The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-07-17
|PAUL'S ADVENTURE
BY HATTIE v. MoHR.
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1919, by the MCCLURE
paper Syndicate.)


gusted with the rules for the after
noon. They were, "Not to dare go out
of the yard, or get all mussed up"
But he did 60 out of the yard, and
he also got terribly mussed, and some
one was provoked about it at the time.
For the first five minutes, which
is a long time, considering his age
Paul followed instructions.
Then, looking up to locate the source
of loud humming noise, he spied an
airplane circling above the arsenal,
two blocks down the boulevard. In less
time than 1t takes to tell 1t Paul was
violating a very old rule, ''Never 90
on 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 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 1t 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 80 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 II
was white as the wings of his gas bird 8
as he picked up crying baby. !
A terribly frightened young woman, 8
who a 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 p
able to speak with excitement, be said, e
addressing her, II am sure he isn't l.
hurt; but l don't want to ever 60 -
through the like again." =
"Let us hope not" she answered as :, =,
she took the chief cause of his nerv- u
BUSINESS In her arms.
The crowd had by this time grown al
30 large, being augmented by number u
If soldiers from the arsenal, that she OF
tarted to go. ht
"Wait, please" he spoke. Cant 10
AVE the little chaps address? I'd
Ike to send him something" he
"Oh," she answered, 1--WE live in the he
title red bungalow on the left. Paul CT
an tell you his own name"
"What is 1t, Paul?" asked the man.
paul." answered Paul, and then he ry
as hurried away to be scrubbed,
ressed again and scolded, for "If you
ad stayed in your own yard 1t wouldn't
ave happened"
Paul's defense was IT guess he didn't
now how TO run it very well, any -
ay." I'LL
During the following week Paul con-
nually entertained anyone that would
stem with tales OF what he expected
receive from the aviator. He was
zen heard on one occasion to confide
his woolly canine playfellow, Ino, -
lat maybe "we'll get one Of those big
ings, so we can go way up as high
! the sky" III
But later letter came from near
7 government hospital telling Paul III
at the birdman had had another acct III
INT. It said that If he wanted the
esent very soon either his papa or -
ANNA would have to bring him there
cause "a chap can't walk with a
oxen Leg" I'LL
The following Sunday tall man, iii
rikingly pretty woman and q talk
i've boy, who tightly clutched bou- Ill
let Of flowers SO big that he had diff
lily In handling 1t, called on the in
red lieutenant. OF course, among
her things, the accident was dis
ssed, at which time Paul assured
EN- that he wasn't scared at all.
Veil, was scared" said the officer,
ID looking at the lady, II guess your
other was scared" The man laughed
d the woman blushed as Paul blurt- -
out, Il guess my mother amt scared
t. because she don't know about it,
fuse she's away her own SELF" -
Il Think" said Paups father as he
'ked from the man to the woman and
uckled at their embarrassment, "that
is time that you folks were properly
reduced. Lieutenant H meet my
ter, Miss c.. She is Paul's acting
'ther just now. His own mamma
IL soon, we hope, be home from
y In the country where she has been
lvalescing after a terrible Illness" III
rhe first journey Of any length that
flying man made after he received
clutches was over to Paul's home,
1t wasn't the last one. During the
nths that followed he made many,
each time he brought Paul some
ng, until the little chap had accu-
lated wonderful collection Of toys
t ranged all the way from a duck
t quacked to miniature airplane.
lis parents predicted that the lieu
ant would spoil him. Later events
we'd that they were mistaken. But
Paul tell this part of the story in
own words, as he told it to his
Their In the kitchen. 1.-THE lieuten-
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