New Britain herald., 1922-09-02

ter's food Slip into your working clothes and I'll show you where you can begin to work"
 Now, all this was a surprise for Jimmy Rabbit. He hadn't supposed that the Beaver tribe would expect a visitor to work.
 TT didn't bring my working clothes with me-" Jimmy Rabbit stammered.
 You forgot 'em, eh?" said Gran daddy Beaver. well, never mind. I'll lend you an old suit. It'll be too big; but that won't matter. Just step this way!"
 But Jimmy Rabbit sat perfectly still.
 "Er-pardon mel" he mumbled. T -I-you'll have to excuse me-" he blurted. T don't know how to mend a dam And I've never cut down a tree in my life"
 ''What's that you say?" asked Grandaddy Beaver. who was slightly deaf. You're famous woodcutter? :? That's good" And the old fellow nodded his head as if he were greatly pleased to have such a worthwhile guest staying at the village.
 NO! No!" cried Jimmy Rabbit. T can't help you. I don't know how to work in a Beaver village"
 This time Grandaddy Beaver un- derstood him. And he gazed at the visitor in great surprise
 Well! we'll" he exclaimed. Then we'll have to teach you.'
 But Jimmy Rabbit shook his head.
 I'm having a vacation" he ex- claimed. T didn't come here to work"
 Tut! tut!" said Grandaddy Beaver. And he went off a-tut-tutting at such a rate that Jimmy Rabbit could see that the old chap was actually pee wish.
 At last Grandaddy Beaver came back again and spoke to Jimmy again.
 Everybody that stays in this vil- lage has to help" he declared. If you decline to work on the dam, or out down trees you'll have to be a sentinel and stand guard for us. We're a-going to set to work on the dam right away. You must stand guard by the waters edge and if there's the least sign of danger you must give us the warning signal
 ''I'll do that" Jimmy Rabbit agreed. And now tell me-how shall I give the danger signal?"
 Slap the water with your tall.' said Grandaddy Beaver.
 We'll when he heard that, Jimmy Rabbit was more uncomfortable than ever How could he slap the water with his tail, when his tail was no more than a mere pompom of fur?
 He saw Brownie Beaver hurry up to Grandaddy and whisper something in the old gentleman's ear.
 T can't hear you," Grandaddy Beaver crooked. Speak up!"
 So Brownie Beaver had to shout: He has almost no tail at all!"
 Grandaddy turned and peered at Jimmy Rabbit.
 "For the lands sake!" he ex- claimed. What good is a tail like that?"
 The rest of the villagers tried not that didn't have very good luck. And | Jimmy Rabbit sat down on his tail, so that nobody could stare at it. We'll" Grandaddy remarked pres- ently, This ears are long enough, any how. Why can't he slap the water with his ears?"
 Everybody looked at Jimmy Rab- bit and waited for his answer to that
 "Er-really," said Jimmy Rabbit. T ought to go home and get my working clothes. Don't wait for me! I can't say when I'll be back"
 He went away then, leaving the villagers to do their work and warn themselves of danger as best they could, without him.
 For Jimmy Rabbit didn't intend to come back at all.
 Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan
 Newspaper Service.)
 First they called 1t "A Kiss in the Dark" then Blood Will Tell" now