Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-30

PATSY KILDARE
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
Getfin0 the Facts

| vr,IIAT new bed at Jim and Maggie's cer-
i tainly does sleep well. Maggie had 10
wake me this morning and 1 got to school
Just I'm time to have n fight before the bell
rang, I thought I would sit on the walk
till school time, but a boy stood behind me
with a burning glass and pointed 1t at my
neck, thinking it would burn my neck anu
make me jump and IT did and did "hel,
| jumped | saw the glass before he couIu
get II into his pocket and l chased MN
around the schoohouse twice. Then Rowdy
got him into a corner and he was ARA q 10
run any farther for fear Rowdy would eat
him which Rowdy would have done
When | got close to the boy he covered
up his face and 80 l blammed him in the
stummick. He was crying when we went
into the schoolroom. and the teacher asked
him what he was crying for. He told the
teacher | had punched him and then she
took him and me into the principals room
and Rowdv came along The teacher had
the boy tell the principal all about IT, which
he didn't. The principal said This is a
very grave matter. I suppose you have
skcd Patsy for her side OF the story The
teacher said, 81 did not think it necessary.
love Patsy very dearly, but it seems that
in this instance she is in the wrong and
should he punished" Then the principal
said, when you have taught Patsy longer
time and have come to know her as well as
| do you will know that 1t Is a very good
plan TO get Patsy = S.ue Oh the story. 1dtSy,
please tell us what IT was all about"
SO | did, and then she said, James, is
Patsy telling the truth?' He said. Yes
ma'am, but didn't mean to hurt her" She
said, Maybe Patsy didn't mean to hurt
you. If she didn't mean to hurt you of
course, l will not punish her. You did not
mean to hurt him, did you Patsy?" said
For cats sake what do you think
punched him for? OF course / meant to
hurt him" The principal said to the teach
er -'You see. / do not believe Patsy would
tell an untruth. even to save her life, would
you, Patsy" I said, 'I should say not.
How do you suppose my mother up in
heaven would feel when she and the other
angels heard me down here telling lies?'
Then my teacher took me back TO my seat
with her arm around me and when her
back was turned the snake boy acted as II
he was clappng his hands for JOY and was
kind of glad that the other boy had burned
my neck.
After school was out there was Levy and
the auto and Levy said the burglar wanted
to knoW if | was never coming back 80 l
did though of course it was none of the
burglars business. when ! got there the
man who Is hundred years old was sit.
ting in his chair. as usual. just waited
long enough for him to tell me how old
he is, because he seems to kind of like to
do il and then Rowdy and ! went to look
for the burglar. He was out in the barn
fixing 1t up, for he has got another COW and
horse. 1t is n black horse and he has
named it Gunpowder The cows name is
| Patsy Mr.. Rockrudder paid for them and
| the burglar will pay him back next winter.
| Then | gave him the SIG / had left and he
| asked me what that was for, and | had a
| hard time making him take ii, but finally he
| said he would pay IL back when he paid Mr
| RoCkruddcr.
The burglar milked one COW and / MIXED
! the Patsy COW. and we had supper. He
would have stranEled some eggs for me- but
! would not let him. Then he told me story
! about a little & RI who got acquainted Will
| some fairies and liked it very much and
| then R"wdy and ] came TO Mr.. Rockrud.
! ders. We kneelcd and prayed and asked
| God to bless my father and mother and
| sent my love to my mother and my regard.
to all the other people in heaven that
| know.
| "The Rescue" the next Patsy kildare ad
venture, appears in tomorrow's Evening Ledger