Show I The Sandman Story Story for Tonight l Mr 11 Possum Tells a Story P. HI H. H right about what I I was sas just the thought for chop chop went axes against that tree and every timothey timo time they hit it it I 1 felt fet Just justas as S if they gave me a whack on Thy my head It took them some time time- but at last I felt the tree going and in in ina a minute more bang it struck the ground and I there thele was S Mr Ir There was no use running for Dog was hopping about as if his feet were treading treading- on needles and all lEad ready leady to chase me or pounce upon me any second S Mr 11 Man lan he hunts among the branches and finds me me I 1 am Just as quiet Julet as If I 1 had been shot There he is he said sald I guess I did hit him after all and his tail tall must have held him him bun in the tree he lie barks and pleads to belet be belet Mr l Dog og let at me but Mr Man says saya no he ne to because he lie wants must go away save m my skin to make himself a cap Of course I do not feel ver very ven happy when I hear heal that but I am very thankful thank thank- ful he lie keeps leeps Mr 11 Dog Dog- Doga a away wa Mr Ir Man lan gets me out of th the bra branches ches and leaves and pops me Into a bag and ana throws me mc over his back and they au all walk want or off But Mr lr Dog he cant can't keep still sUllo lie Jumps and barks all the way h home 5 TVan ome I can hear the men nen men talking and 1 Man Ian when at last he heard Mr say sav stopped I will p put t him in the barn and get up early and attend to him When ho lie opened the barn door you should houd have heard the way Mr Ir Dog took on You see he was pretty sure I was playing possum I could tell that from the way he barked But Mr l Man Ian did not understand him and he told him to be quiet and he said Dont you ou worry werry boY bov we have havo him safe He lie is a dead possum not a alive alive alive live one You go to bed I was pr pretty tty glad to hear that because be because be- be cause ause I began to have a little hope But nut when Mr Man opens open that barn door loor and throws that bag with me in it on tho the flor for some Borne seconds I amnot am amnot amnot not sure what is happening happening- to me I expect it sort of d me But I get all ever over It and then I know I must act quickly If I was to get away I I- found that the tho bag ba was not even tied and out I crept and looked around It was easier than than I could haI ha planned it myself for there was a a. boa 1005 I card t-card at the back C t of the brn and J ft lid did fr not lot take a n me a j jiffy to crawl raw I aou outI out a aI I wish I could have seen Mr AIr M Mand Mart rind and Mr Dog when they found yo yc you were gone the next morning sa za Mr Fox I ISo So do I I. I said Mr Coon 1 Well ell I never was sorry I was n not there the next morning to see how the thew looked said Mr Possum but I thina thin thinK thinKa a heap of fun Cun- laughing when I how Mr Man Ian held Mr Ir Dog back he lie wanted to shake me And I am very comfortable when think I am wearing my fur coat I Istead Ir Irstead stead of Mr Ir Man Ian having It to ma mat into a cap for himself himself'S S Copyright 1921 1021 by the McClure N New Kew wJ paper Syndicate New York Yort City |