The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-27

In buggy, and It lowers itself and
you to the ground as slick as you
please 1t Is warranted to lower one
person minute right along. have
bought two Mt $5 each. and the in
ventor is going to call II the Bowser
fire escape"
But why should our house take
fire?"
Bowser Has Awful Fears.
"What an idlotic question to ask!
From the furnace, the range. the gas,
from rats or mice nibbling matches,
from a dagen different things. Many's
the night lie In my bed and shiver
for fear the tiendish flames are al
ready at work"
You snore pretty continuously for a
man that shivers. always thought
you would carry Inc down In your
arms In case of fire."
II probably should IL we could get
down. but If cut off can lower you
md then be down minute after you
That's what the escape is for-when
you are cut Off from the stairs. I'll put
up the hook. attach the escape and
sleep sounder tonight than for
months"
lie got the package and opened Il
and revealed device like child's
chair swing with the cords attached
and then hastened upstairs to make
the hook fast. When he came down he
was rubbing his hands and smiling
and saying:
ITS all ready for bus. css, and al
most wish the house would catch fire
and give us n chance to use 1t. | have
no doubt that before the winter Is over
lives"
He might have as well thrown his
money into the fire, and Mrs. lswser
realized it, but If it hadn't been fire
escapes 1t would have been some other
fad. she smiled. and II Mr. Bowser
had known the reason for 1t things
would not have turned out as they did.
There were fire and smoke hidden be-
hind that smile.
Mrs. Bowser Gives the Alarm.
At II o'clock. when everything was
quiet and Mr.. Bowser was sleeping
like a log. white robed figure moved
around the bedroom and the upper
hall. Ten minutes later the sleeper
was shaken by the shoulder. and a
voice shouted in his ear:
"Mr. Bowser. smell smoke. The
house must be on fire"
Thunder! You don't say, Yes, that's
smoker
"The kitchen must be all ablaZew
81 thought 1t would start there"
"And we are cut of. Get your es-
cape ready. You said we would need
II, and"-
Mr.. Bowser got up and shouted
Fire. at the top of his voice. Then
he ran to the window and threw up
the sash and shouted the word again.
Don't stop to shout. but lower me
down" exclaimed Mrs. Bowser
Mr. Bowser run TO the other window
and raised 1t and was climbing out on
the sill when he was hauled back.
Then he broke away and rushed into
the hall and downstairs. shouting at
every jump. Mrs. Bowser followed
him into the hall and there picked up
bunch of absorbent cotton which
was giving out the smoke and the
smell. Ii had been the simplest thing
In the world to prepare the 'couaagra-
tlon," and il only needed squeeze to
quench 1t.
Only a False Alarm.
Meanwhile Mr. Bowser had gone out
of the front door with his tropical gar
ments shaking in the breeze and made
Il run for the tireboX on the corner
Fortunately there was n policeman
there. who asked:
Where Is the fire."
'In my house. It's a solid mass Of
hames."
But | don't smell smoke nor see a
blaze. Where is your house?"
Down In the middle of the block.
For heavens sake get the engines
here!''
Go easy, old man. Let's see about
this thing. Come along. / guess you've
had Il pipe dream. How did you gel
outT
IL dunno"
where's your wife and childrenT
"In--in the house"
Left 'em to roast. eh"
When the house was reached Mrs
Bowser was found standing in the
open door. The officer came to the
foot of the steps with Mr.. Bowser and
looked up and seemed to understand
Understanding. he smiled and said:
"They do escape from their keepers
now and then, maam, but we always
catches 'em ag'in."
Mr. Bowser was followed upstairs.
His teeth were chattering and shivers
going over him. and all he could say
when the bedroom was reached and
Mrs. Bowser pointed to the fire escape
was
divorce tomorrow
Awful Case.
"Couple of fine girls. amt they? One