Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyright. 1915 by Mcclure Ncwspnpev
Syndicate New York City
MR. FOy Is kINcpART II

Syndicate New York City.
MIR. FOX is A KING-PART II.
All the animals left Mr. Fox siitinf
on top OF the barrel over which was thrown
a red blanket taken from his bed
| On his head waa copper kettle that
| had no bottom and around his shoulders
and hanging over the sides of the barrcll
was the kingly robe. with splashcs oi
| yellow paint.
There he sat in all his glory, but there
| was no one to look at him, his subjects
had gone home, and If he had known what
Mr.. Coon and MIR. Poss,nn we're doing
he would have left his throne and not
waited for them to return
'Oh, well, a king must not expect 10
have company, he SAID to himself. "and
could associate with Besides have had
good breakfast and | can easily sit here
awhile
And he did, long while II was
dinner time before he saw any of his
subjects again then along cnrnc Mr.
Squirrel and Mr. Rabbit and knel, before
him
20 Great King, they said how won
dcrful are YOU
Then came Mr. Rear and clumsily
knelt before the throne. 20 Great and
Glorious King. who could have graced
n throne rs YOU do7 We worrhip vuu.
q king'"
Long live the king'" said NIL three.
Then came Mr. Coon. md lc knclt
and said. who Of all the animals could
have made such p stately king rs Won
q King of kings7 Thr other animals
could not have sat MS still rs YOU have
done You are indeed King
Mr.. Fox by this time was so pulled M
with pride and knglv feeling that his
head was held high in tho mr. and he bcs an
TO think that being king was all he could
ever desire
But his subjects stood near enough
for him to hear what they snid, md
their talk began 10 make him uneasy
Mr. Bear talked about a roast pig he
had for dinner that WINS being baked 10
n splendid brown and Mr. Coon told nf
n wonderful lard that was IN hIe oven
which would soon 9 rcndy for him 10 cat |
Mr. FnN III ,rcd uneaSilv on his throne, |
fnr he had nothing N his pantry and ms |
te had bwn nttirR on his throne all tho |
morning he had nothing prepared
lie forgot his throne ard that he war |
q great klnC. and was thinking how |
much he would crjuy turkey or goose
II IN fact any kind Of n bird when right |
y his throne there ran turkey
Mr. Fox JuTpci lie forgot his king
tom md everything hut The lIrd He
lao forgot his rol,c. hat hr remembered
{ second later when liz found himself
-olhng down the hill all twisted up IN
MS kinRly garment and the fat turke,
well ont of his reach
Nr rosim had brought tho turkey
md hidden hcliud Mr. Fexs house with
( until he thought tho other animals
,ad talked enough about the go,d fooi
hey had n home 80 that the Ming would
'c good and hungry and then he let the
Urkcv lo,sc
Mr. FnN looked pretty crcsstfaIlcn aa he
yalk cd hack to his hCusc, and when Mr.
'oon ard Mr. Porsurn told hum they all
hourht he was not httsSi 70 hc King
ccausc he had actrsi IN most urdlgn-
cd manner hc wrnt INTO the house without
word and closed the dror
50 that was the end ol his Kingdom
md as he sat that NIGHT eating ulcrl,
oohcd duck ard mtncemcat plr Mr.
OK said "l'd rather st nj we'll filled
aisle than SIT on the host throne IN tho
.orld