The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-09-19

meath IL.
"what is itr' she shouted as she
leaned over the banlsten
live taken poison! Come down
at once"
What sort Of poIsonr'
@Laudanum! must have drunk
half q pint Of itr'
Then rush to the drugstore and get
the night clerk up and have him ad-
minister q remedy. While you are
gone I'll make a lot of strong coffeer'
do you-you think I'm a dead
manf' he asked as he fingered by the
front door while Mrs. Bowser came
flying downstairs.
Ran TO the Drug Store.
"Don't stop to ask a single qres-
ton, but 6y for your life! II you get
4 remedy down at once. you may be
savedr
Mr.. Bowser had to 60 out into the
winters night half dressed. but he got
q 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 at the frst yank.' Aft
or he had rung about Eve 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 inr
live taken poisonr gasped Mr..
Bowser as he staggered In and sat
down.
~Oh. you havef Couldn't rout hard
working drug clerk out Of bed at mid
night any other way. and so you took
poison. What was itT"
"Laudanum. I took II for cough
sirup. Don't delay. or I'm dead
man"
"Don't expect me to rush my legs
or" srowied the clerk. I'm not re-
sponsibis 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. I'll
give you the usual remedy for lauda-
mum poisoning. You may possibly get
over 1t and learn caution In the fu-
turs. Now take this and then walk
up and down the sidewalk at brisk
pace. II you stop for a minute. you
are q goner."
Walked For Halt an Hour.
Mr.. Bowser walked up and down for
Q block each way. Pedestrians asked
him why he walked, and motormen
wanted to know II he was enjoying
himself. Now and then a hoodlum hit
him In the head with a SNOWFALL, and
now and then a tramp walked at his
elbow and besought him to open his
beating he1rt. He had been walking
for half an hour, and the drug clerk
was still yelling at him occasionally
from the door. when boy came run
ming and gaspsd out:
Mrs. Bowssr wants you right away!
shs has found that you wasn't pol
sousd."
'W.whatr'
''You didn't take no laudanum."
Mr.. Bowssr sprang into the air. He
whcoped. He made a 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 a
wild sallop for home, and as he burst
Into the house Mrs. Bowser met him
and held up the bottle of cough cure.
"Ycu left It down In the kitchen aft
or taking a swallow, and found 1t a
few minutes ago." she explained.
"And I didn't take laudanum?'
mo"
AND there's no danger of my dy.
mgr
'Not this trip"
Mr.. Bowser seemed about to take
her In bis arms and give way to nat
ural feeling. but he stopped short
started back and dramatically pointed
md exclaimed:
SHa, woman, I understand! You set
out to poison me, 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
awyer tomorrow" NJ. QUAD.
Health In the Canal Zone.