The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-17

Especially when Eve, the original
old husky, lifted a fist that was
far from coy and--za- -amZthere
was nice smashed window, all
ready for them!
WITHOUT a word, Cleo took
w advantage of Ewes quick wit.
In through the window she plowed,
with Eve on her heels. There was
nothing for poor little Minnie to
do but follow. She didn't want
to miss anything.
For the first few minutes inside
they had marvellous time. Every
thing was novel and intriguing;
Minnie gave an odd, shrill squeak of
joy. She had discovered a funny
looking electric clock, and, believe
it or not - it happened to be the
first one she ever had seen. She
tried to interest Cleo and Eve, but
they shooed her away. How could
they foresee that, in trying to fig
ure out what made the clock work.
she would drop the crazy thing with
a thud?
A thud which was so loud II
caused Eve to swallow some of the
hand lotion she had been smelling,
and made Cleo leap behind a big
desk. Then to make matters worse,
Minnie ran from the room, scream
ing like mad. Right into the
arms of the frightened janitor!
Minnie would.
1T was the beginning of the end.
n For minute, though it seemed
an hour, there was silence. Time
appeared to have stopped, sus-
pended in space The janitor
waved his arms and screamed,
Help. Help!"
Pandemonium broke loose-in the
twinkling of an eye. The place
was filled, from out of nowhere,
with males. Students, instructors,
professors. 1t looked like the
whole university. That electric
clock might have been a fire alarm,
so far flung was it's effect.
Minnie came tearing back to
hide behind Eve, and Eve and Cleo
went wild. You couldn't blame
them. Especially when they saw
old man McCairn gesticulating and
giving orders to the crowd, as
though he were the ladies' guar
dian-instead of janitor of their
apartment.
EOR one more novel experience,
u Eve saw red. She had no idea
that old Mr. McCairn was a bit of a
pugilist himself, and be it said for
Eve. she put up a valiant battle.
She yelled something which only
her pals understood. And the
fight was on.
Tables, test tubes, feet, arms,
shrieks. A few silly undergrad
yates laughed historically; it was
veritable riot.
But it took almost two hours for
that bunch of educated and half
educated gentlemen to subdue three
defenseless females, who did not
even speak the same language.
THE university will never forget
IL that morning. Nor, perhaps,
will Cleo and Minnie and Eve.
Back home with Propinquus, who
was more Indifferent than unsym-
pathetic, they discussed the sitda-
ton volubly. Eve explained that
beating up old Mr.. McCairn was
the last thing she had had in mind.
But he had no business turning a
hose of cold water on them. 1t was
bad enough to drench cleo and her.
!. But think of poor sickly Minnie.
Why, it would probably be weeks
before Minnie would be herself
again.
Besides, it had been little less than
idiotic, for those men to hold out
morsels of food to them, as though
they were mice-to be tempted with
cheese.
ID EvIEWING the morning, Eva
N fairly bristled. She was as mad
as human being could have been.
The thing simmered down TO
this, she told the world at large:
She and Eve and Minnie-and
Propinquus, too, for that matter
were only tolerated on that campus
so that couple hundred medical
students could study ape family
habits at close range.
1t made self-respecting CHM
panzee tired. She was glad she had
pried of the roof of the silly old
cage. Even If it had cost the uni
versity eight hundred dollars.
II old Mr.. McCairn. or any of
the trest of them, had her penned
ul-for the rest Of her life
Wsll, just let EN- wait and see.
1.-THE END