The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-10-21

fence and was Immediately followed
by Maurice Levy and George Bassett
They stared incredulously at the ex.
traordinary spectacle before them.
Little gen-til-mun!' shrieked Mar
jorie, with a wild stroke that landed
full upon Periods tarry cap.
"Ooochr' bleated Penrod.
Its Penrodr' shouted Sam Williams,
recognizing him by the voice. For an
instant he had been In some doubt.
"Penrod Schofeldw exclaimed Geor-
gle Bassett. What does this meanT
That was Georges style. and had
helped to win him his title.
Marjorie leaned. painting upon her
stick. 81 cu-called-uh-him-o she
sobbed-'1 called him a lul-little-oh-
gentleman! And oh-lul-look Noh. lul.
look at my du-dressl Lubbock at Num-
tchy-oh-Mitch-ohw
Unexpectedly she smote again-with
results-and then, selling the indistin-
guishable hand Of Mitchy-Mitch, she
ran wailing homeward down the street.
Little gentleman said George
Bassett, with some evidences Of dis
turbed complacency. "Why. that's
what they call mep'
Eyes. and you are one, toor' shouted
the maddened Penrod. But you bet
ter not let anybody call me that! I've
stood enough around here for one day,
and you can't run over me. George
Bassett Just you put that In your giz-
card and smoke itp'
Anybody has a perfect right" said
George, with dignity. ito call per-
son a little gentleman. There's lots Of
names nobody ought to call, but this
ones q nice
"You better look outv'
Unavenged bruises were distributed
all over Penrod. both upon his body
and upon his spirit Driven by subtle
forces he had dipped his hands in
catastrophe and disaster. 1t was not
for a George Bassett to beard him.
Penrod was about to run amuck.
81 haven't called you little gentle.
man, yet" said George. 81 only said
1t. Anybody's got right to say It."
"Not around mel You just try 1t
again and"-
IT shall say It," returned George.
"all please. Anybody in this town
has a right to say little gentleman ~
Believing insanely. Penrod plunged
his right hand into the caldron. rushed
upon George and made awful work
Of his hair and features.
Alas, 1t was but the beginning! Sam
Williams and Maurice Levy screamed
with delight and, simultaneously In
fected, danced about the struggling
pair. shouting frantically:
Little gentleman! Little gentleman!
Sick him, George! Sick him, little
gentlemanl Little gentlemanl Little
gentleman
The Infatuated outlaw turned upon
them with blows and more tar, which
gave George Bassett his opportunity
and later seriously impaired the purity
Of his fame. Feeling himself hopeless
~ tarred, he dipped both hands repeat
eddy into the caldron and applied his
gatherings to Penrod. 1t was bringing
Goals to Newcastle, but 1t helped to
assuage the just wrath Of George.
The four boys gave fine imitation
of the LAGOON group complicated by
an extra fgure-frantic splutterings
and chokings, strange cries and stran-
ger words Issued from this tangle;
hands dipped lavishly into the mex
haustible reservoir Of tar, with more
and more picturesque results. The cal
dron had been elevated upon bricks
and was not perfectly balanced. and
under heavy impact Of the struggling
group II iurched and went partly over.
pouring forth a Stygian tide which
formed deep pool In the gutter.
It was the fate Of Master Roderick
Bits, that exclusive and Immaculate
person, to make his appearance upon
the chaotic scene at this juncture. All
In the cool Of a white ''sailor suit" he
turned aside from the path Of duty
which led straight to the house Of q
maiden aunt-and paused to hop with
Joy upon the sidewalk. A repeated
epithet. continuously half painted. half
squawked. somewhere in the nest Of
gladiators. caught his ear. and he took
1t up excitedly, not knowing why.
Little gentleman!" shouted Roder.
lex. jumping up and down in childish
glee. "Little gentlemanl Little gen.
tleman! Lit"-
A frightful figure tore itself free
from the group. encircled this innocent
bystander with q black arm and hurl-
ed him headlong. Full length and dat
on his face went Roderick into the
Stygian pool. The frightful figure was
Penrod. Instantly the pack flung
themselves upon him again, and, car
rying them with him. he went over
upon Roderick. who from that instant
was a. active q belligerent a. any
there.
Thus began the great tar fight the
origin Of which proved afterward 90
difficult for parents to trace owing to
the opposing accounts of the com.
batants. Marjorie said Penrod began
It; Penrod said Mitchy-M Mitch began
1t: Sam Williams said George Bassett
began It; George and Maurice Levy
said Penrod began 1t; Roderfck Bitts,
who had not recognized his first assail-
ant, said Sam Williams began It
ITO be continued next week.