Show THE SANDMAN STORIES STORES TONY FROGS FROG'S NARROW ESCAPE Tony Frog lived in a small muddy pool with his mother and brothers andone and andone andone I one morning he decided that the pool was far too small for so large a family I will go over to the big pond and I live thought Tony There I 1 am I sure I 1 can get more flies than I 1 do here and it Is near the garden so there will be plenty of or bugs Of or cours course if Mrs Frog had seen her herson herson son hopping away from the muddy pool she would have warned him to stay at home for she knew that over ovet on the pond the ducks from the farm went swimming every day looking for small small frogs Just about Tonys Tony's size It was rather a long hop for a young and when he came to the bigpond big bigpond bigpond pond Tony was glad to leap into it Its nice cool depths Just as he thought there was plenty plent r of or flies files and so Intent was he upon L feasting feasting- that he did not notice a big open bill as it darted toward him It was old Madam Duck who had I him fast She threw back her head with the struggling Tony held fast Cast in ir 1 her strong bill when a loud quack quack made her look about in alarm and down went Tony splash upon the I water while Madam Duck swam swiftly swift l ly for the side of the pond by the t barnyard quacking as she went Tony Frog did not know what ha had I happened for he had never seen o a duck but he did know that something had given him a very hard pinch so Sc so he could not breathe Curiosity finally got the better ol of his scare and up he came from the I bottom of the pond where he dived as ar I soon as Madam Duck dropped him An old tree which had fallen into the pond matle mane a safe saCe place for Tony to sit and look about but not a thing did he see on the pond that could have harmed him Pretty narrow escape you had my fine Cell fellow ow called someone from the bank banI and peeping through the bushes Tony saw the bright eyes of Mr Fox and the tip of ot his nose Did you pinch me asked Tony blinking hardNo hardNo hardNo hard No replied Mr Fox I am not fond of ot frogs but if it had not been for tor me you would have been eaten by Madam Duck DucIc She had you in her bill I all ready read t to swallow wallow when en ano I silly duck be began an to quack cause I 1 happened to go to the edg 10 the pond for a drink and she close by W. W Those ducks think they own pond and no one can come near nea neali li Vh Why II do believe that is the reasor that Madam Duck was going you She did not want you even swimming swim ming in her pond but dont don't you OU mini rain them I will protect you i They are coming back now still and do not jump Show then theIr you ou are brave I 1 will stay right herand her hen and save you just as I 1 did before l Tony looked across the pond An anc saw five ducks swimming him and something told him he be safer out of ot sight so down he wen went to the very ery bottom and swam f for bank banI on the tho other side where whereat he hopped up and hurried off home JB Mr Fox by the pond was musing Ungrateful fellow rellow he said I saved save his life and would would not sit there and ano help me to get a fat duck for my dinner din am amner ner for when Tony splashed Into ln and the pond all the ducks turned swam back to the tho barnyard leaving Mr Fox feeling very hungry 9 Copyright 1921 by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate New Kew York city RED AND BLACK 1 9 Red and black is a combination wh cis ch chIs Is especially strong on French f ly frocks black Ck T The with body odio touches of ht the scheme of he the is usual usua usually nt t color A |