The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-04


on the carriage had just been done
over and was beautifully shiny. Then
he unwound the lines from around the
whip and held them tentatively. The
trotter turned an irritated eye upon
him and shook its head.
"Whoa!" said Paul. grandIy.
Then he slapped the lines little
against the trotter's sides and made a
clucking noise. The horse backed
and sidestepped and Paul. in terror,
jerked the lines hard and cried
"Whoal" loudly. Thereupon the ex-
asperated steed snapped the strap
with which he had been tied and ran
away. 1t was a thoroughbred horse,
and naturally it made thoroughbred
job of 1t.
The horse ran away In an energet.
ic and indecorous fashion that left
nothing to be desired in the hearts of
those witnessing the spectacle. II
strewed beautiful new cushions and
splinters of the lovely fresh varnish
impartially down the street. and broke
the traces and cracked the thills and
tossed Paul against a telephone pole.
Then 1t hunted up its stable and ran
into that, dragging the remnants of
the phaeton behind 1t.
This little attempt of filling up
spare time put Paul In bed with 8
broken arm and dozen contusions OF
various sorts. After his mother got
over her fright she said that of course
when she had decided to stay in town
all summer for a quiet time to con-
serve her strength for the winter she
hadn't any idea that Paul was go
ing to do anything like this. 1t did
not soothe her to have 1t pointed out
that neither had Paul. When she ex.
planned to DIR. Eskridge, who was a
friend Of the family, that Paul was q
child of high spirits. the doctor mere
ly said he was glad to know the rea
son Paul had acted as he did
It was while Paul was convalescine
from this experience that he wan
dered down side street with some
other boys and stopped to watch &
perspiring man push an electric
brougham out of sand pile into which
1t had run. The perspiring man finally
suggested that If his watchers would
help he might accomplish something,
so they helped.
Paul, being in front tugging valiant
ly at the wheel, 1t was only In obedi
ence to a natural law that when the
brougham started with a jerk and roll
ed down the sandy incline 1t rolled
over him. The brougham carried him
home. tagged by flying scud of small
boys, and this time he had a warped
leg where the wheel had run over it.
That it was not broken was due to the
sand on which the leg had rested
Jaw, gee!" Paul said, from out Of
the dignity shed by plaster cast.
hysterical mother, ether smells and
trained nurse. 1T wasn't my fault!
Twas just helpin'l"
After this Pauls mother decided
that the family needed to go away to
get some rest. She particularly de-
sired spot where there would be
nothing to tempt Paul's inclinations to
meddle.
Il would suggest" said Paul's father,
who is busy man and therefore bust
nesslike, that you put Paul in com
Portable dry goods box and ship him to
a nice oasis in the middle of large
desert with nothing on 1t but palm
tree. Still. he would doubtless chop
down the palm tree and let 1t fall on
him and smash him somewhere else!"
However, any family difference on
this subject was effectually swept on
the boards by Paul himself the day be-
fore they were to start for the country.
His misguided maternal parent took
him to the bathing beach for a little
swim and Paul improved the occasion
by falling on knifelike stone in the
water and slashing his knee to the
bone. The doctor took five stitches
in the wound. and said he thought the
patient might be out In three weeks.
So Paurs mother had Mysteries again,
Cancelled the country rooms by tele-
graph and asked Paul why he had hurt
himself.
Jaw, gee!" said the patient, pale
but heroic. 'T knew the stones wuz
sharp-but what's fellow goin' to do?
He's got to do somepinls
well, you've done It," hia falher
assured him. You've been doing ii
all summer. Don't you think it's about
time you quit?"
Il guess So" agreed Paul. "Aw.
geel | wisht there wuz somepin TO