The Ordway new era., 1919-10-03
CHAPTER II-contInued.

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"Your sister stole 1t for me I" George
instantly replied. checking the pony.
"She stole 1t OF our clo'esline an gave
1t to me-"
you go get your hair cuti I" said
the stranger hotly. "Yahi I haven't
got any sisterl''
II know you haven't at home"
George responded. T mean the one
that's In jail"
81 dare you to get down on that
pony"
George jumped to the ground. and
the other boy descended from the Rev.
Mr.. Smiths gatepost-but he descend
ed inside the gate. ~ dare you out
aide that gate" said George.
"Yahi dare you half way here.
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
being rapidly prepared by Master Min
Hfer to serve as a 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 a grotesque tussle,
got him separated from his opponent
and shook him.
"You stop that, your" George cried
aercely, and wrenched himself away.
81 guess you don't know who 1 am +"
"Yes. do know r. the angered Mr..
Smith retorted. 81 know who you are,
and you're disgrace to your mother |
Your mother ought to be ashamed of
herself to allow"
shut up about my mother bein'
ashamed Of herself"
Mr.. Smith, exasperated, was unable
to close the dialogue with dignity.
"She ought to be ashamed" he repeat
ed. "a woman that let's a bad boy
like you"
But George had reached his pony
and mounted. Before setting OF at his
accustomed gallop he paused to inter-
rupt the Rev. Malloch Smith agnin.
"You pull down your vest, you ole
billygoat. you'll" he shouted. distinctly.
pull down your vest. wipe on your
Gilman go to HI"
Such precocity is less unusual, even
In children Of the Rich. than most
grown people imagine. However, 1t
was a new experience for the Rev.
Malloch Smith, and left him In a state
of excitement. He at once wrote a
note to Georges mother. describing
The crime according to his nephew's
testimony. and the note reached Mrs.
Minafer before George did. When he
got home she read it to him sorrow
fully.
Dear Madam: Your son has caused a
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 then
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, endeavored to avoid his indigni-
ties and withdraw quietly. he pursued
him into tho in.losure of my property and
brutally assaulted him. When 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 state of undisciplined behavior
may be remeded for the sake of the rep
utation for propriety. II nothing higher, of
the family to which this unruly child be-
longs
George had muttered various inter
ruptions. and as she concluded the
sending he said:
Hes an ole iiarl"
"Georgie. you mustn't say liar.
Isn't this letter the truth2"
SWELL" said Georgie. "how old am
~"
Ten"
WELL look how he says I'm older
hmm boy eleven years old"
That's true" said Isabel. "He
does. But isn't some of 1t true
Georgie7"
George felt himself to be in a diff
nculty here. and he was silent.
George. did you say what he says
you did,"
(Which oneT
"Did fbu tell him toto Did yor
say. Go to h-r"
Georgie looked worried for 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"
II mean. none of the Ambersons