Show I 1 I 1 I I I I I 1 i I The Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT Mr Foxs Fox's Birthday Cake PART II Mr Squirrel said he thought the fried nut cakes the the very best he ever had eaten paten and asked Mrs 1 Fox to tell ell Mrs Squirrel how she made them them Mr Possum praised the broiled chicken chick chick- en and corn cake and said he really must know how she made the corn cake as Mrs Possum could not make suc such cake as that If It Mrs Fox had not jumped up just then and said It was time to bring out the he surprise there thera Is n no way of ot telling what would have happ happened n d for Mrs Mrs- Badger Mrs Coon and Mrs Possum were looking very far from pleasant at Mrs Fox because their husbands praised her cooking so highly But they forgot all aU about it when Mrs Fox opened the pantry door saying say- say saying ing ings ing's ng as s she went In Wait Walt until you see see seethe the be beautiful surprise All AJI eyes were fixed upon the pantry door but instead of the beautiful sur surprise prise there came a terrible cry and Mrs Irs Fox rushed out screaming Oh my beautiful frosted cake is all an gone every crumb of it And down she fell ell in a faint at the feet of ot her astonished aston aston- shed guests Reddy Fox began to feel rather queer as he helped his wife to her feet for somehow he seemed to know that cake he ic had hail stolen was the surprise his wife had lad prepared Some dreadful creature must have stolen it sh she told the guests when she sat in the chair And such a beautiful cake as it was all frosted and iid th there re were tallow candles on It too too 00 and I r was going to light them before I brought it to the table When tallow candles were mentioned mentioned men men- Honed Mr Woodpecker remembered men men-I that hat that it was getting late I r really ally must be e going dear Mrs 1 Fox he said I Ilave have lave a great deal of work to look after atter in n the morning and have to be up bright and nd early great success Your party was a even without the surprise cake which none ot ofus us missed I am sure I hop hope I Ithe the he rascal who stole It Is made very very ery ill 11 from eating it If I am sure he de deserves deserves deserves de- de serves It I 1 hope he is too 00 said Bald Mr Fox I T know he deserves it anti and eating so much tallow is' is sure to m make ke him very ill 11 I Im That night Dr Owl had two very sick patients among among th the i wood folk One was was Reddy Fox and the other Mr Woodpecker ker Your husband has been eating cake Dr Owl told Mrs Fox and that hat is rather strange as you did no not have any cake on the table last night Mrs Fox looked hafa hata at her sick husband So you ate the cake ake did you It serves you you right You should be sick But who ate the tallow candles candies canales can can- dies ales I II tell teU that also I I think I 1 can you said Dr Owl for I have Just come from Wood Wood-pe Wood peckers kers ker's house and he had hada a bad spell of Indigestion n caused from I eating too much h greasy f food od IThe The next da day Mr Wood-pecker Wood and Mr Fox met In the woods I did not think old Dr Owl knew so much Isaid said Reddy Fox How could he tell tellI I 1 had eaten cake I r wonder Iwonder won er I r guess he couldn't if I r had not told tola him said Mr Wood pecker You told him exclaimed exclaim d Mr Fox You are a nice fellow tellow to give me rae away after atter I helped you to get all of those nice tallow candles Well Wen you see he told me If it he did Inot not know what l i had eaten that was greasy he could not help me and I would die said Mr Mr- Wood Oh I see said Mr Fox Well the next time I know where there Is something good to eat I 1 will keep It to myself iJ J |