Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-01

her body.
II was one Of the most entertaining
dinners for months and months, and,
although the cook gave Mrs. BOwser
q glance Of warning every time she
brought IN a new dish, there was no
cloud on the horizon, The greatest
surprise Of all came when the meal
had been finished. Mr.. Bowaer pulled
. couple Of theater tickets from his
pocket and announced that be had or.
dered q carriage to convey them TO
and fro.
But the expensee' gasped Mrs. Bow.
ser.
| Hang the expense! Nothing Is too
good for my little wife"
While Mrs. Bowser was dressing and
huttering about the cook brought the
stilettO again. 1t had been frightened
up and a sharper point put to II.
Take 1t and stab him to the heart
the moment be grabs you by the
throat" she whispered. II have 1--WE
sisters and four cousins, ali married
women, and they go armed most of
the time"
But you are silly, Sarah"
I'm just prudent. ma'am. I'll leave
It to any policeman on earth IL Mr..
BowSer is not a suspicious character
the way he has acted today and II It
isn't for you to be on your guard
against him. How easy to throttle
you in the carriage and throw your
body Into the street to Ne run over by
the cars! Let me speak to him ana
tell him that unless he brings you safe
home I'll have the hounds OF Justice
pursue him for the rest OF his lIfe.''
But Mrs Bowser decided to trust
herself TO the situation. It was a
good play. and the theater was jam
med. People elbowed Mr.. Bewser,
and he even begged their pardon for
Il. They stepped on his toes, banged
him around and climbed over him. but
he was ray Of sunshine in a rainy
April day. Mrs. Bowser fairly longed
for him to kick. but be wouldn't. He
went right at 1t to enjoy the play. and,
although It was a tragedy he laughed
about once in two minutes all through
It. People around him scowled and
Kissed and said that any man who
would laugh at a death scene ought to
be thrown out Of the house by the
neck, bat nothing that could be said
riled him. He just went right on
laughing and saying that It was the
funniest play he had seen for forty
years.
When the finish came Mrs. Bowser
expected to be taken right home, but
there was another surprise in store
for her. She was taken away to a
restaurant. and Mr. Bowser ordered
lobster and champagne and other
things regardless Of expense. He said |
he was happy man. He said that life |
was worth living. He said they would |
20 to the theater every night in the
week thereafter and he would order a
thousand Holsters and a barrel OF
champagne sent up to the house next |
day. When the supper was ended ant |
Mr.. BOwser was looking for the car
riage Mrs. Bowser had the great good |
fortune TO run across their family doc. |
tor. who was also in the place for a
bite TO eat.
"oh. I'm so gladr' she exclaimed as
they shook hands.
TITS about Mr.. BowserT he que
Fled.
eyes. Doctor, do you know
Struck New Era.
II know all about II. saw him on
the car when he went home, and
was only four seats back of You in
the theater tonight"
sfNnn an "a, hFn, Iauwhtn9au
II did"
"And he wouldn't kick at anythingr'
II took notice."
"And this splendid dinner-what dc
you make of it7'
"You need not be at all alarmed. II
Mr.. Bowser has simply struck a new
era. All husbands do now and then"
but how long Is II going to last? |
confess that I'm almost afraid Of him"
These eras sometimes last fifteen 1
minutes and sometimes twenty-four
hours. Knowing MIR. Bowser as | do, II
! should say that he'll be the same
old Bowser when he wakes up tomor-
row morning"
And the doctor was right. Mrs. Bow. Il
ser oversight herself by a quarter of II
an hour. and what woke her up was
Mr. Bowser saying as he hunted
around the room for a missing sock.
by thunder. woman. you got up In
the night aud threw that sock out Of
the window just to spite me! The
time has come when you and | have
got TO have u long talk together, and
II Il lands you IN your mothers home
without allmony don't you blame me
for itf' N. QUAD
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