Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
PATSY KILDARE
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
Dragon Foot

T WENT out TO June's today as soon as
L I woke and talked with her and her
doctor about the girl with the draggy
foot at the orphan asylum. They were
interested and June's doctor said he
would 20 with me and see II he thought
she could be cured. so we went to the
asylum and peeked over the wall. and
there was the girl with the draggy foot
sitting by the wall in the sun. lie and 7
climbed over the wall and took the girl
with the draggy foot into the asylum
There June's doctor asked the head lady
| IL he might examine her--not the head
! lady, but the girl with the draggy foot.
| She said he might and he did.
June's doctor told the head lady that
he believed he could cure draggy foot
II he could take her home with him. The
head lady said she did not know whether
he could take draggy foot home or not,
but wo,Sd get on the foam and find out.
She did not get on the foam. she Just
called through II. and then she had
June's doctor talk through it, and then
everything was all right, The head
lady told him that II there were any OF
the other children he would like to ex-
pertinent on he could. which was very
nice OF her. I think.
We took draggy foot into the auto and
took her TO June's and showed her to
June. Then June's doctor said he would
take draggy foot to the hospital, but
June said. Cant YOU take care of her
here?" He said, II suppose SO, II you
wish me to-" June said she would love
1t. That made Junes doctor smile a
kind OF nice smile and hug June and
KISS her Then ha sai1 hav
up draggy foot for week or so and get
her strong. SO she could stand IL, what
ever II Is. They started her Off on
poached eggs and hot biscuits and honey
and milk. which was pretty good for |
helped her eat It.
Then l went away. I wanted TO see
the burglar and so I went out TO where
he lives. The man who is 100 years old
was sitting in the same place where he
always sits He said where have YOU
been: ] said. What's it to your" Then
thought that was not very polite, so 7
said, Nearly everywhere. thank YOU"
He said. II am 100 years old" I thought
l would be polite again and said. you
do not look It," That made him mad
ana ne tried to hit me on the bean with
his cane. When the burglar came he
was glad to see me and told me about
Gunpowder. the horse and the cows and
how fat Gunpowder Is getting, and that
there is new little baby COW on the
place which he calls a calf. God sent
1t one night. I asked him what he was
going TO do with 1t and he said he did
not know. lie said 1t belonged TO me-
ana SAID, Then keep it," and he said
he would. / know he will. for he is a
burglar and perfectly honest.
did not stay very long, and when 7
got back TO where the men are making
the swimming hole I found they had
pumped out the water and were putting
In cement and slippery white brick TO
make the sides and the bottom As soon
as l looked at II saw that the bottom
was not fiat toward the other end, unless
YOU are standing at the other end, and
then 1t tips down toward that end. The
boss said he hadn't noticed il until I
told him about 1t and lie was very much
surprised and said what in thunder
would he do" said guessed he would
have to chop out the cement at one end
and make 1t deeper. lie was Just about
to do 1t when he thought Of something
and asked ME If all the little girls In my
school could swim. / told him, NO"
and then he said. II wonder how 1t would
be to leave 1t slanted up that way, for
then the little tads who cannot swim can
wade In the high end" / thought that
would be fine. so We decided to leave II
the way 1t is. The boss says I certainly
II I'VE got brains AT the end OF nv neck.
which means my head
am glad l talked with him about
that tippy bottom. for If | had not been
there when he noticed it tipped he might
nave dug II out. lie says the pool will
be all finished before vacation. I asked
him IL we could not use Il in vacation
and he said of course, as that was what
1t was for So | sat and watched the
men laying the bricks and they are as
white as nilk-the bricks. not the men.
An Active Imagination" 4" the next Patsy
hhdare adventure, will appear In tomor-
rows Evening Public Ledger,