Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29
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PATSY KILDARE
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
The School Yell

TODAY the world is very pretty, for
i the rain yesterday washed all tho dust
of the grass and the houses. Everything
outdoors looks as IL II had a bath, and,
Of course, II had. too. when Rowdy and
| got to school the bell was ringing and
we went right In. My teacher pulled
me out Of the line as we were going past
and kept me by her with her arm around
me. so put one arm around her. We
walked up the stairs together behind the
KIDS and 1t feels good to be hugged up
that way When we got into the hall
by our room her eyes on the kids she
asked me IL caught cold the day be-
fore out In the rain. I said, mo, ma'am !;
never had cold in my life." which
haven't. She said that was very aston
lshing and that the principal wanted to
talk to me.
Rowdy and I went into the principals 8
room and she said, Good morning
Patsy. had my mind made up to do
something yesterday and was disap-
pointed when learned that YOU had
left school, but the matter can be at
tended today just os we'll Please come
with me-" So she took me into my
room and she said, "Children. as you
all know. Patsy ran in the relay race
all six of the runners. AS you know.
also, when the girls OF this school were
invited to give the school yell for her
they would not do It. That showed a
deplorable lack OF school spirit Now
am going to invite each room separately
to give the school yell for Patsy, Your
teacher will lead you"
They certainly did yell. Then Thomas
Arstides Brown got up and asked the
ths h1,. ,s.-t..
too. She said she was very much pleased
that no should ask It and to do 1t by
all means, and they did. Then we went
To all the other rooms and they all gave
tn school yell, for tho principal has got
inc KIND or an eye that when she fas-
tens II ON you right away you want to
do whatever she asks you to- II made
me very proud and happy. though a
good many of the girls and Straddle
Jenkins did not seem 70 like it very
well. l guess Straddlo did not like 10
have n girl get his goat.
When school let out Rowdy and
stood at the bottom Of the steps and
watched tho kids 20 by and smiled at
them. and 1t was very funny to watch
them stick up their noses in the air.
Then we went to Junes and tho doctor
was not at home and June was sitting
in draggy foot's room and draggy foot
was cLllnR panama. June says she
does not do anything but eat and that
She is very hard TO amuse. So amused
her by turning over endways a few
times and walking on my hands a few
more times. Draggy foot was very
much interested and asked me II could
walk downstairs on my hands said,
"of course ! can" but found out that
| couldn't. | walked down three steps
on my hands and the rest of the way
mostly on my face. but she was in bed
50 she Could not see me. June was
scared almost to death and came run
ming. but a nosebeed is not anything to
he afraid of. Before | walk downstairs
again l am going to walk upstairs on
my hands, for l am sure 7 cannot fall
upstaira.
Draggy foot is kind of smooth.
guess she knew ] would fall when she
asked mo to walk downstairs on my
hands. j will have to look out or she
will get the joke on me. oven though l
nm Irish. That is what Jim said when
told him and Maggie tonight how
bumped my nose.
"Troubie." the next Patsy Kildare ad-
venture; will appear In Mondays Evening
Public Ledger.