The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-11-13

|PAUL'S ADVENTURE
BY HATTIE v. MoHR. !
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES llIlIs
Copyright, 1919, by tho Mcclure News!
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paper Syndicate)
Little Paul, age four, was much dis
gusted with the rules for the after
noon. They were. mot to dare go ou
Of the yard, or get all mussed up"
But he did 60 out Of the yard. ant
ne also got terribly mussed, and some
one was provoked about it at the time
For the first Eve minutes, which
is a long time, considering his age
Paul followed instructions.
Then, looking up to locate the source
Of loud hummng noise, he spfed an
airplane circling above the arsenal
two blocks down the boulevard. In lesa
time than 1t takes to tell 1t Paul wal
violating q very old rule, Never g
OH the boulevard" new one, Don't
90 out OF the yard" and, II running
in the tar and gravel as fast as his
short legs would carry him would muss
him up, he was in fair way to vio-
late a third.
He had covered one block when the
noise became so loud that he looked
up. The plane that before had seemed
so small as it circled, high in. the air.
was now headed directly at him, and
was roaring, snorting monster.
With good sense, far in excess OF his
years, he dropped down and rolled over
the dirty .tarred road to the grassy
side, while the plane, passing over him,
landed, with many bumps so feet be-
yond.
The aviator, who moment before
had been fighting for his life in a
crazy machine that, without any warn
ing, had gone out Of CONTROL. quickly
unstrapped himself and ran back. He
was white as the wings of his gas bird
as he picked up a crying baby.
A terribly frightened young woman,
who little later forced her way
through the crowd, found greasy lieu
tenant OF aviation hugging a mussy
boy, while in trembling voice he re-
peated, THANK goodness" Hardly
able to speak with excitement, he said,
addressing her. II am sure he isn't
hurt; but l don't want to ever 60
through the like again"
Let us hope not" she answered -
she took the chief cause Of his nerv.
BUSINESS IN her arms.
The crowd had by this time grown
70 large, being augmented by number
Of soldiers from the arsenal, that she
started to 60.
''Wait, please" he spoke. Cant l
have the little chaps address7 I'd
like to send him something"
''Oh," she answered, I'VE live In the
little red bungalow on the left. Paul
can tell you his own name"
"What is it, Paul?" asked the man.
"Paul," answered Paul, and then he
was hurried away to be scrubbed.
dressed again and scolded, for 1T you
lad stayed in your own yard it wouldn't |
lave happened"
Paul's defense was Il guess he didn't |
NOW how to run 1t very well, any
vay."
During the following week Paul con-
inually entertained anyone, that would |
listen with tales Of what he expected |
0 receive from the aviator. He was
ven heard on one occasion to confide
0 his woolfy canine playfellow, Inc,
hat maybe well get one Of those big
hings, so we can 80 way up as high
3 the sky"
But later letter came from near
y government hospital telling Paul
hat the birdman had had another acci-
ent. 1t said that il he wanted the
resent very soon either his papa or
mamma would have to bring him there
ecause "a chap can't walk with q
roken leg"
The following Sunday a tall man, q
trikingly pretty woman and a talk.
tive boy, who tightly clutched bou-
net of flowers so big that he had diff
llty in handling It, called on the in.
lred lieutenant. OF course, among
Their things. the accident was dis.
used, at which time Paul assured
lem that he wasn't scared at all.
Well, l was scared" said the officer.
nd looking at the lady, II guess your
other was scared" The man laughed
1d the woman blushed as Paul blurt.
out, Il guess my mother amt scared
It, because she don't know about It
ause she's away her own SELF"
Il think" said Paurs father a. he
oked from the man to the woman and
luckled at their embarrassment, that I
Is time that you folks were properly 7
troduced. Lieutenant H. meet nv
ster, Miss c.. She Is Paul's acting {
other just now. His own mamma
III soon, we hope, be home from 4
ay In the country where she has beea y
nvalescing after terrible illness.s :
The f1rst journey Of any length that
Q flying man made after he received n
clutches was over to Paul's homo.
It 1t wasn't the last one. During the I,
onths that followed he made manv. b
q each time he brought Paul some.
Ing, until the little chap had accu-
Hated wonderful collection Of tovs =
At ranged all the way from a duck
At quacked to miniature airplanA e
bis parents predicted that the lien. ~ ~
lant would spoil him. Later events a
oved that they were mistaken. BIT Q,
Paul tell this mart. ~ +ho 49,. -,