The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

HdAi Nh fiAt AFtNAHt oh'f'A A'N''fff N'~
M. LOOMS.
But by holding an addition on ih" Z
west side h The Elm street house"
replied Mrs fnomls eve could have n
! nice bathroom. without much cost, and
build il WHOM we can best aGord to-"
Mr. I.oomis complimorted his wife
on this happy solution of the difficulty,
and before night had secured a deed of
the Film street property. Then nc
figured little and said
II don't think we can anord TO build
the addition This year and ! dislike TO
rerlorm my aDlulons in wash-tub
or "
"Oh. / have thought dat all out
replied Mrs. Loomls. smiling, and !
have such nice idea, We viii buy
handsome tub just such as we Will
: want for our new bathroom ana SCI
IL up back Of the kitchen range TheFe
nfnaut be any plumbing. except the
/ exhaust pipe, for il Will be SO close 10
tho range mat one can dip the hot
water from that. and by turning me
top OF the rain-vaier pump in the sink
around cold water can be pumped d.
a rectly into the tub. We can have
! nice broad shelf on hinges 10 LEI down
over the tub. and that will make a
splendid kitchen table. and nobody
y need ever know that there is a tuD
there"
While this ingenious arrangement
g would have been very announcement
for some families. il was perfectly suit
able for the L.oomis menage, free from
even litchenmaid Down behind the
d range proved an exceedingly cosy
warm spot in which 10 take a leisurely
bath The new tub was beauty, ano
e when the broad shelf practically
amounting TO folding table, was
~ dropped down over it, supported oS
twos swingin.'eos at the right helgh
e. for ~wQrk benh Mrs. LOOMS sara ]
+ was The m OF Oyenient for WASHING
dishes on that she had ever seen. an'
ig it was not at all uncommon ior Mr
LOOMS to assist her in that employ
!" ment. that their Sunday forenoons an
all their eveni~3s, Asht be longer.
u NO ris WIS Snemser OF the VII
as lagc Nonaaro % ies which heid ~
sessions Ion Say evenings and
10 was his S1StUA4s. on returning iror
these meetings. 10 enjoy thorough
= leisurely bath before retiring. The
he had the kitchen all to himself an
r. could take his time.
re one particular Saturday night IN
Of village council had held such pro
tracted sitting that 1t was actuall
90 Sunday morning when Mr. Loom
lat stole into the kitchen. swung up II
portable table, and as silently an
ie- rapidly as possible filled the tub
IN. flood OF moonlight came in through u
windows. and he did not trouble
The LIGHT the gas. but was soon soakii
ga placidly in the warm and comfortah
my bath
A heated discussion over the pu
Se' chase of a road roller had wearied n
1. LOOMS considerably, and while :
viewing the arguments as he lay
90 the tub. he fell asleep This be hi
AZ self denies. asserting that he hea
X the first touch of the burglars han
I6 on the window fastening This lat
i9 statement there is no means Of &C
10 troverting. bat ii is positively kno
* that Mr. Loomis did not enter
rs kitchen later than a quarter past
J& o'clock that the intruder's presei
,oso was not observed much before "
'ub- and that it had never before tai
d. MIR I.oomis an hour and three-quar
20 battle.
mis- However. when he did hear the ~
'eiy bling at the fastening, his hrst
yea pulse was 10 leap from the tub
'ous rapuIse the invader His sect
90 thought was merely 10 fec. what
~ did. in the excitement Of the nome
.onu was TO reach upward, grasp the swi
wen ing shelf and pull II down just as
heard the kitchen window ger
raised
Either the water had cooled gr
- many degrees since he entered II. or
"a Mr.. LOOMS was very much frighte
all, (he leaned toward the former theol
o.ts or the two reasons combined TO ca
80 such a shiver that II was with q
rbav Guilty that he prevented an alarm
'hair smashing in the bath Peering
tate tiously over the rim of the tub,
hut shivered more violently than bef
and A man was crawlrng through the
osos dow. The moon had now nearly :
y, nj down. but the solid black silhouette
spec- dicated a rogue OF monstrous size.
The suspense was horrible.
IN 10 Before the intruder dropped qul
,rice. TO the floor he shot tiny searcl
the ray of light into every corner, and
four head of Mr. Loomis slid out OF 5
crior As a startled turtle slips of a log.
the an agony of apprehension the no
ever. holder heard the burglar tiptoe ac
Sc on to the pantry and back. Waitinl
front long as he could restrain his curi'
tting and alarm. he again pecred cautio
Hing. between the table-shelf and the
her rim.
lid be The burglar was sitting in the
die OF the room, with his back toy
Mr. LOOMS. BY the faint light oil
tin lantern he could not see wha'
4 say, mar was doing. and wriegled
highAr up AS he moved his feet
houd was slight disturbance in the W
- $40