Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. r. A. Wakes.


Copyrisht. lels. BY Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York City.
HOW TWO MICE WERE SCARED.
One night when the house was all quiet
and all the people who lived there were
fast asleep in their beds Timmy Mouse,
who lived with his wife, Mrs. Timmy, in n
hole in the wall of the dinningroom, crept
out as usual to run to the pantry.
Mrs. Jimmy followed her husband
like dutiful wife that she WAS, but just
as they were running across the room OF
the pantry door Mr.. Jimmy Mouse gave
squeak of wild alarm and ran back,
nearly tripping Mrs Jimmy in the hustle.
When they were once more snfc in their
hole in The wall and Mr. Timmy Mouse
could breath again he said to his wife,
who stood looking at him with widc-open
eyes, ''Did you see il? 1t was almost rs
big as the room--the biggest white cat
| ever saw, lying fiat on its stomach in
front of the fireplace in the dinineroom!
And you did not see it9'
"No. Timmy. dear. | did not, an
swered his wife There has never been
a cat here before, my dear; only the
little white dog. Don't you think it may
have been the little dog, after alp"
mo. I do not" answered Timmv
Mouse, but to make sure | will creep
out and see If the creature rs not right at
the door of our house.
Very carefully Timmy Mouse crept
to the door of his house, followed by Mrs.
Timmy, who held him by the tail in case
he ventured too FAR out so she could pull
him back If the creature WAS there.
But there was no one near the hole
in the wall, so Timmy Mouse poked out
his nose a little way and looked about.
1T is there right by the fireplace, P"
he said, darting back into his house.
Mrs Timmy ventured TO poke out
her nose, and her sharp ewes saw the
big white creature stretched out on its
stomach, just as her husband had said.
OH" she squeaked, budding close
to her husband 'It would take all the
mice in the world to fill that terrible
creature" she said
Perhaps we can run around back of
it, said Timmy Mouse. "At least, can
try, but YOU, my dear, must stay right
here in the house. I can take care of my
self very well, but If have you on nv
mind ! shall be quite nervous and an
accident might happen"
Mrs. Timmv watched her husband as
ne crept cautiously along the side Of the
room back of the big white creature, but
it never moved. She was beginning 10
feel that Jimmy might get To the pantry
and back when sharp little bark was
heard and into the room bounded the
little white housedog He ran after Timmy
Mouse. Jimmy ran, for while he was not
afraid of the little dog-he had seen him
often and all he did was 10 chase him and
bark-hc was thinking Of the big white
cat, she would see him now, he felt sure
So frightened was Tunmy Mouse
that he did not see where he was run
ming and from the door of her house
Mrs Timmv saw her husband run
right into tho mouth Of tho big white
creature on the floor. Mrs. Jimmy
gave ono sqdeak and over she tumbled in
a faint, and when she came to herself
Jimmy Mouse was standing over her
tanning her uth peanut she'll
OH Jimmy, Jimmy, How did you
ever get OUT ! saw her swallow Won
whole cried Mrs Timmy.
Huh said Jimmy Mouse, that
ism a ca at all Il isn't even alive
1t Is new white fur rug the family had
put in front Of the fireplace since last
night Como along and will show you,
The little white dog had gone. SO
Timmy Mouse and his wits had good
chance to inspect the white creature,
and they both decided il was a SPLEEN
did place to hide should they be taken
BY surprise coming from the pantry
at any time
Il shall always shut my eyes. said
Mrs Timmy Il know ! shall die Of
fright if ] look when | 60 inside that
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