Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyrirht foI5 by Mcclure Ncwups pcr
Syndicate New York City.
SNAPPY MOUSE.

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II shan't do itp' said Snappy Mouse.
VI am going to get that piece of cheese
You want to frighten me, and when
run away you will go out and get it your
self. You let me alonel ] am as big
rs you are"
'But you are not as old as | am, "
! said his brother Nibble, and | tell You
! that piece of cheese is in trap, and #
| you try TO get it your head will be caught
But Snappy Mouse did not believe
| his brother. He was n very cross little
| fellow when he could not have his own
i way, and that was the reason he was
named Snappy.
'Hc will be caught said Nbblc
! to himself must run and get mother.
| He won't mind me"
| OF ran Nibhle for his mother and
no sooner was he out of sight than out
from behind box where he was look
, ing at the cheese ran Snappy.
Right up to the trap he went but,
having never seen n trap. Of course he
did not know what it was.
Funny little box" he said. stop
ping in front If the hole where the cheese
was hanging from a little wire looking
very tempting.
II S all cat this cheese and not touch
, the food on the shelf ! guess that It
Is the reason they put il here They
know we must have something TO cat
and they 10 not like to have rs cat their
| food =
All this time Snapnv was feeling he
was very wise, and as he felt sure of
having al the cheese he wanted he was
in no hurry, but he did not see two
bright eyes looking at him from the
doorway II he had he would not have
gone around the funny little box again
and turned his back on the door Of the
pantry
Snappv never could tell inst what
happened whether be poked his nose
near tho cheese or whether he was push
cd on his nose Anyway. he remember
cd his head getting hard bump and then
he he ri loud cry Of Meow" but
bv that tame Snappy was At the other
corn of the pantry behind n barrel
4 terrible racket was going on and
Snappy very carefully pcepcd ont from
behind the barrel and such q sight rs
mot his eyes, There was puss with
ono paw caught in hole of the funny
httle box and jumping about like mad
creature
Il guess better get in the wall. "
thought Snanpv 50 hc made dash
and tumhlcd Nibhtc and his mother
over on their backs as he ran in the hole,
for they bad arrived a. the opening
Just as Puss sprang AZ Snappv, and had
been too frightened 10 move.
Il guess YOU found out that told
You the truth about that cheese, said
NlbbIc. as soon as they wcrc all safe /
in the wall How vou escaDcd being
caught hv Puss is moro than | know
1t is all very PLAIN 70 me said
Snappv "and | found out that YOU or
mother do not know thing about u
That was trap to catch Puss with
Didn't YOU 500 what happened 70 her
when she tined 10 get me-
The people in this house are very
kind. and not cruel they want to pro-
tect Us and set trap for Puss, not for
US Though Just why they put he
cheese IN the funny little box ! am not
''Well Of al the silly children ever
heard o. gaspcd his mother. "He +
thinks the trap was ~ catch Puss.
He vii find ont All about il, mother :
SAID NIhhlc. tho first time he tries 10 /.
get that cheese, and that Will be the .
only way liz will hc taught anything; +
he thinks he Is 80 smart
Il shall not 90 near II again for | /
know nov it IS set for PMS said Snappv, |
"hut Am quite sure il would not hurt
me am 50 small ! could nln out Of
one Of the holes on the other side
1t Is no nse: we cannot frIghten him
or teach him anything, said his mother
Il would not let them think | was
frightened sar Snappv - himself
when tic was alone. but | shall not
get caught ii THAT funny little box
Now | know what il Is and il ! am not
mistaken Puss will not come near the
pantry for while. 50 | shall have a very
nee time And Of he ran 10 eat
ANYTHING lie could find excepting the
cheese IN the funny little box