The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

well, this is a pretty state o
things said Mrs. Cochran from be
hind the bed How do you suppos
we're going to close our front doc
with that great bed in the wayY'
you won't need to close 1t. No on
viii come in while der bet is dere. II 4
besser as door" And the German
laughed uproarlously and fatty.
"Ob, but this is too awful! sale
Mrs. Bentley, wrlnging her hands
helplessly.
81 should think 1t was" came tn,
voice OF Mrs Cochran from the othei
side Of the bed
"ls your husband in there? CAM
he help push" suggested Mrs. Bent
ley.
"No," snapped Mrs. Cochran. "He
hasn't come home yet. and. what's
more, he can't until this barricatle is
removed. How anybody but fool
could have bought such a monstrous
thing / don't see.'
AT this juncture Mr.. Cochran came
upstairs, with Mr.. Bentley just be-
hind him. Mr. Cochran looked puz-
zled Mr.. BENTLEY groaned. He had
come home too soon
what are you doing to the bed -
asked Mr.. Cochran.
I've ain't doln' a ting to i'd" said
the fat German joyously.
Bentley and Cochran laughed. but
Mrs. Bentley saw no humor I'm the re-.
mark, and certainly Mrs. Cochran saw
no funny side to the bed. Both sides
seemed tragic to her
"ls that you, George?" she called
out.
"Ics, It's me. Shall come in?"
you can't except by the fire es-
cape said Mrs. Cochran despairingy.
What are you doing with It in the
wrong door," asked Mr.. Bentley Of
the cxpressmcn.
Sure, 'twoud have shtook as fasht
In amy dure," said the Irish express.
man, and the German roarcd sympa-
thetically.
Mr. Cochran is n man of action
Here; we four men ought to he able
to move little be-a bed. Now, alto.
gether; pullw
Mr.. Cochran is n successful politI
clan, but he had the wrong Kind of
pull with him, and the only result of
the effort was that Mr.. Bentley pulled
of some of the molding and fell on
his back.
Nothing daunted. Mr.. Cochran said.
Lets go around by way of the fire
escape and push"
The two expressmen and Mr. Coch
ran made nothing of passing from
Mrs. Bentley's parlor to Mrs. Coch.
rams parlor by the fire escape, but Mr.
Bentley is light headed and had TO he
helped across-by his wife. Then the
two entered the Cochran apartments
for the first time like thieves I'm the
night.
Now all six combined their strength
and pushed, but the bed only laughed
at them.
"Well, nothing more can be done
now" said Cochran. "The bed IS here.
and it's got to stay here for the pres.
ent. Now, you men might as well 60
about your business You've done
what you set out to do-the bed is up
here fast enough"
How much do ! owe youY asked
Bentley Of the German.
1.-TWO dollars. I'll sent arount car.
penter II you wand"
oh no.' said Mrs. Bentley. He'll |
be able to move It,"
Back across the fire escane was Mr.
Bentley helped by his faithful wife,
and then they bade the Cochrans good
1ight. II was such an impossible thing
hat had happened that everybody felt
good natured once more, Just as I'm a
blizzard or period of excessive heat
people make light Of their mlsfortunes
md passersby joke one another.
Next morning Immediately after
breakfast Mrs. Bentley went down TO
he bed company to see whether they
'ould suggest a way of getting the bed
'ut of Mrs. Cochran's doorway.
They had moved. and big sign In
he window bore the legend, ITO Be
opened In n Few Days as n Ladies'
.unch Room"
For the space of two DAYS that bed
TODD in the doorway while carpenter
fter carpenter came and looked at II
nd shook his head and went away.
Then came one who said: i've seen
hose beds before They amt worth
othering with. The company's failed
hat made them. Now, next door TO
ny shop is n vacant lot aud II cut
be bed to pieces | guess you can
ump 1t there and the owner Of the lot
rOn't mind"
Mrs. Bentley hailed the scheme as a
eaven sent proposition. Mr.. Bentley
Tas downtown, aud Mrs. Cochran.
'ho was on the other side chatting
nth her for In spite OF what had
ONE between them they were now
ulte friendly the plan.
The carpenter borrowed an AK OF the
initor, and In half hours time. with
le exception Of the mirror, which
as preserved intact, there was not
square foot Of the bed unbroken.
he carpenter sent the Pieces down on
le dumb walter and then took them
way and presumably dumped rhem
RS Cochran spent FIVE minutes shut
ng and opening the door. II was so
easant 10 be able TO do II again.
Then Mrs Bentley Inyitpd har naie,b | ,