The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31

Ult ulTdlu OI IL, out Wu0Q Ue saw
them poke it's head in the window
beside Aunt Dinah Peter peeked
around the tree and watched.
"Growl, Mr.. Lion" said the chill
dren, and the lion-0n-wheels growl-
ed
Oh. such a shrek upon shrek as
sounded from the kitchen! ooh! TO-
de Lor' SAX, Mr. Lion; dis Of niger
amt don noffin, deed aint," said
Aunt Dinah.
When the Dollington children
tried to pull the lion-on-wheels away
from the window, they were fright
ened, they couldn't move him.
ooh! he is eating up Aunt
Dinah." screamed Marjory. "Oh!
somebody save her" And then they
espied Peter with the gun. "Shoot
the lion-on-wheels. Peter: shoot him
and save dear Aunt Dinah." pleaded
both children. +
When Peter saw that the lion
could not get his head out, he pop
ped his gun and over went the
children on the ground with fright,
and Peter too.
BY this time Aunt Dinah saw that
the lion-on-wheels could not get his
head out of the window frame and
she got over her fright.
Running out of the house she saw
Peter and the children on the
ground, and thinking the cruel,
fierce lion. on-wheels had killed
them. Aunt DiRah threw up her
hands and over she went on the
ground beside them.
Pretty soon the door of the play
room opened. and in came the little
girl with Mr. and Mrs. Dollington,
but as she was in a great hurry she
did not stop and left them by the
door.
Mr.. Dollington offered his arm To
his wife and they walked to their
home, but only one look did Mrs.
Dollington give and she shrieked
and tainted.
Poor Mr. Dollington did not know
where to turn first, to his wife or
to his children, but his bright eyes
spied Peters gun, and, although
the lion-on-wheels had stopped roar
ing. he lifted the gun and popped it
three times.
Il have slain the fierce beast" he
cried: Jump up. all of you. l have
saved you; there is nothing to fear"
Up jumped the Dollington family
and Aunt Dinah and Peter. too.
ooh, you brave mani" said Mrs.
Dollington, throwing her arms
around her husband 1--WE should
all have been killed II it had not
been for your bravery"
John Dollington put one arm
around his pretty wife and with the
other hand he twirled his mustache.
Peter shot him. too" said Roy
and Marjory; when we found we
could not get his head out again we
screamed because we thought the
lion-on-wheels was eating up dear
Aunt Dinah, and we only wanted to
scare her, not hurt her at ALL
Mr.. Dollington dropped his wife
and Mrs. Dollington CRIED "You
naughty children. did you bring that
beast over here now? will punish
you both; you 60 right to bed with
out your supper"
Both children began to cry and
Aunt Dinah pleaded. but their
mother was firm; they must be
punished. and their father said, too,
that children that we're not afraid
of lions-on-wheels should be punish
ed severely.
But after Aunt Dinah had supper
on the table and her master and
mistress were busy eating she slip
ped stairs to the children's room
with tray heaped high with bread,
butter. cake and preserves. all of
which very likely would make them
sick, but Aunt Dinah knew II they
were she would have to take care of
them. and any way, all Aunt Dinahs
love their little charges whether
they bother them or not, and Aunt
Dinah Doll was not different from
real live Aunt Dinah, you see.
Next Weeks story-"The Doiiing-
ton Family."-Part w.