Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-02-25

like n fat cork ia y shlAh pottit uh" ~
fused to bulge.
We'll. this is pretty state OF
things" said Mrs. Cochran from be
hind the bed. How do you suppose
were going TO close our front door
with that great bed IN the wayT
"You Won't need 10 close H. No one
VIII come ia while der bet Is deere. IL Is
besscr as a door" And the German
laughed uproariously and fatty.
"Oh. but this Is too awful said
Mrs. Bentley. wringlng her hands
helplessly.
Il should think II was" came the
voice 81 Mrs. Cochran from the other
side 81 the bed.
is your husband In theref Can't /
he help pushy' suggested Mrs. Bent .
ley.
NO" snapped Mrs. Cochran. He
hasn't come home yet. and, what's
more. he can't until this barricade Is
removed. How anybody but a fool
could have bought such a monstrous
thing | don't see''
At this juncturc Mr. Cochran came
M stairs. with Mr. BENTLEY just be-
hind him. Mr.. Cochran looked puz-
zlcd. Mr.. BENTLEY gruaned. lie had
come home too soon.
what are you doing to the bedE'
asked MIR. Cochran.
We amt doln' ting TO ID said
the TAT German joyously.
Bentley and Cochran laughed but
Mrs. Bentley saw no humor In the re-
mark. and certainly Mrs. Cochran saw
no funny side 20 the bed. Both sides
seemed tragic 20 her.
lis that you. GEORGE she called
out.
Yes. IT'S me. Shall come inf
"You can't except 10y the fire es-
cape" said Mrs. Cochran despairingly'
what are you doing with II In the
wrong door," asked Mr. Bentley OF
/ the cNprcssmcn.
"Surc 'twould have shtook rs fasht
I'm amy durc." said the Irish express
man. and the German roared sympa-
thetically.
Mr. Cochran Is man Of action.
"Herc: we four men ought To be able
IN move a little be-a bed. Now, alto
gether; pull'' a.,
Mr.. Cochran is a successful pollti.
clan. but he had the wrong kind OF
null with him. and the only result OF
The effort was that Mr.. Bentley pulled
OF some " the molding and fell ON
his back.
Nothing daunted Mr.. Cochran said
Lets 20 around 10y way OF the IRE es'
cape and push
The two expressmen and Mr.. Coch'
ran made nothing Of passing from
Mrs. Bentlcy's parlor 10 Mrs. 'o,h'
rams pnrlor by the fire escape Out MI
bentley is light headed and had To be
helped ncross-by his wife. Then the
two entered the Cochran apartments
for the first time, like thieves IN the
, night.
Now all six combined their strength
, and pushed. but the bed only laughed
at them.
. "Vcn. nothing more can be- done
pow." said Cochran. THE bed is here
, and IFS got 10 stay here for the pres
, ont. Now. you men might as wei q.
, about your business. You've done VIVA
Won set ont TO do-the bed Is up here
fast enough
, .fIow much do owe your askc'
/. Bentley Of the German.
r Two dollars. IN sent arount "a car
y pcutcr II you wand.
ooh. no. said Mrs. Bentley 'irI
}. be able 90 move IT,
. Back across the fire escape was MI
4 BENTLEY helped by his faithful WIZ
and then they babe the Corhraus -."
y pl-bt. Il was such am impossible thlu
y that had happened that everybody I'
!. good naturcd once more, just us 100
d blizzard or period of cxc"ssiv" h''
q peoplc make light Of their misfortune
and passersby Joke one another.
1. Next morning immediately aft'
n breakfast Mrs. Bentley went down
10 the bed company to see whether the
n could suggest n way Of getting the be
~ out ~ Mrs. Cochran's doorway
no They had moved, and a big sign
=. the window bore the legend. ITO ]
~ Opened In a Few Days as Ladle
Sc Lunchroom.'
py For the space OF two days that b'
NJ stood I'm the doorway while carpcnt
after carpenter came aud looked al
nm and shook his head and went away
NO Then came one who said: i've SCI
100 those beds before. They amt wor
cd botherlng with. The company's fall
that made them. Now. next door
,b. nv shop Is a vacant lot. and u
.en the bed 20 pieces guess you G
Sat DUNN il there and the owner OF the
he won't mind"
RS Mrs. Bentley hailed the scheme ~
,ol. heaven sent proposition. Mt b'nt
low was down town. and Mrs. Cochri
who was on the other side chaiu
IN with her-for in spite of what d
,nt come between them they were n
,.d oulte frlcndly-sccouded the plan.
mt The carpenter borrowed an AK Of
.p. lauItor. aud 10 a half hours time, W
she the exception OF the mirror, VIII
: In was preserved intact, there was
and n square foot ~ the bed unhrok
and The carpenter sent the pieces down
,,,d IN, dumb waiter and then took Oh