The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-30

every expedition that has ever search
ed for the pole. I have read up on
| the Eskimos, I have been to the Zoo
and seen the polar bears. I have car
ried a walrus tooth in my coat pock-
| ct for the last two years. Six months
before DR.. Cook discovered the North
Pole predicted that he would be sue
cessful.
You have kept these things very
| quiet from me-" replied Mrs. Bowser
on the expeditions then tell me what
year Sir John Franklin sailed from
England?"
Don't worry me with foolish ques-
tions. AS president of the Arctic Elk
plorers' club, I must do a heap of
thinking"
Then think how far North Peary
penetrated on his sixth expedition"
Mr.. Bowser waved her aside.
How far did the Greedy party go?"
Another Of the same waves.
Who did you make the prediction
to that Cook and Peary would find
the pole. When you read of it in the
papers you stomped around this room
and said it was all a hoax"
Mrs. Bowser. do you know who
you are talking tor he demanded as
he turned at last and the back of his
neck grew red.
Certainly I do. You are Samuel
Bowser, and you are pie for every
thing that comes along This ex-
plorers' club business is another hoax.
You set I'D the beer for all hands.
didn't you, after being elected?''
ITO me! Such talk to mel" he
groaned as he stood and glared at her.
Mrs: Bowser: I now understand how
wife can drive her husband to muir
dering her. Say no more. lest I lose
control of myself
I'm what degree is the North Pole
situated?" she asked. paying no at
tention to his blood-curdling threats.
Silence on Mr.. Bowser's part
"What has the tooth of a walrus
got to do with it?'
More silence.
eff you have read up on the
Eskimos, what about them? Are they
telligent? Are they short or tall?"
Awful silence and awful glares on
Mr.. Bowser's part. He wished he had
never taken the presidency of the
club, but it was too late now.
"And If you went to the zoo and
saw an old polar bear mogging around
what has that to do with the North
PoIe?" continued Mrs. Bowser as she
looked him straight in the eyes
Can you communicate with your
lawyer by telephone the first thing IN
the morning." he finally asked
"About divorce and alimony? Yes 1
think I can. AS president Of the
Arctic Explorers club. do you think
Of going on an expedlt1On TO the
North Pole? IF so, want to get your
shirts and socks ready"
"Woman!"
at is quite on the cards that
neither Cook nor Peary discovered the
pole, but put up a job on the confid-
ing public Won't the club want you
to go and bring the pole home with
your
s1And she is talking to me-to
Bowser!" he gasped.
"You will probably start next
spring and you should begin to har-
den yourself up now. Begin tonight
by sleeping with your feet out of bed.
Tomorrow morning put on your sum
rner clothes. Tomorrow night lay out
in the back yard with the back Of
your neck on a cake of fce-
Mr. Bowser couldn't say WORD.
He tried and tried and tried but his
tongue wouldn't work.
"And you want to begin on your
diet" continued Mrs. Bowser in per-
feet good nature. "You will have to
eat seal, musk OK, whale blubber and
so on Better get a can of lard and
some rusty salt pork and have your
appetite all ready"
Mr.. Bowser closed his eyes and
wondered If it was all dream.
"There is ice up at the North Pole
plenty of ice. If you are going
there to pick. daisies you will be dis
appointed. Hang around our re-
frigerator as much as you can and get
used to it,
sBy thunder, woman. but this is not
to be borne!" suddenly shouted Mr.