The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-03

Tome ON DaCK Featys SAID, come on
back She's offered reward il you can
get the cat, said, come on back any
wayi
Peaty didn't say anything but just
turned round and started right back ON
the run, with me and Peat beside him on
the run too. He didn't say anything Gil
we got back to the gait Then we all
stopped and he spoke.
Ill bet could get it down, he said. ~
Go ahead, / said and | TOOK hold of
Peats collar to keep him out. Goahead, !
said
have told before.that Peaty is small and
light, but | didn't really ever suppose he
could do what he did then Because as
YOU already know. that was big high tree
and the branches wcren so very low either.
And yet Peaty he never stopped for any
thing. He just ran across the yard, and
he gave kind Of littel quick spring TO get
start on, and the next you knew he was
swimming up that tree something AZ il
he was a cat himself And the lady who
oned the real cat came out on the porch
while il was happening. And she didn't
say word, but just stopped There was
someone else that stopped too ! haven't
mensioned them before but it was two men
she went in TO send for just after she
spoke about the reward She must have
thought they would be better than The
Poeece after all Carpenters or some
thing like that / think they were, and they
had a ladder with them. But as said, they
stopped too.
And Peaty went swimming right up as
if they weren't there at tall, right UP higher
and higher, till the lady on the porch kind
Of gave httel gasp as if she was afraid,
and nobody said word
1t was one Of the men with the ladder
spoke first
BY George, that littel spiders got her, he
said And Peaty was bringing down the
cat.
But the lady didn't speak even then.
Not until Peaty was on the ground before
her and really holding it out to her IN his
hands Then she seemed to give another
gasp.
Well. Of all the performances, she said.
OF all the performances.
The men kind Of laughed and said tiicy
guess they weren't needed, and If there vas
any reward they seemed to be littci late
for it, and then they laughed again and
looked at Peaty and went out
And the lady glansed out at the gait
where Peat and ! we're waiting and then
she glansed down at Peaty.
Well, Young man, she said after awhile,
VIII you be good enough TO Tell me ya,r
name? And [ guess Peaty answered, but
not very loud
What is it2 she said, don't hear, ara
don't knox as it makes much diIereRcs.
But wish you would tell me this. If z'cu
don't mind. What Is that strange aniire.
out there that you call ycur dog, and wht
in Heavens name. when YOU want him II
do one thing do you tell him to. eio
another.
Peaty turned his head lords the gait a.t,,
could just hear him answer, but very lo@
It's the only way you can manidgc iris:
he said
Manidge him, she repeated, somctalis
as il she was talking to herself Well *
the most original methud ever ra.r
pened to hear Of. Il say that flav-
ever, and she spoke UP a littei os:s,e-
VIII YOU be good enough to 60 oft tnrsc
now and tell him not to move Ia:
would be the way to start hir' : sap. <e.
and | should really like to 60 hon.c ~a.h
my cat
Peaty looked at her a a,iHwe aT.. tsrn
she seemed to remember son;eth hing I'D
opened her purse
oh yes, she said always &c Up Il ~
promises b,c up 70 ny pr misc, Is
don't do anything clse
And vhat 10 ycu suprose? she pulIed
out ncw ii1e dollar bill and handed il 10
Pcaty- His lips moved as II he was saNSn..
thank YOU, and he turnet TO come cut the
gait He looked down at the fee dcIar
bill as he came along and I dent kno.
what ne was thinking, but his face locked
as if i was full of a whole lot Of
little SCARED smiles.
Perhaps he vas thinking he hadn't ezsr
seen quite sush lef o. Gntrgv tefo.fc. o-
perhaps he was linking about 4, esSUr-
sion down to Saltwater fires I 6eat
know but I'm pretty scro the cxkBrsion
had something to do with it lrsauSc WITH
al tue lttel -eaivcd smiles or his lace lust
Inc same he put the money in lis PICKET
and walked OUT through the cate.
guess ! can 60. he Sid. tird srs !ev-
ing at the slaee time dslnH LneF
Peaty wa ree"e geip.. 20 er. ~.
Peat? he said.
But Peat vas already as ..
ahead