The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-26
ADVENTURES
a. the TWINS

Come here. children. said the
March Hare to the Twins. II wan
to tell you something. but can,
speak above whisper. because 70
one must hear
So the Twins came up close. anJ
when they all had their heads to-
gethcr. the wise old hare said, There
is one person who Simply must moi
be allowed to go to the Land Where
! Spring-I Coming."
! 'Wno?" said Nancy and Nick to-
gether.
"Sh!" said the March Hare. "Not
so loud! It's Red Fox. He's asleep
in his hole in the ground. and I've
good notion to roll a big stone over
/; it so he cant get out all summer
meadow people would be a lot hap
pier and feel lot safer"
Look" whispered Nick suddenly
pointing over Mister Hare's shoulder.
He turned just in time to see red
tail whisk behind the little secret
| bush that marks the path to Scrub
| Up Land.
Glands save u.s. cried the March
Hare, wriggling his ears excitedly.
"He's out already. That's Reddy
Fox himself! And he's in the very
! worst possible place he could be.
Every body has to pass that bush on
his way to the barber-shop in Scrub
, Up Land and Rcddy's the boy that
knows it,"
|. Cant we Go something's said
Nick.
81 was just thinking" remarked
! the March Hare. Eyes, sir! have
an idea! We can get rope and make
q lasso and catch him and tie him
up and he cant follow his nice, kind
little neighbors to the Land Where
Spring-ls-Coming. We can shut him
| up in Scrub-Up Land and lock the
gate tight
| Now everything was going finely
when something unexpected hap
pcned.
! The little spring lamb got lost from
his mother. and at that minute he
came along crying. "Baa! | want my
Mama! Haa! I've lost my Mama! Eaa!
Baa!"
And there he was, webbing along
on his wobbly legs, and looking as
though he had just walked out Of a
toy store. He had pretty nearly
reached the little secret bush where
Reddy Fox was hiding.
Out stepped Reddy Fox, right in
front Of the little spring lamb. smil-
ing his sweetest smile.
"Hello here! What's wrong. little
fellow" said Rcddy Fox in his
honeycst voice.
"I'm lost!" blcatcd the tiny spring
lamb. Il want my Mama .
"Come with me, DEAR" said old
Red Fox, as softly and sweetly as
custard pie. an take you home.
Just come right along"
II know how he'll take him home
said the March Hare. Hell take
house. Well have to get that old fox
| someway."
"Comc. little lamb Reddy was
saying. "We'll go this way. There
aren't so many stones to hurt your
tiny. little feet. You're very tender
aren't you, little spr.rs lamb! You
can't be more thu week old!'
| Nobody noticed two angry figures
that had appeared at the top of the
hill. One was Mrs. Sheep The other
was cross old Mister Ram.
"There's our child" cried Mister
Ram. And suddenly down he rushed
like thunder.
And before Reddy Fox could jump
out of the road Mister Ram had low
cred his head and butted him clear
over the top of the hill right into the
middle of the Land Where-Spring-
Had-Almost- Come.
Nov you've done it," cried the
March Hare.
"Done what?" said Mister RAM
"Sent old Red Fox where he ISM
wanted declared the hare.
Sorry said old Mister Ram.
But that didn't help any.
Ito BE COntinued.)
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.]