The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-06


that Of a bug 1ished out Of all inkwell
alive but discours ged.:. i ~:
Attracted by the riot, Samuel. WI
liams made his appeara nee; va1lting II
fence and was Immediately -followct?
by Maurice Levy and George Bassett
They. stared incredulously at, the ex
traordinary spectacle before them.
:" Little gen:til-mun" shriekcd Mar
jorie. with q wild stroke that landed
full upon Penrod's tarry cap. - :.'
"Ooochr' bleatcd Penrod. ~..:
'1t,s Penrol" shouted Sam williams
recognizing him by the voice: For an
instant he had been in some doubt. =.
"Penrod Schofield!' exclaimed. Geor
gle Bassett. What does this mean:':
That was Georges style, and had
helped to win him his title, .'- -:
Marjorie leaned. painting upon her
stick: II c,'~called-ul- him-ol"' she
sobbed-"1 called him Il .lul-Iittle-oh-
gentleman: And oh--lul-look! oh. iii
look at my d'-dress! Lul look at Mum
itchy-oh-A!itch-oh!'' -
Unexpectedly she. smote again-with
results-ahd then, Selling the indistin
guishable- hand Of Mitchy-Mitch, she
ran waiIing< llomeward down the street.
Little gentleman said Georgia
Bassett. with some: evidences of dis.
turbed conl?lacency. "Why. that's
what they call me- 80, ~.. c:.-
"fes, and you are one. toor' shouted
the maddenel Pchrod.s ''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. >JY st you pitt that In your giz
zard and smoke IT,
"Anybody has a perfect right" said
George. With dignity. ITO cali a her.
son a little gentleman. There's: lots of
names nobody ought 10 <caH,' hut cthd=::
ones a nice 49,.
&c You better. look out!'
Unaven:cd bruises were Distribute
gil over pc:lrod. ;botis upon, Ills .l6lx
and upon lis spirit. Driven by subtle
forces he hid dipped his hands III
catastrophe and disaster. It was>no; :
for d Georgia Bassctt ito ~bearu' him,
Penrod was about to run amuck.
II haven't called you little gentle
man. yet" said George. II: only sail!
It,: Anybody's got right to say IT,. =
Not around me! You just Try ii
again and"- .' =,
II shall say it." returned = Georgia:
"all please. Anybody in this town
has right to say little gentleman'"-
Bel allowing insatcly. Penrod plunged
his right hal'd into the caldron, rushed
upon George and made awful work
Of his hair and features.
Alas, it was but the beginning! Sam
Williams and Maurice Levy screamed
with delight and, simultaneously in.
fected. danced about the struggling
pair, shouting frantically: 49,
Little gentleman! Little gentleman.
Sick him, Georgie! Sick him, little
gentleman! Little gentleman! Little
gentleman!'
The Infatuated outlaw turned upon
them with blows and more tar. which
gave George Eassett his opportunity
-, 4.~'t' -.
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 it: helped to
assuage the just wrath of George.
The four boys gave a fine imitation
of the LAGOON group complicated by
an extra dgure-frantic splutterings
and chokinss, 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 a heavy impact OF the struggling
group it lurched 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 81 duty
WHICH led straight9to 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
It up excitedly, not knowing why.
Little gentleman shouted. Roder.
lex. jumping up and down in childish
glee. Little gentleman! Little gen
tleman! Lit .ss4f .:F .3s. !, i. T..
A frightful figure tore itself free
from the group. encircled this innocent
bystander with q black arm and hurl.
ed him .headl0ng. Full length and i1at
on his face Went Roderick into the
stygtan pool, The fright ul figure was u Z,
Penrod Il instant the . pack Au,n1c
themselves upon him again. and, cal
rz1ng them It'll him I,e vent over