New Britain herald., 1927-01-29

Never had Chatterer the Red Squirrel been more upset. No, sir, never had Chatterer been more up- set. Some one had emptied one of his storehouses. Not so much as a single nut was left there. But then, honesty among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green honesty among we humans. If one Of these little people finds something that some one else has hidden, to take it isn't considered wrong. So though Chatterer had hidden those ruts in that particular place, and they really did belong to him. he knew that whoever had found them and taken them away considered that they were now his. He really didn't mind the loss of the nuts at all, for he had plenty. It was just the idea that some one had been smart enough to find his secret storehouse that. made Chatterer angry.
 First he followed Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and spied on him every minute he could. He sus- pected Happy Jack and he thought that If he kept watch of Happy Jack he might find out where Happy Jack had taken those nuts. But Happy Jack didn't lead him to any such finding. If Happy Jack knew f1.a$ hn hat yr afrhbd ha ItIn'f care. Whenever he chanced to meet Chatterer he didn't act in the least guilty.
 Maybe 1t wasn't Happy Jack" sail Chatterer to himself. Perhaps 1t was that big red cousin of mine. Rusty the Fox Squirrel. I never did like that fellow. I don't consider that he has any business over here in the Green Forest anyway. Neith- CT Happy Jack nor I asked him to come. I'll keep an eye on him bit and see what he Is about The more think of 1t. the more I am in clined to believe that it was Rusty. He can't do anything like that to me and get away with it.
 So Chatterer tagged along after Rusty the Fox Squirrel until the oth- CT got very angry. What are you following me about for?" he de- manded.
 T want to know what you did with the nuts you stole from me- retorted Chatterer.
 saT lr,t ptn you" declared Rusty.
 Well, you stole them from my storehouse and that's the same thing" retorted Chatterer.
 No such thing. Do you mean 10 gay am thief" cried Rusty, growing angrier and angrier.
 T guess that's about it" retorted Chatterer.
 Then Rusty started after Chatter CT and drove him through the tree tops. each scolding and calling the other bad names and making no end of fuss,
 "Isn't it lovely" cried Sammy Jay a. he listened. You know, there is nothing Sammy enjoys more than a quarrel between other people.
 Now Chatterer was too spry for Rusty, and after a bit Rusty gave chasing Chatterer decided he vas hungry. Not far away was an- o.her one of his storehouses. It was a small one. in which he had trcl<ed away some very choice b.echnuts. He decided to slip over to it and get some of those choice V b eechnuts. But he made sure that nobody saw him. When he reached tliat little storehousa he had dread ful shock. For a moment it left him qlite speeches.. Then he found his tongue and you should have heard Ii go. My. my, my. my, you should have heard it go. You see. there asn't beechnut in that little store house. Somebody had taken them. Can you guess who it was? Chatterer couldn't.
 Copyright. 1927. by T. ", Burgess)
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