Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

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home from work. a>t night
INV vl., E.Ee. WAS I'm tie
kitchen masus the DINNER and
there was u-,.c b.acs kitten
>lt.rc oa The Ioor going mcodr-
mrc.- rc-g,. scs hello Ethel
whose ra' thT2 she ses IL
IS nine r.V Joe. Isn't 80 the
cu,ey 'h.nc You ever saw
SIS where cad YOU get It?
she ST., took II away from the
Grady boy He was dragging IT
aI1nr The sidewalk with string
round Us neck and II was
suffering terribly ! slapped his
face Joe ! Sos whose face She
ses why The Grady boys face Of
course 7 slapped his face good.
7 SES wait minute now
Ethel ses do You mean that
cirh, year old kid Of Tim
Gradys7 Ethel SEES why sure Joe.
That is the only one the Gradys
have got isn't Il?
ethel, SIS because he was
DRAGGING Greta Carlo along the
Sidewalk with a string around
her neck Joe. That is what I
have named my cat I asked him
70 stop dragging her and he
stuck out his tongue al me and
kept on dragging so ! slapped
his face good
7 SES now see what you have
done Ethel 7 see you know very
well how no, headed Tim Grady
is and he will be good and sore
about you SlappinP that boy and
will be wanting 10 fight me
7 SES 7 suppose you would not
care II Tim Grady busted my
nose all over my face about
dirty little cat. Ethel SeS why
Joe this is not a dirty little cat
now.
7 SES hello Grcta and Ethel
Ses isn't she awfully cute Joe2
She likes you a lot I SEES well
she seems 20 be q nice cat at
that and Ethel seS YES and think
how handy she will be catching
mice for US. Listen 10 her purr
Joe. She certainly likes YOU I
Ses yes but I am still probably
going 10 have plenty Of trouble
with Tim Grady and Ethel Ses
are YOU afraid Of Tim Grady
joe
I SIS Ethel Won know 7 am
not afraid Of ANYBODY in this
neiehborhood not even Tim
Grady no matter how tough he
IS supposed 10 b. seS Just
don't Ike 70 be getting In FIGHTS
any more especially in weather
like this. J SeS anyway Ethel IL
Is not dlRnified.
SHE SIS well Joe then I viii
take Greta Carlo back TO the
Gradys and ! will apologize 20
them for slapping their boy but
7 think I ought TO give that
nanny pamby Kate Grady
COCO piece Of my mind for not
raising him better She was al
ways nambv pamby Joe and
don't see why Tim Grady mar
ried her
7 SES YES animals always like
ne. Se- never mind about
taking her back Ethel ! Sos that
boy would only drag her round
again and she SEES YES bui what
about Tim Grady 7 ses what
about him. She seS suppose pc
wants 20 fight you2 Ercryboe.
Sos he is a wicked fighter
7 SEs 7 VIII take care ~ Tim
Grady Ethel 7 Sos u be wants 90
fight me YOU just have a ticket
on your Joe and just then the
front door buzzer buzzeC and ]
went 20 the door and there was
Tim Grady
I SIS hello Tim and started
20 take OF my coat and he SEES
hello Joe where's Ethel Ses
never mind where Ethel is rim
I ses = tau are looking for
trouble 7 viii take care o. any
thing in that lire that comes
"a the Tarp house He Sos whats
eatine you Joe = am not look
ing for trouble
7 SES MO- He SOS no 7 just
want 20 thank Ethei g.. giving
that KID Of mine q GOOD Blasting
wish she would CO - every
time she sess him y Kate
would 90 the same Thing once
in awhile he Would ngt hase ne
half crazy I want 20 thank
Ethel for taking That cat OF oar
hands too Joe 7 have uc' Won
a single bet since We gCt 81 I
always knew black cats are ba1
luck
SIS come % and have ID
bottle q beer Tim ard uf Ya
and after ne went away Ethel
ses Joe Greta Carlo is ro' bad
uck IKE ne ses even u Size
black she is already GOOD luck
20 yoa and ! Ses how do sou
figure that Ethel She ses Wei
yol dc not have 20 hga. TIN
GRADY AND t.G was GOOD luck
aa.rt t1 7 tsluk GIcta d.. ae
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