Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
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sootnn on the back. I'VE won't let Bunch burn. L
"You!" sobs Georgiana indignant go away"
didn't dream he'd try it, but while was wandern'
around aimess lookin for ladder something Dekay
"Stop it, you blamed idiot" yels as see him make
dash for the front porch.
thought he gon' to tackle the stairs but before
get to him he's jumped for of the white porch
pillars and is shinnin' up. That want so much of
trick; but when it to letin go with both hands,
grabbin the cornice overhead, and swingn' leg to
tackle of the secondstory blinds and 60 up like
cat until he grab copper leader and get hold of
the third-story window ledge.
that, Miss George? Blamed if he amt in! Well, say
for chronic pill eater that's what call gon some chr"
Georgiana don't make any remarks at all. She just
sits there the grass and sares at the attic window
where DeKay has disappeared.
About that time up rattles old Protection steamer and
proceeds to drop suction hose into the lattice covered
well the east side of the house. Hook and Ladder
No is just behind and the volunteers begin to
up the porch with their axes ready to do their duty
they have to smash the last pane of glass sight
1t seemed long time, but l expect it wa ut more n
a couple of minutes, before DeKay shows up again.
He's chokin and spluttern and the cnders is droppin
his white suit; but hanged if he amt got French
bull by the scruf of the neck!
ooh, splendid splendid" sings out Georgiana, jump
in to her feet and clappin her hands enthusiastic
"Can you hold there minute DeKay? Wen get
ladder up to you. Here, Men! A ladder! Run up
LADDER"
Georgiana didn't stop with gvin' orders either.
Felthelmer being handeSt, she grabs him by the
and runs him to the truck. Then she helps snake
out the foryoot extension, and it her held the
bottom down while the rest of swings up. Before
could get it in place, though, back draft sends
lot of thick smoke swirln about DeKay and the dog
"Hey, pud some him!" bellows Felty to the
Protection "Geda stream up there, wy don your
Well, they did. 1t mighty knockin' De-
Kay dog and ALL back into the attic but he held onto
the sill like grim death, and the boneheads
the nozzle could be made to hit the him,
instead of pontn it straight at DeKay he gets his foot
the top round and down he comes, while about two
hundred people who'd gathered in the meantime stood
around and cheered hearty.
DeKay about thoroughly soaked as he could
be- which, with the mud and SCOT and his singed whsk
ers, makes him look insignificant than ever, and
guess the pup must have been half drowned; but
Geogana stood right up before the crowd and gathered
EN- both in they came within reach, huggin' EN-
simultaneous and promscuous, and declarin that she
was happy perfectly happy.
As for DeKays emotions, only guess. But
the first thing he does after Georgana lets loose her
srangle hold is fish that pill out of his pocket
and chuck it into the fire.
XIELL, the romance is on again The weddns to
v" be pulled off next Wednesday, after which De-
Kays got Georgana for good and all, and Georganas
got him, and they've both got the laugh the other
folks that's had so much fun of them. And, say,
after that ride with him, and watchn his nearhero
exhibition, l can understand how it is DeKay do
them pirate pictures. 1t amt always the biggest
rooster that got most sand in his crop, is it?