Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-05
PATSY KILDARE
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
The Cham MON

w bed for long time and sang n
song ! made up and kissed Rowdy and
felt very happy. for now have a dog
and burglar and a boy ard father
and mother In heaven and God, which
| is a 1T for one little girl to have. ever
a little girl who Is Irish. After break
! fn"t Levy and called for Thomrs
Aristides Brown. and when we got to
school there was lmogene on the ton
step and whenever we went toward
her she backed into the schoolhousc =
there was nothing doirg. But I vii,
how her who she is calling Mrs Brown.
Afier school was out Levy took us
back TO the house of the man who is a
hundred years old. While we were
p" "ndtng there 20 let him tell us how old
he IL we heard horse coming hi
.ould not gee il for the yinea. Then W,
card the horse stop and here carr
"1Hnas Aristdes Browns faith
through the vines ard hie neck was n
'roken at all. Rowdy began to g-owi
I'D Thomas and 7 we got up md
"a!ked around the corner of the house
5 soon as we were out of sight we rav
where the burglar was W 'rking and
.awdy came behind US turning around
s-d growing down into his neck. The
burglar asked us whnt was eating US
and Thomas was too scared to speak
but 7 wasn't was too excited. We
inst pointed to Thomass father. who
vas ming behind us. He must have
stepped to speak to the man who Is a
hundred years old. but | bet the old
man just tod HIN how old he is.
Thomas ard got on the other side of
the burglar and waited. Thomas's father
came UP ard said, "i-ow do you do"
and IN" burglar answered as polite as
could he Then Thomas's father said II
have come for my son" The burglar
said. 80 you are his father, are you?'
ThomaS's father said Yes, Sit. He Is a
very had boy aSid am going to take
him home and teach him lesson" The
burglar reached for Thomas and pulled
his shirt up and said. This is one Of
your lessons, is it?" Thomas was pale
and shaking all over and Thomas's father
said. "lt Is not marker to what he Is
goirg 70 get" The burglar said. He
may be your son, but you cannot have
him You are not Il man---yru are a
wild animal" Thomas's father said. BE
careful. young man and do not make
mo angry" The burglar Just laughed
ard never heard such mean laugh
before.
Thomas's father said. "Are you going
to give him up?" The burglar said. Yes.
If you are man enough to take him"
Thomas's father said. II would take him
IN a minute II It was not FIR ". r irr
The burglar said. The dog win not touch
you. Take him" Thomas's father said.
"I will knock your block Off" The bur
glar said. You will never do It unles.
you start something" Then Thomas's
father jumped at him 80 quick | never
did see how 1t happened and | was look
ing right at them. 1t seemed as II he
ita h,,p tho hiirSrlar and
bounced off him and there the burglar
was smiling and Thomass father was on
the ground with his feet in the air. l
guess he was as surprised as Thomas
and was. Then he got up and jumped
at the burglar again and that time he
got hold of him. ! do not know all they
did for | kept jumping around them and
doubling my fists and Thomas was hol-
lering, DO not hurt my father! Do
not hurt my father" and Rowdy was
looking at me and growing and wish
ing ! would let him take just one bite.
Thomass father had the burglar by
the neck and the burglar had one arm
around his waist and the other was
doubled up under Thomas's fathers chin
and the burglar hugged with one arm and
pushed with the other and Thomas's
fathers chin went up and he let go the
burglars neck and then the burglar let
go and punched him on tho nose. He
got OF the ground and went away.
swearing something fierce. | guess the
burglar was proud, but he did not say
much
1t has certainly been fine day.
don't know just what l Will do with
Thomas Aristides Brown. ] would adopt
him If it was not for his middle name.
"a business Transaction" the next Patsy
Kildare adventure. will appear in tomor-
rows Evening Public Ledger.