Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-10
PATSY KILDARE
THE OUTLAW
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
George WushingtOn

T STARTED this morning TO go TO the
l. house of the man who is a hundred years
old, to see what my burglar was doing. on
the way passed a house that had been
/ blown over. and found my burglar there.
lie had hammer and was taking the
house apart and tying IL up in bundle.
Rowdy anu / stayed till he got his bundle
ready. lie is strong for a burglar who has
| to use a cruth. We walked with him and
| went kind Of slow, lie says he is going 10
get some chickens and lay his own eggs and
have something 10 cat in the house besides
milk and bread
Soon after we got 10 the house Of the man
who Is a hundred years old. Levy came
with the auto 70 take mo 10 school When
told the old man eood-by he said, II am
hundred years old" 80 I stuck out my
tongue at him. The burglar shook hands
with me and walked 70 the road with Rowdy
and mo- where we got into the auto. I
could see him still standing in the middle
of the road when looked back. I guess ho
feels very thankful 10 me. lie ought to- any
way II isn't every burglar who can come
along without thing, and find "A nice little
girl to make him stop burglng and give him
a good home
At school today our teacher was telling
us about George Washington. She said he
was such n great man that he was called
the father Of his country. All | could do
was sit there with my mouth open and be
glad / am Irish. Then she said that George
Washington never told lie. That certainly
did get my goat. At first I nearly busted
with surprise and then stood up and said.
"I'or cats sake, teacher, ! hate to say II.
but somebody has been foolinG you. George
Washington can tell more lies than any
body / know, except Peanuts Feeney.
can that don't know him.
All the kids were Laughing by that time.
and the teacher looked very much surprised
She said Now, children, all of you keep
quiet and you. Patsy. tell us all you know
about George Washington" SO told them
about the first slim sally 7 made to scare
George Washington and his wife, and how
he said il was high as n tree and had
arms a mile long. Then told them about
the other slim sally which he said had eyes
of fire and brcathcd smoke. Then tho
teacher explained who the real George
Washington was, and that this other one
was named for him, which is kind of tough
on the real George. who licked the English
with one hand in his pocket and who must
have had some Irish in him. He ia dead
now. the teacher said.
When school was out the green snake
boy said to me. You are some Kid, all
right" | said, 81 am and don't you forget
g." lie said "Will you be my swectheart?'
| said. For cats sake what Is that lie
will bring you apples and bananas and
oranges. and ! will kiss YOU and no other
girls at parties" ] said you'd better have
your head examined. Aren't you feeling
wcll?" He just said. "Will you be my sweet
heart?" | said, "Ccrtainly not, but you can
bring mo apples and oranges and bananas
and pickles, If you like. never go TO
parties, and would not let you kiss me If
I did"
When 7 was ready for bed tonight I
prayed Dear mother, which art In Heaven,
did you ever have sweetheart? 1t must
be awfully silly. I kind of like the green
snake boy, but he hasn't got bit OF sense,
and If he tries to kiss me he will get his
face pushed in. ] think ! Will give my
burglar start of chickens from Mr.. Rock
rudder's II !s getting kind Of dull around
here Ask God to make something happen
to me. Amen"
"Comforting the Sick" the next Patsy XII
dare adventure, appears in Mondays Evening
Ledger.