Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-22

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Equipped With TIN. sn penrod
Contributed His Rek NicksA toI
q Picture Show.
relative was shown and finally, the
~drunkard's picturesque behavior at the
portals of a madhouse.
So fascinated was Penrod that he
postponed his departure until this film
came round again, by which time he
had finished his unnatural repast and
almost, but not quite. decided against
following the profession Of a drunkard
when he grew up.
Emerging, satiated, from the theaters
ii public timepiece before "a jewelers.
shop confronted him with an unex-
pected dinl and imminent perplexities.
How was he to explain ut home these
hours OF d~allianeef There was d
steadfast rule that he return direct
from Sunday school, md Sunday rules
were important because on that day
there was his father, always at home
and at hand, p~erilously ready for nc
ton. One OF the hardest conditions OF
boyhood is the almost continuous strain
put upon the powers OF invention BY
the constant and ~harassing necessity
for explanations Of every natural act
Proceeding homeward through the
deepening twilight as rapidly as posi-
Bile at a gait half skip and half canter,
Penrod made up his mind In what
manner he would account for his long
delay and as he drew nearer rehearsed
in words the opening passage Of his
defense.
.Now, see here. be determined to
begin. II do not wish to be blamed
for things I couldn't help nor any 9TH
en- boy. I was going along the street
by q cottage and a lady put her head
out of the window and said her hus-
band was drunk and whipping her
and her little girl, and she asked me
wouldn't / come In and help hold him.
So I went III and tried to pet hold OF
this drunken lady's husband where he.
was whipping their baby daughter, but
he wouldn't pay any attention. and
told her / ought to be getting home,
but she KEEP on askin' me to stay
At this point he reached the corner
OF his own yard, where a coincidence
not only checked the rehearsal of his
eloquence but happily obviated oil 90
casion fort. A cab from the station
drew up in front Of the gate, and there
descended a troubled lady In black
and q fragile little girl about three.
Mrs, Schoheld rushed from the house
and embodied both in hospitable arms.
They were Penrod's Aunt Clara and
cousin. also Clara, from Dayton. Ill.
and In the furry Of their arrival every
body forgot to put Penrod to the ques
tton ills doubtful, however, IL he felt
any relief; there may have been wen a
slight, unconscious disappointment, not
altogether dissinilar to that OF an
actor deprived of a good part
In the course Of some really necessa-
ny preparations for dinner he stepped
from the bathroom into the pink and
white bedchamber OF bis sister and adj
dressed her rather thickly through a
towel.
aWhen,d mamma find out Aunt Clara
and Cousin Clara were coming?"
Not till she saw them from the win
dow. She just happened to look out
as they drove up. Aunt Clara tele-
graphed this morning, but 1t wasn't
delivered"
Il long Iney goin 10 sIayr
II don't know
Penrod ceased to rub his shining
face and thoughtfnlly tossed the towel
through the bathroom door. sUncle
John won't try to make 'em come back
home, / guess, will hep (Uncle John
! was Aunt Clara's husband, a success.
full manufacturer of stoves, and his
lifelong regret was that he had not en-.
tered the Baptist ministry Hell lei
'em stay here quietly, won't hep
what are you talking about?" de
manded Margaret, turning from he
mirror. Uncle John sent them here
Why shouldn't be let them stay?"
penrod looked cr~estfallen. "Thenh b,
hasn't taken to drtnk?"
Certainly not!rs She emphasized til,
denial with a pretty peal of sopran'
laughter.
"Tben why asked her brothe
gioomily. .why did Aunt Clara look 81
worried when she got here?"
.Good gracious! Don't people worr.
nbout anything except somebody
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