Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-15

thf NfN uAN rM Nh- III INTO tut AopFNaJ
with such vehemcnce that Il stuck
Ike fat cork In a small bottle aud ~
fused 10 bulge.
Well. this Il pretty state OF
things" said Mrs Cochran from be-
hind the bed How do you suppose
we're going 90 close our front door
with that great bed m the wayF'
you Won't need 20 close IL. No one
viii come in while der bet Is dere. II IL
bessrr a. door" And the German
laughed uproa rlously and fatty.
"Oh. but this Is too awful"' said
Mrs BENTLEY. wringins her hands
helplessly.
Il should think IL was" came the
voice OF Mrs Cochran from the other
side ~ the bod
* your husband In there7 Can't
Do help push suggested Mrs. Bent
10y
40" snapped Mrs Cochran. "IIe
HASN'T come home yet and. what's
more. Doc can't until this barricade IL
removed. How anybody but a fool
could have bought such a monstrous
thing ! don't see"'
At this juucture Mr.. Cochran came
~ stairs. with Mr. BENTLEY Just be-
hind him. Mr.. Cochran looked puz-
zled Mr. Bentley gr1aued lie had
come home too soon.
What are you doing 20 the bed!'
asked Mr. Cochran.
we ain't doln' ting 20 3d." said
the fat German joyousiy.
Bentley aud Cochrun laughed. but
Mrs. BENTLEY saw no humor IN the re-
mark. and certainly Mrs Cochran saw
no funny stie 10 the bed Both sides
seemed tragic % her.
is that you. GEORGE she called
out
Eyes. us me Shall 7 come IMP
"You can't except by the ire es-
cape" said Mrs Cochran despairingly.
what are you doing with IL 10 the
wrong door," asked Mr. Bentley %
the ,yrrcssmeu.
"Sure. 'twould have shtook as fasht
IN amy GGrc" said the Irish express
man. and the German roarei sympa-
thetically
Mr.. Cochran f. man Of action.
Here. we four men ought 20 Doe able
20 move "a little be-a bed. Now. alto
gether. pull"
Mr. Cochran Is successful politl-
ciau. but hc bad the wrong Kind %
pull with him. and the only result o.
the effort was that Mr.. BENTLEY pulled
OF some Of the molding and fell on
his back.
Nothing daunted. Mr.. Cochran said.
Lets go around by way Of the IRE So
cape and push
The two expressmcn aud Mr.. Coch-
ran made nothing % passing from
Mn. Beutley'- parlor 10 Mrs Coch-
rams parlor by the IRE escape. but Mr..
Bentley is light beaded aud had to be
helped across-by his wife. Then the
two entered the Cochran apartments.
FOR the FIRST time. liks thieves In the
night
Now an six combined their strength
sud pushed. but the bed only laughed
al them
well. nothing more can be done
now. said Cochran. The bed is here.
and It's cot 90 stay here Tor the prs
ent. Now. you mcd might as well 20
about your business. You've done what
Won set out 20 do-thc bed is Up here
fast enough"
How much DO ! owe your asked
Bentley 90 the German.
Two dollars IN sent arount a car
ppntcr II you wand.
ooh. no. said Mrs. Bentley. Hell
boz able 90 move a."
Back across the fire escape was Mr..
Reu.ley helped by his faithful wife.
and then they badc the Cochrans good
night u was such an impossible thing
that had happened that everybody fels
good uaturcd once more. just rs In
blizzard or a period % excessive heat
people make rgpt OF their misfortunes
uuI passcrshy Joke one another
Next morning Immediately after
breakfast Mrs. Bentley went down -
tln bed company 90 see whether they
could suggest O. why OF getting the bed
OUT ~ Mrs. Cochrau's doorway.
They had moved. and big sign Ia
the window bore tse legend, To Be
Opened 10 a Few Days as a ladies'
Luncur01m"
For the space ~ two days that bed
stood ln The doorway while carpenter
after carpenter came aud looked az Il
aud shook bis head and went away.
Then came one who said. eve seen
those beds before They amt worth
bothering with. The compauy's failed
that made them Now. next door %
nay shop Is vacant lot. and II cut
the bed 90 pieces ! guess you can
dump lt there aud the owner u the lot
won't mind"
Mrs. Bentley hailed the scheme as a
heaven sent proposition Mr. BENTLEY
was down town. and Mrs. Cochran.
who was on the other side chatting
with her-fUr ln spite % what had
come between them they were now
quite friendly seconded the plan.
The carpenter borrowed an ax u the
jau'tor. and ln half hours time. with
the exception of the mirror which
was preserved intact. there was not
square foot ~ the bed uuhroken
The carpenter sent the pieces down on
the dumb walter and then took them
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