The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-03

nation Will be blessing me--coal
bills cut half in two from Maine
to California; steamers crossing the
oceans with half their coal bunkers
empty; all coal miners getting at least
three holidays week. Mrs. Bowser,
do you see how the thing is going to
work out?"
But 1 wish--wish you wouldn't ex-
pertinent" she stammered.
What You talk that way in
stead Of encouraging mel You wish
me to keep hands Off and leave some
one else to reap the goryw
But you will blow some one or
something up and then lay the blame
on me"
Woman, don't be an idiot. have
never blown anybody or anything up,
and | have never blamed you. I'm
not that kind OF man. can't under
stand your position at all, but that
makes no difference I shall go ahead
| Just the same. Mrs. Newton didn't
want Sir Isaac to lie on his hack in
the orchard. see an apple fall to the
earth. instead of shooting into the air,
and thus discover gravitation, but
he paid no attention to her and gave
the world one of its greatest sciences.
| am now going up TO get an old suit
on and experiment II succeed, and
know | shall, you needn't try to
sneak in and take any Of the credit"
"lve-Tve got a dollar saved up,
and I'll give It to you IL you won't ex-
| pha In n Ia Oh "a
attempt
Mr.. Bowser turned on her. but he
couldn't speak. He simply looked the
contempt he felt for such attempted
bribery and passed upstairs TO change
his clothes He was down In fifteen
minutes and took a dive down cellar
and was soon heard pounding away
at the barrels. The cook heard him,
but she had seen cement before and
knew there was nothing about It to
explode. When the barrels had been
unheaded their contents were mixed
in heap with the stuff from the bag.
Then the water was poured on and
hoe used to make a bed OF mortar.
Something like half an hour had
passed when Mrs. Bowser came down
cellar 10 ask:
You won't fool with the gas meter.
will your
Fool! Fool! Woman, i want yoa
to understand that I'm a man that
doesn't fool with anything! Go back
upstairs You'll get none of the fame
or glory out of this!'
M.
Five minutes later she heard him
open the door OF the furnace and shov.
ell in some Of his compound. Ten min
utes after that an acrld smell began to
permeate the house. She shut off all
the heaters, but It continued to puff
out until she had TO open the win
dows. She started down cellar to ask
what was the matter, but ere she had
made the descent there came a great
pun of fame that shot the furnace
door open and carried Mr. Bowser of
his feet, and then she flew upstairs,
and he followed, choking and gasplng
and feeling for the eyebrows that had
been singed Off. When they had reach
ed the front door and thrown It open
and stood in the vestibule she asked:
"What did you do to the furnace? +?
Hear It roar! The house will be burn.
ed over our headsw
"It's-it's that burned compOundw
he managed TO reply between his
gasps.
"But turn in the fire alarm and get
the engines outr'
Fortunately for them fireman who
was on relief happened to be passing,
and he came running In and clattered
down cellar and up and down again
with pail Of water from the kitchen.
and after about twenty minutes he ap-
peared, wiping his eyes, and announced
that all danger was passed. but that
they had better keep doors and win
dows open for an hour yet Then he
added, as II an afterthought:
"What blamed idiot poked that stuff
into the furnaceT"
I'll was trying to save half the
COAL" replied Mr.. Bowser.
Better pump some sawdust into
your head and save half your brains,
old manw
II was half an hour later. and the
house had become habitable again
when Mr.. Bowser stood up stiffly and
began:
Woman, this is the dead line!
knew that you would
There, there" interrupted Mrs
Bowser as she held up a finger, don't
, try to say it, You are not well tonight
Some other time" NJ. QUAD.
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