The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
Mr.. .Tibbets' MeteOrS<

with a nice loud gong, almost sure to
wake you up got it for a dollar
eiShty-nine, and it's warranted TO last
q year."
Him." commented Mr.. Tibbets.
aud where is the delightful bargain
concealedw
I'm the bureau drawer. thought
we could hear it go off at three without
nearing 1t ticS. It's wrapped up In q
stocking"
"If it goes off much louder than II
ticks, well wake up, gil right" OBJ
served Mr.. Tibbets sarcastically. 81
nope you don't expect me to 20 to
sleep with that Internal machine play
ing ping-pong on my cor drum all
night, do your
And Mr.. T1bbets crawled wparily out
OF bed and made deliberately for the
bureau. But he had neglected to allow
leeway For the steamer trunk that Law
In his path. There was sound as of
q shin-bone coming into quick contact
with some resisting substance having
sharp edge. Mr.. Tlbbets set suddenly
down on the trunk, seized his foot by
the heel, and hugged it to his bosom.
For space there was no sound heard
save seething of the breath as It wos
sucked in between the teeth. closely
Followed by q long moan in a descend
ing scale Afterward, in explaining the
matter 10 his wife, Mr.. Tibbets ac-
counted for his temporary silence on
the ground that so many strong words
came to his mind in hurry that his
sense Of selection was temporarily
paralyzed. But it soon returned. and
Mrs. T1bbets who was experienced.
confessed that she had never before
heard such a variety and l,ro(usion of
powerful language. 1t was ORNATE and
original, and greatly augmented Mrs.
T1bbets' opfnbn Of her husbands re-
sources when reduced to extremities.
When Mr.. Tibbets was able 10 walk
he made his way cautiously to the
bureau and.proceeded to open and rum
mage each drawer but the right one.
He finally secured the clock, however.
and deposited It in the corner of the
hall furthest from the door.
once in the night Mrs. Tfbbets
missed him. She locked about in
alarm. Had lie gone alone to see the
meteors? She got up hastily and crept
into the hall. white-robed figure was
emerging stcahhily from the attic
stairway.
William, you've been without me-"
Il suppose didn't need you to carry
it."
Garry what@'
THE clock. What do you think I
am proving around at this hour for
II not to set that confounded thing out
OF nearing? Do you imagine / am out
here practicing q cake-waTk?"
Mrs. Tibbets said nothing, but re-
tired. In shoN time both were
asleep
Then there came n sound OF m alarm.
hideous and changing, disturbing the
hallowed quiet Of the night Mrs.
Tfbbets seized her. husband by the
arm.
"There II fs!" she cried.
"There's whatT"
Inc Sioch. IL JUST went or Didn't
you hear it?''
"No-did it? Come along quick,
woman, or we'll be late" Thrusting
their feet into their respective slim
pers, the pair proceeded hastily to-
ward the attic stairs.
Ma, oh, mar
The voice came from the chamber of
William, Junior.
Say, ma, that wasn't the alarm
clock, 1t was only an automobile.
think 1t was Jimmy Bloodgood's Pink
Devil"
Mrs. Tfbbets crept quickly back to
bed, and was shortly feigning slumbcr.
Mr. Tibbets followed, but whether il
was on account Of his sleepy condition
or his indignation, he again neglected
to make the necessary calculations for
the steamer trunk. There was another
collision with that obstruction. and he
resumed sudden seat thereon.
"O-O-Oh" he moaned, as soon as
he had bDeath to spare; "it's the same
one"
"The same what dearestY' iuuu,red
Mrs. Tibbets in some alarm.
"Oh-the same-shin.s
MrA Tibbets said no more. Tor she
knew II was best just then not to Dis
.urb her husband in his trsvail.
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