Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-09
SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. r. A. Walker.
Copvr,pht 1918 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New YORK CITY
WAS 1T THE FIELD MOUSEf
I

Jack wondered what the flelu THiIy
intended to do, but he would not be
surprised now at anything, so ne DC
gan to pick some berries, Tor ne had no1 =,
had his reakiast, and now br hu'e
Cow was sure she was not gong TO t,le
butcher. She, too, began to eat tue
sweet grass by the stream.
Jack thought she might speak again
and he padded her sides and nose, but
the only answer BrindIc Cow made
was to rub her nose against him ana
moo. -.
After while Jack heard someone calling
his name. and running down the road.
Ii was Nina. "Ohl | am so glad l nave
found YOU" she said. Come quickly
something has happened to Simon.
Jack let Brindlc Cow take care OF
herself and hurried after Nina, won
dcring what the fairy had done to oi-
mon.
But il seemed that Simon had brought
on his trouble himself by trying to save
the wood that morning when Nina told
him she needed more wood for the fire.
Instead of giving her more wood nc
had poured on some oil and the haine
had blazcd up and burned HIM.
When Jack and Nina reached the
farmhouse Simon was on the iioor groan-
ing with pain.
For citing all the unkindr ess they
had received Mt his hands, Jack and
Nina lifted him from the floor and placed
him on his bed. Then they did all they
could to relieve his sutferings.
Nina hathcd his face and hands and
Jack bandagcd them, and by and by
he fell asleep When he awoke he asked
for some Cruel, and then he remembered
Brlndlc Cow
Poor creature. said Simon. Il wish
| had kept her even If she was getting
old. hut It is too late now, for, OF course,
the butcher has her.
jus, then moo, moo was heard
outside. and for the first me since
he left her III tho stream Jack thought
Of Brindlc Cow
"Whv, there she is now, he said.
II did not get to the butchers this
morning ccause Nina called me be
fore | had gone beyond the woods.
.Ill never sell her, SAID Simon. Go
out. Jack, and give her good dinner
and tonight sec a. she has nice bed
Of straw the arm.
That dav 70 dinner Simon told Nina
10 have good mea stew and that
Nina and Jack were to eat all they
wanted.
Jack told Nina what had happened
nj the stream il the woods and asked
her il she thought the ialrN had any
thinr 10 do with the accident that hap
pcncd to Simon.
"Of course not. said Nina Fairies
slwoxs ID good. not lad things, and
besides Simon must have been burned
At The very time YOU saw the iairy,
and wonder II YOU really dld see Z
fairy after ALL Are YOU sure YOU did
no, fall asleep and dream Il all
Jack was quite sure nc did not dream
Il but never again did Brndle Cow
1 speak at least, Jack never heard her
| il She did.
| BIT when SIMON recovered from
! his burns and was quite well again some
! thing did happen and whether the
Field Fairv and Brindle Cow had any
! thing To do with it Jack and Nina never
/ knew
simon was changed man, that was
| sure He would not let Nina do the
! work any more. but sent both oi the
( children to school He fixed up the house
I and bought now furniture, and, best
4 of al. he bought NEE clothing Tor JACK
! and Nina
And If you don't mind, said Simon
/ to Jack and Nina one day, u wish you
/ would call me ncle Simon.
He even bought . nice horse and
pretty willow carriage for the children
! 10 drive 10 school; in fact. everybody
I thought Simon must have lost hs MN
i he was 81 changed
1T must be the work of the Field
/ FAIRY. sud Jack when ho and Nina
were talking over what the nelghboirs
said about Simon she SAID She would
change him into q kind and good man
Perhaps she came .nd found hun
burned and thought She would wa't
and sec what happened @ him, said
I Nina, but ] think you fell asleep that
morning. Jack while YOU were wait
ing for Bundlc Cow 70 drink at th'
stream
YOU, Brludle9 asked Jack as Brindlo
+ Cow came mp to the stone wall wher'
/ Jack and Nina stood
Brlndle Cow looked over the wal
/ straight At Jack and answered "Mo
/ 600.
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