The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-12-21

1z4IEr. recelTed onlF Q wees PfeFious
aald that ne was laid up with = spraln
e ankle and had No hope d gettiRl
ct e ne house Tor q month
oassea ~ RIsther-aa-taa-
~. bowseF gaspel aud turned Pais
- b was led out Of the room % IN
bad 81 ne stairs.
Nov, 70 down sOftly." continued the
m0aheF-ln-law. "and yOu make mighty
little noise down there. III have m
inseFvieW win yOu In about ten min
utica"
~who - who asked yOa 60 come
DOWN be demanded as be pulled him
self together and cane 20 halt
Go right along. samuel ] don't
have % wait for an Invitation. come
Whea please!'
Mr.. Rowser went down 90 dinner. hut
b. had no appetite. Ills house had been
Invaded and bis happy plans broken
m. The coSk brought In bis tea, and
be turned on Der with:
"Ilonk here. Nancy. Why did you Jet
that obi woman inT'
"Iet her ia! Why. no sooner had !
opened the door an Inch when Size
busted Der way In and pushed me
aside as " was a chip. And who b.
you that makes - free with other peo-
pies housesT says l.
"'Shet your head and tend 10 your
business saws she.
I'm call the m'ster.'
"T'Il call him myself hear that
bullfrog voice of bis upstairs
Gave Hsms = Good TaIkiag To.
'T'.lrs tie y Il went. Mr. Boa -er.
ami the next thing I saw she had yud
jy The ear on The stairs and Was ta..
In 90 you a. 20 you was I'D ten
Years o.A Irs Tie mOtber-in-law, !
spOssy'
"Nes-hans a."
4 can't hlame you Tor taking the
name q the Lord In vain. ana p,,lrs
you from the bottom Of me henri II !
was you. sir
But there was no time 60 rulsh. The
moiher-in-Iaw appeared. and Nancy
fei % the kitchen
Now. hen. samuel. you hustle along
with your dinner and be ready 70 20 10
the drug store. | did have q spra.ned
ankle. but when I got 10 figuring that
10 was about time for you 20 break out
again I got well aud came down. You
are not ticAled 20 death 70 see me. but
that makes no difference. 10 wont DO
sou any good % sit there and scOwl
Ike hear with a sore paw. You have
cot 70 toe the mark while I'm around"
Woman. dOu tAik that way 10 me-
he shouted.
stop right there. samuel Don't you
shout aud call ue WOMAN
"liut this i my house"
That doesn't make the slightest dit
ference. A mother .tn-laW can 20 aud
come as ste pleases I want some mus
tard aud ginger from the drug store.
and n yoB slam the door when you 30
out yOuIl aud ne az your heels"
Plsnned . usseIIasa.
Mr. BOwser showed hack from the Ia
ble. with a CLINT In his eye. anu two
minutes later he was out OF the house.
lie got the ginger aud mustard and
sent them back by 4 small boy. anu
then he started "a for a walk. lie had
determined 10 assert his indie. eudence
OF that woman. lie would either ~
turn aud lluI her out % her shOes Or
remain away for q week.
Men who saw him walk .ng along
with his head down said 20 tlen~e;yes:
"PO1r old balIbcadl lie - mourning
for his lost hair"
Women ~ hO noticed that be dragged
his feet a. he walked whispered %
each oiher:
Ellis home u not a happy one"
The Loodlums running up and down
drew aside as Mr.. Bowser passed. and
felt In their hearts that he was a mau
ne.sliug couSoi7ti0n. lie had walked
for an hour when an arm was passed
through bis and q voice said In his ear;
i have hs-a looking Tor you. Samuel
Come along. D.dn't tell you that yOu
must toe the marky'
Mr.. B0wser iopkei at a policeman
appealiugly. but tie officer refused "a
Interfere. lie ti,ou-ht Tor mBnent Of
wrcnching hirlself free aud fleeing far
away-far away ~ CaRada but the
clutch on bis arm frightened. AID the
voice said:
"Dun't Try u. samuel-ROt oh your
Hfe.' NJ. QUAD.