The Washington times., 1925-09-02
Maid TOWRIE'S STORY Back in EEls2n-W1y?.
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<<roxY GRANDPA" said
& Bobby, "look at that crab
down there by the water.

E<"OAY GRANDFA' So'u
Bobby, "look at that crab
down there by the water.
/ do believe he's lost q claw"
"I'n bet he's been in a fight
and got the worst of IT," I ven
tured.
May have been In a fight,
said Bunny at this poinS' put ne
hasn't lost a claw.
"Well. then" / laughed mes
a lop-sided crab"
'"That he is" said Bunny, nut
I should think that one OF those
claws is about all ne can man
age. You see it is as big as the
rest of his body"
at would be job for him to
carry two of them, suppose,
said, looking at the queer crab
who seemed lazily enjoying the
ripples of the waves as they
washed over him.
at think I'll have n look at
him. said Bobby, who could
keep away from the crab no
longer. And down to the waters
edge he went.
Bobby leaned over the crab and
then drew back quickly, for the
little fighter-for that Is the kind
OF q crab he was, raised his one
big claw savagely and prepared
to open battle on Bobby.
"I guess I'll leave that Fellow
alone" laughed Bobby as he came
running back to us.
We left that part Of the beach
and went father back into the
sand dunes to very marshy
place.
Bunny, as usual, went scurry.
ing around, and the first thing
knew he had disappeared from
sight.
gone" I nTurmured.
Suppose he's looking up some
friends. He's always paying calls
on friends and relations" said
Bobby.
"That's perfectly natural" I
said. "You are always glad when
YOU can find some little boys to
play with, aren't you?"
"That's right" said Bobby.
We climbed up to the top Of a
sand hill. and the first thing we
knew, we saw Bunny tearing
through the sand at top epeed.
He kicked up as much sand with
his hind feet as you would ex.
pect rabbit twice his size to.
Something's after him. gasped
Bobby.
81 can't see for the sand,
Bobby; what is it?''
81 don't know" said Bobby.
straining his eyes. Wait, now
think can see."
"I see myself, now" ex-
claimed. Its a crab"
And then how we DID laugh.
For Bunny was out Of danger and
had jumped up into my pocket
and the crab was running home
waving his claw after him in q
way which looked for all the
world as IL he were reckoning
to Bunny to come on.
TELL me about it, Bunny" 1
said, when he had gotten Ills
breath.
"I had an awful time, Foxy
Grandpa" Bunny started. you
see, I thought I saw a rabbit
warren. In fact, was sure Of
it. thought perhaps some OF
my family had taken a place at
the seaside for the summer. So.
naturally, I wanted to pay my
respects to them. But what do
you think I found when I had
poked my whislers into the hole?"
''What?" asked Bobby impa-
tiently.
There. sitting at the mouth
of the hole, guarding his home
and his wife. who was downstairs,
was that calling crab! You know
he Is a relation Of that fighting
crab we saw this morning, and
he is called calling CRAB because
when he waves his claw he looks
as If he were reckoning TO you.
But that's all bluff. He wants
to fight you. I might have lost
an ear, easily" and Bunny felt
his two ears to see If they were
still with him.
YOU'D better send your card
In the next time you call in a.
strange house. Bunny" laughed.
You bet my whiskers / wiIlr
said Bunny, laying his paw con.
fidentially on my knee.
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