Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-13
Patsy Kildare, Outlaw
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS

T LAY for long time after woke up
l. thinking ii was morning. because the air
was kind Of white against the sky. Rowdy
pushed his nose under my hand where it
lay on the side of the bed and gave a whine,
SO I leaned over and kissed him on the nose
and told him to shut his face so ! could
think Then | lay back and thought that |
did not believe ! had been really lonesome
since school started and had not been under
the house more than "A couple of times |
g,Iess school is of some use after all, Al
least It would be if it wasn't for the kids
who go to it,
Then my father came home from night
watching and we had our pancakes. When
my father went to bed tired out Rowdy and
/ tippytoed outdoors and rambed When we
got to the bridge over the river and the rail
road tracks ] climbed up and sat on the rail-
ing and was going to see what It would do
II | dropped a stone into the smoke hole OF
an engine. But when we had waited "A long
time and none had come | climbed down
after three men going to work had told me
that Id better.
between the cars and after a long time we
came out on road Finally we were al
most out in the country We met "A mean
looking man and he said Hello, little girl"
| said, Hello. dirty man That made him
mad and he followed us and ! climbed
fence and went through some woods to the
river. Before ! knew it the man grabbed
me by the shoulder and tried to put his
other hand over my mouth,
thought for minute that II was up to
my mother to come for me. But then
Rowdy had him by the wrist and the man
was bellering for help. ] said, Eat him
up. Rowdy." But the man was dragging
Rowdy into the river. caught Rowdy's
hind legs. and we all went in together,
The man held Rowdy's head In the river
and Rowdy had to let go. Rowdy and
climbed out, and ! threw stones at the
man all the way across the river till he
went up the other side with his hand dam
Cling | bet he'll never want to fight "A
little girl and her dog again.
We went back and climbed the fence into
the road, bath of US happy and Rowdy
laughing with his tail Then away we
loped into the country to make up for lost
time At noon asked for "A drink of water
at a house, and they gave me some bread
and meat. as | hoped they would
When II was dark we came to a big
white house that had big white porch posts
and stood near the river.
! asked Rowdy II he did not think that
that house was too big and fine for us
and he did, so we climbed into barn
where there was an auto and we curled up
in the back seat of that
prayed, Dear God. which art in heaven
hollored be Thy name. Please take care
OF my, father while his little girl is not
there to look after him. | am glad you
sent that ugly man after us, for that is
the only thing that happened to us all day.
Wake us up early. Amen"
] went to s,eep before | knew It. Then
all of sudden Rowdy was growing and
] was shivering, and somebody was scream
ing. | went TO the door and peeked out
and the white house stood shining In the
moonlight and somebody kept on scream
ing. Rowdy stood on the. seat across me
when ] got back skinnng his teeth and
growing deep down In his neck. | prayed
again, Dear God. which art in heaven
hollered be Thy name For cats sake what
is the hollerlng about? II that il INV
mother coming for me. tell her where /
am and that she needn't yell so loud. II
1t Is somebody else, make her shut up so
we can sleep. Amen"
Then the screaming stopped and we
went to s.eep
when the Moon Shines" the next Patsy XII
dare adventure. appears In tonoIrow's Eyeninr
Ledger.