The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-08

have arranged to stay home tomorrow
to do it."
IL wish you wouldn't" she re-
piled. with a sigh.
n doubt you do. But shall. just
the same. You are satisfied with the
Old sawmill as it is. If you had your
way you'd chuck this paper into the
furnace. Wait until tomorrow night,
however. and perhaps I can bring
ABOUT a change Of mind. See the pa
per as 1t looks on the wall before you
make up your mind to commit sui
eide"
Mrs. Bowser said no more. OF what
use? Mr.. Bowser would go ahead just
the same. She managed to introduce
another subject, and the matter was
dropped, although Mr.. Bowser insisted
on unrolling all the other rolls and
trailing them over the floor and sitting
there and looking at them for half an
hour after she had gone to bed.
The art business was entered upon
bright and early next morning. When
Mr.. Bowser was all ready to begin
work his instructions to her were:
snow, you keep out of the library. I
want no criticisms until the Job is
complete"
OF course he should have cleaned
the walls of the old paper at the first
move. but Of course he didn't. OF
course he should have had his paper
trimmed where he bought 1t, but as he
had not requested it the thing was not
done. The cook had made him q pan
OF paste, and he was anxious to get to
work. He wanted the art to begin to
show up SO as to cheer him on.
In about fifteen minutes Mrs. Bow
ser made an excus to enter the H.
brary. The furniture had all been
showed to one side, and the first strip
of the new paper was on.
didn't l tell you not to com. in
here?" roared Mr.. Bowser.
Eyes, but I'm looking for my Thin
BILE. Got a strip on, Ell? Shakespeare,
Byron and Milton look we'll standing
on their heads. How did you happen
to think Of the improvements"
The strip had been put on upside
down. Mr.. Bowser would have denied
it, but the evidence was too plain. He
at first decided to charge Mrs. Bowser
with doing it to spite him, but changed
his mind and took her by the shoulders
and pushed her out Of the room. Then
he peeled down the strip and put it on
right end up. He had the third one
on when Mrs. Bowser opened the door
and asked if he wanted any kindling
wood of the boy.
Paper Not on Straight.
"You know I don't!" he yelled.
"Have l got to take the ak to keep
you out of herey'
II didn't know, you know. Don't
you see that your second strip isn't IN
plumb? The Shakespeares, Byrons
and Millions are leaning over as if they
had had too much drink"
Mr.. Bowser started for her, but she
escaped, and after squirting at the
from every angle he peeled it
down and put it up again. He her
locked the door, and Mrs. Bowser
couldn't get in again. When lunch
was ready he locked the door behind
him, and when she asked how his art
work was coming IN he didn't do any
Boosting. In fact, he seemed depressed
and puzzled. She offered to go in and
trim paper for him, but he glared at
her and did not answer. Twice during
the four hours succeeding lunch she
heard him fall from the stepladder
with a crash that shook the house, but
when she knocked on the door and
asked if he was dead he shouted out:
"Of course I'm not! And you keep
right away from here"
At 5 o'clock the door was unlocked,
and he appeared with a smile on his
face and said:
MADAM Bowser, will you enter the
and be introduced to Mr.. High
Art?"
She entered and took a careful look
and then sat down on the
and laughed till the tears came.
In spite Of his first mistake Mr.. Bow
ser had three strips on wrong end up.
There were two strips that bent to the
left and two to the right. There were
different places where the old
paper showed along the edges. 1t was
museum in which Shakespeare, By
ron and Milton appeared right side
up. wrong side up and any old way,
md they looked mighty lonesome about
t.
Mrs. Bowser laughed for five min
ties, and when she finally looked up
Bowser had disappeared. He was
lot upstairs. He was not down cellar.
He had gone. vanished. disappeared.
he and high art might never get
:ogether in his vain world again.
NJ. QUAD.
H. NA.. NA:.o