Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

PATSY KILDARE
The Circular Staircase

IIIHEN l woke this morning l did not
| w know at first where | was it had been
| so long since | had slept at June's. Then
| Rowdy stuck his nose under my hand ana
| | rolled over TO kiss him and there were
June and her father standing looking down
| at me and smiling. June's father said,
! How is the little girl who thought there
! was money in oranges?" / said, whats IL
| to you?' Then we all laughed and | said,
she is all right. She hasn't got quite as
much money but she has more sense than
! she had"
Then they went out of the room and
got up and dressed and we had breakfast
We had hot biscuits and honey such as ]
never have anywhere else, and then June's
father went out to see about the auto. Juno,
SAID, IF you Will be at your house rEhN
after lunch | will call for YOU and take you
10 see The Circular Staircase" I said,
What is the circular staircase She said,
TT Is a moving pitcher" | said, "Ncs, but
what is it a moving pitcher OFF, She said.
"A circular staircase" | said, "For cats
sake. ! know that, but what is n circular
staircase?' She made her right hand go up
into the air like corl>scrcw and said, IT
is staircase that goes up like that"
] did not understand very well what she
meant SO ! went ont and asked her father.
what is circular StairCaso?" lie made
his hand go UP into the air like a corkscrcW
ana said 1T is staircase that goes un
like that" Then ] had an idea and | went
and asked the cook and She made her hand
go UP like a CO"kscrcw Then | went cat
In the street ana asked man who was
going by and he made his hand 60 up like
corkScrcW. Then ! asked two young la
dies ana both Of them made their hands 60
up twisty II was a lot Of fun Then the
auto came and took me around to Jim and
MaEEicF house. l went i'm and Jim was out
IN the lot and | went cut and asked him.
Nhat is circular staircase Jim" lie put
down his az and made his arm go up twisty.
! said, Thank you" Then I went in and
asked Maggie and she did it, too
Juno and - went 10 see "rhc circular
staircase ! thought II was poor but
june liked it. Then after I got home I
went 10 the store on the corner and asked
IN" man what is Il circular staircasc?"
he corkscrcwed his hand up In the air
and knocked down a bunch of bananas.
Ihat made him mad and pleased me very
much. Then ! went TO the river TO soc
tne river WatChman and ! said to him.
hcIIn see that no ono has stolen the
river Yet What is Il circular stairoasc?"
ne corIiScrowci. too, and then / told him
ABOUT tn" joke. So he tried il on two men
ID" Knew and il worked the way ! said
tnat pleased the Watchmau and he said
was the brightest Kid he ever lucw and
thar he was going 20 try the fokc ON his
wife when he got home He said when the
next circus came to town he was going
10 try il on the arm'css wonder | never
thought Of doing that and J hope ] will be
there when he does it.
After left the wutchman / walked along
the river and came to 4 place where three
kids were going to drown three little kit
tens. There We're two boys and one girl and
III" boys were telling the girl tp throw her
kitten INTO the river. just as the girl was
going to do it said, "Dont you dare, :" She
stuck out her tongue at mo and said "You
should worry" / said, "Rowdy." the way
! do when | want him to get ready IJa