The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-09

Come on back Peaty! said, come on
back She's offered a. reward il YOU \can
get the cat, said, come on Aaok srsi.
way ~
Peatv didnt say anything bet tlN
turned round and started right, back, Oh
the run. with me and Peat beside him on
the run too. He didn tSsay anything IT'LL
we got back to the gait. Then wcN all
stopped and he spoke. ~,
I'll bet could get ii down, he said III
Go ahead, said and took hold Of
Peats collar to keep him out. Go aheadM
saidA r \
have told before that Peaty is small and
light. but | didn't really ever suppose he"
could No what he did then Because as
you alFtady know. THAI was big high tree
and tM branches weren't 50 very tow either.
And Vet Peaty he never stopped for any
thin He just ran across the yard, and
be gave kind Of lttcl quick spring to get
start on, and the next you knew he waS
swimming up that tree something as /,
he was a cat himself. And the lady who
oned the real cat came out on the porch
while it was happening And she didn't
say word, but Just stopped. There was
someone else that stopped too. haven't
nensioned them before but it was two ue9l,,
she went in to send for just after She
spoke about the reward. She must have
thought they would be better than the i
Poeece after all Carpenters or some
thing like that think they were. and thcE
had ladder with them. But as said, thcy
stopped too.
And Peaty went swimming right upNas
il they weren t there at tall, right up higher
and higher, till the lady on the porch Kind
Of gave Jittel gasp as ii she was afraid,
and nobody said a word TAI,
It was one Of the men with The lad-er
spoke first. =
BY George, that littcl spiders got llcr ne
said And Peaty was bringing tiow,, The
cat.
But the lady didn't speak even then.
Not until Peaty was on the ground before
her and really holding il out to her i'll his
hands Then she seemed 10 give another
gasp.
Well, Of all the performances, she said.
Oh all the performances
The men kind OF laughed and said they
guess they rent needed, and il there was
any reward they seemed to be httd late
for it, and then they laughed again aud
looked at Peaty and went out.
And the lady glansed out at the gait
where Peat and | were waiting and then
she glansed down at Peaty.
Well, young man, she said after awhile, Y,
Will you be good enough to tell mo yenr
name2 And guess Peaty answered, but
not very loud.
What is it? she said, | don't hear, and |
don't know as it makes much difference.
But / wish you would tell me this, II YOU
don't mind. What Is that strange animI
out there that you call your dog, and why
in Heavens name, when YOU want him 10
do one thing do you tell him to- do
another. -
Peaty turned his head lords the gait and
| could just hear him answer, but very low.
Its the only way you can manidge1 him,
he said
Manidge him she repeated, something
as if she was talking to herself. Wellits
the most original methud ever hap
pened to hear Of, I'll say that. How
ever, and she spoke up littel louder :.
VIII you be good enough to go out there
now and tell him not to move That
would be the way to start him suppose,
and | should really like to go home with
my cat.
Peaty looked at her a minute and then
she seemed to remember something and
opened her purse. ,,.
Oh yes. she said, always hive up TO nv I
promises. ike up to my promises if /
don't do anything else s. .}>.
And what do YOU suppose? She pulled !
out new FIVE dollar bill and handed if to
Peaty, His lips moved as If he was saving
thank you, and he turned to come out the
gait He looked down at the five dollar
bill as he came along and don't knor
what he was thinking, but his face looked
something as II It was full Of a whole lot so;,
little SCARED smiles
5 Perhaps he was thinking he hadn / ever
seen quite. such lot OF money betorr or
perhaps he was thinking about the cSSur-
sion down to Saltwater Pines uont
know but m pretty sure the exkursicn
hso something to do with il because win
all the littel SCARED smiles on his sce. iv.t
the same. he put the nioncy in his pocket
and vailed cut through the sa!..
! susls can &c. /. SAID, aad Il sw.,l.x.
ins AZ the sans tn. .d!ess k+.N r,.+
PeAty was re- On, +s =. sS 49,.
Peat. he said s3e
Bul Peat vas Alreasi Quite ,.,,.