Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-26 | Page 3 | The Sandman Story for Tonight

I I I I I I I j The S Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT I Mr Fox Finds Som Something thing When Then Mr 1 Fox Foz went over the hill hili to the farm Carm one night he found the poultry- poultry h house use locked fast last and as the windows were too high for Cor him him to reach Mr l Fox ox I walked carefully away feeling rather rathar dis dis- Some folks are are so he thought Here Here Herc rs this farmer Carmer with more poultry than he he can possibly need and he is not willing that I should have one bird a night I would take only one if it he was was kind to me but th the next time I have a chance I i will carry off CC three instead of two as asI asI I have been doing I While he was musing in this way Mr Fox had been walking along the side of ofa ofa a hill near the barn yard He stopped I suddenly and sniffed carefully at a jar he saw tipped on its side bide That cannot be a trap teal thought Mr sir Fox Jt would not lot be in plain sight I Now I wonder vonder what It is Ic He gae gave it a careful and gentle poke wIth one paw and down the soft grassy hill lull rolled the thc jar to the bottom After making sure euro that all was well Mr Fox ran down to investigate and found a little str stream arn of something was running out of oC the jar Mr Fox licked It it and found that it was good goodr so 10 good that h quite forgot to be cautious J and poked his head into the jar to to get get- more There had been honey In the Jar and andon andon I Ion on the side and bottom wa was wag enough left to make mke Mr Fox think he was a very lucky fellow I He licked the jar quite clean before he tried to withdraw hit his head and then he be found he ho was held fastI fast st. stI I i might have known it he said It was a trap after all How can folks be bebo beso beso so bo heartless hearties thinking up Ul such traps as this to catch poor unsuspecting creatures creatures creatures cre cre- cre- cre like me Mr Fox began to run and and- of course he could not see an next thing he knew he hit a rock He Ite was wasI fr free For r a se second ond he was stunned lIe He lIeI looked booked around in a bewildered manner but only for a second then he took to toI his heels and off he ran for home He met ReddY Fox on the way Where lid did you get the collar asked Reddy and that was the first that Mr Fox knew about the rim of the Jar It was still around his neck Oh that is Just a little novelty I 1 picked up said Mr I as he ran on But If It Reddy l Fox ox had happened to see Mr Fox later when he was trying to I get rid of df the novelty he would have wondered if Il Mr 1 Fox had lost his senses lIe He bruised his head and skinned his nose trying to break the rim on n a rock and it was morning be before Core he succeeded I could have carried off oft a dozen hens and anti been chased all aIl by Mr Do Doand Dog DOK and not be bo as tired as I am now said Mr Fox as he crept into his Ills h tad led d. d I dont don't rare how good anything looks books after alter this i I J wont won't touch It unless it has legs begs and I can run i Copyright 1020 by th the McClure Nf Newspaper Sn Syndicate New cv York City Olty cu In