Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-01
The ADVENT URES
60 Raggedy Raggedy
So Ann and Andy
Rags
Ann
BY jon MY RUELL

When the nice warm sunshine had
thoroughly dried Raggedy Andy after
his splash in the Looking glass Brook.
the two dolls walked down the bank
| looking for a place to cross.
After while they came to funny
| little hole In the bank and all about the
hole, the mud had been bnilt ur Into a
small wall about an inch high.
Him." unused Raggedy Ann as she
| noticed the queer hole, i wonder what
, that is?"
Raggedy Andy laid dat upon the
ground and looked down into the hole
| "Can you see anything?" asked Rag
gedy Ann.
| Il cant see a thing Dear Be. subthigs
grabbed by dose nd l cad tog plaid!"
did you say, something grabbed your
| nose and you can't talk piain?" laughed
Raggedy Ann.
Yes, Raggedy Andy replied still with
his rag face over the hole, "Suhthig is
pingig by dose Ike the digGins."
Something pinching your nose like the
| dickens?" Raggedy Andy repeated In
surprise,
"Thad's whad / said, Raggedy Add"
whad Id Is. Id dode hurt bid thoug"
You talk just like YOU had cold in
your nose, Raggedy Andy" Raggedy
Ann could not help laughing ..shall
pull you away from the hole? 1t may be
a pinching bug
lin not pinching bug a queer little
voice said from down beneath Raggedy
Andy's face I'D isn't a piggig bug"
laughed Raggedy Andy, I'D just said
So"
Il heard H." laughed Raggedy Ann. II
guess Il would be best II I pulled you
| away from the hole md with this,
Raggeay Ann lifted Ragsedv Andy away
from the queer little hole aud there,
hanging Gu Raegedy .AnaEs painted nose
was Clifton Crawdad Clifton crawdad
tapped his tail as hard Al he could, but
ne did not let go Of Kaesely Andys
painted nose
Clifton Crnwdad rtnched Ragsedg
Andy's painted nose 80 bard 1t WAS all
pinched up Into wrinkle and Il keep
from losing his hold Clifton CrawdIa
reached up with his other claw ana
caught hold Of Raggcdy tndy's shoe but
ton eve Here" snia Kag4cdy Ann re-
proyingly. Il wouldn't d. that. Clifton
crawdad yon may scratch all he shiny
ness OF Raggedy Andy's shoe button
eve"
II guess III pick him on" said Rag.
gedy Ann after thinking awhile, he may
get your neektie all muddy"
Maybe YOU had bedlrr plg hib on
said Raegedy Andy. Bud We careful son
dode hurd hib."
Raggedy Ann caught hold Of Clifton
Grawdad with her two soft rag hands.
Does that hurt yon," She asked III her
ktndest raggedr tone
NO not tiny sp"ck" said Clifton
Grawdad, "l9n SEQ haze 4 very hard
shell and yonr hands arr plre and soft"
Raggedy Ann pulled upon Clifton
Grawdad untt She held him out from
RaggndY Audvs rag ftca ana cliftan
crawdad's arms stretched up til Andy
cried "WaGd binniet. Ra4gpdy Add,
you musH,d nun his arhs Off !"
she went pull my arms or said
Clifton Grawtiad "For | II let III before
she pulls that hard "Ther yo,i'd better
let 60. suggested Ragccdy Ann, for I'm
going - leull herd now
Then ! Ia let wo,' said Clifton Crav
dad Ard when he IA III ~ Ragsedy
Ann had been pulling 50 hard. Sc fell
ever backwards carrying tNfton Graw-
dad With her. HasE@ar tnn rrt clifton
9riwdad down tG3nn tho bank and
sm9othed ou, hcr apron. ",Tust how
muddy you nude Ragsedy Andy's ehii.
shs saia repraFHsty
"Raggcdy Andy should never have rnt
his face over my front door" SAID elf
ton Crawfad Well Ill wash Il af be-
fore the mud dries laHEhed RagEedy
Andy You might have lost 1Eo gf yoar
claws," sald Raesedy Ann,
Yes. said Rasgedy Andy after he
had washed hls facr. What If | hai heen
some one else AMI lust picked Sen an
IN hurry I might have pulled one
nf your claws right Of Il know t."
clifton Grawdnd answered. hut after
while 1t would have -srawn On asaia.
I'm gas yon didn't do +, though. Rag
eeay Andy"
~ always thought yen rrawdads lived
IN the water" said Raggedy Ann,
eve DO most OF ire time" Clifton