Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-19
PATSY KILDARE
THE OUTLAW
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
Festivities

WHEN 1 woke this morning nv father
was pinchng my ear TO wake me.
,r mas aWIuiiy sleepy though It was Christmas
~. "'hs MY father was surprised when he
,p Nnat santa Claus had brought me In
e.e night and when showed him the
,hnses ana the nuts he was more surprised
u u,an ever. When told him about Santa
Slaus he just couldn't saw n thing lie had
S.vusht me little doll. 1t was a very nice
uoI. because he brought Il, but aside from
tnat 1t was no good.
| MY rather said, The kid up the street
mas got new bicycle and he is out riding
~ ", aiready My father always calls Pic
80. Lne KID up the street" so I looked
out OF the window and there he was. sailing
past on his bike and looking happy. Then
| "nne i was Hopping pancakes there came
| an auto horn footing out in front and I
| ran TO the door and there was Bell She
| salo' Come and jump in. Santa Claus left
| some things at my house for you" So :
| Hoppeu IN and away we went, nearly taking
| wheel off Pie Face who was going pas,
| tne mouse just as we turned. When we got
| 10 beils there was a beautiful nightie with
| riopons in 1t and on it and pair Of Slip
pers with fur and n box Of candy tied
with ribbon and doll as big as a little
giri' only 1t does not have any hair because
1t Is baby doll.
ate breakfast with Lunny and Bel, and
tney could not tell me anything about Santa
Claus. not having seen him. They were
much interested when told them about the
talk l had with him and they fed Rowdy
tili ms sides stuck out and then they put
| the tnlngs with my name on them into the
auto and Rowdy and me in with them and
TOOK us home again, There was Pie Face
sun riding his bike. Then Jim and Maggie
| came and they said Santa Claus had left
me slumber robe and II doll and a pair
OF slippers and candy and nuts out at their
| mouse. santa Claus certainly must be a
| joker So Rowdy and went out with them
| IN their wagon and there were the things
that Santa Claus had left for me. They
| took us home again and then my house was
nearly full of Christmas
| After while looked out Of the window
| as Pie Face went by on his bike kind of
wobbly. He looked at me as IL he wanted
to say something. but he just kept going
| and pretty soon he came by again and he
was wobbling more than ever. I went out
and held up my baby doll for him to see
| but he kept on going and he was looking
kind of pale. So the next time he came
around Rowdy and went out to the stree,
and ran along beside him. I said, Merry
! Christmas, Wilbur" He said. Merry Christ.
mas!' That pleased me very much and
said, Santa Claus certainly brought you
| beautiful bike" He said, ut Is n peach
Look how I can ride 1t, too" He wobblet
till had to jump to keep from being rur
| over Sald, Yes, you are fine rider
| said. Wont your mother let you come
| You could sneak In the back way, but
| would not let you do that, because thnl
| children should always mind their mother.
| even when their mothers haven't any sense
| like yours" He said, 1T Is not that.
can't get of" said, For cats sake. wha'
do you mean?" He said. do you think
have been riding this dingbusted thing al
morning because like TOT I know how tc
| get on. but I do not know how to get of
| without busting myself" said, "Step hard
| on the pedal and throw the other leg Off
| That Is easy" He said, II can't throw my
legs off. They are fastened on" He wa!
| pale and about to cry. so I gave him
| push and he ran into the gutter and fell of
! all spraddled out. His mother saw me dC
II and came running like a setting hen ant
| he told her what was the matter and she
! gave me half stick OF candy.
| "In the Night." the next Patsy Kildare ad
| venture. appears In tomorrow's Evening Ledger