The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
A NEW VIEW OF 30 PEEPS SHEEP

I What was 1 to do? 1 could see that my
nose had a shine on it like a $1,000 grand
| piano. My indecision lasted but a mo-
! ment. Quickly shepherding my wool gath
erinS wits, l glanced about me and my
eyes lighted on the waving white tip of
Shops tail. That gave me my needed
| Inspiration.
Forgetting all about the sheep, called
the dog, and, talking soothingly to him
the while about bones, | powdered ily
nose with the tip of his silky tail. | had
plenty of powder in my purse and nat /
] urally was careful about dabbing it on.
| IL there is anything | hate, it is to see
a girl with her nose powder lneyenly or
| carelessly applied. l took my time, tut
| J. was all through in less than an hour.
| when l looked about me the sheep
| were gone, vanished, invisible l didn't
have any more sheep than rabbit. AT
| first / thought that some sheep killing dog
| had done the gruesome deed. But had to
/; throw this theory overheard because in
| that case there would have been some
hair and bones left for clues"
| She added wrathfully that the good
+, looking Jenkins boy didn't come by after
all, and wanted to know il she couldn't
stie him on those grounds for the value
! OF her lost flock The city counsellor I'D
not give her much encouragement on the
suggestion.
Perhaps" ventured Captain Leary, of
! the detective department, ''our own dog
| committed the crime" After which lie
placed his pipe back in the northeast cor
ner of his mouth and resumed his attitude
| of deep thought.
! Miss Peep, however, pointed out that
she was using the dog all the time and
that he couldn't possibly have gone 10 ue-
stGoy the herd without taking his tail
along with him. The captain admitted
| that there was something to this view of
the case, but would not admit that his
| theory was entirely unsound.
The authorities reassured the young
woman and advised her to proceed TO Ler
home. They confidently predicted that
the sheep would come home wagging their
tails behind them. Miss Peep was some
| wfiat nettled by this time and left police
headquarters after getting rid of the caus-
tic remark that If they did come homo
they certainly wouldn't be wagging their
tails in front of them.
Descriptions of the missing beasts have
beer sent broadcast to the police of other
cities.
National Stock Yards, ILL.,, January 49,
A large number of sheep answering ex-
actly the description of the lost B. Peep
animals has been found in the pens at
that place. The beef trust claims that the
mutton belongs to them and declines to
give them up. Since the beef trust has a
habit of claiming everything in sight, their
right to the valuable animals will not be
conceded until local authorities have made
thorough investigation of the case
Foncatello, Idaho, January ia flock
| of sheep of the Shropshire persuasion,
were seen wandering about the plains
| near this city early this morning by
wooden legged piano tuner. They seemed
| to be somewhat fatigued as though they
had walked a long way and answered the
description furnished local police of the
missing Peep herd. They are being held
in the municipal pound.
1
| Eel Paso, Tex, January 13.-The missing
| Bo Peep Shropshire were discovered here
| this morning grazing in a vacant lot near
the river. A message has been sent to
the owner telling her to come and claim
the property.
| Nome, Alaska, January ia flock of
sheep, which the description of the Peep
herd fits without a wrinkle was discoy-
ereo and apprehended here this morning.
The police have telegraphed the news to
tire owner of the mutton.