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Show The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT THE GARDEN OF TOYS The night after the dreadful thing happened hap-pened when the clock struck the magic hour of 12 Teddy Bear did not move. He lay on the floor on his Bid, quit still. Jumping Jack was sprawled out on his back on the floor, looking straight at the ceiling. Iolly IoJl wss In bed snd on the floor beside her were her clothes; very soiled and grimy looking they were. too. 1,1 1 tie Woolly Umb stood by the wall, looking more like a black sheep than a, pretty whits lamb. "what la the matter with everybody?" every-body?" asked Jack-ln-a-Box, popping out hi funny head from hla box. 'Teddy Hear, you look aa If you have been in a mud bath." "I have," replied Teddy Bear. "It was nearly my death, too." Then Jack -in -a-Hoc spied. Jumping Jsck. "What la ths matter with you, namesake?" he Inquired. "You are not as lively as usual this evening and your painted clothes are somewhat discolored." "If you had them planted I guess your rlothea would be discolored," answered Jumping Jack. "How -could you be planted. Jacltr asked Jack -tn-a-Hoi. "You are not a seed or a vegetable." "I was planted Just the ame," replied Jumping Jack. "Ask lolly Ioll; ahe wss planted, too." Jack-ln-a-Bog turned toward Polly Doll, who had not spoken or moved since the cloi k struck. "What does be mean?" he asked her. j I tolly turned over and slowly sat up, I pulling tha clothes around her, "Ugh," I she said, shivering, "It was too awful to think of even now, but I suppose some- ssid, wss only a teeny weeny bear, but ' after he was planted he would grow fast and be aa big as the bears in ths park . , In the cage. "Uttle mistress told Little Whit Lamb ' he would grow to be a big sheep, and she promised I'alloo Cat she would sure ' ly have three little kit lens In a few dey , after ens was planted.. "Then little mistress dug a hole foe ' each of us and put ua In way up to ow ; 1 heads and pushed the earth down all ; around us. Just aa the gardener did wtlk the pretty pansles." ' "And then she watered us," said Teddy Rear, Jumping up and holding his head. "Oh, it makea ms almost craay to think ' of that" . '; "I do not see that, you are any bigger thsn you were before you were planted. said Jack-In -a 'Boa. "Of oours we are not," said Polly, "f Euess we wouldn't have grown If t ad stayed there, from what the gar. dener said. He came along and saw the , lltUe mistress with the watering pot sprinkling ua and he almost fell on the ground, ns laughed ao hard. . "He told her arte would spoil u stl unless ahs took us up right away and dried us, and thst Is the reason we ara here In such a state. We are to be ; cleaned tomorrow after we ar quits shall never be the asms sgstn,' ; said Little White Lamb. "My wool 1 . quit spoiled, I am sure." "Yours will wash," said Calico Cat. "I hesrd the little mistress mother say , so" "Yes, but did you hesr her say I would ' shrink?" ssked Little White Umb. "Yes, but that Is not so bad as what hs said about me," replied Calico Cat. "Mhe said 1 would run. Think of that. And not knowing what will happen when -I run. I may run away. Ob, U la toe dresdful to think of!" Iyltght cams In through the window. I and all the toy wer still, but we reel j sure they all came out nice snd clean , those that were planted and that Calico 1 Cat found out she did not have to leave , the playroom, even If ber colored ooat , did f"n- mrnimriMias ' on. must t.ll you all that happened to Teddy and Jack, Calico Cat, Little White Lamb and me." Jack-ln-e-Hox looked at Calico Cat and Utile Woolly Lamb; he had not noticed no-ticed them betore; they w.r. f.r from rlenn looking, and Jack wa. about to Mk them If th.y, too, were planted, but the other tov. were Impatient to hear Tolly tell what happened, no he settled back on hi. aprlng and llatened, too. "It all came of the gardener telling our little nil.tr... that thing, mu.t be planted In the ground if you wanted th.m to grow. Fi. waa setting out the pan.le. and she waa watching him. 80 when there was no one around the little mi.-tre.a mi.-tre.a took Teddy Bear and Jack. Calico Cat, Little Whits Lamb and m. out In th. garden. . " 'Polly, you ars going to grow up, .h. aid to me. Tou will be a lady pretty aoon. "Hhe told Jack he would grow tip, loo. and be a aig man. Teddy Bear, ahe |