Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-13
PATSY KILDARE
THE OUTLAW
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
The Return

"C ftStut"
7 WILL say one thing for my mother and
i God--when ask anything Of them they
certainly deliver the goods. | asked TO have
something happen to me today and ! was
wakened this morning by somebody kissing
me. At first ] thought 1t was my mother
come back from heaven just on my account
and ! cant tell how it felt. except that II
was very satisfactory. Then when | got
little more nearly awake | 'Gought 1t was
the green snake boy and ! BANNED out
with my fist. Then ] sat up and it was
Mr.. Rockrudder. The first kiss was from
Alice and the second was from him and he
was holding his eye where | had blammed
him.
Alice jumped right on the bed with ne
and nearly squeezed the life out OF me
Mr.. Ruckrudder was holding his eye and
laughing and ! jumped out of bed and
kissed Rowdy on the nose and then dressed
In a hurry. We all went downstairs to-
gethcr, except that Mr.. Rockrudder had to
try the banister where II had been fixed
for sliding, and he certainly can slide for "a
fat man. Then Alice tried It, and she is
good at sliding, too.
After breakfast we got into the auto and
went to see the man who Is Il hundred
years old. Mr.. RoclSrudder said he did not
live off ther" all by himself because he had
lost his wife or children or anything, but
because he had been arrested for stealing
and that made him mad at the world. lie
gets "A pension from the Government for
having been soldier. and the mail carrier
gets his money for him and lie hides it no.
body knows where Mr.. Rpcl;rudder said,
and there must he several thousand dollars
hid about the Shanty someN mere
When we came to the porch and the old
man said. II am n hundred years old" MIR.
Rockrudder said. Hello, Mr. Hayes" The
Old man got up and put out his hand to
shake and Mr.. 'tockrudder shook his hand
and sat down on the step. Then Rowdy
and Alice and went and showed her the
burglar and the burglar took his hat on
and held II all the time she talked to him.
She asked him if he was a sure-enough
burglar and he said. Not now. but used
TO be- Then Mr. Rockrudder came and he
said; You have got some very nice chick
ems. They look lilte my Rhode Island Reds "
! sad; They are. ] gave them 10 him" "
Mr. Rockrudd"r said: That's all right.
What else did you give hm?' saio.
Some h,dclothes and things" Mr. Rock
rudder laughed and said. so you are tho
young man who thought you could rob my
hous" ana get away with il while Patsy
was in it, are you?" My burglar said: 81
know better now. sir. She has cured
me"
So they shook hands and MIR Rocl<rudder
lett Alice and me with the burglar and
had Levy take him To town and then bring
nm back with two other men. They stayed
III the house with the man who is n hum
dred years old for quite - while, and
they called the burglar in and then
Mr. lockrudder told the burglar that he
would furnish him with horse and "A plow
and he could pay back the money out Of
the crop. The burglar asked him IL he
could work another COW In on that and Mr.
soCkrudd"r said lie could
Alice and are going to sleep together
tonight. SO we both hneeled down and |
prayed: Dear mother which art in heaven
! want TO make YOU acquainted with Alice
ASK God 10 bless her and YOU and my
father and her father and the burglar and
jan and Maggie and Bell and Lunny and
oid Maid Tomkins and He can do as He
pleases about Pie Face. Mr.. Rockruddcr
is waiting outside the door to come IN ana
Kiss Alice and ne good night when holler.
Now am going to holler Amen"
The Adventure of the Turkey" the next
rows Evening Ledger.