The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-28
THR RESCUE or FHR CHINA


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the excited voice OF his wife almost
"Caii Mr. Biithers 20 the phone
please. Oh. II that you Biithie dearf
Come home right away and unlock the
door and obi hurry. Don't lose n min
ute! I'm outside and I know he'll
break the cut glass tumbiers." and
Biithers face n study In questioning
Amusement .
Knowing that his wife never called
him "Biithie dear" except I'm strcssful
moments. he decided to 60 Mt once and
no boarded the first Brooklyn avenus
car.
: As ne turned the corner n very un.
usual sight greeted him. Mrs. Biithers
In busting cap and apron. the center of
n group OF n~eighbors all cutting the
most extraordinary capers on the lawn
now tapping on the pantry window.
n making faces" now playing peep
o behind their hands. Mrs. McCorkle
dancing impossible steps to Mrs. Bilth-
er's elaborate patting. On closer In
spection. ne discovered the lace OF his
2-year-old son pressed against the
pane from within. highly amused by
the u entertainment.
"Oh, I'm so glad you've come. at last.
We've kept him amused ut the window
for n half hour and I'm nearly dead.
lou otes u WhH uuhtlHk tue Culua tnu-
met and stepped out to shake ms dust
or. when the baby slammed the oor
after me" hurriedly explained Mrs.
Blithcrs as her husband was reaching
for his keys and lingering the bunch
for the proper one. do hurry, for all
the china Is out on the able and oh--
oh-rm sure I heard something break
Ing"
But Mr.. Blithers was by now trans
Fixed with despair. His latch key was
In his other trousers. safely ocked In
the house.
IF you hadn't had those horrid snap
things put on all the doors and win
dows this never would have happened.
n he breaks my darodll plate or tho
Tiffany vase I shall never speak TO
you again." this with a fearful sniff.
My dear" calmly replied her hus-
band those horrid map things were
put on because you were afraid OF
burglars. But this is 10 time for tears
or sarcasm"
How 20 get In and save the treasures
from the little vnndal lands was the
question. After n careful tour OF every
nook and Granny. IL was discovered
that the house vas as im~pregnable as
the Rock OF Gibraltar.
The antics OF the group nt tho win
dow were palling IN the little prisoner
and something must be done and done
quickly.
Fortunately Il vas a modern house..
modern to the extent OF the Ice box
having an opening through the wall
through which the icenan filed II. This
was the only hope: but such n menge
hope. The opening was for n hundred
pounds OF ice and Mr.. Biithcr's girth
WAS what one might term ample.
You u do Il. IL you don't ! will
and how Will that look for you TO stand
hW md mA IN crawl in hanH nrgf ~ Mira
Biithcrs grew fairly hysterical.
At the picture her huband hesitated
no longer. on came his Goa and Guns.
Keep up the show around there.
Well be I'm in n jlny," called he rs
chcerfully ms II he hadn't just dropped
n chunk of Ice on his new Panama.
The ice all removed - WIS next his
mIfe's turn 10 take out the provisions.
and surely never before had the box
been go filled with 'eatables." Il cer-
tainly seemed she could not come to
,he bottom. After surrounding herself
with "A goodly row OF cantaloupes.
tomatoes. cold meat. yeast. cream, mix.
cheese and innumerablc dainties. h
arose with n relieved look.
Now. dear. all we've TO do. Is to open
ahe door"
But to open the refrigerator door
locked on h other side. All efforts
proved In vain. At last Mrs. Blithers
brought the clothes prop and heroically
said:
Break Il In: I don't care"
Mr.. Blithcrs gave n confident "chug.-
but no result. and with each successive
''chug'' tho good-natured smile which
had so far wrcathed his ace faded un-
I'll when the door at Isl v way.
those behoind noticed an g red
even behind his ears.
Now came eight different suggestions
rs { o the method OF procedure from
eight interested ncighbor women. borne
In dignified though OMNIBUS silence by
the leading actor. Then politely but
acidly he lntimnted that he preferred n
smalied audience for h rest OF the en-
trance.
First ne tried head foremost. That
wouldn't do. He couldn't get any use
OF his arms that way. IL must be feet
first. In he sllppea them. steadied by
his wife. and then E,t,h n gentle boost
he made good progress. until his belt
refused TO pass over the noor oil the
chest.
AZ this interesting point Mrs. Nc
Corkle ran h%urriedly around the orner
OF the pantry. He won't stay ut tho
window n longer and heard a
dreadful crash just now. Do hurry, Mr..
Blithcrsl"
Hurry! That was the last straw.
Hurry. TO n man caught In an aperture
the circumference OF which was two
inches smaller than his waist measure.
Although his breath was very short no
managed TO say something that sound
ed like empty headed chatterbox" and
| ."giggilng idiots" for just as his dis
1 comfort was about to rent itself In
more explosive words he was greeted
by shrieks OF laughter.
The banished onlookers had been
peeping. and when they discovered him
stuck In the hole IL was too much to
restrain their merriment. In a moment
n deep bass ha-ha Joined them from
tho unfortunate man. who could not
but see the ridiculous In the situation.
Laughing heartily they each lent a
willing hand TO boost. Either his, or
his own laughter ~dislodged his belt.
and In he slipped.
A radiant face greeted Mrs. Blithers
as she burst In through the now open
door.
why. dear. the pantry door was
closed and he hasn't been near the
china: he was playing with a boxful %
pieces saved from FOUR other broken
dishes. That was h crash you
heard and they covered the aston
lshed Billy with kisses.
Undoubtedly.
Papa, what In tho meaning OF tho ex-