The Detroit times., 1917-10-22

Row dreadful lis TO sesi
annot think % anything
That any worse can be-
And yet some people love 10 see
night sammy jay ~ one Of these,
sammy ls mover happier than when
ho ~ qunrreling himself or watch
ms others quarrel 1 suppose IT Is
terause he loves excitement and
there Is no greater excitement than
"a quarrel which may lead 20 light
To was because hc hoped - So
just these things that sammy hid
whore tf could watch the stOrehouse
OF Happy Jack Squirrel from which
'halttser fhc tcd squirrel was steal
ing For quite awhile nothing hap
pened Happy lack hrousht sweet
brown. litlc necchnutS and MD them
away boo tho hollow limb which was
his stDrpunusc. A. soon rs he went
zoe more rhatterer would appear and
take away as many AS he could stu.
lu notA cheeks. sammy wondered
how laur 90 would be before Happy
Jat missed those nuts
FINALLY u was plain that Happy
Jack hai discovered that some ming
was wrong He spent long time
in his storehouse and Sammy could
. hrnr him talking 20 himself When
al last he poked his head out Happy
JHck looked worried lie had dis
covered that instead OF growing
larger that store OF nuts was very
aysterlously growing smaller. lie
didn't know just what 20 make OF
Z n.
ing his tail uervously, Then as II
be- gave II az as bad Job he started
back toward the beech trees after
move n those sweet brown, little
nuts
Tho Instant Happy Jack was out Of
sight Chatterer. who all the Tine
rHf recon UIdden where he could
watch Happy Jack, appeared and
little nuts SOW n happened that
Happy Jack was still turning over
AND over iu his mind the mystery ot
those vanishing stores ~ his. and
half way back to the beech trees he
decided Ga have another look at his
/ sttrehousc So back ne came and
r'arhcl the tree IN the hollow limb
~ which hts st--4 ehouse was. JUST as
Chaftorcr came out With his checks
stuffed tull % tho nuts Happy Jack
had so patiently gathered
81 gnf " itu Happy JACK under
stood ia n nash tho mystery OF tho
choking with anger he started UP tho
trcr and MOST reached Chattcrcr
before the latter saw him, Away
dartcd Cuatterer and after him zap
ry Jack From tree 70 tree they
iurtutd 90 uls very exciting and
sammy Jay followed IN high glee.
'hattrr"r was altogether too smart
"a go back 90 his own store house.
and presently hnding that he could
lAlt-LLIlL A. y A-f++si
checks stuffed $50 fun. he dropped
tho hfcch nuts and turned 10 fight.
pear me. dear mo. such a bad sight
as these two cousins did make as
they quarrcled aud fought ia the
tree top that beautiful october day.
II was shaWcfui Altho Happy Jack
was much the larger ~ rho two.
Chattcrsr WINS the quicker In his
movements and 90 the fight was not
at an UNEQUAL. or course Happy
Jacl was TO tle right and when he
called Chaffor-r "a thief. os he did
u4.r n1d over again no wns stating
the truth Rut those sharp. angry
voices werc not az all pleasant to
hear
So they chgecd each other ana
fouCht until thew were so tired that
Whey simply lod a. stop. still scold-
in1 and calling names. Happy Jack
went % bis store house TO SEQ Just
"a w much hr bnd lost Chatterer
shouted "a Few ugly things after him
aud then surt"d f.r the old most -
Ky The Crow in which h~ had
hidden hie stolen goodies FIe went
thofo 90 gloat over them ipst rs II
Boz bad COM" bt them honestly In
stead OF 81. honestly. for he Is quite
shameless