The Project Gutenberg EBook of Happy Jack, by Thornton Burgess

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Title: Happy Jack

Author: Thornton Burgess

Release Date: September 2, 2004 [EBook #13355]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HAPPY JACK ***

Produced by Stephen Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

HAPPY JACK

BY

THORNTON W. BURGESS

_With Illustrations by HARRISON CADY_

This book, while produced under wartime conditions, in full compliance
with government regulations for the conservation of paper and other
essential materials, is COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED.

_1918,_

TO

DR. WILLIAM T. HORNADAY

TO WHOM POSTERITY WILL OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR HIS VALIANT FIGHT TO
PRESERVE AMERICAN WILD LIFE, WHO HAS BEEN A LIFELONG CHAMPION OF HAPPY
JACK SQUIRREL, AND TO WHOM THE AUTHOR IS DEEPLY INDEBTED FOR
ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED

CONTENTS

I. HAPPY JACK DROPS A NUT

II. THE QUARREL

III. STRIPED CHIPMUNK Is KEPT VERY BUSY

IV. HAPPY JACK AND CHATTERER FEEL FOOLISH

V. HAPPY JACK SUSPECTS STRIPED CHIPMUNK

VI. HAPPY JACK SPIES ON STRIPED CHIPMUNK

VII. STRIPED CHIPMUNK HAS FUN WITH HAPPY JACK

VIII. HAPPY JACK TURNS BURGLAR

IX. HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE

X. STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT

XI. STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S THANKSGIVING DINNER

XII. HAPPY JACK DOES SOME THINKING

XIII. HAPPY JACK GETS A WARNING

XIV. HAPPY JACK'S RUN FOR LIFE

XV. WHO SAVED HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL?

XVI. HAPPY JACK MISSES FARMER BROWN'S BOY

XVII. TOMMY TIT BRINGS NEWS

XVIII. HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL

XIX. TOMMY TIT AND HAPPY JACK PAY A VISIT

XX. WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH FARMER BROWN'S BOY?

XXI. HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL GROWS VERY BOLD

XXII. HAPPY JACK DARES TOMMY TIT

XXIII. SAMMY JAY IS QUITE UPSET

XXIV. A DREAM COMES TRUE

XXV. HAPPY JACK HAS A HAPPY THOUGHT

XXVI. FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAKES WITH A START

XXVII. HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME

XXVIII. HAPPY JACK FINDS A NEW HOME