Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-10

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 tba cooking. took care of the hoNie and 1bc children. while the h,So"ii' worked in the pottery. Edmond SplcF vas rot q very good workman. lie was rather inclined to study pfoceSNcH for sayip" labor CT of producing new and useful articles.
 His wife who was prac'icai WI man. had to bear her share ei hcr nus bands handicap. She often afS'et' with him as to the futility oi dfe"'i'lh- about new processes nonc 0l "h''li he had the ability to invent and e"'h2 thus drawn from hard work which might advance his wages and render the family more comfortable. But It is jmpo>Sil,lc to change peoples dis positions. and Molly Spicr at last gave np trying to change that Of her husband.
 Meanwhile there was no addition to the comforts of the home. The lardef was no better. the furniture was get ting more sllals'y, and the children were ragged. What with the cooking, the housework and the patching "t clothes Molly Spier was having a hard time of it. But with all her prae- ticability her amiable disposition could no more be changed than could her husbands proclivity to dream. But one day Edmond came home from the factory with a turning fever on him. and it was evident that he was in for a protractcG illness
 There were no unions in those days to take care of a man when lie was i'll. and the Sper family suffered great ly Molly Spier got odd jobs 10 do. which helped to keep them from Starv- ing. Edmond applied to his employer for help. The pottery owner was cold calculating business man and re piled Iiiat if he icgan to pay wage; t2 one uf his men willie iIi he would end in l"viq. to pay all u.,lcr similar cii c,7ul>tances. Thts Killed all lonc of oh- tain;M@ &uythin% from that dircrti"H.
 On. day NGiy spent vlat m"ne., she had on hand fs,.' some fre>l pork. Having bought it."rt of it than 'h. coall use iii B !"'t time her;!Hse f was clc:1p. she trteriH. .Isttl to csfrc j part of it Putin" >z.., z s;,lt l.. {; c';:.. mon cooking Vc>sc ~;,c1 :.S v"s U. rd in those Jays: ;l. u : ,...,'l Do, ';;f ;f- fair. she filled il with water and set it on the stove 1o Lc:sse. Then she went out to attend to another matter.
 Edmond. who N&S now cGHEalcSrcnt. was ih the only other room in the
 .l. drcan ping He began hy inventin2 in imagination a vessel hard glazed like glass. substance that no water could penetrate and neither heat nor cold crack. Having invented this imaginary vessel, he proceeded to sell his invcn- tion for a fabulous sum. build a house dress his wife in silks and satins and the children in equally fine apparel. He heard something sizzling in the kitchen, and it occurred to him that he should go in there and see what was wrong and correct il. But at that mo ment he was figuring up his fortune. and the matter passed out of his mind.
 He was still dreaming when he heard Molly go into the kitchen and utter HIl exclamation of impatience. Then she came into where Edmond was lying. holding an empty sancepdn. and for once since his illness lost her eGua- nimity
 .All the salt had is gone" she said. II put it on g hot fire with water. which boiled over Besides. just look at the saucepan. There's >omcthin. o,: the outside that won't be rubbed off : The pan is spoiled for looks if not for use. I do think you might have gone into the kitchen and prevented the damage
 Edmond took the saucepan in his hand and examined 1t. Where the salt and water had boiled over the vessel was glazed. He scratched it with his nail without effect. He tool. out his pocketknifc and tried to scrape it off, all to no purpose
 "Molly" he said, "you've made US rich
 She turned away with an eXpres. sion of inlpaticncc. He got up and lid the saucepan under the bedclothes. Then, with step so strong that his wife looked at him with amazement, he went out and bought on credit bag of salt, Before he went to bed that night he had roughly glazed every cooking vessel in the cabin
 The next day be broke Up one of the vessels and took a piece 10 the owner of the pottery. Flow did you do it:" asked the potter That's my secret" Edmond replied. What do you want for y0ur sccfctt'' "A third interest in your pottery.
 Time passed. during which the potter submitted the glazing to scientists, of. 1ering large sum to any one who would tell him how it had been cf- 1 fected. But none of them could tell. Only Edmond and Molly Spier knew, and Molly proved that woman can keep secret. Besides. Edmond con vinced her of it's value Weeks passed, during which hunger still made it's abode in their cabin. Edmond was of fcrcd large sum for his secret. He