Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
PATSY KILDARE
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
Rainy Day

l. and II was good and thundery when
! woke and there was lot OF lightning
up over Green's barn, I do not know.
but I think they were having some sort
OF celebration in heaven. Maybe II was
because our school won the race or
because dragcy foot IL going TO get we'll
Anyway. whatever It was. they were
using fireworks, and it looked fine The
rain kept on coming down MS If some
one had punched the clouds full Of holes
When go to heaven hope they will let
me be the angel who turns on the clouds
when the earth needs rain.
Rowdy and went outdoors and ran
up aud down the gutter In the rain. and
went up the street and asked old Maid
Tumpkins II she know II was raining
aud she did She said she would he
ashamed TO be ont on the street IN her
niEhtics aud 7 told her So would I II
| was she, and I would Then Rowdy
and I chased ourselves down the street
again to tho other corner. and sat in
tho gutter and waited for my father to
come from his night watching Soon he
came. and his head was down SO he
would not have seen Us II ! had not
spoken and Rowdv had not barkcd, bu;
I did aud Rowdv did. and 50 my father
aid lie stopped short with tho water
running off his hat aud his nose and he
smiled aud said. Aren't YOU afraid
YOU win crowd tho fish out Of house and
home IL YOU take up the whole gutter
| said, ~ am not taking II up, am
gitt inc holding JpNIn"
Then I got up aud went home with
him. and breakfast was later than usual
| for had 20 wash the gutter water
of with the bathtuh water and dry my.
self As soon as We got on tho porch
I Rowdv shook himself dry. but | could
not do that. though I tried It a couple
/ of times. My father had the pancake
/ stirred and I Topped them and We had
a good time eating them together After
/ that he III his pipe and said he would
! toll me when to go 90 school. and ho did
| and went, hut was an wet when
/ Howdy and ! got there, The Other
/ kids all had rubber boots and rubber
coats and umbrellas. so they did not get
wet MY teacher said. MY goodness
/ Patsy kildare whore did YOU get 81
wet?' ! said. an over" She said
You must not stay here with your
clothing IN that condition. Go home "a,
/ once" So said. come on. Rowdy.'
and Good 10y. teacher. thank YOU
| We went out in the rain because We
| Woro too wet to stay in school, and
we had very good time and we're good
and wet when We got to tho burglar
house. The man who is a hundred years
( old was sitting on the porch, looking
AT the rain come down. and Ia shook his
I stick at mo and said. Where have you
been Rowdy did not pay any attcn-
tiou 10 him, hut I did said. "Out
in the rain Nhcr" did you Think lie
said. How many times have got to tell
YOU to stay in out of the RAIN" I said,
For cats sake, you do not have TO toll
me anything
Then. the burglar came out Of the
house and he seemed pleased to see me
/ He said, ~ have got an offer Of $4,000
for my five acres of potatoes In the
ground Just as they are Shall take
~" I said. "Is that lot ~ money ."
| lie said. 1T certainly is; more money
/ than ! ever saw Then | said. "Take
/ IL. you honehead." aud hc said, 81 will
t So we talked it over aud he was happy
( because he could pay Mr.. Rockrudder
! what he owed him
( When | went home it was stll rain.
lils ana Nlen itoWdN ana ! knccled to-
night II was raining just the same as
ever | prayed: Dear mother, which
art in heaven. tell God not to go ava,
anywhere and forget that He has the
rain turned on, for We have had nearly
enough already, Ask God to make IN,
too wet for school again some day, ant
ask Him To bless you and my father
Amen,
The -chOol Yell" the next Patsy kildare
adventure: will appear in tO.norrow's Eve