The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-03-01

ernoon, and this Is one OF the stray
pieces. Were you going over ms far az
the drug store this eveningw
Never you mind whether I am or
not. There are certain things that have
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 $500. Explain that"
Its right there on the mantel now.
You will see that 1t is made out to
Brown and left here by mistake"
Mr.. Bowser was caught again, but,
drawing long breath, he continued: :
II 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 $50 right. along. Is
1t that you don't care how soon We
bring up in the poorhouse?"
"Are you sure that the women you
spoke Of pay only $1s per month";
asked Mrs. Bowser.
"Only $751;
''Well, l haven't paid but SIC for the
last three years, and have had even
better girls than they havev'
Mr.. Bowser turned pale and clnched
his fingers, and 1t was half minute
before he said in husky tones:
Everybody around here quit taking
ice daily full month ago, but in your
desire 10 make the house cost as much
as possible you
"Only take 1t three times a week."
she finished. Il made the change the
1st of October"
But during the summer the iceman
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 morn
ing this summer, and ON many Occa-
sions he has given me three or four
pounds over. Anything else, Mr.. Bow
ser?'
There was, but 1t took him three or
four minutes TO think it up. Then he
said:
1.-TWO months ago ! attended q bar
gain sale and bought me four pairs OF
suspenders. This morning wanted to
put on one of the new pair. and I
hunted all through the house and could
not find hide or hair of them. l said
nothing al the breakfast table, but now
l demand an explanation. Did you
send those suspenders to your brother
Dan or sell them TO some junkman?'
''If you ill go upstairs you will and
them just there you put them. They
are hanging on hook In your closet
under a coat"
There was one more thing. Mr.. Bow
ser had been saving it for a solar
plexus blow.
"Come here" he said as he advanced
to one of the back windows and pulled
aside the curtain.
"Well, what Is it?''
"That-alley-gat It's DOWN.
"Yes, it's lying fat"
"And you went out and jumped on
1t and tore it down to make me cost,
Don't deny it, woman! / have caught
you red handed"
1.-TWO months ago." explained Mrs.
Bowser, you found the top hinge bro
ken. 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 yawn-
ing and sagging ever since. and the
high wind of this forenoon finally blew
it down. Shall we sit down now and
have Il game of cards?"
Mr.. Bowser stalked down the hall to
the hatrack and put on his overcOat
and hat, and when he went out into
the night he was gritting his teeth. He
had lost his case. and he was ready to
make somebody sweat for it. He lean
ed over the gate and looked up and
down, and after a moment he espied
the fat grocer delivering late order.
Then Mrs Bowser heard whoop and
yell, Gathering of heels Oh the icy
sidewalk, and she sat down and drew
a long breath Of relief. 1t was the
wlndup, and next morning Mr.. Bowser
would be all right again.
NJ. QUAD.