Show I I II The Sandman Story I FOR TONIGHT Grandpa Fox Tells a Story Grandpa Fox sat in the sun one in his back yard smoking his corncob pipe when little Reddy Fox came carne over the wall watt with a leap and ran into the house calling out as he went Look Zook out he is coming Gran Grandpa jumped and followed for he was sure it could mean only one thin thinS thinS' and that was that Mr 1 Dog was art after r Re Reddy dy Fox I He was sure enough and they were v-re only Just in wl with h the door closed when over tile the wall he came and barked and scratched at the door as hard as he could Grandpa pa Fox just ran through and crawled out Jut of the back window and closed it after him Then through the woods he re ran an a little way taking care that Mi Mr Dog Doj should see him when he hew w was s at a safe pare distance A Away way flew Mr Dog barking like maJ to chase Grandpa but before he WAS near him Grandpa Fox had disappeared disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared and the next thing Reddy I Fox knew there was his grandpa comIng coming coming com com- comi i ing down the chimney I Reddy Heddy Fox thought at first It was 1 Mr lr Dog who was coming corning down but buthis buthis I his called out to him just before before before be be- beI I fore he lan landed ed in the kitchen not to be afraid He had fooled Mr Dog and he would not be back Remember my son said Grandpa Fox that you can never have too many doors or s 's to your house You need not use them all every day but they come in very handy when Mr Dog calls unexpectedly But suppose Mr Dog should come corne comein cornein in one of ot them said Reddy Fox I think if you have hae only one door you youcan youcan can keep it locked My son with one door to your home you ou ar are as good as nl caught if Mr 1 II Dog calls said Grandpa Fox Fax for how I could you get out If he got in Locked i doors sometimes are of no use when Mr 11 Dog insists upon entering You fooled him good that time Grandpa said Reddy Fox Did you do It so he would stop scratching scratching- at atour atour atour our door That was just the reason replied Grandpa and this is not the only time I have fooled Mr Dog I remember r when I was young oung one day I was being chased and way T fooled n R park pack of I Mr 1 D Dogs gS that day I shall ne never er for for- II get I T had been running quite a spell I with A it pack of dogs after me over the fields and across a river I led them find and those dogs were getting too close to my heels for comfortI comfort I knew that something must be done and and quickly too or your grandmother would be a widow that day I was think hard as I ran when all at once I saw a high stone atone wall and on the other side elde I know knew there was wall a pond for tor I had often gone duck hunting there I I thought of ot a plan and If it worked I was free tree if not I would be caught at once and ana ana I i 1 determined U to 10 LV risk u it it s so o II I I I I once and ana ana I i 1 determined U to 10 LV risk u it it s so o when when I came to the wall I leaped over but Instead of or taking to the pond I Just dropped right close up to that walland wall wan walland and hid as all well as I could back of some short bushes growing thereIn thereIn there In In another minute over came th that t whole pack of dogs and down to the pond they flew and In it before they knew they had bad lost me I did not wait walt waitto to see Bee them swim away for as soon as they were on their way to the pond I leaped the wall again and was on the theother theother theother other side Ide running for tor home My How the hunters did cry Out for that pack to come comp back and get me but It t was no use I fooled tooled the dogs and before they got them again I 1 Iwas was safe In lIt my home and they did not know where that wasSo was So remember my son Mr Dog can be fool fooled d. d But Dut you must be clever and not use ulle the same method twice It if Mr Dog happens to find It out Little Reddy Fox fat sat thinking for tor a a. awhile awhile while as his grandfather dozed after atter telling the story and he wondered if he ever would be as clever er as his grandfather grandfather grandfather grand grand- father in fooling Mr Dog DOl Copyright 1919 by the Mc York McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate ca e New York City |