The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-06-08

Il
shall, don't kick if prolong my stay
for months. I'd like to kill that blam-
ed old yaller cat before ] go, but III
withhold my hand, Three or four days
hence l may write you d postal card
telling where am located. / will now
pack few things into a grip and take
my departure"
You seem TO me TO be in a dread
fnl hurry"
Not at all, but If separation must
come, then the sooner the better. Be
sides, / had such a poor dinner here
that l shall enjoy one at the boarding
house"
The only thing further said was
when Mr.. Bowser left the house and
bade her good night He hadn't far 10
90. After walk of three blocks he
turned in at a boarding house he had
often passed and been favorably i'm
pressed with, and the landlady herself
answered his ring. He said he wanted
room and board for a day or TIVE.
but she replied:
Il take no guests except for a week
Then IN stay for q week." he an
swered, rejecting that he wanted 10
give Mrs. Bowser a hard rub.
~And-and about the references:''
she asked when he had handed her IS.
why, am Mr.. Bowser."
Yes, bat never heard the name be-
fore You can stop tonight, but temor-
row i shall expect references from
some well known business man."
Mr.. Bowser asked to be shown his
room A sable maiden, with smoking
lamp, preceded him upstairs. He found
the room with less convenience and
comforts than the one occupied by his
cook at home.
'9s this cattle car or whet?" be
asked the sable maid after glance
around.
Nobody nebber dun kicks around
dis yere house, she replied ina warn
ing voice
Then you must be running an idiot
asylumt'
He Was sitting down and gazing
around Vhcn the IanGiuGy came up and
r&ppnI II ILv door AS sooR as it was
openr>! >4e crowded her WY in and
saiI:
''N.."' -rscc yoa sc:-T-..-:~- y the ci~
| about G. r&rs: suspected yoJ
! We're q ....-.T ven first saw you
and must Tell you that ,m,rmit moth
ing Of .lc sort around here Every
room is luxu"ia"sly furnished. and ev
cry meal is c".,,Al - tie test hotel il
| the f!ty. If you are not satisfied there
| are common boarding hos- >es on tH1
| street ~ c-..:,.H!"
| H@ EA3 nothing to say. and aft
| WH!..:,.. - {" L.@:.ent lAe landlaGy
| swept cat OF the room. 1t was early
i'll the evening, bat Mr. 3owser hat
| nothing t. d.. Re had forgotten hi!
| cigars 80 Tie two te:2cper& nce tracts
| on the t..rrC legged bureau had no in
tercst fer I'm. He simply sat and call
! ed himself names for an hour and the1
| went to bed
He lay on his back, listening to tht
| rain, when be suddenly felt himself at
| tackled by implacable enemies In roll
| ing out of bed to defend his life ont
| Of the rails, which had been broken a
some ancient period and wired togeth
| er, gave way and the Whole bed came
| down with jar A young man was
the first one to respond to the jar. He
left his room and knocked'on Bowser's
| door and asked:
Got EN-. old man? IF so, dom
| show 'em any mercy"
Before Bowser could ind words ir
| which to answer the young man the
| landlady knocked on the door in an ag
| gresSiVe manner and called out:
Any sort Of athletic exercise is for
| bidden among the guests of the houser
Then turn your bugs outdoorsr
shouted Mr. Bowser as he gave the
| mattress kick.
Sir are you aware of what you are
saying"
Il never felt so many!'
Your case shall be attended to ir
| the morning. sir. l doubt not that .you
| came here to dodge the police I shall
| have an officer here the first thing il
| the morning. Meanwhile, if there is
any further language of the sort there
| are those in the house who will pro
tect me to the last
Mr. Bowser had no further language
| He took it out in kicking the mattress
| and himself and thinking Of bis home
| He finally raised the window to take q
| look at the night and discovered the
| roof of shed just below him. He
picked up his grip. crawled Gorth and
! ten minutes later unlocked his OWE
| front door
Mrs. Bowser. who had gone to bed
heard him creeping softly upstairs, and
IN the goodness of her heart she be
gan to snore and feign sleep In the
morning not word was said on her
part Mr. Bowser seemed to think
some sort of remark was about due
and before leaving for the office he
quietly said:
''Of course I'd like TO keep the cows
out, but if it is too much trouble to
watch the gate let it go. That is, you
know
And he Actually kissed kor poa6hv