Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

IT gave it to Katie and told her to
ask you II you wanted 1t. and If you
DIDN'T
Penrod left an overturned chair to
blaze his trail. He burst into the
kitchen. and Katie was there. bending
over the sink.
where's my snake"
''Oh. Lord!" walled Katie. clutching at
her heart.
"whatd you do with my sna-a-nke?'
What did l WHAT"
I'm bottle" ne beloved. Margaret
gave you my bottle with my a-a-ake
in it, I want my snake
There wasn't any snake In It,. said
Katie. There wasn't nothin' in IT.
Miss Marg'rut says the bottle had your
name on it and l should ask You did
you want II, and / showed 1t to Della
and she says she wants II to put some
sirup in it, and 1 wouldn't let her have
1t TIL l asked you. and you come in and
l started to ask you what fer did you
want 1t. and you says Cat fur to make
kitten britches with. and went on up
where is IT." shouted Penrod.
hoarsely: and even in this agony OF
suspense marked that the clock stood
at twenty minutes of IL. What did
YOU do with my snake?"
II never saw no snake. Do you think
I'd "a touched it II there'd "a been any
where's my bottle?" demanded the
Here" said Katie. disengaging the
empty bottle from a towel with which
she was drying it. You didn't seem to
care enough about 1t to answer me ana
I poured the water out. SO Della could
use it. There wasn't nothing in II at
all-except a hair that must "a fell in 1t
somehow and went down the sink when
I poured the water out.
Penrod ran amuck.
With maniacal yell he struck the
bottle from her hand and fled toward
the front part of the house. In the Ii
brary he encountered young cat
which had recently been adopted by his
mother for good luck, having follow
ed her on the street really tntelli-
gent cat would have fed from Penrod' 8
path at highest speed. but this one came
running to him hopefully. 1t proved to
be the most important mistake of the
young cats life.
To one maddened with outrage and
injustice. and suffering with the agony
of having just had his hearts idol pour
ed down the kitchen sink. the sight Of
another persons pet-safe, pampered
and wearing a pink ribbon-was mere
ly Grazing. With glad cry Penrod
plunged to meet the advance of the
young cat, who turned back too late.
but precisely In time to leave his ex-
tended tail in the feverish clutch Of the
maddened boy.
Once, twice. thrice Penrod swung
that electrified cat in great circle.
with the radius of a full arm and half
a tail. The cat swept the air, shrieking
inconceivably with horror. and at the
top of it's third orbit went SO high. and
so heartily. it brought down gas globe
from the chandelier.
Startled ordinations came from the
parlor. and. following them. the pro-
iectors thereof. Margaret, Mr.. Ethel
bert MaEsworth Bits and Mr.. Robert
Williams They reached the library in
time to see the young cat become avia-
tor. and, released from hurting hand.
mount upward and upward upon invisi-
BILE currents till 1t disappeared through
the upper section of a window. which
was down from the top"
Crimson. infuriate. 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 Rob-
ert Williams pursued. and Ethelbert
Magsworth Bits pursued. he had seiz-
ed upon the bowl Of goldfish and was