Show The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT fIT A Cat a Dog and a Mouse Once there lived In a barn a mouse all alone He had no family so It was not hard work for Mr Mouse to get al althe all the food rood he wished for for If he grew tired of grain he he had an underground tunnel leading to to the the pantry in the farmhouse So Mr Mouse grew fat and slick and he was very happy until one day there came to the house to live lve a a. to kitten and If she had remained a kitten Mr Mouse would still have been happy But the kitten grew up and Puss be began began began be- be gan to hunt mice not in the barn but the house until one day she saw Mr Mouse who was Vas foolish enough to run i out of r the kitchen door instead of us usIng using using us- us ing his tunnel Then she chased him Into the barn he ran and Puss after him but Mr Mouse had a good start and he reached his hole In the floor before Puss did But BLit Puss was Wa too Wen well fed to bother much with one barn mouse and as Mr Mo Mouse se never came out of or his hole without keeping his his' little bright eyes looking In all an directions he managed to escape Puss One day Towser the watch dog was in the doorway of the barn and saw Puss chasing Mr Mouse who as usual ran into his hole You are of no use around the barn Miss Puss said Towser rowser I 1 1 should like lile lileto to see sec the mouse that could get away from me Oh laughed Miss Puss you are too big to chase anything Why the hens and chickens even can outrun you I If YO you you are so smart why not try catching this mouse that lives here I If you wish to see eee me catch that mouse Miss Puss Just keep leep your eyes open for th the next day or two I I will Pu Puss s replied as she walked away in a very tantalizing manner i swinging her taIl tall i Puss took good care that Towser did not see sec her when she went Into the barn after that t. Sho She crawled in through the back window and hid Inthe in inthe inthe the hayloft she could easily see seethe seethe the whole of the bar bars bar floor Not long after sh she ehe was watching in came Towser and stood looking around Out from a barrel hopped Mr 11 Mouse and ran right past Towser Towser barked and after Mr Mouse he went Around and around the barn they flew flow Towser knocking over pails and boxes and tumbling things all over the floor Puss almost fell out of the tho loft she was laughing so hard when all at once Mr Mouse ran up a post where whore a basket basket basket bas bas- ket of vegetables hung and Towser jumped for him Instead of getting Mr Mouse poor Towser hit the basket and down it camo vegetables camo-vegetables vegetables and all bumping all bumping Towser on his head until he ki kl with pain and bout out r of ft the barn he ran Dont talk tant to me a again Towser about how smart you you are I 1 saw It all from the hayloft and d I must say the barn floor Is is a sight and how funny tunny you looked I shall shaH never forget I 1 shall have to go In now and catch that mouse myself Towser did not answer lIe Ho was feeling feeling feel feel- ing in- too much used up lIe He did not even go to the door to watch Puss so he never knew that she did not catch Mr Mouse although Puss always I pretended she did The truth was that when Mr Mouse was safe Inside his hole ho he decided he would move at once i I cannot be bothered bother d giving that dog a chase every time he comes in and as for Puss she will catch me some day If i sta stay he said salt So off orthe lie went that very night and lived in a fl field d where th there re were no cats or dogs to bother him Copyright 1919 1319 by the McClure News News- I w. w New York City J |