Mrs. Quack waited to hear no more. She shot up into the air and
disappeared over the tops of the trees in the Green Forest.

"What do you think of my idea?" asked Jerry, as he and Mr. Quack
watched her out of sight.

"I think it is great, just simply great," replied Mr. Quack.




XX

HAPPY DAYS FOR MR. AND MRS. QUACK


Whose heart is true and brave and strong, Who ne'er gives up
to grim despair, Will find some day that skies are blue And
all the world is bright and fair.

If you don't believe it, just ask Mr. and Mrs. Quack. They know.
Certainly the world never looked darker for any one than it did
for them when the terrible gun of a hunter broke Mr. Quack's wing
on the Big River and ended all their dreams of a home in the far
Northland. Then, through the help of Jerry Muskrat, they found
the lonely pond of Paddy the Beaver deep in the Green Forest, and
there, because their secret had been well kept, presently they
found peace and hope and then happiness. You see, the heart of Mrs.
Quack was true and brave and strong. She was the kind to make the