El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-05

Z the rabbit gentleman, as he dropped
[ his paper and gave three hops. a fumu
and part Of a skip to the window, out
Of which Nurse Jane was looking
What's the matter2"
see There goes Baby Bunty's
+ doll" said the muskrat lady. 'it's
skiddling along over the ground as
last as the skillery-scal ery alligator
can crawl Baby Bunty's doll is run
ming away. and she'Il feel so badlyt'
BABY Bunty's doll running away
impossible" cried Uncle Wiggily.
away."
But it ISL said Nurse Jane. see
il slliddle along-"
And, as true as Tn telling YOU.
there was Baby Bunty's doll, moving
along the woodland path. over the
green moss, over the green grass,
over the brown leaves in and out
among the green ferns. The doll was
sliding along the GROUND. but no one
was dragging her or pulling her or
pushing her-that Is as far as Uncle
Niggily and Nurse Jane could see
Did you ever2 Can you imagine
it, cried The muskrat lady.
Il can see it," said the bunny, rub
hing his eyes, and his rink, twinkling
rose, TO make sure h= was awake.
Il can SEE it. said Urcls Wigglly.
I don't have TO imagine IT, But what
makes that doll 90 4 don't know. Some
dolls can walk and talk. but I never
saw one slide along all by herself
before"
Run after it, quickly" cried Nurse
Jane. Baby Bunty viii feel very bad
" If her doll is lost, Run after II for
her"
4 will" said the rabbit gentleman.
Not stopping TO put on his tall. silk
hat, and forgetting all about his red,
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crutch. out OF his hollow stump bun
salow rushed Uncle Wiggily- After
the doll he hoped.
But as fast as he Hoped the doll
skiddled along just as fast, always
keeping ahead OF Mr.. Longears.
oh, no, I'll get you get-" cried the
bunny. And he hoped faster and
faster. But the doll skiddled along
ever more quickly Uncle Wiggily was
hopping as he had never hoped be-
fore.
What makes that doll skiddle
painted the bunny, all out Of
breath I cannot see any one pulling
or pushing her. It can't be a trick Of
the PipsiseWah or the Skuddlemagoon
for 1 can see neither Of those bad
chaps What makes the doll move
along2 I must find out, but first I
must get hold OF it,"
So the bunny hoped along faster
and faster, and the doll skiddled along
until. all Of a sudden. Baby Bunty's
Dlay-toy caught on twisted tree root
was held fast. and Uncle WigEily,
making a big jump, grabbed it. Then
he saw that a thin, black but very
strong thread was tied around the
doll
''Hat Some one was pulling that doll
along by this black string, and I
couldn't see it" said the rabbit
gentleman II wonder who did it,"
Il did, cried a jolly voice. and out
from behind a bush jumped Baby
Bunty. 4 tied the long thread TO my
doll. and then I hoped ahead and
pulled the doll after mel" said Baby
Bunty. 4I wanted you 10 hop along
fast. and not get stiff Uncle Wiggily,
and you did 10. 10, Hal Ha-
Uncle WIgEIly rubbed his pink nose
He shook his paw at Baby Bunty. but
he couldn't help laughing
I'm not stiff now" he said. but
may be tomorrow.
"Oh. no you WON'T" laughed BABY
Buntyi And II the bath tub doesn't
sprinkle pareEoric perfume on the
wash rag, thinking it's g handker-
chief. III tell you next about Uncle
WfgEilv and BunCys medicine
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per Service.)