The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21

manded:
Now, then, what are you boys do
Catching our goat" replied Humpy.
Don't lie to me! You are couple
of young villains! I'll bet you are the
same two boys that stole a piece of
carpet off my line last week. Goat,
eh? Well, I'll give you all the goat
you want before you get out of here"
She did. She not only got in several
more whacks on the boys, but the goat
was provided for in the most liberal
manner. When the three finally escap-
ed from the yard the Davis boy said
he guessed he'd had fun enough for
one day and started for home, and
Humpy and the goat started off to
meet with further adventures. They
had gone two blocks when a big dog
same bounding across the street. He
evidently expected to see the goat take
to his heels at the first bark, but he
was mistaken in the animal. Billy low
cred his head and faced him, and as
the dog finally started to jump in he
was charged and got such rake from
the horns that he went bowling away.
Humpy had to drop the rope to give
tory the animal went cantering down
side street. He had gone half
block when he met an old man walking
with a cane. There was plenty of
room for him to turn out, but he kept
straight on and ran between the mans
legs and threw him down. The rope
was tangled with the cane for a mo-
ment and this gave Humpy opportuni-
ty to come up and seize the end of it.
The man shouted "murder!" and "po-
ice!" but finally struggled up and
shouted:
Boy, if I had you here I'd cane the
hide off you!
1T wasn't me-" protested Humpy.
But it was that Internal old goat
of yours, and you probably sicked him
on Suppose he had broken one of my
legsi Suppose he had caused me to
break my neck! 1 tell you, young man,
that in leading a goat around you are
taking the first steps to the gallows. I
shall live to see you hung yet"
He struck at Humpy and the goat
with his cane. but both evaded him an I
ran away. but they were not yet out of
the neighborhood when a policeman
stopped them and said to Humpy:
Young Teller, where'd you steal that
goat?"
Please, sir, but he's a lost goat and
I'm taking him home.'
''Oh, you are, Ell? Look me straight
In the eye. 1 thought you were lying
about it. When 1 said to my wife this
morning at breakfast that bacon had
gone up two cents a pound and that a
perfect wave of crime seemed to be roll |
ing over the country, 1 knew what 1
was talking about. You are young and |
tender, but you'll get about a year in
the jug for this. Gimme the rope
But he didn't get it. Billy seemed to |
know that something was up, and put
ting his head down he gave the officer
such a bunt on the knees that his legs |
collapsed and he sat down hard. He
didn't get up for a minute, and when |
he did his prey had got too far away to |
be overtaken.
When Humpy and the goat had got |
within two blocks of their destination |
three dogs that were running behind a |
wagon rushed upon the goat together. |
Though taken by surprise, he fought |
Valiantly, assisted to some extent by |
Humpy. However, the dogs got him |
down and rolled him over and over and |
chewed off his whiskers and bit his ears |
and they might have done for him but |
for q man who came along and said he /
had once been goat himself and knew /
how 1t was. It was a forlorn looking |
Ftlly that Humpy led up to the door Of
No. p Edward street. His knock was
answered by fat man who was smok-
ing his pipe, and as soon as ne saw the
goat he exclaimed:
'Ha! Dot vhas my long lost Napoleon.
He goes AWAY three days ago."
He was found a mile from here" ex-
planned Humpy.