The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

rsvcSs the street. 10 report the tre
sosndous strides in ths growth OF h1f
lizard
Twice MrA HodSson won't evs< t.
lock at the strange bsssr
On the last occasion she tad iB NOR
al terror. For the lizard had grown
n " wesky Tina. into a fnil-sixsI
crocodile. and Was chained ap In u
pen In Mrs. Metcalf.s cei,ir.
Airs MeteaHs delight WAS Coma
thing to wondsr ar
And to think shed say. -oniy two
weeks ags he was q littts bit OF u fei
low that you could hold In the pain y
your hand"
1t va all cry ~puxxfing.
We didn't know whether the womas
had rome insane or not.
But Facts were facts. There was .
Hsasd. Mrs. Hodgsnn had ST. Ii.
And Miguel didn't deny that b. was
the donor. But, on tina other hand. liz
ards don't grow into man eatina croco-
lilies In two weeks time
We agreed 1t was q very vare spe-
eies.
Suddenly . change came oyer Airs.
Netcalf.
For more than q week Mrs. Hodgson
raw nothing Of her. although Miguel
vas seen making his usual calls at the
house.
After two more DAYS had passed.
Mrs Hodgsoa decided to run over and
Zee Ii things were all right. 1t was.
! am inclined to believe. curiosity as
nuch a. concern, that prompted the
ict.
Airs. Hodgson found Emily In a state
II utter despair. There were deep rings
inder her eyes, q haggard look about
her face. Questioned. she replied it
was the lizard. Mrs. HodSson was
aghnst.
1.-THE lizard? What's happened to
the lizard7"
Hes growing smaller. Every day
he reduces In size. quite as fast a.
he Increased"
Mrs. Hodgson became alarmed. Che
wondered whether or not it were best
to summon a doctor.
But upon being shown the lizard she
was forced to agree that its size had
shrunk. 1t was no longer a crocodile
In fact, it was nothing more than q
falr-sized lizard.
Thereafter Mrs. Hodgson made daily
trips across the street. And each day
she reported that the lizard was grow
ing smaller and smaller.
1t was truly a remarkable thing.
1t was alarming, too, because with
each passing day Emily became more
haggard looking. She had lost her
gushy and cooling ways. She grew
mOrose and taciturn.
And then. one day Mrs. Hodgson
came over and discovered Emily on
the floor in a dead faint. Quite con-
cerned with the widows plight, Mrs.
Hodgson did what she could and at
last revived the victim.
Immediately upon regaining con-
seriousness, Emily burst into q At Of
weeping
After considerable questioning she
announced that the lizard had become
SO small u to BE- scarcely discernible,
and then had vanished altogether.
She admitted, also. that Miguel was
angry and had said he would not come
to see her any more.
Miguel remained in town two weeks
longer. He had become tremendously
popular and was discovered to be quite
q ~fun-loving and social sort of person.
On the last day of his stay I dropped
in at his apartment to say farewell
and was surprised to find the place
filed with q number of boxes In sizes
varying from n an inch square to an
other ten feet high. Miguel was in
dustriously pounding Stats over the top
Of the largest.
He grinned at me and winked.
I've been so darned busy it's just
now I've found time to send these
things back"
What things?" I asked.
He beckoned to me and l looked In
me of the boxes. At sight of a great
crocodile reposing inside I drew away
In some alarm.
Miguel and | stared at each other
for some time. Finally he said:
Down in Mexico we go to great ex-
tents to have u fun"
He %grinned, and l extended my hand.
Friend" l said, come visit US again"