The Scribble Squad in the Weird Wild West

The Scribble Squad in the Weird Wild West — page 7 — getting what he was saying at all All right then Grandpa Duncan grinned Let’s get this show on the road You kids brought the talent and I brought the tools Some very special tools The kids crowded around as Grandpa Duncan Yup Yes sir Uh-huh the boys said not began prying open the dusty old paint buckets Whoa Phil said It wasn’t like any paint they’d ever seen before The colors were so rich and so vibrant that they almost seemed to glow 8

The Scribble Squad in the Weird Wild West — page 8 — It took a moment but Phlox’s reporter instincts kicked back in What kind of paint is this Mr Horn I don’t see any labels Oh you can’t buy paint like this at any store Grandpa Duncan said with a twinkle in his eye opening a big box of brushes rollers spray paint everything they needed But I have it on good authority that it will really make your artwork come to life Rumpus grabbed a brush dipped it in the paint and held it aloft What are we waiting for Let’s paint a mural 9

The Scribble Squad in the Weird Wild West — page 9 — The next several hours were a whirlwind of creativity with only the sounds of pssshting spray paint and the wet slap of paint brushes on concrete In practically no time at all the boys had covered most of the wall In between visits to the shop to ask Grandpa (cid:39)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:75)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:91)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:192)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3) with art inspired by his answers According to Grandpa Horn back when he was a boy his own grandfather 10

The Scribble Squad in the Weird Wild West — page 10 — told him stories about the days when Kansas City was the gateway to the Wild West Right where they lived was the place where wagon trains began their great journeys on the Santa Fe California and Oregon trails where the Pony Express (cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:192)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:193)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) where the railway lines met to connect the great cities of the east with the untamed wilderness of the west 11

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