Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

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more.
MY family never did send me 10
Sunday school and il I do get religion
I shall probably get IL hard. My own
common sense tells me. though. that
there must be some divine form
working, but we can't fathom II. and I
really can't see any point in worrying
over IL. Let's do something else.
That rain pipe looks as il it had pos
Mary's eyes had CLINT OF interest
and she sat up and craned her head
out 0f the window; the better 10 view
the rain pipe.
Patricia. resigning her ponderinss
on the mysteries Of Infinity. Joined in
the observation OF the possible
chances offered by q rain pipe.
The pipe ia question ran at a siop-
ing angle 10 a point about , feet
from the sill OF a window in gable
Of the roof.
"If" unused Mary. we were 10
walk along that pipe We could prob.
ably step across q the window s.ll
and then IL would be no trick at all
TO make the roof.
Unless We were 10 slide of frs.
ard break our necss." suggested
Patricia.
Are you afraid TO try it," demand.
sd Mary. already half way out the
window.
RI WAS the necessary goad 10
pztriciss pride and, without word.
she had toined Mary and both were
teetsrfng precariously along the pipe.
ciinging 10 whatever slight protuber.
snces the side Of the building offered.
One chance glance below recalled 10
Patricia that the mere sight Of one
Of those human caterpiiIerr, whose
trade IL In % climb up the smooth
rides Of buildings, had always made
her dizzy. fhe kept Der further
chance giS noes reSolufeiy concern
trsHed on the window sif above her.
Hsvfng resched IL al lsst IL proved
more diffIcult TO nlaneuYer the root
than n he'd appeared from the safety
Ut the window seat in Patricia Is room.
For o neetinK n1onlent Patricia wished
herself back in the safety of that shei'
tered sp1,.
Mary. With the agility Of born
mountain climber, had already
reached the heights Of the roof. "ob
IL In simply marvellous. nay dear, You
can see way down the Hudson. What
n view, And IL is slick and warm Ia
ths sun up here" She stretched luz
uriantIy.
Patricia grit,ed her teeth snd placed
an fnQuiring toe wsriiy on the iin
gutter. A mighty push snd the toe
gave place 10 a knee. Another push
from the hand that ciung 70 the gable
and Patricia lay sDrswling IN most
un6is nifsed fashton-~-but on the roof.
"Whew. I'm here but how IN tht
dickens viii ] ever get Dsck, ofes'
helSbts have always made me Amy
Ynn certainly must DO part chsnois
= Meyer saw anything az remarks l'
=. ,as way YOU made that hyine leap
Mary laughed heartily why II
was nothing compared 10 some 81 M
places ! have climbed In me Ffhs
Mnun,stns. fsBL u w0ndeTol. nov
tbal yD,J are here J/'"k 81 me we"
/ ask you" ... ,t.,c,
o.. ..ns M thu great REQ chimney h
s,,,.,.ny, : ~ lo.,ke6 about her. lHftet
~ seL,w them lay the Tree fI"' ,f1
.xa,,,ns If the schoci. the stopln'
il WIS sweeping out 70 tDe ~,
where wound the lazy H'le s1fss' - -
On lbs endless round from me s'Sa'D =,
N tue sdEE of The Town sIn IL.
again. IL could be seen sH'D''ns -,
~ the distance, stopping nvw ~ 80 80
70 await q prospective bar tsI"y ia -
.enxsT, benssfh the great Gins "hnh
~ysa though nearly dsnndee o. u.s n
leaves. stHi forb.ed an sfcl hwns -. 49,
stTssis Time was no oD)eHt " 80
llals street csF. Sometimes as y,
vote would hail IL from a "bspD" So -
n would ps use ~ allow DpE o"a'' !.
the voice 10 put The Finishing "t.'I,
IN hsf toilet EseftIsauy - ~
Yssea the red brick railway sh.D'
~sieb nouid he Ae<n nybng W n1 ~
,,s~r down under the bill close bes'"'