Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyright. 1918. toy Mcclure NcvU pnpef
Syndicate New York Citv
IMPORTANT MR. RAT

| OF course there was no looking glass
in Mr. Rats home, and he did nit know
| how he looked, but Mr.. Rat thought
| he was n very big fellow; very large.
/ indeed, for had he not driven all the
mice away from under the barn, and
did he not rule supreme?
Now | will take look about over
! me, and see who lives there. If ! like
the place" said MIR Rat. ."Tll just drive
out those who live there and rule there
as we'll as here
So one night MIR Rat ran up to the
barn floor and took look about. MIR.
| Horse and Madam Cow were asleep
in their stalls Mr.. Rat looked at
| them with disdain "liuhl they will
run when I come up here. guess.
| Then he ran into the mangers and helped
himself to the grain he found. and decided
il would he very good place 10 live
all the time
"I1l como up here tomorrow and
take possession said Mr. Rat
The next day Mr. Horse was out IN
the field working with his master and
| Madam Cow went 10 the pasture To cat
| her meals. So Mr. Rat had no trouble
| in taking possession of the barn lie
| even drove out Mrs Hen and her chicks.
| for She was afraid he might harm her
| ntifC ones,
Il guess thc animals around here
Will soon learn who | am sud VI r
| Rat. putting up with pride WHY,
am king | have palace all to rvs"l'.
! But that night he was surprised 10
| find Mr. EIors" asleep in his stall and
also Madam Cow "I must LEI them
know am ruler here, said Mr. Rat.
running mp on Madam Cows back andd
| giving her a sharp nip with his teeth.
| Up jumped Madam Cow so quickly
| that Mr.. Rat thought the Garth had
risen up and carried him with il He
! jumped and ran f,r his hole in the floor
Now what happened ! should like
| to know" nc said, when he was safe
under the barn
BY and hv I'LL was still and m went
MIR Rat to Mr. Horses stall lIo VIII
have to get out ot here, SAID Nlr Rat
Il want all the room for mNSclf Ii il
were DAYTIME could frlghtcn them
by just letting them SOC me ! am 50
big But il IS 50 dark in here | shall
have to bite thcm !
He gave Mr. Horse nIhhlc on one
of his legs and Mr. Horse kicked ana
for 4 second Mr. Rat was sure tho roof
or the SKY had fallen on hlm and AT
tho stars for hc saw great many
The ncNl day hc ran up 10 take
look around tile barn and, of course
there was no ono thcrc "Ha la'
| frightened them" said Nlr Rat ~
know could drive thcn away
Just then Mr. Dog came in the barn
door and seeing Mr. RAT be bounded
toward him t;ct out ni hcrc >ald
NTr Rat doirjng behind barrel
WHORE Mr. Dog could not got n hrn
"t,ct out yourself ~a,d Mr. n"c
with bark What ~ you mean ~
coming INTO the barn 4, live
This IS my nov home oad Mr
RAJ II drove out those othcr ami
mails and shall have II drive ynu
out. for want this place all g my
self
'Oh, dear me laughed NIr dog
You drove them OUT Why Mr.
Horse and Madam Gov would make
hundred If Won
You are mistaken ann vcry large
indeed drove All 'hc mice from
under The barn and fnghtcn a7yonc
Ii yoI do not 81 away shall have
10 bite YOU
.Iu~t then Pu>s came INTO tie barn.
Come here PuSs, called Nir Dog
Here il Nlr RAT behind thi- barrel
who thinks hc Is bigger than Nr Horse
or Madam Gov and he thinks hr drove
III "a out y 3- Iu y cause y drove
away the mice who lived under the
barn
What Kissed Piss hcr ewes flash
ing with anger lie drove out The
mic I'll SHOW N Fat vho drove tn M
ont And behind the barred went pus~
and o1t ran Mr. Rat and into hi- hole
81 quick II made Mr. Dog dizzy
.lou come up here again and iii show
vou who drove out the mice SAID PuSs
Tho yer, idea ~ taking tic credit
away from me when worked here
day and night for - long t. nd The
place Of the mice
You better get looking gla-> and
take look a. Yourself Nir Rat called
Mr. Dog through the hole Ia the floor
You will not feel So hig after YOU
have seen yourdef Why you arc
nowhere near a. large aS PusS
Il got away anyway thought Mr.
Rat and | know | am great deal
larger than Puss or any Of those animals,
but | think | will live downstairs 1t
makes me feel queer when 90 up higher
But Mr. Rat had 10 move away,
each day Mr. Dog and Puss came to
the hole in the floor and watched, and
once Mr. Rat got a sharp tap on the
nose from Puss sharp claw, which
made him decide the place was not
healthful