Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-15

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 "All," echoed Mrs. Wilk. explosive ly My goodness! I guess it's enough, You may like to have mice drowned in the cream ing. but as for me"
 Throw away the cream and get some more." interrupted her husband. absent-mindedly, turning the column. That's easy
 -"It may be easy. but it is not the point" insisted Mrs. Wilk, tempest uously.
 Well. if he's drowned that's an end to him, isn't it?"
 Sometimes. Antony" said his wife. with deadly sweetness, "I wonder how you ever escape being run over daily by the street cars. such is your childish faith, There are probably a dozen more that will come to his flu neral, You've got to do something about it. I hate traps, because the mice are almost always alive when you find them, and l cant drown theml
 Well" said WiIk, firmly. "if you have it in mind that I'm going to sit up nights>in the dark and catch them by their cute little tails as they go by and apply chloroform to their dear little noses, l would beg to point out taat you are cherishing hopes destined never to be fulfilled. Never. darling"
 T almost hate you at times, An tony" said his wife, in a conversa tional tone You have no sympathy whatever! Only I thought you might know of something. r."
 "Of course" said Wilk, meditatively, having devoted the greater portion of my life to working out schemes for the e2termination of household mice. interrupted occasionally by the annoy ing interference of law cases to be tried. I'm chock full of ideas in that line. Why not reason with them? Or take the creatures out for an auto mobile ride and smash the machine into a telegraph pole? 1 can think of a dozen schemes, though it does seem a lot of effort 10 put forth over few tiny frolicsome micei"
 Mrs. Wilk sniffsd disdainfully Its all right for you. she said You aren't afraid of them, but I am, Why since the cook told me about this one I don't even walk across the floor comfortably I expect one of the creatures to climb my skirt and perch on my shoulder and it's no fun 10 have 10 shake out every single gar ment you put on! just hope one will be in your shirt sleeve tomorrow morning, I do, And they climb walls. and for all we know will drop down on US from the ceiling when we are asleep If l get traps you've got to take out the mice"
 I'd rather shoot them with the gun I use when I so bear-hunting" said Wilk. positively Far rather! We need a few more fur rugs anyhow. and I'll brave the danger,"
 "Oh," cried Mrs. Wilk, in impo- ten fury. Just because you are big and weigh 200 pounds you think it be meath you to worry over anything so little, i don't think it's fair, And you're just as scared Of them as I anl,''
 Nor sense!" said Wilk.
 Well. you are." insisted his wife I'm going to see if the people next door have any traps they'll let ne take,"
 Mrs. Wilk sc-uinizcd all corners of I the bedroom that night with 8 :. Ated candle. She jumped at ehadows and shrieked when she accidentally kicked 1 the fallen whisk b-ocm.
 The dickens," WiIE saii at ina, "YouT be giving me the nerves next! Why. it's silly 10 be so ~o@reG at l mere fnouse,'
 In the middle of the .-:gat WHk drowsily turning over. dropped his hand on a small, silky. furry object i in the bed and awoke at express speed. his very ears cri11ling in hor. TOT With a strangled shout he beat i macly in the direction of the thing and called wildly for light. Before his startled wife could obey the sum. mons Wilks hand again had touched | the repelient object, and punching the bed clothes over it he held it down | with all his weight
 II guess I've choked it." he gasped at last.
 Carefully, trembliagly. Mrs. WiIk !, standing on a chair and looking on | he pulled back the quilts-and dis. closed the little brown toy dog belong ing to the baby which that small in vestigator had stuffed between the pn. lows during the day. The dog had | lost one ear in the struggle Other | wise 1t was quite placid and calm.
 You can't expect a person to col feet his wits and be himself when ] awakened out of sound sleep thai | way" said Wilk, with dignity. tbe | ----.-....-.. .. l.---. : r..