Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15
But, Never Fear, Forrest Adair
Has Noble ANNA Safely Hid
den and Defes EN- All.

4 little ow-headed freCkle- faced
boy brought the message and placed
it on Potentate Forrest Adair's desk.
Mr. Adair picked it up just in time
to prevent William de Angora from
proving that yelloN paper with marks
on it is digestible Fooled. but undis-
mayed William resumed his ardu0us
task of lunching o., a chair leg, while
Potentate Adair opened the missive
and read it, 1t went like this:
Everywhere, Time Enough.
Pote Adair Atlanta, Ga
Beginning May 10, we Will
spend one week in an earnest en-
deavor to apurehend AHanta's
ruminant
THIRTY THOUSAND SINNERS.
Mr.. Adair scratched his head
"Ruminant," he said, puzzled.
"Whaddye mean, ruminant?'
It's Our Goat They Mean.
Followed feverish consultation with
Mr. Webster's notable work of ref
erence, followed in turn by a scream
OF anguish llidt ~ SAdA A4tA w ma II
de AAgora, munchir~ contentedly on
the chair leg, that he broke three
teeth and perfectly good chair.
It's goat" shouted Potentate
Adair They're gonna get our goat
He looked at William, who bit OF
another section of chair leg.
All, William" said the potentate,
81 knew when we got you that YOU'D
cause trouble. Now, we've got to hide
YOU, and we've got to have a-gudc-
dian for you to protect you from those
ruthless not to say VOracious. govt
getters from the nutmeg section Of
the East and the prune region of The
West Where shall | take you, VIII
liam If not where, then whther?"
William shrugged his shoulders. II
mattered not To him, SO long as he
got his daily quota of tin cans and
old shoes
Business. then. of cogitation. fol-
lowed by long happy griu-and
when Potentate Adair grins, look out!
Paxon Flatly Rebels
Soon thereafter ne had Noble Pax, y
chairman of one of the big com
mittees. and "A wheel horse in the task
of pulllLi off the big shrine convex
tion-on the telephone.
Adair i'm honeyed. silken tones. !
have new job for YOU
what is it," sked Noble PaNan,
suspiciously
I've appointed you Guardian u
the Papra Hircus!'
no, YOU haven't strenJously oo-
jected Noble PaXon. And J won't Dc
Lord High Chancellor Of the HOCus
Pocus. either. or Eminent Keeper of
the Dingus. or anything like IT,"
Well" said Potentate Adair or
words TO that broad, general etfe''
somebody's got to take care of At
lanta's goat"
Goat. COAT" said noble Paxon.
1 thought you wanted me to- be a
magicianl'
Bang.
William Is Spirited Away.
Puteutate Adair turned sadly and
.azed at William de- Augora, Who hal
swallowed his broken teeth and WIS
try ing to break the rest of them un
The heel OF tine poteuiate's shoe.
ITS up to me William he said
-Au alone must hide YOU and keep
YOU safe from the clutches OF tac
Arab.ans and ReGouins and tninr
that are coming here. But l'll do it,
Will save you William, IN hide
YOU iu the impenetrable mists ot the
desert. IlI engaged s1ndstOrm t
the hour to storm around you They
-ha" NOT get Atlautas goat, A.
somebody said once. Millions for dr.
Tense but not one goat for tribute
$50 Potcntatn Adair tuoh Atlanta s.
roat. William de AngorI out and ail
MIN Where" Nobody knows The
photographer Wmu took t1e pittp'e