The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-08
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

One day when Mister Ben Bunny
was getting some gasoline at the
Erwin Garage" and having a bot
tie Of pop into the bargain. he sud
denly jumped about two feet.
The reason that he jumped was
because when Nancy opened the
bottle it went "pop." Mister Bunny
almost jumped over his own ears.
"What's the matter?' laughed
Nancy.
Mister Bunny looked sheepish.
"I'm nervous. that's what's the mat
ter" he said. But you can't blame
me much. Ringtail Coon said this
morning that he had seen hunter
around with gun. l don't know
whether he was a coon hunter, or
a rabbit hunter, but I'm not one
for taking chances. From now on
l am going to be careful"
eyes, I should" said Nick. "Mis-
ter Hunter probably doesn't know
that you have an automobile this
year, though. He will be looking
for footprints instead of automo-
bile tracks. If we saw you in your
new car, he would probably be too
much surprised to do you any harm
anyway"
"Well, I hope so," said Mister
Bunny shaking his head. "But I
am worried just the same"
Mister Bunny didn't say that he
knew another reason why he was
worrying. He had helped himself
to the good things in Mister Far
mer's sass-patch garden all summer.
He and all of his sons and daugh-
ters and nieces and nephews. And
one day he had heard the farmer
say. "When I get the winter wheat
all in and the thrashing over. and
have little time to myself. I am
going after that rabbit family that
has been Fostering me all summer.
II cant help what is over and
DONE" he had said, "but I can see
to it that there are fewer rabbits
around to bother me next year."
Mister Bunny reached down into
his pocket and got the money for
the gasoline and pop and paid
Nick. us it good gasoline?" he
asked. "Nice and fresh with plenty
of pep in it like your pop?"
"Yes,"t laughed Nick. 1--WE jus
got it fresh this morning. If it
won't 60, Just come back and I'll
"That's fine!" thought Mister
Bunny to himself. IF l do happen
to see Mister Hunter or Mister
Farmer, can step on the gas and
get out of thteir way faster than
can hop"
He got Into his car and waved
his hand goodbye. Then down the
road he chugged and the last the
Twins saw of him, he was turning
the corner of the lane between the
elderberry patch and the poke-ber-
ry bushes.
Mister Bunny looked carefully
around in every direction. 81 don't
see a SOUL" he said. II guess I'm
safe now"
But suddenly "bang!"
Mister Bunny let go of the steer
ing wheel for minute, feeling con-
WINGED that he was shot. But quick
as wink he grabbed it again. "If
I'm shot I'm not going to wreck the
car anyway" he thought. But he
was trembling SO he could scarce
"Ha. ha. hal" laughed some one
overhead just then."I'll bet that
scared you, Mister Bunny. Did you
think you were shot?"
"Y-yes, wasn't II" asked the
poor trembling rabbit gentleman.
1T sounded like it,
why, it was your own car that
did it," said Scramble Squirrel.
1T back-fired, l guess. And big
puff of smoke came out behind.
was watching"
Goodness alive!" said Mister
Bunny. lis that all" guess
am extra nervous today"
But his troubles were not over.
Ito be continued.)