTCN " BURGESS

II there is any one with an uglier
SOUNDING snsrl or a more threatening
groWi than. Yowler the Bob-cat
dont know who ~ IS Neither does
Farmer Browns Boy, when ne heard
t loi tnu arst time issuing from tho
litfie cave IN the ledge ~ ROCKS
deep in the Green Forest whore fowi-
er rad made his home ne backed on
In hurry. and funny little creepy,
chilly feelings ran all over him He
began 20 have feeling of sympathy
FOR Rowser tie Hound. lie didn't
wonder that Bow ser refused 20 hunt
any one Nho could susrl and growl
like that especially after having felt
the teeth ard claws with which NOWl-
or was armed
wondered what he should do next
There was no way he could get al
YoNler In that little cave. lie couldn't
crawl in there ~ he wanted 60. and
vas the last thing ne wanted 90 Do.
He couldn't get al Nowler. but
Yowier could get az him any time he
chose 20 rush out unless he was care
Browns Roy went on little way TO
ait down and think u over. Bowsey
sat down at safe distance and
watched He wondered II things
would happen as they had happened
With him when Ne had found YoNler
IN the heap OF fallen trees II they
dId perhaps his master would under
stand furt how he felt and why ne
had no desire 20 hunt Yowier any
more,
After awhile Farmer Browns Boy
gathered some stones and sticks and
threw them In the little cave ~
least he threw them IN a. the en-
trance but the only result was re-
ncwed snarliug ard Erowling. You
ace those stones and sticks couldn't
reach Yowler because there were seN-
eral turns IN the passage 70 the lit-
lie cave where be was. but they
made him angry Finding that he
couldn't make YoWler come out IN
this WAy. Farmer Browns Boy decid-
ed that Ne would try smoking him
out he no longer feared that lowl-
er might rush out and attack him
He knew that Iowler VAS coward
and would nght only when he had
20 lie knew too. that fowier was
smart enough 70 know that so long
ss he remained in MS cave he was
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50 FARMER Browns hoy laid aside
his gun and gathered lot 0f dry
leaves Then he found a lot OF damp
ones and these he piled on the dry
ones when be had a hig enough
pile 70 suit him he pushed the whole
against the entrance 20 inc cave
where Towier Was and then set IRE
% the dry leaves underneath. They
hiRged up merriiy but the damp
leaves on the top were too damp 20
blaze and they suouidered and made
a great deal ~ smoke. With a long
stick Farmer Browns Boy pushed the
smoking pile Of leaves in at the
hole Then he went back 90 a safe
distance and waited He knew that
that smoke would work back into
the cave and that Yowler would not
be able TO stand II long.
The suArling and splitting and
kgrowiinR increased. and now and then
there was cough which showed that
YoWler was becoming very uncom-
1 Portable IN the cave. With HIS gun
ready Farmer browns Boy waited.
but no waited In vain. He gathered
more leaves and pushed them in, but
SAN Yowier refused % come out
( From little cracks among the rocks
Farmer Browns Boy could see the
smoke working UP 90 he knew that
II must be hllng tho cave. IL was
queer that Towisr should or could
stand it 50 LONG
Suddenly sammy Jay began 20
scream az the top % his lungs some
distance on 20 The right. Farme
/ Browns Boy looked over there ius'
| IN time 10 see DIX brown form
I bound away among he trse--T Farm 4
/ Browns Boys face fell
How stupid of me he exoSaimsd
J How very stupid There SAE an