Show SUDDEN SQUALL SQUA SENDS MANY MArTS RATS SAILING THROUGH TROU AIR The weather mans man s dope box fell feU from froma a shelf yesterday afternoon aft and there was Ned to pay payA A small package of hurricane was jarred and its contents spread rapidly over town A fort played pla ed tag with itself and did things to everything ever in its path Two women were walking on First South street in front of a t drug store A Afew Afew Afew few steps further down the street there was a liquid shop where a beaker of booze over oer a cake of ice has been a paint painted ed temptation to parched throats during the past hot season When the squall swept around the corner one of the wo women women women men was saying sa ing Well Yell I must be go going goIng o oin ing in g An instant later she was The wind carried her into the doorway of the place with the beaker of 1 booze and take cake of Ice painted on Its window A police policeman policeman policeman man hurried to her assistance but before he could reach her he became separated from his helmet The woman was left to come out of the saloon herself The helmet rolled along the street fol followed followed followed lowed by the policeman When a half block had been covered the helmet had gained while the man in blue was Already showing signs of fatigue His No 12 shoes played a steady tattoo upon the pavement as he lumbered after the sky piece which had been joined by b numerous other lids by this time A straw hat a panama and a Derby joined in the race The policeman was joined by a newsboy and three men The police policeman policeman man had just reached the corner orner when the wind picked up a sign and dropped it itin itIn itin in front of him Mr Policeman stubbed his toe and sat not too gracefully on the sign The canvas ripped and Mr Police Policeman I man doubled up in the frame like a jack jackknife jackknife jackknife knife Men and women sailing by heard the officers outspoken thoughts and sug suggested suggested suggested that he arrest himself for using profane language When he had extricated himself and re resumed resumed the chase a sign hanging over a n pawnshop was torn from its fastenings It dropped on his head Three balls One more mor and 1 you ou get your base shout shou I f ed a newsboy The policeman see seethe seethe seethe the joke His eyes were filled with dust He shook his club at the youngster but kept on his hurried ramble after the still speeding helmet Over the pavements and through ditches the thing rolled Once a pretty thing of spotless gray it was now a sight A few blocks from the starting point Mr Policeman stepped through his helmet and with a sigh of relief and his helmet under his arm walked slowly and sadly toward head headquarters headquarters headquarters quarters The wind played other pranks during its short period of gustiness A blind man standing on the corner of First South and Main streets hung to a telephone pole while his chair rattled halfway across the street he chair fell flat on its back bacle long before Its unusual journey was fin finished finIsh finished Ish cd As it fell across a street car track the motorman the approaching car threw his brakes on suddenly Passengers gers gelS In the car left their seats and tried to climb through the front end of the car Bundles were snatched from struggling struggling gling lIng arms Papers slipped from news newsboys newsboys newsboys boys arms and went dancing and climb climbing climbIng climbing ing toward the heavens on the wind Boxes and cans rumbled and rattled over overstreet overstreet overstreet street crossings frightening horses Wo Vo Women Women men fought valiantly with picture hats and flapping dresses Men held their hats hatson on with one hand and when possible with two t During the windstorm dark f clouds looked threatening thre and a few drops of ofrain ofrain ofrain rain promised a welcome shower The clouds darkened the sky sk until evening and then there were showers at tt intervals during the night |