"Now, I'll go in and get him to come out and look at your splinter,"said Billy Bunny, as he hopped out of the Luckymobile and rang thefront door bell, and in a minute, less or more, a nice looking ladyduck came out and exclaimed, "The Doctor is away on his vacation. He's goneto the Lily Pond for two weeks. But you can call him up on thetelephone if you like. The number is Waterville, 2 3 umpty eleven."

So the little rabbit called up the number and when the doctor heardwhat was the matter, he exclaimed, "You had much better come to see me.

"You have the automobile right there, and it's a dangerous thing tohave so large a splinter as that. Tell Mr. Bear he'll have a dreadfulcorn if it isn't taken out at once."