Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-19

place. L I6Chlco 1iOLA SAo o'
first removing the screws that were
buried In the floor Of the yeranda. This
was easy. and / experienced little dis
comfort, except that 1t taxed the knees
somewhat. This operation had to be
carried around the front and two sides
of the enclosure. After 1t was COM
pleted-and some of those screws act
ed as though they bad been buried out
Of an eight-inch gun, and I still am OF
the opinion that the carpenter used
sledge-hammer IN planting them-l
took a stretch, and / discovered that l
had dislocated my vertebrate, at least
that's how 1t felt. I moved to the In
side of the house and laid down to give
the disturbed member chance to get
back on the job. I forgot to state that
after had loosened the lower screws
detached the hinges of the door-you
know these enclosures all have door.
But forgot that door, since / had de-
tached the hinges, was without sup
port. There was a slight wind, and
while l was Strengthening my verte-
brae, 1 heard terrific slamming. 1t
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tied load OF brick ON the veranda-
did not know whether to venture on
the outside or call the police. The
fright had a magic effect on my back
it was all right again-and rushed to
the front entrance just In time to see
the door on its way to the street.
caught 1t amidships simultaneous with
he Is OF Of WIND
from the south. was on the north
side of the door, and close to the outer
edge Of the highest step leading to the
veranda. You can imagine where I
landed. The door joined me. The fall
was seven feet. En- route my left
trouser leg got into an argument with
an old nail on the outer edge of the
step. The lady next door knew that
something horrible had happened, for
as 1 arose 1 saw the curtain of the
window that she had been sitting at
lower. l changed trousers and resum-
ed the job. / might state also that a
glass light in the door was smashed. My
trousers set me back So. They might
be serviceable again if the long cut
coats remain In vogue.
I supposed that the screws holding
the top of the enclosure would be To-
Gated on the outside, as were those at
the bottom. 1 was mistaken l Sc
cured a chair in lieu of a ladder,
which we do not possess. The chair
did not elevate me to sufficient
height. got another chair, but they
would not work together. Then a soap
box-just the thing. The box was a
trifie weak in the middle, but it made
good on a test / first started on the
front panel. Getting that out of the
way would give me more light and
sides. Splendid idea Understand, the
lower screws were removed. l ne
elected to keep track of this. All the
while I was turning the driver / was
leaning against the panel as a means
Of equaliZing the pressure on the weak |
and webbing soap box My dog was
an interested observer. He was on his |
launches directly below me looking |
up and smiling at me-in a way cheer
ing me on in my task Somehow |
did not remember that was operating
On the last screw when something gave
way. The journey was not as disas- |
trous as the one in which | sacrificed |
the lower deck of my wearing apparel, |
but there was more of demonstration, |
he dog contributing a generous series |
Of howls that brought about two dozen
youngsters returning home from school |
10 his side. They wanted to know why
was abusing my dog-my dog, by the
way, is very popular with the little /
'olks in the neighborhood. OF course
hey were too young to appreciate the |
situation, and l could not very well |
ell them-because they would think 1
vas joking them-that about four
inches of bark had been peeled OFF |
each of my knees.
At $50 was asked IL cared to par
.fcipate at dinner with the remainder |
IF the family. 1 was very grateful for |
he interruption, although in no condi- |
ion to approach the table. The follow