Show P t 4I ike Ichberg n Brindle Cat 1 hind Ii brlmUo cat < Ito > II Icbberg upon the second room tilt his B la Sf 47 Uroomo Tho beast v nor dissolute Ills ways were and tIId otlgh Hed Eflunll and fight r a4 ht0 yes that cat Y tog h at And when Iko Ichbcrg folks said hed moved to h1s fiat cal that Scboenberg sHe tho jonltOl nt by ale He took Ms way one sum B < < IPle vacant room ss ronldp dayto IcIlbergs 11 I the corner on a crouchIng trrfll t 1d dof passo ant Jako Schoenberg aufy prostrate form of Ichbergs the Dn scliocno katz Jake cat dle bfrs iaia Tils Heart with kind FS ftlled He Tcached to pet the and cried Gewaltl Im l1e cat mile lbr r And When from every room to be frightened tenants come hill the rings Ilftad d JaKe Schoenberg tying up a and t Shzl damaged thumb They dorhgl e t the room they search the Hat slrollS one finds the brIndle cat agar to lastw L thumb swelled up tho doctors h mar ne bled blistered and they Ihey e JaKe Schoenberg saw tho hen endrclJ passionately said I pays the t be or oa 50 cents and maybe twice of of ID 0 ing IcuJ anyone will catch and Mil Ike but orl III any o brindle cat Moo Goldbaum Is bergs tom Ib bas a little nickel gun and 1 IM ca be beard those burning words i little f lta latrhtii iwtca On the run And dozing as Innocence tho brIndle cat sat on i Whc j fence le frills foe Goldbaum drew a fancy bends bend-s lace aImed it straight and true lIe il3nlm ed the lock the weapon spoke tho tell su r missile flew And with a dy and c i gurgling cry of mingled rage and accept ll the brindle cat hunched up Its rfs of I andluirtled off amain Moo Gold vltha am leaped upon the ground to seize Hri 4prny but naught he found abou I Keit Mrs Hosle Monlielm with a lace orl isltnl tolling hot looked from the made d 1 floor fire escape and spied a Imla dy spot where Ichbergs brlnc lee le-e and scat In a quiet peaceful sleep lay this i u 1 with his noso amou his paws on a backyard rubbish heap And mindful I of tho rich reward and mpdlng money too she poised HIP mi above his form I and down the torrent new There came a 1 squall and enternul that tore the morning aIr yet when the steam had cleared away the cat ho wasnt there for on a first floor fire escape ho crouched with flashing eye his paws unseated hIs tall uns11 ned his fur all faIr and Orj But Goldbaums 6 year old daughter Rose was weeping with n scalded nose Tho story grew the wonder flew and Louis Zeltnor came From Dower Dow-er to river runs said Lords Zoltners fame For when on Broomo or Clinton streets theres riot or duress first Iou Is comes and then lie cops and then mayhap the press And Louis said this right away Send for the S p C of A It was last Friday morning on the tenement front stoop the passing piker I pik-er might have seen an Interesting group Full 70 small children without oer shoe or hat were paying shy attention at-tention to Ike Ichhergs brIndle cat I Before his nose a saucer lay of golden cream and rIchthe one who planned 1 this cunning scheme was Morris Ol covltch and Morris while his victim In a fancied safety lay was calling on the telephone the S P C of A By risking thus a dimes expense ho hoped to win the 50 cents Around the turn of Goerck street I the fatal wagon came and Ichbergs I brIndle terror went on dozing Just tho same rime hurry cart draws up and stops and from Its fatal bed a buttoned functionary draws a net with meshes spread But as he turns to swing his net and catch the brindle cat the buttoned but-toned functionary stops and wonders where lies at For awhile he gathered gath-ered for the swoop the brindle cat had flew the coop The only voice on Broome street that was heard for quite a time was t that of Morris weeping for his lost and squandered dime But nerved b > sense of pain and loss ho got a little sack I and hunted for that brindle cat through every nook and crack And fro the day had passed away and his mother called her boy young Morris Olcovlch ran home In a fit of perfect Joy For from his left a meat sack 1 hung and from Inside of that camo I frantic demonstrations by a mighty angry cat He hastes to Jakcy Scho euberg and the tenants In accord say that Morris Is entitled to the 50 cents reward But SchoenberR Is a skeptic and his proposition Hat is that first ho have evidence that this Is Ichborgs cat Yet If they loose the pudding string and give tho beast some room Iko Ichbergs frantic terror may be out i again on Broome The tenants say that Morris Is an honest boy for sure I and Morris stands there smiling with a smile serene and pure Jake Scho enberg Is a plunger anil he risks his 50 cents and so with satisfaction and with angry violence he bears the squalling sackful to North rivers murky mur-ky side and hurls it far and sinks It In the dark and lolling tide So happy now has Schoenberg grown ho even pays tho telephone Twas Saturday at midnight and at 47 Broome the lights were out and silence reigned and slumber sweet and gloom Twas then a vivid vision passed through Jakcy Schoonbergs brain He dreamed that he had fallen from an elevated train and when he struck Third avenue a heavy brewery truck rolled llghtsomoly upon his chest and settled there and stuck And m Jake Schoenberg woke and waved his arms and yelled amain he saw two gleaming balls of fire that burned Into his bruin Quick Rosle Rosle light der gas cried Schoenberg In affright af-fright Tho faithful Mrs Schoenberg struck a match and got a light And I there upon the bureau sat the hated form of Ichbergs cntNew York Sun |