Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

iuJusiiCt, anu suffering WITH tne aSOnI
of having just had his hearts idol
poured down the kitchen sink, the
sight of another persons pet-safe,
pampered, and wearing a pink ribbon
was merely Grazing. With glad
cry, PenrOd plunged to meet the ad-
vance of the young cat, who turned too
late, but precisely in time to leave his
extended tail in the feverish clutch of
the maddened boy.
Once, twice, thrice. Penrod swung
that electrified cat in n great circle,
with the radius of full arm and half
tail. The cat swept the air, shrek
ing inconceivably with horror, and at
the top of its third orbit went so
high, and so heartily, it brought down
glass globe from the chandelier.
Startled exclamations came from the
parlor. and, following them. the pro-
| jectors thereof: Margaret, Mr. Ethel
/ bert MagswOrth Bits and Mr.. Robert
| Williams. They reached the library
in time to see the young cat become
aviator, and, released from hurtling
hand. mount upward and upward upon
invisible currents till it disappeared
through the upper section of win
dow. which was "down from the top"
Crimson, infuriated, PenrOd turned
upon his dumfOunded sister.
You ruined my snake" he bleated.
"You watch what do to your old gold
fish,"
He darted out of her OBTAINING fin
gers, and though she pursued, and
Robert Williams pursued, and Ethel
bert Magsworth Bits pursued, he had
seized upon the bowl of gold fish and
was out in the hall with it before the
hand of manor girl-cOuld be laid
upon him.
On the hall table -rPpOsed two straw
hats; one was Roberts; the other,
which bore the mark of London
maker, was the hat of Ethelbert Mags-
worth Bits.
Margaret. rushing through the door
way, uttered lamentable Outcry. But
PenrOd Disseminated nothing between
these hats. With mighty effort he
heaved the bowl of gold fish upside
down and poured water and fish as
equally as he could into the two hats.
Then he threw the empty bowl bold
ly into the stomach of Ethelbert Mags-
worth Bits. his nearest pursuer, and
with a great and demented roaring,
eted away into space.
"Ugh!" said Mr.. Bits, and remained
where he was, two hands upon the
area of contact. But Robert Williams
ran swiftly out upon the front porch
where a colored boy, with bucket Of
soapy water In one hand, and a scrub
bing brush In the other, stood gazing
in the direction of PenrOd's evanish-
ment. Robert seized upon the bucket.
and was back in the hall, and had the
goldfish in the sOapy water almost
instantly, Hopping rather feebly. but
alive.
Quick" he said to Margaret. Get
a pail of clear water. l don't know If
they can live in these suds more than
a minute. Don't stand there! Hurry J"
And when she returned with the pail
he whispered to her: "I'll bring you
another glass bowl for them this after
noon. Don't fret!"
my hat! !" said Mr.. Bits. 81 be-
lieve that little brute has ruined it. /
declare it's too bad"
That was why Margaret went walk
ing, a little later. instead of driving.
| nd had civ hav no
goldfish, in the first place!
A week later, this young man came
forth melanchOlic from an interview
with Miss SchOfield. He had received
the information from her-in a gen.
eral way-there were times in q girls
life when the man who appeals to her
must be of the general type of q
senior in college; and that-generally
speaking-if a girl feels that way, the
best thing she can do may be-in gen.
eral-tO wait" for that senior. Gen
orally speaking, she added, she be.
lieved so.
AS Mr.. Bits walked glOomily down
the street he passed grOcer's wagon
which bore the title, "JacOb II. Krisl
& Co." Attached to the wagon was an
elderly bay horse, and attached to the
elderly bay horse was a black tail
And on the other side of the horse
concealed from the view of Mr.. Bits
stood two boys, staring mOrbidly al
the black tail.
"Yes, sir" said Sam Williams, &c
| nipgpr fold mo that tho reaSou mint
never turned to q snake was because
you have to keep 1t three weeks with
out ever lookin' at 1t. If you look n
it even once, just to see how it's get
tin along, it's spoiled. Well, we KEEP
lOOkin' at 'em-a hundred times day
l bet-and that's what was the mat
ter with 'em! That's why they didn'
turn"
Mine wOulda" :" insisted PenrOd lat
terly. "There wasn't anything wron,
with mine. Mine woulda turned, an!
wayY
Mr.. Ethelbert Magsworth Bits dI(
not Overhear this conversation. And /
he had. he could not have understOO,
it. Much less could he have traced
any connection between a hair from
the tail of Jacob II. Kirsh's elderl!
horse and the fact that Ethelbert Mags
worth Bits was destined to remain un
willingly a bachelor.
Home Obedience.
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