La Junta tribune., 1906-10-27

tyg--'l-Es eyes
There's very little chance Of your
hcNlg able TO get sitting hen"
slolUi!ly-
Is that a particular breed?' iuno
Gently.
Jim Curtis, Don't you know that
you must have hen that wants TO sir
You can't make one hatch eggs if she
doesn't want to-
We'll, l can buy an incubator IN
dauntedly
You'd be four or i've days late by
the time you could order one aud have
ii shipped here. And tomorrow is
Sunday Oh" she cried understand
ir=iy. pa had il all planned-thar's
The reason Re wouldn't see you until
tonight
Il know. Flower" with sudden in
s.irat.1n, IN make an Incubator.
Come out aud show NE one of your
fathers. 50 l may get an idea Of the
principles involved Come
slightly encouraged. Flower led the
WY Meeting her father. she askeI
c'a.y. Have y-u any objections II
n moving the iucubators 10 Jim. pa:
, Hes going 10 make one 10 hatch those
Z e-"
Preston grinued
$50 objections Not III the least CO
ahead, Show Ailu all about 'em. and
/ tel L..l every hing you know. "Iwon't
burdsl his brain none. lie might pat
TIE q Is INTO cold storage while he
builds the Incubator
/ Du Tuesday of the third week the
! aUJDcrat remarked sarcastically: 1
[ saw Jim this mornins, Flower. | told
h.m II he brought the chickens I'D an
I L 4uss the engagement in the county
rape. an give you $500 for weddin'
! fUllerols."
/ Flower set her red lips in a firm,
straight line. She had not Inherited
all her characteristics from her sub
missive mother.
Lend me your pencil. pa l want TO
make out q list of wedding folle-
| rolls"
saturday evening came, but Mr.. Cur
Us did not appear.
where's the bug professor. Flow
sry~ asked her father tauntingly.
Hes wrapping the chickens up in
!
toTtel Flower spiritedly.
The old man smiled grimly. but The
SMILE died away as Curtis entered the
room.
I'm a little late, Mr.. Preston" -
said cheeriiy, but here are your birds. T"
He handed the autocrat . Nat wood
en- box. which the latter OpeAed with
trembling fingers. He removed sheet
of cotton, displaying a number Of
fluffy. sleepy, peeping chickens.
There are eighteen" remarked Jim
carelessly. -four more than you asked
for. hui I put them all In for good
measure"
Them chicks didn't come out'n the
shell Today" he declared with convic
ton.
NO" answered Jim quietly. They
came out Thursday"
Josiah gazed at him In actual con
sternation.
IL hope. Mr.. Preston" courteousiy-
II hope there is no doubt In your mind
thar these chicks came from the egrs
you gave me:"
Josiah shook his head mournfully.
'.No." he said slowly. They're al
right. i know fhe strain.
He sat in silence pondering over the
mystery.
".How doth the little busy bee i'm
prove each shining hour suggested
Curtis. smiling. Bugs are good fol
many things, Mr.. Preston"
The autocrar sprang up eScitediy.
dumping gingerbread-' he exelaim'
ell. "I'll let n dime You batched them
eggs out in the beehive"
Jim laughed pleasantly.
Il surely did. Mr.. Preston. When
Flower showed me the incubltors three
weeks ago tonight. | observed that the
Temperature was similar 10 that in my
beehlyes verified this on reaching
Z home 10y placing thermometer IN a
hive. So put the eggs in the upper
section Of the hive. separating them
from the working apartments of the
bees by a cotton cloth. ! was positive
they would hatch. but you may imagine
my surprise when they began chipping
the shell in nineteen days"
Il guess I'll put 'em in brooder, .
said Josiah. recovering himself some
what These chicks has cost me 5000
too expensive 70 be allowed up dissi-
patjn' at this time in the night"
He bore the precious peppers away.
nuttering wonderingly:
Bugs. Hafched by bugs, And two
days ahead Of timr"
Later the autocrat announced in the
county paper the engagement OF his
/ daughter to the brilliant young sci
enlist. James Curtis