New Britain herald., 1928-11-17

Still Rusty the Fox Squirrel jour- .nsyed on. He had many adventures, abut the life of any of the little folks of the Green Meadows and the Crren Forest is very largely made up of adventures. They have them every day. So It last Rusty came to country where the nut crop ad not failed. It was many many miles from Farmer Browns and Rusty had been very many days making the journey. But as he feasted on hick ory nuts. beechnuts and acorns, he decided that the journey had been worth while.
 ''NoW." said he talking to him. self. for he had no one else to talk to, "I must find a place to live. At least. must find a comfortable bed. I think l shall stay here This looks to me like very good land. l imagine there are some very nice people living hereabouts. I hope I shall find as nice neighhors as l left back in the Green Forest by Farmer Browns
 Having eaten all the nuts he could hold, Rusty set about cNplor- ing in quest of a home. After a long search, he found tree that was hollow and had nice entrance fairly high from the ground. He first made quite certain that there was on one in that hollow tree. Then he ventlrcd in There was bed of dry leaves. It wasn't much of a bed, but it was a bed. Rusty curled up on it. He didn't intend 10 re- main long. because he first wanted to make sure that that didn't be- long to anybody else. But his stom- aeh was full and full stomach makes one sleepy. Hardly had Rusty curled up when his eyes closed and lie was asleep.
 It was a very comfortable he'd in spite of the fact that it was not very elaborate. Rusty began to dream and his dreams were very pleasant dreams. He dreamed that he found woodland, every tree of which was nut tree Every tree vas loaded with nuts. There were all kinds of nuts. |, seemed as if all the Squir- rcIs in the world were th"re. But there was no Qlarreline. for there were nuts enough for all.
 Now, that is the incest kind of 9 dream that Squirrel can have and Eusty was right in the midst of II. having he most wonderful time.
 l. Il open and he vas wide awake. Thor" were no mus to eat and no SGrir- rciS. Instead, he was in a stranc" place, For III onent II" rouldnt | remember here he was. THHu II all camc back to him suddenly. H." knew something must have Nakon"1 him His heart began to beat q lit 'ls faster. He prickod mp his ears and listened. Thnre was the sound of claws on in D outside of that tree. Could # he that if Was the owner of this hed' Was it another Sdnir- l'l? Was 1t lust some chance Nts- itor" All these thoughts went through Rusty's head as he lay there listening
 What 10 dol Should he remain hidden there. or should he rush out nowr This house seemed like a deserted house. certainly, there was no fresh odor to show that any one had been ther" recently.
 Probably II is just some one N uho has happened to climb this tree, '' thought Rusty. "1f i' is any one who doesn't own this nest. I've got just as much right to it as he has I think I'll keep quiet. Perhaps ! won't be discovered at all"
 So Rusty remained perfectly still Iut you may be sure that his ears were pricked up all the time. And you may be sur that he kept his eyes fast on the little round opening by which he had entered. So he lay l {.