The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-02-23

then scooted past.
What sort OF contriyance o.
the devil is that" asked George "a
he looked after the flying automo
bile.
The nearest policeman looked al
another, who had just walked up
and tapped his forehead Significant
1.-THE Guild one is off In the up
1 per story. He has been askin' what
/ moved the ferry boat and he didn't
know what the railroad engine was
and he has niyer seen throlly car
or an automobile
Recovering from his evident aston
ishment George turned to the po-
liceman and asked. Can you tell
me, sir, how soon | can get con-
yeyance which will carry me TO
Washington, the capital of the coun-
try, and how many days journey IL
is now from here?"
Hear that now" said the first
policeman, as he dug the other In
the ribs. 'askin how many days
journey to Washington. Why, ould
man yez can get thrain from here
to Washington every thirty minut S,
and yez can lave here after break
fast and take dinner in Washing on.
Look here, my friend" said
George, strengthening himself up to
his full height and turning his eagle
eye on the policeman. 81 will adj
NIT that / have been away from
here for a good while, and that thing.
have changed a great deal, but wheI
you undertake to stuff me with
story like that | refuse to stand for
II. When | was on earthl made the
trip In stage coach with six of the
best horses the country could fur
nish and with the hardest kind of
driving | could not go from here to
in less than a week and |
you tell me | can so from here to
in less than five hours.
Do not get gay with me, young man
You probably do not know who |
am | am the father of this coun-
Try and | do not care to be trifled
With"
there was certain dignity I
lbout the old man that awed the
policeman, who turned to his com
,aniCn and said in a low voice.
The Guild man is nutty all right,
tut I'm bettin' there was a time whin
lie was quite a man. He thinks he
S George Washington. | suppose
he keeper av the loonatic asylum
where he has been humored him in
hat delusion because he looks like
he pictures of George. Well, ould
m tellin yez, but IL yez just want
o know how things is goin' at the
apital yez might call up the pris-
dent by telephone and ak him abou
/. If yure George Washington, Ted
" would be glad to hear from yez.
Enough of this foolishness," roar
d George with a deep frown. This
tory of yours about travelling from
Jew York to Washington in less
han five hours is a harmless bit of
reyarication, but when you attempt
o make me believe that you can
tay here and talk to the president
( the United States in Washington,
GU are assuming that | am either
razy or a fool.
Come wild me and see for your
elf, ould man. said the accommo-
ating policeman. Leading the way
D a telephone station he called up
he White House at Washington
Here ye7 are ould man." said he.
urning to George Put this re-
eiyer TO yure ear and yure mouth
o this speakin' tube and tell EN-
hat yez want.
Hello" came voice over the
ire. What can | do for your"
For moment George was so near
, paraiyzed with establishment that
e almost let the receiver drop out
1 his hand but he managed to re-
over himself sufficiently to say: IL
m George Washington, returned to
arth and would like to speak to tn,
resent ruler of the country
Another crank" he heard the
dice say at the other end of the
ire Yesterday man called us
p and claimed that he was the
ngel Gabriel. He wanted to get
10 blowing "A trumpet to announce
and things of that kind.
hen turning again to the phone the
oice said that ii would be imposs Bile
,r the president to have any CONVEX
ltion with the Father of His Ccun-
Y at this time as he was busy writ
e his message, and thereupon he
'dered Central to ring off.
Two days after this the shade of
Gorge Washington returned to its
lavenly home He looked weary