El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-18

ers were bright scarlet. and most
beautiful Uncle Wi-eiIy could not
stop lookiu at d.
You are a beautiful Bird" said the
bunny rabbit gentleman 81 like your
color very much DO is something like
my pink. twinkHH= nose, only
brighter
THANK YOU" said the bird. "But
7 you did not happen TO see another one
NO answered Uncle Wigeily.
Why"
F Because have lost friend of
mine since coming TO these woods An
other red bird like myself was with
do YOU mean your wife, asked
Uncle WigEily.
No Ny wife's feathers are not
nearly so bright as mine. though 4
dearly love her in spite Of that Her
color is not so red, though Ir Is pretty.
f The bird mean is a gentleman friend,
and he and I were flying around to-
gerher while our wives are warming
the eggs SO the little birds VIII hatch
out But 1 have lost him.
Then come and ride in my automo-
bile. invited Uncle Nlsgl-y- and we
VIII look for him. a bird cOlOred as
you are, is easily seen, and you must
The red bird said he was. but DE
soon became rested when be rode with
looked for the missing one They
soon found him singing in a mulberry
tree and the two friends flew off to-
serher after thanking the bunny
AS for Uncle WISELY he rode on
and on, looking on both sides Of the
road for an adventure, but he could
not seem to find any He was about
TO turn around and 90 back when he
saw a railroad track just ahead OF
him.
IN ride across that and see what's
on the other side he said May be
-here'I be an adventure
There was, but not just the kind
Uncle WiEEily wanted. For no sooner
was he on the middle Of the railroad
track crossing than Bank, Hiss" his
toy balloon tires burst his auto
wheels became stuck in the rails. and
Uncle WiSEily himself was thrust SO
tightly against the steering wheel of
his auto that he could not get out
"Oh. my, This is terrt5le-' cried
the bunny uncle "I can't get loose
and I can't start my machine, Oh,
what viii happen TO mee'
He was very soon 10 find out
All Of a sudden there was footing
and a whistliuE. a snOrting, putting
and a choO-choOing sound. and there
coming around the bend, was train
Of cars and q putting engine.
oh / must get out OF the way
must get out Of the way or III be run
over cried the bunny But he could
not get out Of the automobile. for he
was held fast. and he couldn't get the
car 10 90 off the railroad track be-
cause the balloon tires had burst and
the wheels were tightly caught
oh. Il I only had something TO stop
the trainl How do You stop railroad
trains from running over you when
you are stuck on the track2" cried the
bunny.
BY waving something red like a
danger flag at them" answered
voice Then they stop"
But have nothing red 10 wave,
not even red flannel shirt, for 4.
don't wear them in summer sadly
said the bunny, and my nose IS only
pink"
Wen wave our red wings at the
engineer, and he viii know there is
danger and stop in time" cried the
two red birds. And they did. flu-ter-
Ug their wings ar the engineer Then .
he stopped the train just -u time and
helped Uncle Wl-sIly push the auto
mobile off the track.
And everybody said the birds were
brave as wei as beautiful Their
name IS Scarlet Lalger. and n ever
you see one yolL never forget IT, So
everything came out all right. you ID
notice. and the red danger birds flew
safelE back 10 their wives. and Uncle
TiEEily rode on 10 his bungalow. and
he next story viii be about the bunny
gentleman and the orioIe bird-that is,
{ the barn door doesn't try TO get in
he house and go 20 sleep in the cats
cradle Copyright, 1917, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.