The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-23

ne looked back at Peat and spoke up quite
a littel louder.
There might most anything happen to
you Peat he said, thsrs might humble bee
come along he said Drop it Peat or there
might come along humble bee and sting
you be said.
Peat didn't drop it, on account Of being
50 brave suppose, and Peaty hitcbed along
a littel ON the bridge.
There's other things could happen too he
said, Drop it Itell you there might come
along a blue jayc andpeck at you be said
Peat looked as il he felt just 4 littcl
scaired then but he held on to the shatelane
bag just the same, and Peaty hitchcd along
a litte more on the bridge.
Taint sensible to run right into danger
Peat he said. There might come along
zebra and step on you he said.
Peat crowcbed down real low when he said
that but he was just as brave as ever.
Peaty was almost up TO him too, but he
kept on talking just the same.
Or there might come along cuppel Of
cammels and jostle you he said, or ginny
pig and butt you lie said
Well Peat was as SCARED as anything. /
could see that just to look at him. But he
held on to the shateane bag as il it was hang
on or dye, and Peaty stopped right there
beside him and put his hand on his collar
Good for you peaty | hollered, You've
gotit, / hollered, Snatch il quick Pealy.
Well that was what said and Il was
awful And | don't know whatever could
make me do. it. Because knowing about
Peat's dispersition and all there didn' I really
seem any excuse, And yet said it. Jur.
that way. Good for you Pcaty. You've
gotitl Snatch it quick, Peatyl
And Peat, Of course he heard ME, and just
jerked his head right round and dropt il in
.thqwater.
4 fReaty turned round and gave one look at
'mcs i felt awful when saw the way he
looked He looked as If he wouldn't have
thought / would have done it. lie looked
SCARED too, but he never said a word.
There wasn't really time because he jumped
right in the water. was SCARED most to
death myself then. Itsanawful decpbrook,
SO deep they call il creek sometimes, and
Peaty he didn't come up.
Oh Pcaty, l Ihollered, Peaty, and | ran 50
hard across the bridge most fell in myself,
and Just when got the other side Peaty
came up. He caught hold Of the bank and
climbed out only he looked as II he had been
really drowned. And besides that he looked
discouridged.
{ Ididn't get It that time, he said, But lean
make another try for it. And he jumped
right in there again. Ii is over his head he
is SO short and small, and l couldn't believe
he would keep jumping in like that. don't
know.what / was going to do. ] guess was
going to jump in too. Anyway / was run
ming down the bank and hollering / was
coming, and just as ] got down there he
came up again, and this time he had the
shatelane bag in his hand. Peaty always
looks kind of thin and small, but when he
came out of the water this time he seemed
to look so littel and shivvey | couldn't
hardly believe it for minute. But Mother
said once she, knew that p,israblc woman
over there didn't half feed him and guess
thatis the trouble. She meant his aunt
You cold Peaty' | said when he sat down
on The bank.
Kind Of, he answered, only his teeth we're
chattering so knew it must be more than
Kind OF, and / told him he better run round
and see if he wouldn't dry off.
Iguess we better be hurrying, hadn't we,
he said, we got to fad that lady.
thought SO loo, and was glad the sun
came out from a cloud real hot then, and
Peaty ran round and began to dry off.
Peat thought p raps he would start forhome
when he found he couldn't get the shatelanc
bag again, and we layed it right in the sun
tillit got so dry you wouldn't hardly know
it had been wet, and then we started for
home oursclfs.
Pesty didn't talk much but il was nice
and warm now 50 his teeth didn't chatter
at all. couldn't help wondering ii Mrs.
Cotton Fufbush would be calling yet, and
I'm most sure Peatywas thinking the same
from what he said Because when we were
getting over the fence beside his house he
droppedit and it made it look like good
/: many axidents, but he hiirfied 50 to get it
again he slipped and turned sumrnefscs
Ii Wis what he Said then showed what he
was thinking. Hid didn't say 1t right on
either because he came down so hard he saw
stafs ] guess and he didn't say anything foi
d minute but Just lay there kind AZ blinking
But when I asked him il he thought hi
broke xnyfhinf, Ne lot hold the bar Again