The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-06-25
GILFADDEN'S GOLDFISH
By AMELIA coWAN.

street toward the dock where he WAS
10 take his boat to cross the lake when
he caught the CLINT Of red gold In
shop window.
"Say!" he muttered to himself ~ he
paused and watched . number Of gold
fsh darting to and fro In the clear Wa
ter. That's just the thing for the
porch at the cottage! Moe aquarium
among the fern boxes-why didn't 1
think Of 1t before?"
Gilfadden tramped into the store
and when he emerged he was tendcrly
encircling with one arm q globulAr
parcel. It was large glass globe con-
tanning eight goldfish. The young per
son who had waited on him had large
and melting eyes and her gaze had 20
bewildered Gilfadden that he accepted
what she gave him with NO question.
She had murmured something about
our best people never carrying bowl
Of goldfish with q wooden handle. DO
he had meekiy taken his slippery bur
den under his arm.
Everybody bumped into that extend
ed elbow and whenever there came .
bump there was q splash and some
of the water in the bowl jumped out.
The young person had explained that
the top of the bowl must remain un-
covered to give the fish air. When
Gilfadden reached the dock 20 much
water had splashed out that he hast
ened to the water cooler to replenish
the supply.
"Hey!" called an elderly man with
whiskers. You'll kill 'em! Don't you
know that's ice water. an ice water
isn't what goldfish likef Dip It up
from the river!"
With the assistance Of tho elderly
philanthropist with whiskers. 0ilfad-
den tied . string to . tin can and low
cred It into the river. His hat blew
OF while he was doing this and he
paid Q boy q quarter to flsh It out
With Q pole. 0rimly he watsred the
soldhsh and again boarded the boat.
The attendant at the foot Of the
stairs leading to the upper deck gazed
suspiciously at 0ilfadden's parcel.
Anything alivef" he demanded.
Cant take It to the stateroom!"
NO" nbbed Gilfadden. Just glass
aquarium I'm carrying over" To ease
his conscience he told himself that
fish die Unexpectedly sometimes and
for all he knew his might be dead ~
door nails by this time.
Reaching his stateroom. 0ilfadden
set down the bowl carefully and then.
removing his hat. he mopped his brow
and said "Whewi" He had not
imagined that carrying . bowl full
of water would have been such .
strain on his muscles. Then he went
out on deck.
When he came in he was greeted
by a large and angry man who had
the upper berth.
"Wha'd yuh mean" began the large
man fiercely as he stuck his head over
the edge of his bed. by endangering .
respectable mans life with wild ami
mails? stepped into that COMPOUNDED
bowl and might have cut myself and
bled to death"
Did you kill my nshf'' reared Gil
fadden. rushing to his pets.
81 hope sol" snapped the large man.
Mice thing to step on with your bare
foot-a cold. squirmy fshl could
have the law on you"
You've killed one!" cried Gilfad-
den. holding the corpse up by the tail.
"A perfectly good. Innocent little gold
nsh! They're imported. I'd have you
know, and that fishn cost you 50
centsi What right have you to inter-
fere with my luggasef It's a peai-
Tertiary offense-"
Jaw. go soak your head" growled
the fat man. And you whistle for
that 80 cents. will your"
He crawled under his covers and
low rumblings Of wrath continued to
emerge. The boat was beginning to
roll unevenly and 0ilfadden pre-
pared for bed, with one eye on the
goldfish bowl. 1t got rougher and at
each pitch water splashed out from
the bowl. Sitting on the edge Of
his berth, Gilfadden took the bowl in
his arms and cuddled 1t. By easing
the roll he managed to keep most Of
the water inside the bowl. Once in
Q while there would be . particularly
vicious roll and he would receive .
splash Of the liquid against his chest.
When this happened and he said
"ouchi" the large man protested and
threatened to call the steward and
have Gilfadden put out ~ crazy.
All that wretched night Gilfadden
clasped the bowl of goldfish to his