Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09

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.,cx uns q queer little song as he
>. ,e.dy to show Tom the Teaser a
an ihe birds and beasts that
~ mi vot break Toms promisO to Giant
%.Pstch. The song ran this way
"some tricks are bad
Rome tricks are sad;
Come make you mad. I.
and some make you glad"
IN, Joker, the elf. looked at Jack
sn.Ser. IL know tricks that are
u t,ieks that are sad. and tricks that
y. ,cn mad" ne said. ''But who.
hard Of tricks that make you
~, Janet didn't know the Kind Of
- lack had IN mind. AZ for Tom
n fsassr he was very curious. He
-. ssser to see tricks with which he
M have fun and still keep bis word
y annoy the birds or beasts. 49,
i.rt had IN one pocket Q sack Of
.ssrt, on which he and Janet in.
!.siS 10 lunch'a little. later. He had
Z sscther pocket q spool-of stout linen
s...S 10 use a. q hsh.line to catch
slsnovs. He also had pins with which
+ : nats ASh hooks.
IN took q large peanut from the
~ spd carefully punched q hole In Il
~ ~ Din, He poked the end Of the
Hisai through this hole and tied 1t
~ laid the peanut on the ground.
,lins the thread in the srass. He
.-s~ound - more thread from the spool.
tstehlns II back through . clump OF
NV, would you Ike q peanut" hs asked
IN the Teaser. OF course Tom would
n I peanut. And 20 would Janet and
T,,hly roasted peanuts have
,.uptlns smell. Every child knows
Wt Il Il a smell that makes one
~ 10 eat peanuts and lots Of them.
Petty Squirrel. still laughing at the
MI he had played on Tom the Teaser.
~ hiding high up In the maple tree.
III leen nose smelled the peanuts the
elildl,n were eating. Squirrels like
M even more than children do. And
jaek's freshly roasted peanuts smelled
.uedally good. Perky Squirrel
vnnkled his nose as he shifted the air.
Be followed the smell until he was
Come on p said Jack to Tom.
jssat, and Jolly Joker. He led them
svv to q distant part Of the woods,
It quickly circled back to the bushes
vh1s had left the end Of the thread.
Perky Squirrel saw them 20. He saw
tAe peanut shucks on the ground. He
INV nearer to zee II perhaps they had
Lit q nut behind. Yes. sir, there was
sas they had overlooked. 1t lay on
u grass among the broken shucks.
Perky Squirrel looked around. No
~ was in sight. The place seemed
NE. Perky hoped toward the nut.
Be stopped to look and listen. Then
10 be went. He picked up the nut.
Hew good It smelled-better than
leorns, better than hazel nuts. better
ban hickory nuts. Perky raised the
nj to his mouth.
Then Perky Squirrel got a startling
nut jumped out Of his
MN. And as the nut jumped. Perky
Iquirel jumped. too-he jumped back.
Hard. and whisked up the. tree. i
But the peanut lay where 1t had
anded. The woods were quiet. Perky.
,ssting around the tree trunk. felt his
sufage come back.
'Ee.eek :" he chattered. II have
leard the birds tell Of seeing jumping
's.ns in Mexico. but I never heard OF
Jumping nut"
As the peanut lay still. Perky crept
|own to examine It. He picked It up
gain and lifted It to his mouth. Flip.
~ flop, It jumped away from him.
lgain Perky Squirrel jumped back. but
nj 10 far this time.
'I'll catch that jumping nut yet,'
y said.
Behind the clump Of bushes Tom.
ihet and jolly Joker were grinning at
'srty's astonished jumps. Jack was
oldlns the end Of the thread.
This Is a trick that is bad" whis.
tsed Tom. 1T will disappoint Perky
aulrrel and make him sad. Then
q sure It will make him mad. Where
your trick and will make him slad?'
"Wait and see." whispered Jack.
Wing the thread another jerk.
lCaA you guess how the trick will
- Petky glsd3 Tomorrow's chapter
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