Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-16
It's The Cats :. G@
By Jerome Beatty -

Il didn't make any wise cracks. 1
only
listen. will va? Pop said he would
give q thousand dollars if Old Man
Clifford didn't get down to his Office
before noon tomorrow. Didn't you hear
him say that?"
Jodie shook her head. IF he did.
that was just talk. You say every day,
I'd give n million dollars if l could
go to camp or if there wasn't any such
thing as school and all that. And
would you do it? HUH"
ANYWAY, it'll fix thing up swell.
This tooth paste a is going back to
Chicaeo tomorrow afternoon and Old
Man Gitford's got a date with him.
If Old Man Clifford slips up, pop gets
the account"
odd Man Gifford's a nut. Carries
a rabbits foot and won't walk under
ladders"
Everybody knows that" he depre-
Gated. The only reaSon he isn't going
to see the tooth paste nan today is
that it's Friday. He won't do business
on Friday"
IF | was a tooth paste mar 1 Ger
tainly wouldn't bother with Old Man
Clifford. Except maybe to try to sell
him some"
"Wel." Dinky threw out his hands,
there's the whole thing. Get it?"
"Get what?" she demanded.
Dinky sighed, discouraged. He made
one more effort. "All we have to do is
to stop Old Man Clifford" he exclaimed,
"Oh." Jodie began to grasp the stu
alton. Il see."
Its about time. Now, here's how
we do it."
We she asked suspiciously. Il
thought you were going to do all the
| work
Il am, mostly. Anyway, I'm going to
be the brains of it."
What are you going to do? Shoot
wouldn't be allowed to go to the movies
for weeks and weeks
"Nothin' like that" he said in dis
gust. Here's where you help out"
'Oh, you're going to let me help out,
after all. Oh, ho!"
I'm going to let you ride my BIZ
cycle!"
Jodie looked at him quickly. Now
she was sure there was something fun
ny about it.
Its a gyp," she declared, when you
offer to let me ride your bicycle"
Its just a little thing you have to
do he protested. "Old Man Clifford
always catches the 9:21.' He looked
out the window. His chauffeur will
be drivin' him past here in a minute
or two"
Il know" said Jodie. I'VE fill the
street full of tacks and %puncture his
tireS!"
Nav. You sit On my bike in oul
driveway, alongside the house. I'll be
up the street a ways and when I SEE
his car comm I'll wave my hand like
this-see? Then you ride out in The
street and let his car hit you-just al
easy bump. Then you fall off the blk,
and yell out that your leg is broken
see? Then I'll run out and say he ha.
committed manslaughter and then, O.
course, nom will run out and therel
be a lot of excitement. I'll u in thu
house and call a cop and we'll hav,
Old Man Clifford arrested. And befor,
he can get out Of Jail, pop will sigI
the contract with the tooth paste man
How's that?"
He waved a proud hand and stepped
back, expecting applause.
Mel" she exclaimed. ME ride Out
and get socked?"
ut won't hurt you. He"
Didn't you say you were going tc
do all the work? And all I have to
do is ride out and get a leg busted up!'
Jaw, it won't be anything, Jodie-
practically. Here" he pulled out a
package Of chewing gum, have some
gum"
Jodie scorned the gum. Outside they
heard the roar of a motor car and they
looked quickly out of. the window.
There he goes now!' Jodie cried.
Hundred miles an hour. Me ride into
that? Ha! It's your idea. You do it. +"
Dinky peered uneasily at the car
that had just swung crafty around
the corner.
II guess he's late this morning. he
observed. He don't usually go like
that"
"You do it. I'll call the cop. That's
the job I want-calling the cop. You
do the bicycle act"
Nov look, Jodie. I can't do that. I
have to be here to tell him he's COM
mitted manslaughter and all that. It
takes a man to do that-to have some
body arrested and tend to all the de-
tails"
"What details?"
"Oh, you know-signin' important
papers and"
who's going to get the doctor
that's what / want to know. Do I
lie out in the road with a busted leg
while YOU go around signing important