Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-14
For Goodness Sake
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Copyright, by j. b. Lippincott co)
BY Clifford Howard

was naughty, naughty DoN, ana tnal
If didn't stop ringing that bell she
would call a policeman.
Then heard somebody on the low
er floor calling for Bruno" and insist
| ing that IL was perfect outrage
Really. ! felt awfully mortified. II
was the first time anything OF the
kind had ever happened to me, and |
particularly regretted that II should
have occurred at Bertha's home.
realized keenly that / ought to do
| something decisive at once; so |
! grasped my cane i'm the middle and
| aimed desperate blow at the push
button. But just as ! swung back my
arm a light suddenly shone in the
glass panel of the door, there was a
galloping noise. as Of a human being
| and Quadruped coming along the
hall. regardless of the umbrella stand,
and amid the snarls of dog an elder
| ly gentleman could be heard announ-
cling his intentions of breaking some.
| body's neck.
So ! said to myself: For goodness
sake!' and the dispatch with which |
got down to the sidewalk was a reve-
lation. ! didn't know that / had II in
me to be so nimble.
| had barely reached the bottom
when the cross man let the dog out and
told him to sic" me and Chew the
pants on me- At the same time he
flung n stick of wood after me, and
made use of very ungracious express
sion.
can understand why he might have
liked to hit me with the stick. but
am at loss to know why he should
have wanted the dog to treat me so
shabbily. certainly had not done
anything to the dog.
! l thought IL best to run all the waSl
home. II was only a matter of few
blocks anyhow. and l planned to- get
into the back alley and jump the fence.
! was worried. though. to know how
| was going to get around the corner
/ at Butternut street. II is 20 easy
task to. go round corner on an 10y
pavement at full speed without either
breaking your neck or losing ground,
and had before me. the further pos
sibility of losing a portion of my ap-
parel should | invite the nearer ap-
proach OF the dog by slackening my
I gait. ,...
Y Therefore. .when,1 be6eid standing
on the corner a. tall, fat,footed man,
kwho looked HIKE "a Presbyterian, | said
to myself: For goodness sake." and
the next moment grabbed him about
the waist and swung myself around
the corner with a dexterity that sur
prised'myS most hopeful expectations.
AS L did4so, / hurfiediy begged 5iis.
pardon and Itoidi him 10 believe G me.
that INshoald 1neveT haHes taleen the
.liheytv ShaaSI notspeen sore brassed.
II rsJ Taailss mss>yeryss8ff,yy' when Lib esra
with yahn L a,l0uf wffatksftfe tcildGepsle,,
psB feIl doasn ;--aiAf wHeih' heard hhns
1 gTappliaeawith tst< dog gt tdid tQcmy.
!. l.seh h;..sKersgoodhess sakeiT .o,st,
I. ..1.I da,ss kno~sjdst what the cross. dog
did foi the goodman. .'or' what the good
man did: to the cross dog, but the two
of, ,,tham 's0gether certainly made an
unhoty, distorbanee* And three or four
timid. .pedestrians, scenting danger ini
the c9mmotion, ,stoOks their cue from
me, and began to rsns. ..r .G:.
r. II, was. exceedingly disagreeable Ito
line u. be the cause OF, so, nnsh' publisl
excitement; and. when windows began
to go up and -nep. and women poked
Their heads; into the pight felt posi-.
ttiveiy hupillated: BY; the time l. got,
into our back alley there was perfect
i'stampede, Of boys and ...men > coming
fdown the street. There did not appear.
to be any clearly defined notion among
them as to whatit was. ALI about. but.
so far as / could Judge. the crowd was
made up OF two, factions--one running
away from danger and following me as
leader, and the other impressed with
the conviction that was being chased.
Included in the latter faction were two
policemen.
Fortunately happened to know one
of these and when they nabbed me as
| was about to scramble over the fence
| said to him: Believe me, O'Hara.
this is all a very painful mistake. |
am simply running away from a dog
! charged with a mission to injure me
and disgrace me-"
-AiN'i hOlutut consultation, IN
which O'Hara assured his fellow Off.
Ger that he knew me to be a perfect
gentleman. they agreed TO allow me TO
proceed unmolested, with the under
standing. however. that would appear
in court should developments make IL
necessary.
The family were somewhat surprised
to hear me come into the house
through the kitchen. but ] said nothing
to them at the time concerning my
misadventure. except to confide TO nv
sister Ellen that had inadvertently
got some ice water down my neck. and
that one of her hot lemonades, with a
dash of brandy and nutmeg, would be
particularly agreeable.
She responded at once with her
usual tact and goodness, manifesting
no curiosity and asking no questions
until tossed the fateful pocketbook
upon a chair. Then, with a little start