Show I f The Sandman Story 1 FOR TONIGHT I 1 REYNARD EYNARD AND BILLY j POSSUM POSSUM PART PART I I I Reynard was walking along alon- by a J nd one day duy wh when n he happened to toB I B e e en a n boat by by- bythe tho the bank and aWay out col In tho the middle of ot the lAO pond were pl plenty nty of ot ducks duces which Reynard was not able to reach HI I 1 could cond got et in that boat and unI un- un I fasten failen tho rope tope It would float out where h e all aU those ducks arc are ho thought i but iut If I am sen Ben in tho the bota I hallI shall hall I b hunted bc hunted until life lIte will bo be a burden I Jewish I had some somo friend friend- that I could t kp along t iI f e belive Possum would be j st the one Ho lie do does s not care at all aU for Mr tho the water and he ho will wilt stay slay In the tho t even even- when ho sees th the ducks Now Non ow what can cnn I sa say to tempt him to 0 Reynard ran ran the up through woods j a little Hille I er and called and colled to Billy Pos- Pos who Y was tn taking a n nap In hi his E. E house W would you OU like to como coma with DR sailing ho asked I 1 dont don't care much P for sailing I said Billy Possum I 01 l nt like to get got wd 1 tOh vOh Oh you will b be ba perfectly dry in the tho b boat t I t h have havo v said Reynard and bui besides cs that I 1 am sure you ou will find findon findon on on tho other side sido of the river many things you ou like liko to eat cat Come along alons- it a great lark Pos Possum um was a natured good i f fellow U w and so he went with Reynard Renard I ho teemed seemed so to have havo him I I I j No ow you get In first said eald Id Rcy- Rcy when the they reached th the boat boaL I i d not mind getting setting a little water on me and I shall hali have to unfasten the rope and push off ocr the tho boat Kox had h d placed placed- in the thc bottom of or ih beat a big branch or ota ofa L fir tree and d when thc they were near tho the ducks i that were swimming about on tho the water vater lie ho told Billy Dilly Possum not to toI I move nove but keep out of ot sight In the I bottom of ot tho the boat I I Then over the side aide away from the I I'd d ducks slipped Reynard with the thet I branch blanch in his mouth and swam sam to toI toj toward to- to t j I ward them hidden from them b by uy thea the tho a branch h ho he carried Now his hits plan was wag to catch a duck and throw one ono into the boat with Dilly Billy Possum then ho would hide behInd behind be- be hind tho the branch again and catch ono one carry home but ho he did not Intend to get Into tho the boat again Oh no no f I h would home and leavo the tho boat floating around the pond with poor Billy Possum and the tho dead duck Some one ono will wm find tine tho boat and then Ulen they will think that Billy Possum Possum Possum Pos Pos- sum sum I is to blame for tor all aU the tho poultry that has haa disappeared around hero here and tho they will wUl not hunt for tor me me was v what sly sly- and crafty cratty Reynard was thinking But like tho the plans of ot mice and men the plans of foxes al also o sometimes go so awry and und so with this one which Reynard Renard had planned so carefully for I Just as he was nearing the ducks ashot a ashot ashot shot rang out over o the water and whizzed right past tho the tip lip of or Reynard's Reynards Roy Rey nards nard's nose He lie dropped the tho branch branca ho carried and swam for tho the other side Ido o of the pond with Just the tip of ot his nose out of ot tho water Copyright 1920 by the tho McClure Newspaper Syndicate Syndicat New York City CIU To Tn bo hI continued j |