_ _' Pogo 10 The Guardian The '|‘my Folk _Moaday. April 26. 1954 but that did no good.‘ MeanVwl1‘lla—. ‘(A you “gr, .1 ".1 ¢u‘,‘. Winsome and Mn. Wlnsonhs were ’ C for very your children) | llylns about, Xcreainlna as loudly 3 c as their wit voices coul . Farmer _—_ in Dun-are gethlafikaind ‘whéte mo- Browns Boy heard them. He came — Q "3 Uncle Bob’: had lift h.cl' t\v‘1l:“:lt' O<‘2’:lrdl:lndh‘}$ve|l1BlEckhllPu3‘y Wu‘ H '5 . - a eanw . Lind! alone in the barn while ahe Preseintly. Farmer B:own's Boy _g 6 Agrulone out to emoy the warm returned. He had something shiny |— Mll11:::",nd Matilda the two kit- By Thorton Burgess ‘lllIlehlI:fi1l1:‘!‘ld.“l”I8W;l:m:n5)lE('i:eOft:%:l; >_ _3 tens were asleep when she left, — ' ' ,ph ne pole b 1 th bl bl d 3: 9' 50 ‘hi 9-h°lllht. Tho minute TIOLVDLI GOES AND ‘l'l!0l'BLE skimmer went oil to catch a Ehoiise. He looltgdowup ate Wlgfimlxlle '- m she was gone. however. Muffins COMES dinner. You know, they live on ily-ilaluebird. who was watching anx- Q? ’:l.r‘ri1bfe|:“tled houtbo‘ me box Ind S d the day when Qllarrels cease ling h-“ecu which Phiey ca-wh mliousm “You won,‘ have to worry o_t e arn floor. After AP? "1 h] w rm 1 at an-.the air. so for awhile Winsomqobout that cat anymore said he. {l‘i§§“..f°i‘.fi.“.§‘ ‘if . *:.:,.- “ ° W °.;.. no wlnsgmfd. "*3; we mm o . a * ‘- ‘ peace o go on iii in: elr nes . 0 till." ardy w h t 1 they hnd chasing bits of hay and The" ‘"5 I“ ""9193-W" “"9, But it was only for I little while. sight in the house” wheenoufillgk >‘ .. clover blossoms around the bun in Farmer Brown's dooi-yard. On The" Buck pussy ,,mm,d_ He puuy “me making out nun .0 OKAY, KP] I'LL TAK: U001’. I Y»¢l¢Dh°h¢ D019 W“ 3 MW h°BU5¢ crouched at the"foot oi the tele- Once more he started to climb IT] ‘ THAT HAMBUK6EK-’ But all at once they heard a put there by FIFMPT Bl°Wh'5 0y 1-mm, pol 1 k; L th Ly b] 1 . noise. What could it be? What was especially for Winsome Bluebird ‘smut rl-men 1:? ‘Egg Cain“: ?n:_a::o_ssu'{'g:;1 :;Tee'aI:e“c:_ul?: ‘Vie; _1_¥ % comlna? They could hear a step. and Mrs. Win-some They had 81- and climbed up. But though heihe tried to dig his claws into it. 0 ': MOP. step. It was not the soft. Indy liken lJ0!5€5ll9l'| -lhd hid be’ ili”Pl\(‘h€'d the house. he couldn't get"I‘hat house was safe lrom Black C m velvety sound their mother made. gun building a neskt 13 it. Now that mu, 1;‘ He “led (,0 pm A paw m_ ._Pu5_w_ D E It must mean danger. Like two was exactly the in or a house —— — — - — —-- 3. .., streaks. the kittens ran (or hiding that Skimmer the “her Swallow D A I L Y C R O S S W O R D ‘E places. Ona went behind a bag of and Mrs. Skimmer mulled. They _ ‘ Q "a crushed cats. The other hid in'i-r-e trying ineir best to dl‘l\‘e the ‘C3055 2-Met“ 34-Bglhhfll “- Uhd" mme 10058 hi)’ lllled On the bluebirds niit. Mrs. Winsome 5.-.2 1-‘hgsliltsrlfinlem 1Bje(1:h!itl5e fity ) C HO- barn floor. h cl rway. Sh filled it. D .7“ - P‘ P055» 0 2"; Step! step! step! The noise was '.3h.t"ih:_3 would, ethe Skimmer‘; 5'B‘b¥' 5-P“b“5h 25>""" __¢__9 "' coming nearer and nearer. It could not get her out of it. She was‘ “”“5° 6~E°"d"' “~31”? o 0 would stop. and then there would smart enough to know that should 9~N°"""“" 7-‘”P"‘ 5"” O. >. be I tapping sound. Whatever it she leave it for no more than ii 1°‘C°""°’”l’ 3-",“"‘.b'° 23~“‘‘” 6 m was must have Ions claws. for moment. one of those svi nllons 12-F"‘“‘°‘ 9""°‘5°°‘ 3°‘3Pl"' Z they could hear them clicking on probably would be quick enough "*9 °3k 11-C“hhlhE MCK- 1h¢ 110013 SCI’-“Ch: l¢l'8‘Ch3 to get in there, and then there 13' Urge 16‘ M°''h°d name ‘,6 scratch! Muffins heart came up in would be no getting that house “ Sggargave 18' Atflxfd 32'::‘m""' smm,,,.._ An"; h‘ th t. Th 2 d dful th - “P '1 ouse “:1” go: trying 8“, it-“:1 thmm nil, but 1.5l.Posacs.1 Perseus 33. Gun ‘ 38. Back of W“ scratching down mroum the 1 .F‘irma- 19. Like in (slang) the foot n,,or_ He crouched down 1(,“.,,._ ment value 34.Macawe 39. Public = making his little grey self as flat 18. Sllbslde 20. Free (Braz.) . notices 