Show The Sandman an lean Story FOR TONIGHT Jimmie Crows Crow's Scheme Part I Crow was 39 having ing a hard harp hary time getting his hla usual mount amount of corn one ono YC year II for lor the farmers had not lIot ani only put up lip such good looking scarecrows that JImmie had hard work to tell loll them from om a real I-eal man but hut they had placed placer t so 50 man many nets net around with corn COln near to tempt him that hint he had more moro than that on once been otten in gl great at danger danel One morning ho hn thought of oC n a plan luau by hy which ho hI might get het ct corn corn and of off orr orrI be he flew Clew to lo c call 11 on Mr 11 Fox for h hp he I needed his help I happened to think of a n scheme for fOl you Oll to use he told Mr Ir Fox Jox whom I bo lie found sitting silling on tho the stops steps of his his house In the sun JI 1 cannot use uso It rn's myself Jr so I will just pass it on to I you Mr Fox looked pd at nt Jimmie Crow Cro rather sharply but Jimmie was used to such looks so so iO cocking his head on one side he said I I wonder you have ha never thought of oC the plan yourself Mr Fox for you are arc the cleverest crest fellow fellow fel fel- low I 1 know Oh I would not sa say that Jimmie replied Mr 11 1 Fox ox I feel teel I should not I take lake that title from you OU Hut But what Is this plan plat of yours This This that that you go to Mr Ir Mans Man's and get a bag l. of corn Now Note ow you yon need not look n at t me like liht tha that t. t Mr 11 Fox said Jimmie as os Mr Fox h began an to grin rin I 1 have more mor fields to n attend to this his year vear than ever er But Bui of oC course If you Oll think 1 I want you to do o this for lor any reason I of oC my mj own I will prove provo to you that It Is not true by flying away without telling you tho the plan And off flow flew Jimmie to the tallest I branch of or a tree nearby where Mr l' l Fox ox could not see him Oh Jimmie Jimmie JImmIe m J-i-m- m-I-e m m l called Mr Fox who wanted Yer very much touch now to know what this plan I was But waited walte 1 until ho he had called the third time before he ho came flying around the other wa way Just as IChe If IC he had been a long way tray off oCr What Is ft t h he asked ed hopping about and picking up things he ho saw on the ground Toll Tell mo me your plan I t didn't think you vou had an any interest in it only that ou wanted to do me a f favor for or 1 said Mr Ir Fox FoxWell FoxWell Well c II I 1 am cry very sensitive said Jimmie In an au Injured tone and I suppose suppose sup sup- pose pos I am more suspicious than I should be bc This is my mj plan For JOI you to get et the bag of corn an and scatter it ft all nil along from the road near the farm CanTI CanTIto to your yard Of or course you OU see the tho point The rhe fowls will sep seo it and be begin begin heIn he- he gin In to eat following straight into your yard ar 1 Mr Fox said ald he thou thought ht he saw the point and without waiting to say or hear an any more Jimmie Crow row flew over o overlie the lie trees and out of or sight that sight that Is out of the sl sight ht of Mr 11 Fox But Jimmie saw Mr 11 I Pox Fox ox over I 1 to tho rho farm and he saw him come came back backwith backwith with the corn but instead of ot dropping It as ns he came camo alon along Mr Fox carried carried car car- ried led tho the bag over his back without opening it It and Into his house Jimmie Crow had intended of course to pick up the corn that Mr Fox dropped as soon as he was far enough awa away so 80 he would not see him and ho he was ern ep much lp upset et when his Ulan plan did dil not work out as ho he intended It should Now o what does that mean thought Jimmie when ho he saw Mr Fox trotting home with the tho corn on hl his hla back and though he lie watched not nOl once did he see ec Mr l' l Fox ox again that cia day Continued tomorrow |