Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-02-09
agashin9ton Standard
ROWSER'S NEW PHASE.

W non Mr.. bGW>Cr l1t Hl!lscIi iHlo
lhc hall the other evening lie did
something which almost jumped Mrs.
Bow~cr ont % her shoes. He called
ont IN 4 CHEEKY voicc -
"Wherc is that blessed little wife OF
mine, Why isn't she here to receive
a dozen kisses"
"Iou-you are homc?' she faltercd
as she met him at the door of the
sitting room and wondered if she had
heard Alright.
"Of coursc I'm here, old sweet
heart" he exclaimed as lie gave her a
smack Oh the cheek and pat on the
head. "Glad to see your hubby, ch?
How's dinner? I'll bet you've got
something bully to eat"
He kissed her again and then, put
ting his arm around her in loverlike
way, escorted her to the dining room.
The meal was no better and no worse
than the average, but Mr.. Bowser
praised everything sky high and ut
tered jolly laugh after every sem
tence. Mrs. Bowser was puzzled from
the start. 1t was not the season for
sunstrokes. He had no stock i'll any
gold mine. He couldn't have been
hyptnotized OF have lost his identity.
She looked at him furtively and puz-
zled and wondered, but could not
make things clear. He called her
dear and darling, asked after the
health OF her mother, and as dessert
was brought on he took ten-dollar
bill from his waistcoat pocket and
tossed it over to her and hilariously
exclaimed:
There you are, best of all women,
and you can have forty more if you
want 'em-yes, hundred. Whoop!
BY George, but am happy man."
Mrs. Bowser took a long look at
him, and it ended with painful sus-
picion creeping into her heart. He
had often charged her with attempts
to murder him and ON hundred diff
ferent occasions had threatened d.
vorce proceedings. Suppose he had at
last determined to 60 to the Courts?
Suppose, driven to the last ditch, he
had determined to murder her? Such
good nature, hilarity and liberality
must surely cover some sinister mo-
tive. She was almost afraid of him as
they returned to the family room and
he danced her about and laughed till
the tears stood in his eyes. When he
finally let her 60 he said:
"Come, now, let's talk of old times
OF the days of our courtship and
honeymoon. You must have lot OF
my old love letters laid away. Get
'em down and let's read 'em over"
But you'd be ashamed OF 'em and
get angry" she replied.
"Not at all, sweetheart. l remem.
Der that / used to write you some
corking old love letters, but why
should I be ashamed? Weren't they
written to the dearest, sweetest. best
est, cutest little woman in all this
world? Mrs. Bowser, do you know
that love you even more than on the
day we were married."
"Do you? Why, sometimes IL"
eyes, sometimes come home and
blow around and threaten to get d.
vorce, but it's all wind and don't count
for shucks. There are times when
ought to be taken out and kicked.
Please forgive your old hubby for be.
ing crank. You won't get divorce
from me, will you? You'll give me a
chance to redeem myself-you surely
will?"
81 never thought of divorce" she
said as his eyes filled with tears and
his lip trembled.
II thought you were going to get
one and wreck my life. Do you know,
couldn't live without you? If you
should get divorce and bounce me
out and marry again, Pd-I'd-"
And Mr.. Bowser was overcome by
his feelings, and the tears rolled down
his cheeks and he began weeping.
Mrs. Bowser now abandoned the the
DRY that he might be plotting divorce
proceedings, but would not husband
who meditated cold blooded mid
night murder adopt just this course to
disarm suspicion?
cts 50 good of you not 'er bounce
me out" he continued, after a minute.
"Shome wives would 'er bounce 'er
husband right out and not give him a
chance. Mrs. Bowser, do you want 'er
thousand dollars to buy shoes and
stockings?"
"No, not that much, dear. The ten
dollars You have given me will be
plenty for while"
"You jest 'er shay zzhat because
you love me-you love me-but I'm
going 'er make you take 'er thousand
dollars. Yes, want FER you to buy
5000 worth of shoes and stockings
Shometimes l have come home and
kicked about er gas bill. Will you
forgive me for it? If you will you
may burn 5000 worth of gas and
won't say word"
"Mr. Bowser," she said, as she 60,
an altogether new idea idea and began
to look at him more closely, "whal
were you doing this afternoon"
"What er doing?" he repeated a.