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MARCHg8.. 1954 ,, , 0 THE (;tiARD1A13,-cHARLoTTETottrN Mm.-. VINE g

David. Laurie or Frisky.

She listened. If they were to. f.-ether, she might hear them talk- ,irg. Not a. sound. 'I'hen she though: yo! the back steps. Quickly she. iran ovcr and inoked underneath. . -There was Laurie and Frisky. sht- Al the mild weather and the turned and ran. Laurie crawled :-aui had melted "10 bill but sn0W- out alter Frisky and all three raced banks that had been on Playtime tor the Iroi-it step.-i.

Lane. There were 511111! YPW b':- "One, two, three for Laurie." Lind the shell Bit L-lUFiP'8 Mid 0i'”r Suszin called out. "You're cauglv H) the corner of the orchard. A- L-iiirlr. hut Frisky got. free. Hr

The Tiny TmY TI" 13”" By Bob Gusiafsoitit F

,5 real glory ol real children for very young children) I

ou, I an IT- you WANT TO HELP. EH?

DON BOTHEI? PE NOW, ALICE. I'VE GOT A LOT OF W&K

OVAV! I CAN I

round the Iences. too. the banks can run faster than I can." W iiere lowering each day. the snow Laurie giggled as he 1m,k,.d at By Thornton . Burgess , w .nd dir '. -' v V I; ;3agbex:ovvrlIth1 his pii,.,.3,0fQ,., hsa1ff;f,fz,f3?f'e W” h" DOUBLE TROUBLE had settled himself in that tree Sllsdll and David Dole, stood look-I "Where is Dnvidfl" asked Susan. . Mu" Hoot” Mm had been mung mg around. The children were r.otl”I cin't find him at nil. Did you with tho” W0"-led or ”rmd' ' la mp 3' she SM an my precmu happy because the snow was going,-I ,6? mm.,.. Halt their troubles are seli made.-.1:-ggs, was aruus.vd by more fretting Thcv mud th, bmum-U1 whit” ..N,,.i. Lam.” mm,m,mL ..LM.S -Old Mother Nature. and chattering th.iii she had heard! iiaiiks where they had had siiclilt-nll him, Dwirl-Dn-vid. Whorr, . bef'”4e' Sh" mmwd dmm W" "mi mu But who would mm! H, playqro -mu.y,.i Prit-kly Porky the Porcupine had edge of her nest. Just starting to ii iiiiit diriy snow? i "Herc!" called David but .r.tiiil.'"ad9 h'"”'” "”.Y mm” l” h”m”lC1”"b W" W?” "5 M” 9"” ' l in the same tree in which Mr. and,

"lV.”'ii MW iv” Hunk "V 50'1"” lllPV could not see him. M H t b' t b fl iimd kllarickljiytprlrky was taunt dmrl NCPOIBOH and UHCIO rs. oo 3'. igges mem ers 0 . ran y t :i sie wesnlt wane . I

ll-iii-" s”53" 3315i "what Cmlld ”Wr wire up." said Susan "Come the owl family. had made thciri -i-I-ms Lg nu u.,,c'.- Mm Prickly;

to P13! 7" or niit" . 'Let's make 3 Wm 1" '1" mm" "Herr I am!" shouted David, as mitt 1'' W” ” hemmck Heed Im POW)". and his V0109 M"! fleuul YNAT c-ifrrw nAWK5 NOT GOING TO

ill MODS the ""993" 5UBtl95t9d his little b'iir r: k d ' mm" 3nd any Simni hem". and qurrrulous. "There. are plentv : L4WI9ih"Th93'9Th15z'ill)1”9k 31 mini” the sonirbank in lyliemtai cdiierdg P;:ngih”"'3hr" '1” ir”ll'LdT1CklYdPt0rxk-Vt at other trees. so so iind one for 5S;A'EiZz3lVA-:1"?Nl.?A:?j2SL;:EC7HAT9 WOW "5 3 5" , n 9 the orchard. Friskv barked and 1 95 9 am 96 ne '5 5” W gsl )'0UF5E1fv'' 10 7” ”.'” P9” iet'V Cam”? 15 Quite hilili rziced across to meet him. Then fmm wmch they grew" Tms mi "There's food PnOli"h here for Q l Th” "V" Vhndren muked ”10”'-'v D.ii'id called, Susan! David stuck. his favorite green mod 3" thisia dozen pCll't'llpillI'S, .:n you mind .

