The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-14

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J Peaty didn't sayy ysnythns Rnt heS
turned round and started right back pps
the run, with me and Pcatbesid6 bin,Spn
the run too. He didn't saXysnyth Ing &il
we got back to the gait. IhcQ R9SSu
stopped and he spoke. sss~<l - - 1'
d I'll bet 1 could get it down, ,she said.
, Go ahead, said. and 1 took a hold Of !
Peats collar to keep him cut. Go ahesd. J.,
said sShu-as~ss0o /
have told before that Peaty Is small and
light, but didn't really ever suppose hs
could do what he did then. Because m
YOU ALREADY know, that was big high trco
and the branches weren't 50 very low either.
And yet Peaty he never stopped for any
thing He just ran across the yard, and
be gave kind Of littel quick spring to get
start on, and the nexs you knew he was
swimming up that tree something as ii
he was cat hinaself And the lady who
oned the real cat came, outson the porch
while it 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 aha
spoke about the reward. She must have
thought they would be better than the
Poleece after all. Carpenters or some
thing like that think they were, and they
had ladder with them. But as I said, they
stopped too
And Peaty went skwirming night UP as
II they weren I there at tall. night up higher
and higher, till the lady on the porch kind
OF gave littel 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, ~ .4.A ~
But the lady didn't speak even them
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 n .
Well, Of all the performances, she sefd.
OF all the performances. ~ 81 a.s- ~ss,
The men kind Of laughed and saidsthey
guess they weren't needed, and if there was
any reward they seemed to be hftd iatA
for il, and then they laughed again and
looked at Peaty and went out n
And the lady glansed out al The gait
where Peat and were waiting and thcn
she glansed down at Peaty. wa 4
Well, young man, she said after awhile,
VIII you be good enough to tell me yous
name2 And 1 guess Peaty answered, but
not very loud III x--s.- 4
What il it2 she said, | don't hear, and I
don't know as it makes much differences.
But | wish you would tel me tim, II yvu
don't mind What is that strange aninui
out there that you call your deg, and why
in Heavens name. when you want him to
do one thing do you tell him to do
another. - - - aAp.4 /
Peaty tsrned bis head lords the gait ard .
! could just hear him answer, but very low. !
Its the only way you can manidge him,
ne said. ~. =. s,.ers. s.~nax
Manidge himl she repeated, sometime
as II she was talking 10 herself Wen in |
the most original methud I ever hap
Pened 10 hear of,.Ill say that. sHev-
ever. and she spoke up n lifted ioudx.
Win YOU be good enough to 60 out there
row and tell him not TO move. Thst I
would be the way to start him suppose, |
and l should really like 10 60 home With
my eat -
Peaty looked at her minute ansi then
she seemed to remember something end
opened her purse as-.S s.l 70 X a
Oh yes, she said, always live up to my
promises. | live up to my promises If I
don't do anything else. e<
And what do you SUPPOSED She pulled
out . newshve dollar bill and handed Il "a
Pe&ty. his lips moved as il he was sayira
thank you, and he turned to come out the
gait He looked down at the five dollar
bill as he came along and don't know
what ne was thinking, but his face looked
something as If twas full OF whole lot of
little SCARED smiles Il
Perhaps he was thinking he hadn't ever
seen quite such lot of money before. on
perhaps he was thinking about the exku7-
sion down to Saltwater Pines. 5 l. don't
know but I'm pretty sure the exkarsaoa
had something to do with il because With
all the httel SCARED smiles on bis face just
the same he put the money in his pocket
and walked out through the gate. so
| guess | can 60, he said, kind Of swslIow-
ing at tue same time. didn't knew but
Peaty was really going TO cry Where's
Peat1 he said
But Peat was already quite ways
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