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

in a bottle and put water in 1t, AND
leave it there for three weeks. ltil turn
into a snake
II do, too" said Penrod- IT knew
that ever since 1 was" Penrod
paused, a sudden light in his eyes.
sam, did You ever try 1t
NO" said Sam. thoughtfully. i
guess when heard it we didn't have
one from any other peoples horse-or
sumpthing."
Penrod jumped up eagerly. Well. we
aren't too little now ; he shouted ,ror,
Sam demonstrated what reciprocal fires
of enthusiasm were kindled in his
bosom on the instant. Where's
horse?'
simultaneously their eyes fell upon
what they sought. In the side street
stood a grocer's wagon, and the grocer
had Just gone into the Kitchen: At
tached to the wagon was an elderly bay
horse. Attached to the elderly bay
horse was black tail. The prospective
snake manufacturers drew near the
raw material.
The elderly bay horse switched his
nate for Penrod. upon whose eager
countenance 1t eliminated.
"Oof.' He jumped back. suffering:
and the horse looked round inquirinely;
then. seeing boys. assumed an express
sion of fmplacable fury.
Go on" Sam urged. Pull EN- out.
Two's enough"
Penrod glanced uneasily at the horses
horizontal ears. You pull EN-, SAM
he suggested. edging away. I'll go and
be getting the bottles ready to put 'em
NO. sir.~ Sam insisted. you started
to pull 'em and You ought to do 1t. l
didn't start to pull 'em, did II"
Now, see here Penrod became
areumentative.
You better quit talkin' so much"
Sam interrupted, doggedly. Go ahead
and pull those two hairs out of his old
and drive him away-and then where'll
we be- You started to do it, and SO it's
your business to-"
We'll: am goin' to. amt II"
Now" Sam exclaimed He's quit
lookin' at us. Quick"
Selling this opportunity, Penrod VEN
tured the deed and was rewarded. The
elderly horse seemed to have forgotten
his animosity in fit of depression: he
hung his head and marked the ravish-
ment by nothing more than a slight
shudder.
Preliminaries to the great experiment
were worked out with grave care. The
largest empty bottles obtainable were
selected. cleaned and filled with fair
water. Then. with befitting soIicitude.
the two long black hairs were lowered
into the water and the bottles were
corked. After that a label was pasted
upon each. exhibiting the owners name
and address. The fascinating work was
not complete, however. Penrod paid a
visit to the kitchen clock, and. after
some severe exercises in computation.
the following note was inscribed in pre-
else duplicate upon the labels:
Hair from JACOB r. krish and cos
horse tail put In sixteen minutes of
evelen o'clock July IL Snak comes six
teen minutes of evelen o'clock July 3D.
Penrod took his bottle to his room
that night; it stood close by his bed
side throughout the long, dark hours,
and once. waking suddenly. he CROPPED
for 1t feverishly, in fear. His fingers
found the smooth. cool curves of its
neck. and. reassured. he slept again, a
smile upon his face. And in the morn
ing his waking eyes anxiously sought
the bottle and its tenant; all was safe
and Penrod rose in joy.
Never was treasure more closely
guarded or more steadfastly watched,
and. as the days passed, there develop
ed in Penrod's mind somewhat def
mite picture of the little companion soon
to be his: he was sure it would have