The times., 1897-09-26
THE BOWSER TROUBLES.

drHi' dhG she at once jumped at the Con-
clusion that calamity had happened, and
excitediy inquired:
Have you been in a trolley car smash
up, and had leg broken or anything
Now don't faint away and fall in toit,''
good naturedly replied Nj Borser The
trolley cars are an right, and my legs arc
all right. and there's nothing to worry
about"
But what have you gotin that bundie2''
THAT bundle contains kodak. Mrs.
Bowser. presume you have read or heard
OF the instrument?''
Bot what DO we want OF a kodak"
she persisted.
I'VE may want good deal OF it. In
the first place, picked it up at a rare
bargain In the next place, I don't pro-
pose 10 pay photographer when can Just
as well do al the work myself A kodak
is TO take pictures with-pictures OF me
and YOU and the boy and other things
We want photographs OF the house-the
different rooms the neigh borhood. 1t
would be a matter OF prudence 20 take
photographs OF the cook. So thatif she stole
the silver and ran away we could identify
her"
"But-but. how can you take photo
graphs?" queried Nrs. Bowser.
''How can find my way over town and
D1ck'r he replied as he Strengthened up
aRd looked down upon her in dlsdain-
There are people In this world with a
lew brains IN he back OF their head.
strange as il may seem TO you. As 1
said l got "a bargain in this kodak. A
man who was diving OF consumption wanted
10 raise $50, sud was willing 70 sacrifice"
And Nrs- Brown got one Just ike this.
frs, hand, for So" put in Mrs Rowser-
-'Ohl she dIdi Mrs, Brown is won
deTluny smart woman II she can pick up
$40 dollar kodaEs Tor SO. she's the
woman l ought 20 have married. ] cams
home 20 take some pictures hy da yhEht-
Just scat yourself by the window over
there. and | II BE ready ia about minute.
All YOU have to do is TO put in the slide
and press the hutton- If I don't bring out
just as good Photograph as you can ges
for $ a dozen then don't know what's
what"
What smells so?-' she askedas size began
shifting about.
Never YOU mind the SMELLS he re-
Piled. 4 have brought along the stuff
10 develop my own plates. / propose
10 go right through with the whole per
Torrance. from pressing the button to
furnishing the photos. Now sit Gown and
get look on your face"
If You don't make q success Of is
you won't-won't blame NEE" appealed
Mrs Bowser, as she took seat
''How can 1 blame yOu2 Im ready now.
Turn your head a little 70 the left hats
il. Hold Up yOur chin. Lands alive. but
your mouth locks TO he q rod lonGf
Can't you puckeritup bit? Look straight
at my collar button While I shoot 'er Off"
MI Bowser then proceeded to photo
graph the paJlOr, the sttting z room, and the
hail, and from a rear window ne took
seyerai views OF the back yards and the
cats an the fence Then he showed Mrs
BOwscr how 20 work the button and had
her ke him as he sat IN a rocEing
chair with tuewspaperf IN hishand Having
exhausted al convenient subjects he said
Mrs Rowser, we viii go down ard
photo graph the cook She came here under
the name OF Mary o'Day, but that mag
be a false mare / don't ike her looks.
The first evening we are out she may jump
the house for $500 worth OF stuff If va
have htr ptG'C Cgrapb 10 show the police
they can easily trace her"
Mrs. BN-e- was dubious about It,
but followed him Gown to the basement.
The cook wasat the ironing board AID IN no
TCoOd fer any nonsense Mr. BOwser set
up the kodak and explained 20 her that ho
wanted her picture to 90 along with the
house and the family - as to ma Se things
looA 'fe-Hke and natural, but she turned
on him with IN never consent to it
neverl Here I arr. wild me sleeves up and
me hair down, anG the sweat drOppin orf
me nose, and I'll have no piCtur' taken
that may fall into the hands OF me Thomas
aud break our engagement. It's either
you OF NE that goes out OF this kitchen at
once, and 1 don't care which -
Nr. BowseT argued and threatened, but
the cook refused 10 pose" and ne had
to withdraw He had secured half a
dozen plates, however, and as he returned
upstairs, he said.
I'VE shall see what We shall sec.
III Use one Of the clothes closets for
developing nay negatives. You probably
won't be satisfied with your picture. On
account of the mouth, but we can take
another and twist your head clear around"
Mrs. Bowser felt the sting, but she also
had an intuitive feeling that her revenge
would come later, and she therefore held
hack the retort on her lips. A smell OF
chemicals from top 10 bottom of the house
soon proved that Mr.. BowSer was de
veiJping'' something or other in the closet
to which he had retired with his plates
and battles. 1t was : quarter OF an hour
before he issued forth, and then there
was a puzzled and dubious look on his
face.
This is the picture Of the hall" he
said as Mrs Rowser approached, but
it doesn't look quite natural. You must
have jumped in front of the camera just
as I pressed the button"
why, 1 was behind you all the time.''
she replied. GLOW funny it looks The
umbrella stand seems hanging from ths
ceiling. and the haII-tree is on its back.
l thought it would be Il wonder if you
could"
He turne away and brought out another
plate. 1t was the picture of Mrs. Bowser.
1t showed one eye, one foot, a shoulder.
and the back of the chair. She began to
laugh as she looked at 1t, but he glared
down upon her and said:
Mrs ROwSer, when / brought home
this kodak you made up your mind To
thwart me. You seem TO have succeeded
Here is an SIS cabinct photo gone to wreck
because you raised up your hands and
kicked up your feet as 1 pressed the
button"
But I never Inovedl" she protested
lyon certainly did Won wanted mo tn