Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

PATSY KILDARE
THE OUTLAW
By JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
Musteru of Sudden Wealth

WTHEN my father got home this morning
w from his night watching his pancakes
were all Topped and waiting and he sat
down with me on one knee and Rowdy's
head on the other. and we both ate off
the same plate and had the lovingest time
l ever heard OF. Rowdy nearly wagged his
tail off. l asked my father II he had seen
| Mrs Carpenters new auto, and he said
Yes, she bought that with the money she
/ got for Mr.. Carpenters death" I said
what do you mean?" He said Mr.. Car
penter had accident insurance and straight
! life insurance, and she got damages from
the company"
| l didn't understand what those things
were, 20 he explained that man pays
| money every year to some people, and If
he doesn't get killed in an accident he
doesn't get anything, but IL he does get
! killed he gets the money So Mrs Carpen-
ter got her husbands insurance and be-
sides that the judge gave her a lot Of thou
sands Of dollars from the company he
worked for Then he had his life insured
In company where he did not have to be
hurt to get the money, all he had TO do
to get It was to die. OF course when he
got fiattened out he died and Mrs. Car
penter got the money. My father says
she has now got more money than she
thought i'm the world.
My father has Insurance, too II he gets
Killed on a railroad train or street car
| will get $4,000, but II he only gets COM
monty killed, / only get half as much. I
don't know what kind Of an auto / would
get II that was to happen. My father says
that II he was not to get killed but just
Curled up and died, ! would still get $1,000.
/ am glad | am taking number work in
school. for it helps me to understand a lot
of things.
Then Rowdy and went swimming and
got to school I'm time. At recess when
we went downstairs to buy our lunches we
stood in line and some bought soup and
some bought ice cream and some bought
sandwiches and some bought pies We
were very crowded, and l said, 1.-TWO ham
sandwiches" and gave her two nickels, one |
for me and one for Rowdy. She held out |
two sandwiches, which | thought were |
mine but some one reached under my arm |
and took them. Then the lady who sold
the things waited on the kid behind me |
and said Where do come in?' She said. |
What is the natter" l said 81 paid Won |
for two sandwiches. When do | get them 80
She said You got them" | said. Nothing
like IT, Come across. You don't put any-
thing over on me like that" Then she
put her hand against my shoulder and
| went under the table and Rowdv and
took two sandwiches off the pile. and WHEN
the lady went to hit me ] stood up TO her
and Rowdy skinned his teeth and she called
to lmogene, Run and get the PRINCIPAL"
or course lmogene galloped to do it, When !
the principal came the lady said I stole two
sandwiches. Then ! told all about it. and
she owned up that ! had paid for two The
principal said, Il have always found Patsy
truthful and If she paid you for them and
did not have them when you looked at her
where had they gomez The lady said
Search me. l know | gave them TO her.
Then boy said, Carmen swiped then,
when she was not looking" A big bow
brought Carmen and she was CRYING and |
said, For cats sake why did you not saw !
you were hungry and didn't have any
money! Here" | said, pulling out two
more nickels, this is for her two" The
principle said, mo. | will pay that NV
self, Patsy, and Mrs. Jones will beg YOUR
pardon for accusing you falsely" and she
did.
| went home to go to bed early and make
the next night, when | go actressinE, come
early ! prayed Dear mother which art
In heaven, | hope you and God don't mind
my praying to Mr.. Carpenter last night.
did II to tell him why | pasted w, : lr
Don't forget tomorrow night That is when
the big doings are to be pulled off at the
theatre. Amen"