The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-12-31
Bowser, the Missing.
ClevelandSPl Dealer.
o. B. LEWIS

heard Mr.. Bowser's footsteps the
other evening.
Something in his very gait warn
ed her that he had broken loose
again, and her first glance into his
face assured her that he had pro-
gram for the evening. She fought
shy of asking any questions. and,
although he was several times on
the point of volunteering informa.
ton he managed to hold on to him
self until after dinner. Then he
said:
81 shall be out this evening and
probably until late hour and you
need not sit up for me-"
"Going to the club?" she asked?
mo. 1 am going to undertake a
little expedition for the Natural
lists club. There is dispute that
has been left for me to settle, and
1 shall secure the facts if it takes
me all night?"
But why do you make an ex-
petition at night?"
"To get my facts. You may have
heard that the approach of cold
weather certain birds and animals
migrate to a warmer climate. You
may have possibly heard of it."
Eyes, I believe So"
well, I believe So"
"Well, there is dispute among
naturalists as to whether wood
chucks and woodpeckers migrate
with the others and whether they
move at night or by daylight. lam
going out into the country to OBJ
serve and report"
"Do you seriously mean it ?" ask
ed Mrs. Bowser as she stifled a
laugh.
"Mean it! OF course 1 mean it.
And what are you grinning at?" he
shouted. Here is a question of
worldwide Importance to be settled
and 1 am not standing up here and
giggling over it."
But it struck me as rather fun
ny. Why should anyone care
whether the woodchucks and the
woodpeckers start out at Z o'clock
in the morning or at midnight?"
"Why should anyone care wheth
er the hippopotamus feeds on roots
and plants or on calves and child
ren2 That's the way with wom-
an. If someone told her that ele-
plants lived on Goldfish cakes, she'd
think it was all right
"And so you are going out into
the woods to watch whether wood
chuoks and woodpeckers migrate
at night?" she asked after awhile.
81 am, and I've got to make an
early start. 1 want pencil, paper,
a candle, matches and cigars. There
may be quite a number of facts to
jot down."
Ten minutes later he was off.
Mrs. Bowser and the cat watched
him disappear up the street, aud
when the front door was closed the
cat uttered sort of chuckle and
tried her best to wink her right
eye, as she had seen the trick per-
formed by the butcher boy as he
handed the chops to the cook.
MIR. Bowser had three miles to
ride on street car before he reach
ed the country. and then he walked
another mile to reach a piece of
woods which looked likely to be
inhabited by woodchucks and
woodpeckers. Unfortunately for
him, there was a house near at
hand and the owner CHANGED to OBJ
serve him as he climbed the road
side fence. The investigator fol
the Naturslists' club had only got
comfortably proped up against q
tree when man and dog hunted
him out, and the man demanded
Now, then, what in Texas are
you skulking about here forP"
my friend, 1 am not skulking, >
was the reply. "Let me ask you
if there are woodchucks in thil
piece of wood?"
What's that to your Have yor
got SO hard up for meat that yor
have turned to stealing wood
ohuoksP"