STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

The Old Umbrella

Uncle Joe Forgot to Take It Home. With Him

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·By MAX TRELL

and sat down on the fence between his two friends Knart and Hanid, the Shadows with the Turned-About Names.

"Rain-In-The-Face?"

asked, equally puzzled.

but an old Umbrella. He belongs had a long talk with the old to Old Uncle Joe.

Umbrella.

"He's not having much fun," "Uncle Joe was visiting heré Chris said. "He says folks

a few days ago. It looked like rain, so he brought that old Um- don't treat Umbrellas right. He brella with him. Then he went said Uncle Joe didn't like him

about the

old much."" "Longfellow?" repeated Knarf and forgot all

"'You're wrong, old chap,'" I Umbrella. He left him here.

the Umbrella. 'Uncle HRIS CRICKET cama over in a puzzled tone.

Hanid "Now old Rain-In-The-Face, said to

which is what

with him the Umbrella Joe takes

you out calls himself, wants to go home wherever he goes.'

"That's the trouble,' said old again.”

'He takes Chris explained that he had Rain-In-The-Face.

me too much. But only on rainy days. He doesn't care if I get wet. He only takes me out to make sure that I'll keep him from getting wet.'

Chris Cricket chuckled. "Don't be worried about those "Tell me," said Chris, after names," he said. "He's nothing

of

he had crossed three or four his legs, "where does Uncle Joe Alve? Last night, about the mid- dle of the night, I met someone where who wanted to know Uncle Joe lived.”

Hania balds

“Why, Chris, Uncle Joe Lives far away from here! He lives in a bouse on a street on the other

mide of the bridge."

Chris

Can't go that far "That's too bad,” said Cricket. "I don't think this chap will be able to go that far.”

What chap are you talking about, Chris?” asketi Knarí.

"The chep that's looking for Dacle Joe," replied Chris "He mid his naine was Longfellow,

Bain-In-The-Face. I Mim, as I told you, in the middle of the night, leaning against the of the wall near the

door."

NANCY

WHAT'S WRONG,

SLUGGO ?

met

Rupert and the Gomnies-14

"That's

Rupert goes slowly forward towards the rockery. where I put green and red gnome.", he mutters. It had a black cap. but Mugamy's quite right. There's a yellow one there now, yellow all over, even his face. and hands. Where on earth did it

I SAT IN A DRAFT

AND GOT {

A STIFF NECK

He peers closely. come from?"

It's exactly the shape of the

*But other one, he whispers. for the colour, I'd say it was the As he starts back meaning to tell his Mummy of the mystery his pal Gregory peeps in through the garden gate. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

WHAT DO YOU THINK. I SHOULD DO?

one."

"But you're an Umbrella,' I said 'It's your business to keep the rain off Uncle Joe.'

Getting wet

"How would you like to get

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"He doesn't care if I get wet," the Umbrella said.

Joe went home and forgot all That's how much he about me. likes me! "

Felt sorry

When they heard this story, Knarf and Hanid agreed with Chris Cricket that they felt

wet every time you went out sorry for the poor, forgotten old who was always for a walk?'" the Umbrella Umbrella asked me.

taken out on rainy days and got anything but wet rain in the face. "And neither do I,' said the Fortunately; Uncle Joe came

like Umbrella. "I'd

૩ bit of back the next day and took the sunshine on me once in

a old

Umbrella home with him while. But no, I'm always get- again',

“'I wouldn't like it at afl,' I never said,"

ting rained on.'

"'Poor old chap," I said to the Umbrella.

"And now I'm left in this house. I'm lost,

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It was a fine sunny day.. "Now this is the weather I like!" the old Umbrella said, as behind he swung happily along beside

Uncle Old Uncle Joe,

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