The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-29

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] and beheld at once . backyard gate
standing party open What rors
could I ask? I went up 70 the gate
and peered in The first thing I saw
lin fast the oaiy thing I saw-was .
deg II was . bow-leGg d dog. with
the ro3t distressing face I ever see1
on any domestic animal. i said,
Come here. Fieo." and think that 10
where ! had my mistake. I don't be-
licve that that kind Of dog 10 ever
named Ffco. Anyhow. he wou.ea't
let me put MY fL.gs in the yard. In
fact, he wouldn't let me put Il any.
whe-e. lie lade me go back where
l came from; which ! did, without
wasting any time or any remarks
about It.
Then It occurred to me to give the
hox away. Perhaps. 1 thought. some
body might be very & ad OF load OF
fudge. So. VIXEN ] came uron .
couple OF PAINTERS in smeary oyera.ls
raising . ladder against the side .
house. stop ed and casually inquired
u they ever insuis-d in connections.
One Of them SAID. Il don't Anow what
you're talking about. bIother::" and
the other one said. "Yank her up
about foot more. Jake" aid thea,
alter trying the rope. they bo.h went
clambering up the ladder without ray.
Ing any further attention TO me.
| ! judged from this u.at | had not
been altogether tactiuL 1t occurred
TO me. also. that II was . mistake to
oner candy In Ills on-ha1d fashion 10
adults. ~ ecia .ly strange adults. Ac-
cordingiy. crossed over the stree,
TO where some boys AID girls were
jumping about on the sidewalk.
sauntered up to them and SAID.
"Hel o! Playing hopsco.ch. are 20. I"
They all stopped and .oo.ied at me.
Only one OF them-a little g.ri-
seemed 10 have any manners. and she
said. NO. nam; it's top-sxip-aad-a,
jump"
| ! said, rs that so! Well. we'll.
Then. smiling like Sant- Claus.
held out the shoe-b1x. Here l said,
is lot OF nice candy for you AL"
Eyid, nt,y these children were no,
accustomed TO getting candy by the
box. A couple OF peppermint sticks
or a bag OF gamdrops would probab y
have proved more home-,ike and IN.
viting. At all events, this sixS ound
Offering did not seem to appeal to
them. 1t may have been the shoe tox
that scared them. don't know. They
certainly did not tale to 1t very cheer.
inlly. In TACT. they d. int take to II
al all. As advanced with II they all
backed on, and one little fellow ran
into tie house.
Then the latest boy OF the group,
his cheeks srattered with freckles,
doubled up his fists and growled at
me. ] said. See here. my boy. what's
the matter with you? This is fudge
nice. homemade candy-a whole box.
full. Don't ycu want III"
He gave his mouth stretch to one
side and said. Jaw. so on with your
old fudge! You're crazy!"
let him know that that was no:
the way to talk to gentleman. and in
return ! was told to go chase myself;
whereupon, probab fearing that
was going to throw the box at them,
the whole crowd of youngsters scamp.
cred OF.
This decided me to get on car ana
go home with my fudge. could give
II to my mother. or feed It to the
chickens. perhaps. | had walked these
three blocks In the hore of losing It
before boarding an avenue car, with
Its fashionable afternoon traffic; but
1t seemed to me. now that II would be
more wholesome to swallow my pride
on q street car than to be making a
spectacle Of myself ON the open high.
way.
/ was fortunate In getting aboard
with number Of others. SO that did
not attract any special attention; and
when ! took my seat I managed to
hide the box pretty well by placing Il
close beside me. I thorght once Of
letting II fall out OF the window, but
the sash back Of me was closed. and
did not venture to oren II for fear OF
stirring up attention. Then. after q
little while. large man got In and
came and sat down on the boz l did
not see him in time to get II out Of
his way. The bursting OF the lid
L
eral interest. The man was extreme
y arclogetic as pulled the deformcd
box from under him. and he said he
hoped he had MT hurt the shoes any.
] said. "Oh. that's all right! Have .
piece" and ! tried to lift up . corner
OF the cracked lid.
He said. mo. thanks" and went out
and stood with the conductor.
Casting about for some means Of re
lieving my embarrassment. discov.
cred that there was space under the
seat. and after a moment or two I
slowed the boz down there. out of
sight II was evidently the right
thirg to do. for the passengers stopped
cooking at me and ] quickly regained
my comrosure.
When got on left the box behind
| Only one man In the car noticed n