The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-05
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 fence and was immediately followed by Maurice Levy and Georgie Bassett They stared incredulously at the ex- traordinary spectacle before them.
 Little gen-tf1-mun.'' shrieked Mar 5ors&, with wild stroke that landed full upon Penrod's tarry cap. ssOoochy' bleated Penrod
 sIt,s Penrod r shouted Sam Williams, recognizing him by the voice For an instant he had been in some doubt.
 sPenrod Schof1eldn exclaimed Geor- gie Bassett " hat does this mean ?s. That was Georgfess style. and had helped to win him his title
 Marjorie leaned. panting upon her stick. 1T u-ealled llh him ohl'' she sobBed called him a lu1-little oh- gentleman! And oh-1ul-lookt-oh 1ul- look at my du-dress. LufIook at Mum itchy itch ohs''
 Unexpectedly she smote again with resu1 s-4aIid then, seizing the indistin- guisEabIe hand of Afitchy-Mitch, she ran wailing homeward down the street. Little gentleman? said Georgie Bassett. with some evidences of dis trrbed coInplacency. Why, that's what they call me
 Yes and you are one, too shouted the maddened Penrod But you bet IE4.A4lpl s4k>A. <144S AA1 Fc stood enough. around here for one day, and you can't run over me, Georgfe Bassett. Just you put that in your gig gard and smoke it .''
 Any body has a perfect right" said Georgies with dignity, ito call a per son a little gentleman. There's lots of names nobody ought to call. but this ones a nice,'
 ou better look out.''
 Enavenged bruiseg were distributed aas over Penrod. both upon his body and upon his spirit. Driven by subtle forces lie. had dipped his hands in catastrophe and disaster. It was not for Georgie BasseH to beard him. Penrod was about to run amuck-
 haven't called you a little gentle man, yet said Georgie. T only said it. Anybody's got right to say ft.'
 .sNot around me! You just try it again and
 shall say it. returned Georgie. all T please. Anybody in this town has a light to say little gentleman ''- Believing insanely, Penrod plunged upon Georgie and made awful work Of his hair and features
 Alas, 1t was but the begfnningt Sam Williams and Maurice Levy screamed with delight and, Simultaneously in fected, danced about the struggling paIrs shouting frandcally:
 Little gentleman. Little gentleman! Sick him, Georgiei Sick him, little gentleman! Little gentleman. Little gentleman t'
 The infuriated outlaw turned upon them with blows and more tar, which gave Georgie Bassett his opportunity and later seriously impaired the purity of his fame. Feeling himself hopeless lv tarred, he dipped both hands repeat ealT into the ca1dron ard applied his gatherings to Penrod. It was bringing coa1s to Newcastle, but it helped to assuage the just wrath of Georgie.
 The four boys gave fine imitation Of the Laoeoon group complicated by an extra figure frantic splutterings and chol1ngs, strange cries and stran ger words issued from this tangle; hands dipped Iavishly into the mex hapstible reservoir of tar. with more and more picturesque results The cal dron had been elevated upon bricks and was not perfectly balanced. and undeea heavy impact of the struggling group 1t lurched and went partly over, pouring forth a Styg1an tide which
 
 It was the fate of Master Roderick Bitts, that exclusive and immaculate person. to make his appearance upon the chaotic scene at this jnncture. All fn the cool@of white "sailor suit,s' he turned aside from the path of duty which led straight to the house of a maiden aunt-and paused to hop with. joy upon Bhe sidewalk A repeated epithet continuously half panted, half squawked, Somewhere 1n the nest of gIadiafora. caught bis ear, ana he took 1t up excftedIy, not Knowing why.
 Little gei1tIemant'' shouted Roefer- ick, jnnpihg np and down in childish glee- Liktle gentleman. Little gen tleman Lit,'
 nightfu1 figure tore itself free from the group encircled this. innocent bysrander vfthfa black arm and hurl- ed him headlong < Full length and flat on hisn face went Roderick into the Stygian pool. The frighffuI ngure was Fenrcd- InstantIy the pack flung themselves upon him again, and, car rYing fhegn with him, st1e went over upon Rordek ,-yrho from taat instant was as ahtfve a bel1fgerent as any there
 Thus began the great tar fight, the origin of which proved afterward so difficult for parents to trace owing to the opposing accounts of the com batantss Marjorie said Penrod began It: Peprod said sf1tchy Mitch began 1t; Sam ms said Georgie Bassett, began its Geergie and Maurice Levy said Penrod began it; RoderIck Bitts. who had not recognized his first assaiE ant, said Sam Williams began it.
 Nobody though Of accusing the bar