me behind the other. Susan wcr.llC(,m,, , 7! time when other green food is , , , , , . . ahead. iollowed by her litiie lime su5a,L;PE,nI:cl CL0a"L::j,.Sui:,?,', WP. scarce. He also likes the inner 59.” ,0ily"t l.3t15(;ll(l;,;.:1n(l1, Ikllv trim: tlier, David. Laurie CIIITHE behind Dwmis one ipq WM mm.” mm 1,; bark on the big branches and the mum? X9 016,1 15' or 3' an iiitii Frisky close by just like his the wow i-mu. fook hold of mg trunks of the trees. Now at bigl pnunued m t fmbi . l""ldOw' Tray Vet” tying m Wm arms. and pulled but he did not hemliick U98 PTDVW35 fwd enwghl txvalvslrstlalggfely L:O?.lsbl9d1Sr;l:ay:fjl'B H13: in one am) er! FBC 5. VFW n0ll' H nut He cEO,n',,1 U, ht, duck to last 1 porcupine 3 long time.: i , ' , and than they'd iiill as zine iririt. p”.. , ,. t .' ,,,, -I 50 M was man mk O F ennuizh in lime Piickly Porky. y Muld In down deep” than nu, v'OI1'1l,lr?ie-ds hi&(l)'l,'ligr1lt:mllrill.11i. b5?'LlSi:ll Ned mmsw to 1;” llinpurlgf fifeelgltullllllg and (',0nlP'iI1lillll5-!.f0r such Um”. How mm, wnum huuhl J-UH wm 0 Y M-m I WM: 3 H '0 um” he should get tired of "I a close noizlilmiz Now there were Fmky '""”d bark '”'d "V '”" lidzwlnll iiii udder Lair; lsn"w pm He did at lot nt whining and. ”'”'i their faces, and oi! they Wnlllflll ;l.hl;v "I'M akaln r”'Stm nH4d'L,mmbnng and talking to mmscuyi "And there's nothing I can do i”"Th again” . inns sivck Klniv he. hit d to. v-i- l'1"his was the only way in which.11b0"" WI mmplamed M” HWWI But that iiasnt. miich tun. Yl'iiliA,tM" V” Hi t ' JV” 0 F N hp bothered Homy md Mrs Hum. talking to herself. "Why couldn't irally nrrded lots or riPPI'- 'mn'I1l”mn mu; rifnslsn hginnyhhlii But they dim” Hike hav-mg mg? thnse tuo have clinse some other .rIeal25&0Wiggan1EKli1H imUi5- Who” t-car: iiid i l 'u M an 3 " llhere, They wnmd that H.” m tree? with .iii the trees there are roll ('5' e i .. 2 ' .. - lin the Green Forest. why did th to " ' l ta" There being no one to answer

Laurie. l , i Hide. David hide. RPHl'lV"lB'1Ck he came with his mother Prickly PM” He did” flafcmsglthat question, and no one to do

,- A . .. sialhd - tni-, ,multisiitli thi u , '”””"'d Dal”! ” h 5””"d '” ”"l f y..f:;Mi"n aim Wt.l:,:d wll:ljl”i6l' or nolpthofy liksedqhis iiciiigl anyilimg Hlmui W maiieh She ionce more s9tl.lPd herself on her

