Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-09
PATSY KILDARE
THE OUTLAW
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
The ErDeriment

THIS morning Rowdy and l went to Bells
l. house TO get my trick pipe. Then we
went TO school, and just as we we're coins
In we met Miss Willie my teacher, and
she said, How is my little girl this morn
ing?' l said. II did not know you had q
little girl. How big is she?" The teacher
said why, you are my little girl" ! said
You're crazy I'm the head II you think
am your little girl" She said How is
your dear kind father?" I said, Pretty
well How is your wood chopper" She
laughed and said. What a quaint child
hand?"
said, THAT is something that brought
to school to see whether Peanuts Feeney
can blow the cork out of the bowl" She
sald, i see. II he can blow the cork out
ne has strong lungs" I said, mo, II he
can he has strong breath. The stem
does not reach to his lungs" She said
1t is very interesting and educational I,
SHOWS what air can do-just plain COM
mon invisible air that you cannot see II
can litt Immense weights and drive motors
ana run cars" ! said, Yes, and II can
blow houses and trees over, too, when II
gets in a hurry to 20 somewhere and they
get in the way" She said, True enough.
! see that you are observant." / said, "If
II doesn't interfere with my being Irish
l would just as soon be-"
She said, Let me try the pipe. I have
uehlTe TO see whether my lungs are
| strong" | said, You'd better not" Sh,
said, Yes, I will. l like to encourage my
pupils to pursue scientific subjects" l said
| Il wish you wouldn't" She said, 81 will,
| though. | have curiosity to see IL can
| do 1t. Also | wish to demonstrate to you
| the wonderful strength OF this invisible and
, impalpable something which we call air "
said, Il guess | know as much about air
| as is good for me- | would rather YOU
! wouldn't blow 1t. You will probably be
sorry for It II you do" She said, Has
| some horrid man been smoking tobacco in
| tE l said No It is new, but / would
! rather you would not blow in it."
She took II and blew in IL in spite Of me
and she got 1t good and plenty, for she
| nlled her cheeks with air and blew her
| self cross-eyed. Finally she said: "I shall
| have to give II up, but it is a very interest
| ing experiment and l may borrow It this
| afternoon to give the children a chance
| to try 1t and to serve as the subject OF a
| short talk on the properties Of air." All
| the time | was walking behind her so as
| not to let her see me laughing Then we
| met the principal, and she looked at my
| teacher and then she looked at her again
| and scowled and then she looked at me.
| guess she saw I was busting She said:
| ut looks very cute, Miss Dangler Are
! you thinking Of going into vaudeville?"
| My teacher looked surprised and said "I
do not get your meaning" So the principal
said Perhaps this well help" Then she
| opened her handbag and let my teacher
| look into her little mirror. You should have
| elrd my teacher scream and seen her
| reach for me-only I was not there. Then
had to tell the principal about It ana
| how ] had begged my teacher not to do
| Il.
The principal asked for the pipe and then
| she took the cork out and went TO shake
| out the lampblack. but it stuck together
! and would not come out, so she blew in II
| to make It come, and X did. and she got It
! all over her face. Just as ! was getting
ready to run away from school and never
| come back she began to laugh and then my
teacher started to laugh and they went
| into the school to wash their faces ana
| the danger was over, but the principaI
| dropped my pipe on the walk and busted
| IT wide open.
| Amusing the Baby" the neIt Patsy Kill
dare adventure. will appear In tomorrow's Eve
| nine Ledger.