The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-09


You may think we're nutty and
we are. We have just received a re-
bort that a levee is floating down the
Mississippi river with So souls on
board They are without pilot
and We were afraid to attempt to-
give them suecor without your per-
mission"
IT'S we'll. the naughty kernel re-
Piled. Don't you give them suck
ers anything. III do if myself.
Call the correspondents. photograph
ers ard moving picture men. Watch
how do II and you'll learn some
thing new in plain and fancy life
saving
CHAPTER Y.
The band was playing Waiting
for the Georgia Lee and the brave
kernel. followed by hundreds of sd
mirine eyes. stepped on board the.
good ship Windiam and an instant
later was steaming over the broad
expause of the Ohio river. Upon
reaching the junction of the mighty
streams, be. sent an orderly ahead in
a motorboat.
Tell those boneheads to stop the
boating levee until ! get there and
then wait for me 10 save them. he
commanded. IF they refuse, tell
them I'll have them thrown in the
BOBBY hatch"
His command was obeyed in
istanter and it was we'll. because
when the bold kernel arrived, the
levee was about to be dashed to
pieces on the reefs at Birds Point
Hundreds of newspaper CORES
pondents. photographers and moving
pfcture men worked like troopers
never work, while the kernel waded
out into the river and climbed
aboard the leyee But for his un-
finehing bravery, every soul on
board would have been lost to the
elements. but as ii was. they were
saved to the man.
| After the last man had been
rescued. the kernel posed fol
another picture. He was still pick
ling his teeth.
CHAPTER VI.
/ Several days have passed Th'
kernal and his staff, having rescuef
and eaten everything in sight. paeet
the floor of the officers quarters,
Isn't this fierce?' the kernel in
lqnired of his men Even tn
monotony is becoming monotonous
III haven't rescued single NUT TO
As hours
| Il move we adjourn to Chicago,
lCapt Whiskers moved.
| Seconded, seconded Capt Her
cules.
1T ID moved and seconded that W
Iadioarn to Chicago the kerne
said All those in favor Of tn
lmotioa signify by saying aye.
Those not in favor of the motion
signify by keeping silent, beeaus
the motion already has been carried
This town has been a dead one sine
the newspaper correspondents. pho
tographers and moving picture mei
left.
1 CHAPTER VII.
The morning sun was shining
The soldiers are all lined up and TIL
boat was ready to leave TIL
kernel, wearing a wreath of laurel
and his bosom glittering with med
ais. the largest and shiniest of which
Twas made Of patent leather, shoot
hands with members of the Citizens
Execution Committee.
Gentlemen" he said, II am glat
to have been able to save your city
Inf You ever want to be saved again
call on me-
We were never saved by nicel
kernel" replied the spokesman o
the committee, "nor did we ever ge
so much free advertising. We thant
lyon, we thank vorr men, we thanl
Providence for sending you to lis
but for YOU. we would now be feat
ing down the Mississippi"
Don't mention it, gents" thu
karnel said 'It was a mere bag a
shells. You ought to see me wher
I'm in condition.
Just then, the pilot rang the bell
the whistle footed, and the steamer
with its flags huttering. SAILED
proudly down the Ohio. As 1t wa,
passing the last stretch of levee. thu
brave kernel leaned over the railing
and shouted.
| you are the incest people ] evel
Saved.
THE END.