Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03


81 shall be much obliged" said
Georgia, sweetly. Grandmother is
devoted to Solomon and I'd hate to
have anything happen to him!"
"Tll be very careful of him!" Pribble
assured her He was getting back his
wind
Pribble and Georgia mufied Solo,
mons cage in layers of paper tied on
with string, and Pribble so enjoyed
helping her tie the twine that he start
ed out quite jauntily with his burden
about ten o'clock in the evening
/ One block away Solomon began
moving about restlessly, murmuring to
himself Indignantly at having his slum-
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 shrieked: Stop
thief"
shut up!" Pribble said, shaking the
cage with violence. He felt that Sol
onions choice of language was inap-
propriate.
AS though the shaking had released
some hidden spring. Solomon at once
repeated his cry delightedly, fuently.
continuously
Good heavensi" Pribble moaned,
looking about apprehensively and has
tening his steps.
A few doors opened as he passed,
and Pribble began running He might
be able to deposit the bird before dis
aster landed upon him AS he ran
he heard steps down q side street, and
there was a command to -aalt. Under
the street light Pribble saw the CLEAN
of a policeman's star, Still the bird
kept up its insistent shrek:
IT'S like this" Pribble began breath
lessly. as he neared the star.
"Mebbe so an again meRbe not" re-
marked the man Of the law. "Whachu
doing with that there .bird?"
Il am carrying it 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. If
you'll let me explain-Tm to leave it
with the janitor-"
rs that so-o-o?" chorted the blue
coat, with his hand on Pribble's shout
der. We'll. wen go see the jaintor.
And then, me friend. l think probably
Wen journey a bit in the patrol
wagon. No, you've explained enough
I'd rather ask the bu-u-rd If | want to
know further"
Before Pribble swallowed his rage
sufficiently to talk they had reached
the Typhoon building and faced the
jaGitoF.
"A parrot" said the Janitor suspi-
ciously. He 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 not? Take It away-ain't
going to git arrested for harboring
stolen goods, though why any fool
rhould steal a parrot can't see"
Il Pribble slammed Solomon's 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 with his manner,
he ordered Georgia, on the other end
of the wire, to explkn Solomon TO the
policeman. Next he TANNED. that per-
sonage up against the receiver with
no gentleness.
"Oh, seel" the man with the star
commented after he had listened for
five minutes. He grinned as he
turned around and surveyed Pribble,
who was looking as though he might
explode at any moaent
"She says" said the policeman.
.the young lady says to tell Nr Prib.
BILE she's 5000 sorry an thet it's a
perfect shamel"
Does she, indeed. srid Pribb.e.
sternly. "Well. that'll help somels