The Washington times., 1917-11-01
PART oNE-fcantInuedn

PART ONE-(COnttnuedD
IETHIS one amt been used to
fghtin' or even to providin'
for hisself, and more like
he's somewhere round the
park a-'idin' an a-shiverin' of, and, II
he thinks at all. wonderin' where he
Is to get his breakfast from; or may
be he's got down some area and is in
q coal-cellar My eye, won't some
cook get a rum start when she sees
his green eyes a-shining at her out OF
the dark! II he can't get food he's
bound to look for ii, and mayhap he
may chance to light on a butchers
shop in time. II he doesn't, and some
nursemaid goes a-walkin' orf with
soldier, leavin' of the hinfant in the
perambulator-well then I shouldn't
be surprised II the census is one baby
the less. That's all"
I was handing him the half-sover-
oign, when something came bobbing
up against the window, and Mr.. BIZ
der's face doubled its natural length
with surprise.
/. sBERsICKER" MAKES APPEAR-
ANCE AT WINDOW OF HOUSE.
''God bless mel" he said. 'If there
amt old Bersicker come back by
'isselfF"
He went to the door and opened 1t:
. most unnecessary proceeding 1t
seemed to me. have always thought
that a wild animal never looks so\well
as when some obstacle Of pronounced
durability is between us; a personal
experience has intensified rather than
diminished that idea
After all, however, there is nothing
Ike. custom, for neither Bilder nor
his wife thought any more OF the wolf
than should of dog. The animal
itself was as peaceful and well-be-
hGved as that father of all picture
wolves-Red Riding Hoods quondarn
friend, whilst moving her confidence
In masquerade.
The whole scene was an unutterable
mixture Of comedy and pathos. The
wicked wolf that for half q day had
paralyzed London and set all the chill
dren In the town shivering in their
shoes, was there in q sort OF penitent
mood. and was received and petted
like q sort Of vulpine prodigal son.
Old Bilder examined him all over with
most tender solicitude, and when he
had finished with his penitent, said:
there, knew the poor old chap
would get into some kind OF trouble;
didn't say It all along? Here's his
head all cut and full OF broken glass.
'E's been a-Rettin' over some bloomin'
wall or other. It's q shyme that peo-
pie are allowed to top their walls
with broken bottles. This 'ere's what
comes Of IT. Come along, Bersicker." :"
He took the wolf and locked him up
in 9 cage, with q piece OF meat that
eatfzned, in quantity at any rate, the
elementary conditions OF the fatted
calf, and went on to report
I came. on, too, to report the only
today regarding the strange escapade
at the ZOO.
Dr.. SeIodrd's Didry.
IL September.I was engaged after
dinner IN my study posting up my
books. which, through press Of other
work and the many visits to Lucy,
had fallen sadly into arrear. Sudden
" the door was burst open, and in
rushed my patient, with his face dis
torted with passion. l was thunder
struck. for such q thing as a patient
getting Of his own accord into the su-
perintendent's study is almost un-
known. without an instant's pause
he made straight at me
he had a dinner knife in his hand,
and. as I saw he was dangerous,
tried to keep the table between US
He was too quick and too strong for
me, however; for before 1 could get
my balance he had struck at me and
cut my left wrist rather severely.
Before he could strike again, how
ever. 1 got in my right, and he was
sprawling on his back on the floor.
Ny wrist bled freely, and quite a little