The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-07-13
down. Can't you tell that those
screens are for the back bedrooms up

He sat down, breathing hard and
glowering. at me- and ran up and got
the right screens and fitted them in
-jiay. .Hesfeit ashamed Of his display
Of temper and started in to tell me that
he didn't believe I was In the consplr-
acy to saw his leg OF. but / did not
stop to listen to the whole Of 1t. A few
minutes later heard him going up
stairs putting each foot down as If
stamping of snow, and then oil was
quiet for ten minutes. then felt 1t
duty I owed to Mrs. Bowscr to go up
and rescue him. He had torn down
curtains and pole from one Of the
front windows and moved both bed
and bureau In his efforts to fit the
Kitchen door to a window not half Its
size. He was looking around for some
living thing to pour out the Walls OF
his wrath OH when he caught sight Of
me and burst out with:
Il was Just about to call YOU. Do
you deny that you have gone AID
tackled IN extra piece OIL to tliis screen
In order to spite me?"
|
Haven't you got eyes in your heady
I asked. IF had a brother ten years
old who couldn't tell the difference be-
tween a screen door and q window
screen I'd get pair Of glass eyes for
him. - : =
"Are you claiming that that is a
screen door,. he whooped. ~
"Of course 1t Is. Isn't 1t two feet too
long for the window? Isn't there pan
els to, it, Isn't there a handle on It?
I'm only poor girl, sir, with a red
headed mother and fellow with a
glass eye for o beau. but can tell an
elephant from mouse"
"I'll be hanged II you amt right"
he said, with smile, after taking a
long look at the door. II suppose I
must have been thinking about trad,
ing the house and lot for chicken
farm. You needn't mention tho Incl
dent to Mrs. Bowser. Thanks for CON-
ting up. ] am sure ] can manage the
others.' =
As went downstairs ! left him
swhistllng away and feeling better. He
got the screens into the windows after
half an hours work, strung out by
his trying to make them At bottom side
up, md then he came down to the
kitchen with the screen door. He had
recovered all his pomposlty and con-
ccit, and he didn't mind upsetting the
clotheshorse as he dragged the screen
through. watched him as he stood
the door up. It was top side down.
He stood back and surveyed 1t and
shook bis head and muttered:
III Mrs, Bowser has been fooling
with this door she'll hear from mo In
q way to make her tired"
You've got It wrong side up. SIR"
ventured to say.
"Ah. yes. S'morc Of my absentmlnd-
cdness. ! was thinking about those
chickens again. II Mrs. Bowser tries
to pump you switch her on. The door
Ia right aide IN now and fits like a
glove"
He soon had the hinges screwed fast
and the door swinging back and forth.
but was holding out for what came
next. Most any sort Of a baldheaied
man can rehang screen door, because
there are all the marks Of last year,
but when you come to put ON the
spring to keep 1t Glosed=that'a liRer-
ent. Mr.. Eowser went ahead with the
greatest confidence in himself, Wills.
thing "a he. worked, but when the spring
was on and he stood aside the door
dew open. ~
He yyas Pushed.
"Niore Of Mrs. Rowser." heard him
growl AS 10 tried to make the doer
stay shut. but didn't tell him wherein
he had made a mistake. Instead Of
taking the spring OF and turning It
end for end, what does he do but take
l.the whole screen of and turn the out.
sids In. 1t wouldn't At that why. ana
I told him tilst II wouldn't, md then
he let 50 Of Ills temper and shouted at
me. d
II told you right at tho start that It
was a conspiracy! When Mrs. Bowser
comes home
II can pats Tint door on In, Ave min
utes.' = ss :i,s
Youg can't An; 8, 600 years. =
With that Ae picked II up and sent II
|sAying over tie Fence antQa neighbor's
yard bnt In stepping back His foot
Isstruck something and no went over
backward and hit his head against one
| ~. Tia, clothssline posts. I ran out te
him With j. 1cr1am. and In I'VE mlnuke1
thsrs werea q policeman. a,tramn aand
E18reS or four boys around Mn, an3 n