Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
BECAUSE YOU'RE A WOMAN DON'T CLOSE YC
PATSY KILDARE
THE OUTLAW
Bv Judd MORTIMER LEWIS
Exercising Authority


TT RA1NEp all day today. This morn
L ing when I woke at Mr.. Rockrudder's
hoped out Of bed and examined Rowdy
all over, and he was not even scratched
Yet. look what he did to the burglar? Then
Rowdy and / went out on to the outside
upstairs porch and watched the rain come
down. II ralned so hard that 1t was too
good 20 miss. so I hoped It would Keep
on till ] had breakfast and II did.
Then I went upstairs 10 see my burglar
The nurse said: IF you will watch here
by the bed will go and get my breakfast
DO not excite the patient and call me II
he needs me" I said 81 certainly Will, for
that is what you are here for So l sat
by the bed and she went away, My burglar
lay with his eyes shut and finally ! said
open up" but he did not | said, "ArC
you going to open up or am going to have
to punch you one?" Then he opened his
eyes and ! said You were not asleep and
you know II. You are a nice one, aren't
your He did not say anything but just
turned his face to the wall so I said, Look
at me-" He did not, so I said Look at
me this minute" So he did, and ] said,
You are a hero, aren't you, TO come TO rob
a house that has nothing in II but a little
girl?"
At that he spoke for the first time. He
said: Honest, kid, I did not know any
BODY |
I said You thought the kitchen was up
stairs, didn't you? DO you think I am al
easy as that? Where is your MOTHER He
said, 'I have no mother" I said, Didn't
you ever have?" For I thought maybe he
didn't, for you never can tell. But he said,
II had a mother once, but she is dead.
said: For cats sake. that makes it
worse. What do you suppose the other an
gels are saying TO your mother now about
her boy and how do you suppose she feels
about you? II never could have happened
II you had been Irish He said. Il am
part Irish" ! said. How much?" He
said, MY great-grandfather was Irish
That certainly is not much.
Then the nurse came and gave him
piece of glass to put in his mouth, ard then
she looked at II and said, You must have
been talking TO him, for you have sent his
fever up" I said, For cats sake. may
not talk to him." She said, Certainly not,
unless tell you that you may ] said.
who do you think you are? l will say
something to you pretty soon that will send
your fever up II you go TO telling me what
to do Whose burglar is this, anyway?
Did I catch him or did you?" She said
You'd better go and play now. The
houseman is going to kill a chicken and
have some broth made"
SO Rowdy and | went downstairs and
the houseman was just going out to the
shed with a hatchet. The chickens were
all in there TO keep out of the rain and he
shut the hole hrst and then went in ana
picked out a fat chicken and before knew
what he was about he held 1t down on
block and gave one chop and its head few
off. Rowdy grabbed II and ran and the
houseman threw the chicken down on the
ground and It topped so that I grabbed it
and then I gave the houseman a piece Of
my mind,
Then It stopped kicking and was dead and
| was all bloody, so he took II into the
kitchen and l went running in the rain.
When I came in watched the cook take out
its gizzard and other works, and II was in
terestlng. Then ! went out again and
Rowdy and went swimming,
When we got back we went up TO see the
burglar. The nurse said, You drowned rat,
you are going to catch something If you do
not look out" said, whats 1t 10 you
and what will you bet?" She said, IT
should think your mother would turn over
in her grave. You are 4 regular little saw.
age and you would be a lot better for
good spanking" I said, Maybe you would
like to give it to me-" She said, Il certainly
will IL you say much" l said Much" and
she didn't dare and the burglar smiled I
said, What are you grinning about?" and
then he stopped. l went and found some of
Alices clothes and played lady all the rest
Of the afternoon.
Inc burglar got the pFotn anu hOWoy ana
got the chicken and some dumplngs
am certainly glad I unhred the cook, for If
had not would not have had the dump
lings. II is still raining and l hope 1t will
rain all day tomorrow. When It got dark
Rowdy and l went all over the house
squeezing the light the burglar dropped
and up in the attic, too. which is cobwebby
Then we came down and kneeled and folded
our paws and prayed Dear mother which
art it heaven, this has been one Of the best
days yet. I don't think any other little girl
has got a burglar all her own l wish you
would send one or two more" At that
Rowdy got up and went out on the porch
When he doesn't want thing he doesn't
want il and he is not polite about saying So
either.
Soothing Words" the next Patsy Kildare
Ledger.