Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-30
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ON TWO PARTS-pART TWOl
James. for James q. Blainel"
Whatever are you talking about9'
The strutking turkey cock. Some
body called him that
%, that's cute. Peter. Wen call You
/ turkey James We can play pretend
Pretend he's the butler, and the chauf-
feur, seer"
Il wish we could teach him bridge
You and nom and I have always
needed q fourth"
~peter, can see that we're going
to grow too attached to that bird"
what II we do7 You don't win 8
turkey every day"
Giving him q name makes him sort
Of, wen, permanent"
When they went 20 the kitchen 70
see how the turkey Jared Peter turned
on the light and addressed him.
''Well, James, here we are back
James blinked sieepily and clucked
deep In his long throat.
Look, he knows his name" Peter
exclaimed delightedly.
At bedtime James was deposited In
the garage Peter awakened IN the mid
die Of the night and suddenly was as
sailed with the disturbing thought that
carbon monoxide gas might have &C
cumulated from his small sedan. He
worried half an hour, unable 70 sleep.
Then he got up. dressed in trousers,
shoes, and overcoat, and went to the
garage half expecting to see his prize
stretched out dead. But James was
roosting on q rafter, having achieved
that eminence apparently by hopping
ON the running board, thence to the
hood and the top, and finally 10 the
loftiest height possible Peter regarded
this triumph with profound admira-
ton before calling, james, you rascal,
come down out Of there"
James only blinked drowsily and
made q cultural noise. Peter had a.
notion to return to bed, but the
thought Of carbon monoxide was too
horrifying. He finally climbed up and
compelled the turkey to leave its perch
with an affrighted jump and swish
ing seesaW OF wings. After q struggle
he succeeded in tucking James under
his arm, but only after sundry angry
peckings from the irate and annoyed
bird He placed him in his clothes
closet for the rest Of the night.
The following night James found
new abode in the snug and warm cell
lar Of the house where Margaret lived.
Peter told his mother Of his definite
Christmas, fattening him on special
poultry food from By-Products, Inc.
Margaret can't bear the thought OF
eating him." he explained.
He's practically one of the family"
said Margaret.
"In another week." said Mrs. Dudley, |
ri would feel like a cannibal myself |
If I were TO eat him."
Peter came home the Saturday aft /,
ernoon after Thanksgiving bearing q /
variety Of provender recommended In
the advertising of By-Products, Inc,
as especially nutritious for turkeys He
hurried to Margaret's basement and
there discovered her regarding James
with profound reproach. She cried,
Peter, o, Peter, you can't imagine +
what has happenedl" Alarmed, he
Steeled himself for q shock.
TEL me, Margaret. Is James tl?"
ssWofse. o, worse. I never would have
believed it of him-it-her"
Gee, goodness, get it off your
''Iook, James is not James at all.
ae-she-has just been living lie.
And here is the proof She held up
'or Peters inspection q large, speckled
,gg. Peter blushed hotly.
Goodness jimminy sakes alive, you
ion't mean to tell me-"
Il do certainly mean to tell you"
"Well, want 70 knowl There's only
me thing to do"
"What?"
"Change his name. Her name, that
5. Isn't she the deceitful little minx2
low dared she2"
what shall we change it tor"
"Jamesetta, what else? You know,
Margaret, this confirms g. suspicion Of
nine. I've been looking at the pictures
Il turkeys in those library books.
Tamesetta never had enough red on
Ter neck to qualify as a masculine
lrkey. But never thought"
Nov that she's laid an egg It's
asy to see she's lady"
II hope she's lady. It's all Ntck'S
ault, really. He said she was young
dontana tom. But what does a New
FORK saloon keeper know about tur-
eys2"
The evenings and Sundays between
thanksgiving and Christmas were de-
oted BY Peter TO an earnest study OF
llrkeys. He became absorbed IN the
ubject and began to compute how,
dth his bank balance and his moth J
RS slender resources, they could risk
bold plunge. He even caught him.
elf wondering whether Margaret $
light not be persuaded to throw her
ssources into the common pot, but
MS temptation he hurled vigorously y
rom him as unworthy.
He read all the farm and poultry I
Magazines he could buy, sent for adj !
ertising booklets and literature that =
Il forth the merits Of brOoderss IN Z
tbators, verrnin destroyers, and the Y
ke. He learned the best approved s
lethods of stimulating egg produc- =
an Studied nrOper nourishment, mar o
stinQ problems, and attended a CONF z
nation livestock. and poultry show. q
e put in couple Of hours examining Q
it'll eager interest an exhibit OF prize 1
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