8 as cnuld be_ ' 20. Actually 2l.Ostrich- 35.Beionging 4l.0vum 5 Poor Matilda was just as 1right- 23v“’"!Y like bird to me 43- Extinct >~ -3 ened. She wasn't nearly as brave 27 ;'Y"1‘)lK 72-5_“'l35 37- Hmllde hlfd E : ::cl:n3;h::nh'e .v?Enc:ii' 28: P:‘:1k l.l’lrl::ll mu dugout ml", j‘:’ < in start a frolic or some mis- 29' D011" T chief. The dust of the hay was ‘SP-Am-l ll choking her. but she would not 3"’-Thl8U<5- Q stir. That awful thing might grab t"“‘°’Y her. How she wished she had stay- “'5'”-5 >‘ : ed in her box! How she wished It-tehood "3 her mother or Grandma‘ Puss were 31 Defllhiml) ‘- there with her! But she could not 5“‘9'“““ ' meow to call them. so she just 4” Ar _ 33-H"d°‘ -_ ‘ kept quiet and trembled in fear. l{CM~r//// .. z// , ,_,,_ ‘‘'h''e5 . Now the kittens need not have no .1“: um, would the sum. 35-Kll:‘&°‘ . been afraid. for it waa only Mrs. m M no: 9: 1. cu: 1 it. "‘ “ Biddy, a big red hen that was co“ ———~} ‘ ~—er——-—_—‘,~ ~ 37-E"°1‘m‘u°“ 1Hla?.,oI?pNloEoFA' in the ba,-,,_ sh, W“ ‘making for . Winsome Bluebird was doing hlsi l0.Shake- wDmp‘AEDNaaJYw I sale. secret place to hide away her best to light lllOSev5Klmm€i‘S away. apearean fiwmwmwaflv >. eggs, and had squegzgd in flu-ouIh It wasn't a (air fight. It was two SPF"-e_ zugnm mF‘ = the little doorway that Dusky and Main” One. and the two Were 43- 56‘ Sohdly ‘VON _m"__ V go Grandma Puss used. There were much ¢llllCk€P Oh the Wlhgl Mm lnhbfd ' some grains of oats scattered a- will-30130 0011113 hell) only Wllh h¢l' “-SP'““3h O _-0_- bout, so she picked busily at them. voice. because she didn't dare “"1" 3‘ u She scratched the dust and chat’! leave that door open. Thegthrte 45-Ihflemed n_ 3 away looking for more, 1: w“ 3 fighters were too busy to think or SP0‘->1 pleasant. busy sound to her. but Bhlllhl-hE 8156- They “€11? all mll\'- 45‘P°"°“m5‘ >, it did sound frightening to two ed up in the All‘. Sometlmes they herb m tiny kittens who had never heard W94’! 111119“ d°W1’l 'v° Lhfi Bfollhdl ‘N°'Am') it before. They didn't see Blsck Pussy creep- 47- G759! But she must be about her 'bus- in: tOWll‘d Vahellh BM Ml'8- Wih- DOWN lness. That pile of hay would make some saw him. Instantly. sh? 1- C°“"°“‘ a good soft nest. "I'll just settle screamed a warning. she screamed , _ down here at the back in the dark and acteamed. and finally those DAILY CRYPT0QU0TE"H“'e'5 how to “ork R‘ H V close against this wall." she fighters heard her. A X Y D L I! A A X ll ‘ ' '/' 0-ESSWM17 MOM“ .f clucked to herself. “It will be a "Cut! one can Cat!" screamed in 1. o N o F is L L o w l IWON FWST PRIZE 1"‘ 9”“ ‘Pm ‘°T mt" sh‘ W3‘-kld M” wh‘5°m°- one lcltcr simply stands for another. In this example A is usei ‘ %Ag‘_E,sT into the hay and started to move The three fighters separated. for the three US_ x to, the gwo 0-,. em sing], 1em.r,_ apoa. I ‘N - j ‘:n"he“r"‘!‘:’;‘: Wm‘ ‘"9 Sh“? m‘u“:e‘:':"'”fe1”‘::;";d‘g:“£“:’r;’°;“';‘;k::: trophies. the length and formation of the words are all hints. I ' i How was she to know Matilda began flying as only swallows can. Each day the code kn": In dmenm" i --E 1 I was hiding under that”)-lay? Vllith They dsrted down at Black Pussy. - A 0.-ypggngm qugumn & g ’ i a terrified "Me-ow Matilda While one would swoop past clou ._ N- flashed from under the hay and in front of him. the other would X Y C M C K Q Q E Y O K Q Q M J 0 O Y R- Q g across the barn floor to her box. come i from beh' d nd i k hi ' . i "Squawk! squawk! A-a-a-wk!" on thenhead. It diId‘n't‘hui‘tDl:ecau.: C K P T‘ M Y X Y- P I M R V A Y Q X 3 K M Y' J T U _—E‘ ' > if 7?.§.'l°ti'.'§".'.if’d."nyti S?m"ii'.r 1553:: i?'°v'vl§’.w‘m’.§2tV°.Yi'..'.f,~i‘i.'I,'f‘“ ””"3‘ "”‘ R P J A M Y Q x N K T U — B P is T M P T. 3 | "° " -_ i ‘Pmd Wide and havhlhl She uh Finally. Black Pussy went bnvki Sutu.rdny'I Cryptoquote: NOW WHAT I WANT is. iracrs. Continued on page 10 to the barn. Skimmer and Ml'fl.| FACTS ALONE ARE WANTED IN LXF'E—-DICKENS. K -IFYOUPU _ GEARL-£55605“ CK son: I (AMI!-A IIIN. cuRsE§.'.' 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