South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-07

Three times in one week Uncle
Wiggily had hoped over the top of
the Third Mountain. not far from
his hollow stump bungalow. and he
had seen a cute. beautiful little
house made OF green bark. on none
Of his visits. however. had the bun
ny gentleman seen any one who
might live in the mysterious house.
even the windows-made OF golden,
yellow leaves-Were closed and
darkened. At the back Of the house
was a wonderful garden and even
now. the fall OF the year. with win
ter soon 10 come, there were flowers
In bloom.
We'll" thought the rabbit gen
tleman as he stopped in front of
this queer house on his way home
from the seven and eight cent store,
this certainly is a mysterious place!
wonder who lives here, or if it
has just been built and the bugs.
or animal folk who are to stay
here. haven't moved in yet? I won
derI"
He walked 20 one side and peep
ed under the shutter, but It was so
dark inside the house that he could
see no more than the faint out
lines Of little tables and chairs and
perhaps a piano.
This surely Is strange" muir
INJURED Uncle Wiggily in puzzled
tones I'd give two carrot sand
wiches and part OF another to know
who lives here"
But the more he wondered the
worse it was, and so the bunny gen.
tleman soon hoped over TO his hol-
low stump bungalow. Nurse Jane
was sitting on the porch.
ooh, Uncle Wiggily!" exclaimed
the muskrat lady housekeeper. you
have had a visitor. A young lady
rabbit, whom have never saw be-
fore. called 10 see if you knew who
lived in the little green bark house
over on Third Mountain. Do you
know?"
No" answered the bunny rabbit
gentleman, II don't know who owns
it or who is going to live in IT, But
I'd like 20. Have you seen the
place. Nurse Jane?"
Il can't say that have" answer
ed the nuskrat lady as she tied a
new bow in the pink ribbon around
her tail. But what is that queer
smell?" she suddenly exclaimed.
Something is burning!"
II believe you're right" the bun
ny uncle cried. jumping high in the
air. he was so excited like. And
the smell Of burning seems to come
from the Third Mountain. doesn't
lt?"
Let's find out what II is and
where it is" suggested Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy. and she skipped into the
bungalow to get her bonnet, so the
damp air wouldn't take all the curl
out Of her whiskers. Oh, yes, Nurse
Jane had whiskers and she was very
proud OF them.
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane
hoped along and soon they had
reached Third Mountain They saw
| a dark cloud Of smoke rolling to-
ward them, and as they came closer
they saw what had happened. The
dry grass at one side Of the mysteri-
Gus. cute little green house had
caught fire from a choo-choo engine
spark. The blaze in the dry grass
was very near the silent little house.
All of a sudden Uncle Wiggily
and Nurse Jane saw a strange hap
pening. The ground at their paws
| in front of them. began TO swell
and bulge upward and TO either
side as newly baking bread spreads
over the edge OF the pan in the
oven. And this bulging lump Of
earth seemed to run right along
/ like a newly made path.
my graclous!" cried Nurse Jane.
Are we going to have an earth
quaker"
Earthquake? MOI" answered a
squeaky voice. almost at their feet.
I'm a ground mole. and this nice
house 1 built is going to burn.
must save IT."
"But 1 thought you moles always
lived underground, in the dark.
without any eyes" spoke Uncle
wigrsily. looking al around.
We'll, I do live underground"
squeaked the mole. which looks
something like like a large mouse
you remember Il live in the dark
beneath the soil but I wanted a fine
house 10 show my friends, even If
I am almost blind and can't see it
myself" For mOles living so much
in the dark. have no use for eyes
YOU know. But now my dear little
/ house will be burned down! Oh.
snicky!" and the mole broke out
through the ridge of earth he had