Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
PATSY KILDARE,
OUTLAW
\XXN-Orphans
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS

III
A'l soon as he had his pancakes this morn.
ing. hut sat out on the back porch with
Eowdy and smoked his pipe, which Is some
thing he has hardly ever done since my
mother died. lie fried cakes for Rowdy
aud me and then he said, Patsy, 60 ont
and give the orphan asylum the once over
today and tell me what you think Of it,
There are lot of kids out there whose
mothers are dead and you'd have a bunch
of them TO play with If | put you there,
and it wouldn't cost MUCH
So he went to bed and Rowdy and ram
hlcd We found the orphan asylum and 1t
was surrounded by stone wall and In
side were kids playing, and they had "A
sand box and a sliding board and tcctcr
and they were playing for all they were
worth There were girls bigger than me
and Kids littler than mo and they were
having "a good time. I said to myself, Me
for that"
when I ncckcd through the iron gate
lot Of orphans came aud gave me the once
over and | asked them how they liked it
and they said they liked il fine. told
them that I was an orphan on my mothers
side and that I was thinking of joining
hair cut Another said, "YouN have to
let your dog 60 because nobody can have
a log" Another said. You will have 20
dress Just like us" Another said, you
can't never go outside the yard Then
said. "Good-hy, Iicadilly. Come on.
Rowdy."
So we ramblcd and went swimming and
then / walked about in the sun til my hair
and dress were dry and then I went home
and Kissed my father and woke him up and
ne was kind of cross. ! told him there
was nothing doing for no orphan asylum
| and he said all right ana that he was glad
| of it.
| | got the brush and brushed my hair til
| it shoue and my father gave me some
| money and l bought a pineapple and some
| cheese and some ladyfngers and some ice
| cream and we had dinner together. Then
| he kissed me and went back To- bed I
| thought | might as well have another swim,
| since | was doing so well but Wilbur car
! penter and n gang of boys we're using the
| water and ! didn't get to 60 iH but | hid
| their clothes when they we're not looking
| and then | went and sat ON the horse block
in front Of the Carpenters SO | could see
| what they did when Wilbur didn't come
| home. But he must have found them, for
he came home wearing them. I'll fud a
better place to hide them next time
| when we rambed again ! met young
lady on the street aud ] stopped 10 watch
her go by. She said Don't stand spraddlcd
out that way, but put your feet together
and stand like lady You have rea
golden hair. haven't you?" , said, yes
maam and my father says that I've got
a real golden disposition. too" She said
Indeed? Your mother must be very proud
of you" ! said she Is. | bet the angels
get tired hearing her talk about me-" Thcr
she said. "Oh :" After that she asked me
If | lived on this street and told her that
/ | lived all over town and out into the
country mostly. hut that this Is the street
! ! slept on. She 9aiI the reason she asked
was that she was to teach the primary
grade. whatever that is, al the new schOo
and she hoped ia come to her when sChoo
| opened.
said, How about Rowdy?' She said
"NOur brother" ! said $50. ma'nm, he's
better than a brother; he's my dog" She
said, ia like to have one dog in my room
and since you spoke first it can be your dog
Wen call him the class dog | suppos,
that is because Rowdy has got SO mucl
class. She said 81 hope tho boys wont
tease him" ! said. "rhev won't She said
How do you know" So | had Rowdy {
growl away down in his neck and walk stiff
legged and make his hair stand up, and
said, That's how I know"
I liked her, and when she asked m,
where | lived told her. and she said sh,
would call. | said she would find the dOOi
open night and day and to go right in, bu
! not TO wake my father because he watched
nights and needed his sleep. She looked
{ surprised and said she could not call rgh
away. I asked her If she thought ! needle,
! a good spanking and she said. NO, indeed
r So I wonder what kind Of lady she Il
, | anyway
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