The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-13

and tail. one blow Of the tail will
break a mans ribs or leg"
Just think OF that mother!" gasped
Miss Joy.
Yes, am thinking OF II, daughter!"
Kangaroo meat is not ranked
among the delicacies," said the pro
fessor. but 1t IL very nutritious. In
fact, one pound of II has more nutri.
ment In It than Il pound and quarter
or Chicago beef. and at half the cost.
II is "a wonder to me that American
capitalists have not arranged to I'm
port kangaroo meat"
IF they would only arrange. moth
err" sighed Miss Joy as she remem'
bered the price of the last becfsteak.
Perhaps the Democratic party will
bring II about replied the mother.
At this moment a stranger who had
been listening to the wise tslk butted
In by asking the professor:
did you say that kangaroo could
knock n man gally west with a blow OF
his tail?"
Yes. sir
Gosh all hcmlock. Say. don't YOU
think the bird could be taught to use
his tail as pile.driver?"
Ladies -ahem--we will now pass
on to the king OF beasts" was the
evasive reply.
Mother. what IL a pile-driverT
whispered the daughter
IT'S u machine they use to drive
money out Of n college student when
he's behind on his board"
Leo, the lion has been written
about by hundreds OF hunters and nat
uralists," began the professor as they
came to the proper cage, 'and yet we
do not know him as he Is. lie Ia n
beast of moods. One day he will at.
tack man with great tierccness. The
next he will Zee from him. by nature
he IL Carniverous. Meat Is his sole
diet, and his appetite demands at least
thirty pounds per day. A full grown
lion has been known to devour the bet.
ter half of an OK In one night"
Suppose we had one for n board
err" gasped Miss Joy.
Lord Lord" almost walled the
mother
Man is the only living thing the
lion fears. and not always him." said
the professor. 1T Is asserted that II
man will look Leo steadily in the
eyes for three or four minutes
! He broke off there to draw himself
up and fold his arms and stare at the
beast with a scowl, wrinkling his fore.
head. Leo stood IL for about forty
seconds. Then with a growl and a
roar he plunged against the bars with
such force that they gave way and he
sprang down upon Miss JOY.
Run! Run! The lion is loose"
There was n wild scattering Mrs
Morton tainted away and fell to earth
but the professor never turned hair
The lion crouched down and laid 9
pay on his victim and growled.
"The tail OF lion is not the tail o.
a kangaroo" said the professor as HI
stopped down and clutched It. Never
theless, II Is capable OF sustaining
great weight when used-thus!"
And next moment he had lifted tn
beast from the ground as a boy nigh
a cat and was swinging him In cir
Gle. There were yells and cheers ant
cries OF hold him!" and presently tn,
circus people came running with rope
and Leo was thrust ignominousl.
back into his cage.
Miss 10y wasn't hurt. her mother re
covered from her faint. and professor
Bascomb was hero. Miss Joy man
aged to tell him so. and though h,
called her Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs
Woodhouse and got things badly mix
ed up. she understood that he was ais,
popping the question and she replied
yes.
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
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