The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

wrong SUM, Dut you've mad to butt In
and make me wonder about II. I can
almost imagine that feel q strange
taste In my mouth"
He growled all the way Downstairs.
The chest was on stand where he
had left 1t. and as be lighted the gas
the cat rolled Off the lounge and looked
at him in surprise. He opened the
chest 10 put his hand on the bottle aud
next instant Mrs. Bowser heard a wild
yell. On the bottle was deaths head
label with the printed word "Poison"
and the written word "Laudanum' be.
meath it.
"Nvhat Ia itw she shouted as she
leaned over the banister.
T-fve taken poison! Come down
at once
"What sort Of polsonT
"Luudanum must have drunk
half pint of itv'
"Thcn rush TO the drugstore and get
the night clerk up and have bin ad-
minister remedy. While you arc
gone I'll make lot of strong coffcew
"Do you--you think I'm dead
man?" he asked as he fingered by the
front door while Mrs. Bowscr came
flying downstairs.
Ran to the Drug Store.
"Don't stop to ask single ques.
ton, but fly for your life! If you get
a remedy down at once, you may he
saved!
Mr.. Bowser had to 60 out into the
| winters night half dressed, but he got
hump on him. A policeman called
TO him from across the street, and two
or three pedestrians tried to stop him.
but he brought up at the family drug
store and almost pulled the night bell
out by the roots ut the first yank Aft
er he had rung about Ave times and
| administered the same number OF
| kicks on the door the sleepy clerk ad-
| mitted him with the exclamation.
"What in thunder do you mean by
trying to kick my door int"
"I-I've taken poisonw gasped Mr..
Bowser as he staggered In and sat
down.
"Ob, you have? Couldn't rout hard.
working drug clerk out OF bed at mid.
night any other way, and so you took
| poison. What was IT."
| "Laudanum. took IL for cough
sirup. Don't delay, or I'm dead
man"
Don't expect me TO rush my legs
off," growled the clerk. "I'm not re-
sponsiblc for your mistake. That's the
way with half the men. They will
| grab up bottle and guzzle away and
never pay attention to the label III
| give you the usual remedy for lauda-
mum poisoning. You may possibly get
over it and learn caution in the fu-
ture. Now take this and then walk
up and down the sidewalk at a brisk
pace, II you stop for minute, you
are = goner."
Walked For Half an Hour.
Mr.. Bowser walked up and down for
a block each way. Pedestrians asked
him why he walked and motormen
wanted to know If he was enjoying
himself. Now and then hoodlum hit
him In the head with n SNOWFALL, and
now and then tramp walked at his
elbow and besought him to open his
beating heart. He had been walking
for half an hour, and the drug clerk
was still yelling at him occasionally
from tie door, when boy came run
ming and gasped out:
Mrs. Bowser wants you right away!
She has found that you wasn't poi.
soned."
"W.whatw
"You didn't take no laudanum."
Mr.. Bowser sprang into the air. He
whooped. He made dive for the
drug clerk and chased him inside. He
made rush for coal man who had
been enjoying the situation and upset
him in snowdrift. Then he struck n
wild gallop for ,home, and as he burst
Into the house Mrs. Bowser met him
and held up the bottle of cough cure.
"You left 1t down in the kitchen aft
or taking swallow, and found It a
few minutes ago." she explained.
"And I didn't take laudanum?"
mo"
"And there's no danger of my dy.
Ing"
mot this trip
Mr.. Bowser seemed about to take
her in his arms and give way TO nat
ural feeling, but he stopped short,
started back and dramatically pointed
and exclaimed:
"Ha, woman, ! understand! You set
out TO poison mo, but became con-
science stricken. You can go up to bed
now, while | look over some papers in
the library that will be wanted by my
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