Show The Tiie Sandman Story FOR TONIGHT The Old Clocks Clock's Secret- Secret Part I In the top room of ot an old farmhouse one night as the moonlight came in through the dusty window an old clock standing on tho the floor loor was telling the theother theother theother other furniture around it something that made all of them forget that they were discarded and forgot forgot- ten S There was was was' an old chair with a cracked back an old pewter teapot an old bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau with a mirror streaked with age and old table and many other things each listening to the tale of the old clock Yes I r hold a secret said the old clock for as many of ot yoU jou know I 1 stood on one end of ot the kitchen shelf for years and years and there behind my back were were placed many secrets and valuable pa pa- pers It was hard of ot course not to be able to turn around and look ook at these letters letters let let- tens and papers pape's but as a trusted friend of ot tho the family I could not be bo inquisitive There were many times when I 1 heard all about them for after supper sitting before the fire the farmer and his family tam tam- ily would often talk over or read the letters and of ot course there I 1 was facIng facing facing fac fac- ing them But one day there Was a letter placed behind my back bad that was never removed a and it is there to this day How do you OU know that asked the chair You have been away from the kitchen shelf shelt for many years ears some one may have found it before this Ah there are many things you do donot donot donot not know my friend said the old clock Listen and I will wUl tell you rou all the se se- se cret The letter was slipped between the outside board of my back and the inner board and it is there now What is in it Why not look After all these years surel surely you have a right to know said the mirror on the bu bu- bu- bu reau I 1 suppose many would think the way you do do if asked aske 1 replied the clock but if I 1 can hold the secret I shall do so until the person to whom it belongs comes and finds It My back Is old and it sometimes cracks with ago age and the heat up here and andI I 1 may not be bo able to keep leep It long now but I will do my best to gu guard rd it for somehow I am sure the one to whom it belongs will one day find it You see i I know that the person who hid it wanted 1 to destroy it it but did not dare and for some reason hid it between my boards The daylight dalIght streamed in and then the I noonday sun came in and showed all the theold theold old discarded furniture covered with dust dus All was still when suddenly a snap was heard and something fell on the floor behind the old clock The attic door was pushed open and an anold anold anold old lady leaning on a cane came camo in in followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by two young people a a. boy boy and and a girl It is up here somewhere said theold theold the theold old lady I never wanted it put in the attic but your grandmother and the othen other other oth oth- er en girls wanted a ne no wone and at last the kitchen clock was wag put up here with the other things that I would not have sold Continued tomorrow Copyright 1920 by the ther McClure Newspaper Syndicate New York City |