The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-10-04

CHAPTER Living in q barn, con-
msnseer Of an apartment building known
A. the "Custard Cup" originally "Cloister
Court" Her income II derived from laun-
dy work. her chief patron being 2 Mrs.
nsyer seen. Living with her are ''Crink''
and 'sThad," homeless small boys whom
shs has adopted. They call her "Penzie."
mad tells Penzie q strange man was In
anrine for her under her maiden name.
CHAPTER liza tenant, Mrs. Gussie
Boslsy, induces Penzis 70 take charge of
= package. which she does with some
misgivings.
CHAPTER III.-Searching refuse oump
for things which might be Of value, Crink,
veteran at the game. encounters small
II S,s steel. He takes her to Penzie, and
Lettis is adopted into the family.
CHAPTER Tv.-The stranger proves to
bs Mrs. Penfield's uncle Jerry. He an
nounoes he is going to remain in the
vicinity of The Custard Cup.
CHAPTER v.-Uncle Jerry .arranges to
occupy the loft above Mrs. Penfeld's s
abode.
CHAPTER VI.-Uncle Jerry meets Pru-
dence Hapgood, no longer young, but at
ractive, and the two appear to hits 1t
or we'll. lIOTene 1eTCy, young friend OF
Penzie's tells her of her engagement to
Dick Chase, also a mutual friend.
CHAPTER vII.-Friendship developing
between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley,
husband of Gussie. worries Penzie.
CHAPTER VIII.-Calming tenant
Mrs. Sanders, on the verge of a nervous
breakdown, Mrs. Penfield reveals the trag-
10 story of her own life, the sudden loss
Of her three children in an epidemic and
the subsequent death of her husband.
CHAPTER IX.-Letties pet aversion in
The Custard Cup has. long been a certain
Mr. Josiah Wopple. and the animosity cul-
inmates in a physical encounter in which
much water Is spilled
"You been littertn' my yard" he
maintained
I'VE hain't Uttered it. so! All FIJI
done was playing. And just two or
three leaves! Nobody else'd ha' no.
ticed EN-"
II tell you they Uttered. and
won't have 1t. You amt to meddle
on my prop'ty-neIther you nor your
nasty old dog"
Lettie's thin chest lifted, as If
steel hook had pulled 1t upward. Her
hands clenched. HE amt nasty
old dog. He's worth a darned sight
more'n you are"
That's lie."
"Tain't lie. Turn you loose, and
you couldn't find home, way FIJI
done. Wouldn't nobody have you"
This shot gave Lettie a temporary
advantage. Mr.. wopple, willing to
subscribe to wellnigh anything for the
sake Of disagreement, hesitated mo-
mentarily before the vivid picture of
himself seekin~ charity from door to
door. Possibly some misgiving about
the outcome of such venture
checked his rejoinder. Splotches of
red appeared in his sallow cheeks,
IKE spatters Of anger. The hand on
the broom handle shook visibly.. Pres
emily he returned the personality with
choice one of his own devising.
You're a sassy tyke If you was
my child"
The growing possibilities of belong
ing to Mr.. Wopple's family circle were
cut short by the efforts of Filibuster
caesar to relieve the stiffness of the
scene. Having detached half a corn
Stalk with branches pendant. he
plunged joyously into Mr.. wopple's
!ard' careening madly in intersecting
curves, giving up scraps of corn ma
.eriai to the thomy grasp of rose
pushes as he passed.
Raising the broom threateningly, Mr.
"oppie started for the intruder.
Here, get out!" he shouted. "Darn
You, get out"
fllbuster Caesar was In his element.
nose TO the ground, mouth full of corn
e'aik' eyes fixed attentively, he await
W the coming of his supposed play
mate MIR. Wopple brought the broom
uoWh with force and excellent aim
vniy That FIJI Caesar was no longer
ulere. He had frisked to one side, in
posltion as before. playing the game
'iter the manner of checkers.
Mr' Woppie was lnfuriated. Anger
n'ounted to passion, the more rapidly
pecause Lettie was vociferously ap-
np'auuing the successful strategy Of FIJI
naesar. n.. He struck repeatedly at the
h.ue DOG, but FIJI was too quick for
mn dashing out Of range with low
aun.fuifs of delight and mischievous
sNalienge. Round and round the small
'aru % they raced and struck and lodged.
, uood old Fill" encouraged Lettie,
uapplng her hands. "Ha, FITS too
uch ,ru Tor you! Now what do you
,. VI sudden Mr.. wopple changed his
,h ae'i's dropped the broom, and seized
a,.' e o'd hose, which his Incidence left
saws S,',N attached. A twist of the faucet!
'hr-spurt
:, "e N"rng Filibuster. patiently hold
n'S position. pointed nose on the
s.'und' ~ small body lifted at an angle
uFtH-five degrees. had not foreseen
was coming. Instantly he was
,encied. With choking yelp of dis
NV, ne bounded into the air. but not
,o w. I" the sharp spray. Coming back
"'h. he held to L, rushing in diff