ULY 49

VI. BILLY WHISKERS MAKES TROUBLE AT SCHOOL 65

VII. BUTTON'S DAY WITH BELLA 73

VIII. STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM 81

IX. THE CHUMS RUN AWAY 93

X. UP IN A DIRIGIBLE 103

XI. THE OLD CROW CARRIES A MESSAGE TO NANNIE 113

XII. BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY START FOR CHICAGO 119

XIII. BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK 127

XIV. THE TWINS ARE LOST 133

XV. THE ELEPHANTS ARE ENRAGED AT THE GOATS 143

XVI. A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE 155

ILLUSTRATIONS

They went running off, Button with a big lamb chop between his
teeth and Stubby with a huge steak, while Billy contented
himself with a head of lettuce.

Billy saw the man raise the mop to come after him.

Billy overtook her and gave her a gentle butt that landed her in
the middle of the bed.

It was Stubby's and Button's frantic efforts to escape that had
caused all the fun and laughter.

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself to take the baby's bottle away
from it!" reproved Nannie.

"Oh, oh! Where did you come from?" wailed one little girl when
the kids jumped out of the shrubbery and grabbed her bag of
popcorn.

_Billy Whiskers' Adventures_

CHAPTER I

THE CHUMS RETURN TO THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE BRAVE

Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button sailed by the Goddess of Liberty and
entered New York harbor after being in France ever since our troops
entered the War. They had gone over on one of the troop ships and it
just so happened that they returned on the same ship and with the same
Captain and crew.

They were returning home covered with scars and wounds received while
performing acts of bravery, but what cared they for scars and wounds
so long as they had not lost an eye, ear or leg, and were feeling
perfectly well and strong? To be sure, Billy had lost the tip of his
tail when he was blown up by a bomb, but that did not matter.

You never saw three such happy animals as these were to be able once
again to lay eyes on their beloved country,--the United States of
America, that glorious country of the free and the brave.

"Gee, I feel so happy I could jum