Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-06
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. r. A. Walker.
Copyright. 1915. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York City
OLD BLACK WOLF IN ANIMAL LAND

OLD bJASh WOJr I'm ANIMAL LAND
! Old black wolf was hated by everybody
in Animal Land because he was so big
and strong hc could take anything the
other animals happened tu have that he
wanted.
Even Mr. Fox dreaded TO see him
coming to call forwlth all his slvncss he was
never able To keep his chickens and other
good things from old Black Wolf
Jack X bbit knew if he did not put
| plenty of food out bv tho t,oor of his
come right in and cal him
| Even MIR. Bear, who was large enough
to protect himself, il would seem. was
afraid of old Black Wolf and never re-
| fused To give him the fat lamb or goat
| he had for his own dinner
| One day old Black Wolf was roaming
| through the woods and saw on MIR. Fox $
: clothes line fine warm quilt and "A nice
, soft feather pillow "Thc very things for me
| To have for my bed this winter he said.
| going into the yard and taking them from
| the line
! Mr. Fox saw him from his window. but
| he dared not say word He only sighed
as he watched old Black Wolf out of sight
| through the woods
That night all the animals in the woods
gathered together and talked over the
matter.
Il can see no way out ot IT but To leave
(, HIM tho woods and go TO some other place
To live" said little Jack Rabbit, who was
growing very thin working 50 hard. and
had been getting so little to eat
That will not do any good, SAID Mr.
Fox, who WAS feeling very sad over the
loss Of his pillow and quilt
N,,t,- E,I s.ft trr l.,l,.
and II would bc tho same thing govcr again
Il wish the hunter who has cnhn
away M in the woods would yet old
Black Wolf. said MIR Bear He has Iu st
como there to live ! have passed his
cabin often these past few DAYS | expect
though. IT Will bc our luck 10 have him
trap us and NOT old Black Wolf :
II have an idea. sand MIR Fox
"Whv not lct old BLACK Wolf hear Of this
cabin and make HIM think II belongs to
ono of us? lie will he sure TO want it If Il is
better than his own
Il do not see how that will help us, :
said the others, but MIR FoN said il they
would 10 rs he told them he felt sure they
would soon bc rid Of old BLACK Wolf
Tho ncN day when old Black Wolf
strollcd along through the woods he saw
AN he ANIMALS sitting together talking, 50
he slipped up bchlnd them very softly
and listened
ut IL all finished. Nir Fo< was SAYING
20 the Others, and | am going there to
morrow to llNC ! dn not want Old i{lach
" of to know where il i because he will
hc sure "a takr Il away from me of course
vnu mn are invited 10 call take he path
a hc lott of thc big oak tree II the middle
of tic woods and then thc path to thu right
TIM; viii load you right to my cabin
Old Black Wolf smiled rs H. listened,
and then ~ quietly crcW away until he
came to tho path then and llc ran for the
cabin
Ii happened the hunter was AWAY and
old Black N"lf had no bother IL getting
in he c:thIn IIe Was - tired from running
he jumped right INTO hcd anil pulled til,
clothes ~ over hly head and ears and som
was sound asleep
IN and hv the hunter returned and hc
was SO tired from his aIl-day hunt that be
threw himself right on the bed
IN jumped old Black Wolf with =
mighty Erowl md UP pumped the hunter
and Sclzcd his gun, and when the animals
beard The shot ring ont through the woods
thcv were pretty sure their troubles were
IA an end from nld Black Wolf
Hui What thcH did not expect was that
the hunter would 20 also, huf he did the
very nest ial lc dld not want to l,c
where the animals earn, il and slept in his
bod
- once moro the Animal Land was
a good place il which 70 live, that Is for
the animals. and al thanked MIR Fox for
the idea lie had, for they SAW the hunter
with old BLACK Wolf ! skin over his back
70 out 81 the woods and hc never came back