South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-24

Then the tinkle clock would waken
me-"
So Uncle Wiggily went to the six
and seven cent store and there he
bought an alarm clock. or, as he
| called it a "tinkle."
How does it work." he asked
the little mouse girl clerk who wait
en- on him.
you just wind it up by this
thing IN the back" she said, "set
the hand to go off whenever you
want to get up. and the tinkle clock
does the rest"
Very good-thank you" said
Uncle Wiggily. please wind it up
for me-"
The mouse girl did this, and with
the tinkle clock under his paw,
Uncle wiggily hoped along once
more to have an adventure. He
was just passing the Woodland Fire
House. where the Water Bugs were
waiting for an alarm TO come in,
when. all Of a sudden a bell began
ringing. "ding-a-Hng-a ling!"
Hurry" cried the Chief Water
/ Bug. There goes the alarmi Some
poor animals house is ablaze! We
/ must spray water on and put it out!
Hurry Water Bugs!"
Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
! cried Uncle Wiggily, as the Fire
| department Of Animal Land started
/ to rush out. That isn't any alarmr
What is it?" cried the chief.
It's just the new tinkle clock I
bought" said Uncle Wiggily. The
bell ran just as I reached here. I'm
/ sorry 10 cause you any trouble"
"Oh. that's all right" said the
\ Chief Water Bug. I'VE like TO go to
/ fires, TO put them out. when there's
any to put out But IT'S just as
we'll there isn't any, for it isn't any
/ fun for a poor animal to have his
! house burned"
That's right. agreed Uncle wig
gily. and he hoped on a little far
| Their 10 find an adventure. And.
/ Just as he came in front OF the
Woodland Police Station, a bell rang
| again-'tingke ting"
Out rushed Old Dog Percival. the
Chief or Police.
Quick, Police Dogs!" he barked
Some burglars may be trying TO
get in Uncle wiggily's bungalow
! Hurry and arrest them"
Watt Wait minutel" cried Mr.
/ Longears. his pink nose twinkling
very fast. That isn't a burglar
alarm. IT'S Only my tinkle clock
l declare that mOusie girl clerk
must have wound it UP wrong. for
1t goes of at the wrong time all the
| while"
"Oh, only an alarm clock?'' asked
Old Dog Percival in disappoint-
ed tone.
That all-only my tinkle clock. q"
explained the bunny He hoped
on a little farther. still looking for
an adventure, and. all OF a sudden
out from the bushes jumped a Fuz-
~ Fox.
"Ah. ha! Now for some ear nib
bles,' howled the Fox
He was just going 10 bite Uncle
Wiggily when suddenly the tinkle
clock began ringing again.
Dear me-" barked the Fox
There goes my sleeping bell! Time
for me 10 go TO sleep" And he
curled up and went TO sleep. So he
couldn't bit the bunny
This is very queer said Uncle
Wiggily. as he hoped away. "I
have an alarm clock 70 wake me up
and the Fox must have one TO tell
him when it's time 20 so to sleep.
Wen I'm glad OF that. for 1t saved
my ears. Ny funny tinkle clock is
all right"
The the bunny hoped home and
never again was he late in getting
up 70 go adven.uring. SO every
I thing came out all right. and II the
telephone doesn't talk TO the phono-
graph in the middle OF the night.
! and wake Up the rag doll when she's
sleeping with the gold fish, I'll tell
you next about Uncle wiggilys let
/ tuce.