The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-08-29
CHAPTER lI-ContInued.


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"Your sister stole 1t for me !" George
instantly replied, checking the pony.
"She stole 1t off our clo'esline an gave
it to me-"
You go get your hair cut" said
the stranger hotly. "Yahi haven't
got any sisterl"
81 know you haven't at home"
George responded. II mean the one
that's In Jail"
II dare you to get down OF that
ponyl"
George jumped to the ground. and
the other boy descended from the Rev.
Mr.. Smiths gatepost-but he descend
ed inside the gate. II dare you out
side that gate" said Georgie.
"Yahl 1 dare you half way here.
l dare you"
But these were luckless challenges,
for George Immediately vaulted the
fence-and four minutes later Mrs
Malloch Smith, hearing strange noises,
looked forth from window; then
screamed, and dashed for the pastors
study. Mr.. Malloch Smith, that grim
bearded preacher, came to the front
yard and found his visiting nephew
being rapidly prepared by Master Min
afer to serve as principal figure in
pageant of massacre. 1t was with
great physical difficulty that Mr..
Smith managed to give his nephew a
chance to escape into the house, for
George was hard and quick, and in
such matters remarkably intense; but
the minister. after grotesque tussle,
and shook him.
You stop that, you'll" George cried
flercely, and wrenched himself away.
IT guess you don't know who l am r.
Eyes, 1 do knowW the angered Mr..
Smith retorted. II know who you are,
and you're a disgrace to your mother
Your mother ought to be ashamed OF
herself to allow"
Shut up about my mother bein'
ashamed of herselfl"
Mr.. Smith. exasperated, was unable
to close the dialogue with dignity.
"She ought to be ashamed" he repeat
ed. "a woman that let's bad boy
like you"
But George had reached his pony
md mounted. Before setting off at his
accustomed gallop he paused to inter
rupt the Rev. Malloch Smith again
You pull down your vest, you ole
billygoat, you'll u he shouted. distinctly
Pull down your vest, wipe of your
Gilman go to hi"
Such precocity is less unusual. ever
in children of the Rich, than most
grown people imagine. However, II
was a new experience for the Rev
Malloch Smith, and left him In state
of excitement. He at once wrote 6
note to Georges mother, describing
the crime according to his nephew's
testimony, and the note reached Mrs
Minafer before George did. When ht
got home she read it to him sorrow
fully.
Dear Madam: Your son has caused q
painful distress in my household. He
made an unprovoked attack upon a little
nephew of mine who Is visiting In my
household, insulted him by calling him
vicious names and falsehoods. stating that
ladies of his family were In jail. He ther
tried to make his pony kick i'm, and
when the child. who is only eleven years
old. while your son is much older and
stronger, eDdeavored to avoid his indigni
ties and withdraw quietly. he pursued
him into the inelosure of my property and
brutally assaulted him. When 1 appeared
upon this scene he deliberately called In
sulting words to me, concluding with pro.
family, such as "go to H." which was
heard not only by myself but by my wife
and the lady who lives next door. trust
such a state of undisciplined behavior
may be remedied for the sake of the rep
M E.~ rtat,- IT, III -
the family to which this unruly child be-
longs.
Georgie had muttered various inter
ruptions, and as she concluded the
reading he said:
Hes an ole liarl''
George, you mustn't say liar.
Isn't this letter the TRUTH"
''Well," said George, how old an
n"
"Ten.'
"Well. look how he says I'm Older
than a boy eleven years old"
That's true" said Isabel. "He
does. But isn't some of it true
Georgie"
Georgie felt himself to be in diff
iculty here, and he was silent.
George, did you say what he says
you did?"
(Which one?"
did you tell him Toto Did you
say, Go to h-T"
George looked worried for a mo
ment longer; then he frightened. Ills
ten here, mamma; grandpa wouldn't
wipe his shoe ON that ole story teller
would he?"
"Georgie, you mustn't"
81 mean: none of the Ambersons