Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-02
SANDMAN STONY.
BY Mrs. 4. A. Walker.
Copyrieht. 1913. by Mcclure Ncwspaps
Syndicate New York CITY.
MIR. FOX AND PINkIE CAT.
Part III

The mex morning after the wedding
Pinkie woke up bright and early, ms she
usually did. Come, ii is time to get up,
she called To Mr.. Fox.
II sleep late mornings, my dear, re-
Piled MIR. Fox, You get right up, II you
like The wcod is in the shed, back oi the
house and yoa will find the breakfast
food IN the pantry, | take cream IN my
coffee hope you do not, because there is
only little III tho cream PITCHER.
Pinkic Cat did not answer her husband
but her green evca booked greener as she
went into the pantry.
After awhile MIR Fox got mp md peck
cd out Of his bedroom door; everything
was still, and the fire was not made
"Wherc is my breakfast2' ho called out
IN gruff voice as he came INTO the Kitchen.
pinkie was sitting on the steps In the
sun lickru up her fur coat. Il guess 1t Is
where YOU left il, my dear, IN the pantry,
she answered swectly.
what do YOU mean hy sitting out
there and not making the ire or getting
nv coffee ready said Mr.. Fox.
you said. my dear, that YOU always
took cream in YOUR coffee, SAID Finkie,
"nnd MS | drank up all the cream for my
breakfast, knew you would not want
coffee
"Now. see here. Mrs. Fox" said MIR
Fox. going 10 the door and taking Piuklc
by the shoulder, YOU are my wife and |
married you To keep my house. You come
in here and build the FIRE and get
But he did not say any more, for
pnkic jumped up and few NJ him with
her claws. She scratched hls face she
pulled his ears and she finally forced him
INTO a corner. and then she spoke; You
rrfr3 gha4 q MIR InV p
said Pinkie "hut | am not your servant
| was promised cream for all my meals
and cream mean to have! DO YOU under
stand?' And with every word Pinkic
gave Mr. Fox tap on the head with her
paw and did not draw IN her claws, either
You shall have cream, Plnklc, dear,
said Mir tox only do not be so rough
| was having n little fun with YOU; can't
YOU take Joke my dear"
Yes. can take a Joke, replied Pinkic
Can YOU, Mr., Fox, because this Joke is
on you2 You thought you married poor
little kitten who would obey YOU and he
Your slave, but YOU have married no such
creature My dear MIR Fox, go build the
fire and FRY some chicken for my break
fast
"Ncs, my dear. replied Mr. Toy
pinkit Cat sat ~ he kitchen and watch
tG Mt IOS UNI II lie tiAitktI WAS tttlktt
thcn she calmly ate it ALL leaving the
ZONES fnr hlm
'.Nou run over to the farm and got me
some cream, and be quick, 10, she COM
maudcd
loor Nr Fox did not dare lisol,cy his
VIE. ~o otf H. trottcd He went to the
farm. TINT Mr. Dog saw hm and gave the
farmer warming, and after him they ran,
ana once Mir Fox felt bullet whiz past
hun
no v IL Is worth AT this he said as
he ran down tho road Il shall lead tho
lic 81 il dog il 90 home Here am almost
shot. have had no breakfast and only been
married half day.
Alr Fox crawled through hole in
wall and sat down behind rock 10 think
III go home without the cream shall
get my cars boxed he said and Just
feel IN my bones PinkIc is not going to bc a
model wife II rGu off, won 20 back
- up jumped Mr. foN and on he ran,
never stopping untl hc was miles and
lrIl,e away from whcrc he once had lived,
and when he Was surg he was safe, he
huIlt a house and thcrr hc still lives, hut
lie never married again
FInhic al waited for Mr. Eos until she
Was hungry and then She ran back 70 the
farm l.ll never listen - anyone again
II Was that moonlight that did i she
said II lot huu know hc could not
fughten me anyway. and that he thought
hI could do