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By Carl Andersorl

Mum the Orchard. ll. id ll l (1 '1" 1 there He wasn't alrald of am "All right," Susan dgrepdv --I-M i'riir .i.s sioii fll'I)llll min 510 . i A' .'-l 1, y - hide my eves while you and David l i1ii"rl him out. thing HWY "USN d0- He kneWi Rigs aum,1.1.cl”lf1d ndmwu: lgcilyshe net I "up was slur-k in the lniiirliiw. they would not be foolish enough (4 at 3 0 l c0 -

l: L' ie" . H";'l tzllrre Frisicr too." said Laurir 10' the nlrl Chl'lF'il1as ii-oe." she ex-l to touch him. He knew that they The W0 Qu111PizSi as porcupine:

"if I dont he'll tell you wliere I'l!llilli'Illl"d "That is what made that knew that they couldn't. touch hinil life Sometimes Called. didn't fight: ,.,.,,,,i- thank in tho corner, 'f'h,"rI' dmr without being hurt by some or the they me.reli' riuarreicd. Perhaps it M1.-H-(3 tm, (mg;-n tttentyjilrt id” iilpe your eves What it thousand little spc:ti's called quills W55 U101? ii'rl.l' Oi ii3VlY1f1 11 80041 susan b.-gait tn mum, mm ftiimv biv yoiir .--r" with over he aliizivs carries in his coat andliiimi Y0” kllnw Rome (01115 d0 "ninety. ninety-live. one hundred heard at rlet-or:-.tiiiv: Chmtnias on his tail. liialfe -1 K00d lime llUaiTEiin8- Any- llnady or not. you shrill b-. t-atirgltt," trees in lvl;i'rch7" Two days after Prickly Porky. lA'8Yi.U1Ey Seem 10. These two Whin- md she 3-an ground the house, The three children started Poi ed and grunted and chattered trot-

First she looked heliind inc laugh "Tiint Wits n izooci llldiliffi lfuilih Mrs. Hooty had to listen. garage doors. Nobody there. Tlion plncn h"lllX1d that bank.” Sizsan guess its lonesome under the snow. The?" ll'3-5'” H N11115: 5119 Nlllid she looked i-tidnr the wlinelbv-i-row. said. "That is (I new way io plar and ii-imted in play loo. ldo about it. Miept lo izet l-iooty

Ni. liick. She looked behind the Hide and Seek I did not ('Il.'.'h "Fuiiny tree," said David lto take llt'i' place i:hi'e sne hunted wood pile, but still no sign of you. but the Christmas tron did. I "Fiiniiy David too.” HOT Someihlilg 10 Bale s "(ago i vou,i-iAvE.nrTA tdutxtzi-)-oust TAKE KEEPS HAlR NEAT GE'ARI.333GO5DICK 'HT”ELATESr cusucgwirn ucouroevouk BUTNdfit'J9H.'- -? ' . .. V by AL CAPP Q:cE:;?fE'va,3gEl E TE&Ei:?:g Ge:Asy.. 4? lxglg gluiujm wEuvc,MoNIN AN, ,,,,,.,,,.GE, ,: co.ME..,.,. At3tR'r.muboy,glCl.ilSilluiFAliEvBTUDDED 9ETA6PEl,'Lnr41 I5. W'LD T Iienim uh-e "-Y R 5li?55'"N WW0" zzrar.-sir. i S :2 , W W T . ill ””””5W”"'” .. .. - . 1 i i No T. . W334”? Wf”l ' ' . tamer; gyr. s I WKFTED ON THE SUMMERAlR!lll ' ,, -5 .. . d . . ' (viii

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Rip Kirby e By Alex Raymond

THAT SO? HOVI y HAVE

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Tippy and "Cap!'TmSiubs

THERE! NOW I DONT HAFTA WDQQY ANY MORE ll .

V I'M BUlLDlN' A ox 'S l 9 KTW

i iF 50, WE'LL FOOL "THEM BY RIDING

D THOSE GOLD THIEVES AROUND THE MOUNTAIN.

IGHT BE WAITING TO .. AMBUSH U5.

CROOKS GO U3 THAT

MOUNTAIN. FENCE so TIPPIE

Bringing Up Father

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HUSBAND To TAKE . vu.- .7 ro A WAL

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By Al Capp

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