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Show !the sandman f 1 STORIES j Mr. Coon Builds a Snowman PANT II. Am Mr. Fox felt that Mr. Coon Just now had the sdvantnge of him, he did not ny any trior but watted patiently for him to finish. "There.' mJd Mr. Coon at last, "no on would ever dream but you ar a real, true innwmin," "I am eur I feel Ilk one." Mr. Vow muttered. "I am mor thankful than ever I waa before, for thla nlr thick noat of fur. I do hope the aun oomea out bright and early today." But there waa no anawer, for Mr. Coon was some distance away now and running; run-ning; vry fast toward the ho met of the , wood fo'i.. The noon was atltl ahlnlna; when he returned re-turned some time after with Tim my and Bnny Coon and all thefr playmates, and even he Kmwnup came, too, fr Mr. I'non had told thern of a snowman he h4 seen and that if they hurrtfd he waa ure they all could have reat aort mow-bulimic mow-bulimic it before ii lrrak. of rout sr. they were carWu, not to moke a noise f..r they did not wlnh to d in curb the slumbers of Mr. Log it he h.'t"rf1 to be unchained. rust, thav all made nice, Unr, hard snowlMllSo which Mr. Coon, ah owed m how to prepare ly mlxlna a llttl water alth th- hiiow. and when thry had a hirh piN thv nil l-enan to throw them. Try for hia Phoutirra firM' tutu) Mr Usf as hmt as .o.p.hi and he - it ihrv struck Mr. Vvx on the hrad, and broke away the snow, he would Juirp out and run. ... Mr. Kok frit the firat hard nock thru'iKb. th" thick roattnn of unnw. hot he thoi Khi ll muat le a ilnd J:mb "that fell fiom th tree- Hut when -he hard Imlla came tlllck and fast he wlhd rf much he could ae what waa happening. All the little anlmale were havinc grru.t fun, and so were the rownupi, when nil at one Tlmmy Coon, with a well-dlrted well-dlrted aim threw a very hard snowball snow-ball rmht In the face of the snowman and away went the white coveritiK and thrf was the acared-Iookine; fute of Mr Ko. "Well, if It lan't Mr. Fnx," said Mr Coon tnst aa If he knew nothing a-rut It "This n a rood Joke, hut, of course, you alwava think of sum funny trick t plnv on na. Mr. Kni, and we might hav R-fiensfd ,you wre up to sometiilna; as yon wre not wllh " Mr. Km did nt fel a hit like Joklnit. but he had to smile, for he did not dare any anything for far Mr. Coon would tll the ofhera how he triert to get Mr. Coon to work for him without giving- him anvthlng In return. He knew the animal wmiM all laugh when they heird how Mr. Coon had paid I hint off by getting him snowt-alled, and I he did not like to be laughed at. 1 When thev came to the turn In the wood p4th. where Mr. Coon had to leave (he rat. he called to them; "(Joodnlght. hove, and. Mr. K. whrn ou want something some-thing done for nothing, never pick out a conn.'' (Copvrlght lHJl. by the Manure Newspaper News-paper Hyndlcate, New Yuck City. T morrow's story "Tha Coming of the Fireflies." |