West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
NUMBER 25

'ns' nave got TO be settled, and you
needn't try TO sneak out OF them.
give you the cash TO run this house
and yet day or two ago saw a
grocery bill lying around calling for
Sa.so. Explain that"
cts right there on the mantel
now. You will see that /, is made
out to Brown and left here by mis-
take"
Mr.. Bowser was caught again, but
drawing long breath, he con-
tinued:
al am told by Brown and Green
and Jones that their wives get help
in the kitchen at SIS per month,
while you have been paying Gao
right along. Is il that you don't
care how soon we bring up in the
poorhouser"
care you sure that the women
you spoke of pay only SIS per
month";" asked Mrs. Bowser.
"Only srS."
"Well, l haven't paid but $40 for
the last three years, and have had
even better girls than they havei"
Mr.. Bowser turned pale and
olinched his finger, and il was half
a minute before he said in husky
tones:
Everybody around here quit tax
ing ice daily'a full month ago, but
In your desire to make the house
cost as much as possible you"-
"Only take it three times a week."
she finished. al made the change
the Ist of October"
"But during the SIMMER the ice
man has beaten you out of at least
1000 pounds of ice, and you have
supinely submitted to be robbed"
"He has weighed the ice every
morning this summer, and on many
occasions he has given me three or
four pounds over. Anything else,
Mr.. Bowser1"
There was, but it took him three
or four minutes to think il up. Then
he said:
"rwo months ago l attended a
bargain sale and bought me four
pair OF suspenders. This morning
l wanted to put on one of the new
paiL and hunted all through the
house and could not find hide or
hair of them. | said nothing at the
breakfast table, but now / demand
an explanation. Did you send those
suspenders to your brother Dan or
sell them to some junkman1"
"If you will go upstairs you will
hnd them just where you put them.
They are hanging on hook In your
closet under a coat"
There was one more thing. Mr..
Bowser had been saving it for a
solar plexus blow.
"Como here" he said as he adj
vanced to one Of the back windows
and pulled aside the curtain.
"Well, what is it2"
"That-alley-gatel Its downp
eyes, it's lying aat."
"And you went out and jumped
on it and tore it down TO make me
cost Don't deny 1t, womani
have caught you red handed"
"fwo months ago." explained
Mrs. BowseL you found the top
hinge broken. wanted to get a
man to fix it at once, but you said
the job was to be left for you. The
gate has been yawning and sagging
ever since, and the high wind Of
this forenoon finally blew it down.
Shall we SIT down now and have a
game of cards1"
Mr.. Bowser stalked down the hall
to the hatrack and put on his over
coat and hat, and when he went out
into the night he was gritting his
teeth. lie bad lost his case, and he
was ready to make somebody sweat
for IL. lie leaned over the gate and
looked up and down, and after a
mo ment he espied the fat grocer de
livering a late order. Then Mrs.
Bowser heard a whoop and yell, a
elaltenng Of heels on the icy side
walks, and she sat down and drew a
long breath Of relief. 1t was TIE
windup, and next morning Mr.. Bow.
ser would be ali right again.
Representative Littauer of army
glove contract fame, and ihe warm