The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-01-11
He Wanted to
Help

81 should be delighted" Pribble ex-
claimed.
81 hate to ask you'll murmured
Georgia. Georgia is the sort of girl
who always has dozen persons dash
ing in forty directions doing things for
her while she helplessly protests and
is overwhelmed by their kindness.
1T would be so good of you" she
added.
why" Pribble burst out. don't
you know that anything l could do to
be Of service to you, Miss Sicily. would
be a positive delight to me? II you
hesitate to make demands II only
shows how lightly you value my-er-
friendship Moving is hard at any
time, and with your mother Ill It all
falls on you! I'D be more than glad
II there's anything | can do to help"
You are perfectly lovelyl" said
Georgia with a trusting look in her big
blue eyes. We'll. since you are so
kind-and the vans come early to-
morrow morning-and they're drafty.
and Solomon 10 delicats-you can carry
your way home tonight and then he'll
pt HI inONtu Anu betlicul iou Ceh
leave him with the janitor."
OH" Pribble said. weakly.
Il shall be much obliged" said
Georgia. swsetly. Grandmother 10
devoted to Solomon and I'd hate to
have anything happen to him!"
I'll be very careful Of himi" Pribble
assured her He was getting back his
wind
Pribble and Georgia mumed Solo
mons cage in layers Of paper tied on
with string. and Pribble so enjoyed
helping her tie the twins that he start
cd out quite tauntily with his burden
about ten o'clock In the evening.
One block away Solomon began
moving about restlessiy. murmuring to
himself Indignantly at having his sium-
bers thus unaccountably disturbed.
Two blocks away he gave his delicate
little cough that always prefaced his
remarks. Then in an extremely loud.
clear, human voice he shriekedi Stop
thief"
Shut up" Pribbie said. shaking the
cage with violence. He felt that Sol
onions choice of language was map
propriate
As though the shaking had released
some hidden spring. Solomon at once
repeated his cry delightedly. fuently.
continuously.
Good heavens,' Pribble moaned.
looking about appi extensively and has
tening his steps
A few doors opened MS he passed.
and Pribbie began running Tie might
be able to deposit the bird before dis
aster landed upon him. As he ran
he heard stc1s down a side street. and
there was a command TO halt. Under
the street light Pribble saw the CLEAN
of n policeman's star still the bird
kept up its insisten, shrek:
It's like this" Pribble began breath
lessly. as he neared the star
"Mebbe so an again mebbe not" re-
marked the man OF the law. "Whachu
doing with that there .ird7'
Il am carrying II to the Typhoon
apartment building for a friend Of
mine." Pribble explained with dignity
IN Just go with you and see the
friend" said the policeman.
But she isn't there yet" Pribble ex-
planned weakly. Nobody there. II
you'll let me expIain-Im to leave It
with the Janitor-"
is that so-o-o?" chorted the blue.
coat. with his hand on Prlbble's shout
der Well. wen go see the jaintor
And then. me friend. I think probably
we'll journey a bit In the patrol
wagon No. you've explained enough,
I'd rather ask the bu-u-rd II want to
know further"
Before Pribble swallowed his rage
sufficiently to talk they had reached
the Typhoon building and faced the
janitor
"A parrot" said the Janitor suspi-
ciously lie had just finished shovel
ing coal and was tired. Nav. there
amt no parrot coming TO mel How do
know whether the new people have a
polly bird or not7 Take It away-ain't
going to git arrested for harboring
stolen goods. though why any fool
should steal a parrot can't see"
Pribble slammed Solomons cage
down on the floor and grabbed the tele-
phone he had Just seen hanging on the
wall and called a number Next. in
the tone that went WIN MS manner,
he ordered Georgia, on the other end
OF the wire, to explain Solomon to the
policeman Next he iammed that per
sonage up against the receiver with
no gentieness.
"Oh, seei" the man with the star
commented after he had listened for
i've minutes. He grinned as he
turned around and surveyed Pribble.
who was looking as though he might
explode at any moment
she says" said the policeman.
"the young lady says to tell Mr.. Prb-
BILE she's 5000 sorry an tibet It's .
perfect shamei"
Does she, indeed" said Pnbble.
sternIy. We'll. thatIl help somei"