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

a little tow headed, freckle-faced
boy brought the message and placed
it on Potentatee Forrest Adair's desk.
Mr.. Adair picked it up just in time
to prevent William de Angors from
proving that yellow paper with marks
on it is digestible Fooled. but undis-
mayed William resumed his arduous
task of lunching o. chair leg, While
Potentate Adair opened the missive
and read it. 1t went like this
Everywhere Time Enough,
Pote Adair Atlanta, Ca
Beginning May l3, We wiz
spend one week in an earnest en-
deayor to apDrehend Atanta's
ruminant,
THIRTY THOUSAND SINNERS.
Mr. Adair scratched his head
"Ruminant," he said, puzzled.
"Whaddye mean ruminant?"
It's Our Goat They Mean.
Followed feyerish consultation with
Mr.. Webster's notable work of rel
erence, followed i'm turn by a scream
Of anguish that so startled William
de AAgora munchip~ cuntentedly on
the chair leg, that he broke three
teeth and a perfectly good chair
Its goat shouted Potentate
Adair. They're gonna get our goat
lie looked at William who bit OF
another section Of chair leg
All, William, said the potentate,
Il knew when we got You that you'd
cause trouble. Now, we've got TO hide
YOU and we've got to have a gua:-
dian for YOU To protect YOU from those
ruthless not to say VoraciouS goat
setters from the nutmeg secutN Of
the East and the prune region O. me
West Where shall ] take You. VII
liam? If not where, then whittier
William shrugged his shoulders. II
mattered not to him. so long as ne
cot his daily quota of tin cans and
old shoes
Business. then, of cogitation, fol-
lowed by 4 long happy grln-and
when Potcutate Adair grlns, look out.
Paxon Flatly Rebels
Soon thereafter he had Noble PaNcl
chairman of one Of the big com
mittees. and wheel horse in the task
of uullhi Off the big Shrine ConNeu-
tion-on the telephone.
noble PaNon. said Potent1le|
Adair in honeyed silken tones. Il
have "A new job for YOU
what S it, sked Noble PaNon,
suspiciously
"Ivc appointed YOU Guardian Of
the Pdpra Hircus!
no you haven't strenuousiy OBJ
icCted Noble PaNon. And won't be
Lord High Chancellor Of the H0cus
Pocus. either or Eminent Keeper Of
the Dingus or anything like IT.
We'll" said Potentate Adair orI
words to that broad. general effec,
somebody's got 10 take care Of Al
lantas goat"
Coat! GOAT" said Noble Paxon
II thought you wanted me to be q
maglcian,"
Bang.
William Is Spirited Away
Potentate Adair turned sadly and
~azed at William de Angora, who had
swallowed his broken teeth and was
irving TO break the rest Of them on
the heel Of the potentate's shoe.
IT'S up to me William he said
"All alone l must hide you and keep
YOU safe from the clutches Of the
Arabians and Bedouins and things
that are coming here. But l'l do IL.
I will save YOU William! Ill hide
you IN the impenetrable mlsts ~ the
desert. It'll engaged a sandstorm L}
the hour 20 storm around you, They
shan not get Atlanta's goat, AsI
somebody said once. Millions for dee
Tense but not one goat for tribute
So Poteutate Adair took Atlanta
goat. william dc Aneora. out and lil
him Where \ohody knows The
photographer who took the picture
was hllndfuldcd and Ted by ID Cr-