Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-20

again, and he was wondering II MIS-.
Bowser hadat been hypnotized or gone
crazy. As he locked at her she thought
he conld see q startling change.
Cook has given me notice" she went
on after half a minute. land | shall
have 10 get another one.s You'll say Its
all my fault for treating her like a dog
Instead OF asking her TO play the piano
and receive my callers. Youll add that
IL YOU ran the house a servant would
stay for years and look upon the place
as u paradise Go ahead and say IL,
and then in add that cook IL leaving
solely on year account
Il deny itr' he shouted a
Opinion From the kyehsn.
ssfakes no difference She says you
are hen huzzy and a Pathfinder. A
dozen other girls have left for the
same reason"
Mr.. Bowser opened his mouth ia
shout back. but sudden weakness
came 10 his knees. aud he sat down.
Things were not going as he had
planned.
And here's butcher bin for &c
cents" said Mrs. Bowser as she took
Il or the mantel. II don't remember
running in debt for meat. but ! sup
pose the bin must be all right. It's an
other argument for you about my
reckless extravaganza. and I'm waiting
for you 20 begin
III give you money to run the house. =
was the reptg.
YES, and OF course l send 1t to the
heathens or the'orphafs burn Il up
anything TO hustle you along TO that
poorhouse. You don't half yell over it,
Mr. Bowser got mp and sat down
again. and he choked and gasped and
turned red and white, but he couldn't
say word.
And while on this subject Of ex-
travagance let me say that your bill for
cigars last month was S12- During the
same month you gave me money to
buy two pairs of stockings at IS cents
pair 4Ycur club expenses would dress
me nicely. but of course ] can't 6ne
fault with your extravagances. I am
the one who is galloping this family
over the road to the poorhouser'
Woman Mr.. Bowser managed to
gasp with great effort. but while he
was trying to think Of something more
she said:
when I went upstairs this morn
ing after breakfast found your
clothes scattered all over the room
and everything topsy turvy. The next
time find such q muss l shall throw
everything out of the window for you
to. sort and pick mp. i don't propose
that you shall put an hours extra
work on me-"
such talk TO me-to Bowser"' he
whispered as he stared at her.
y A New Deal Ordered.
"To you and 20 no one else. and
want II distinctly understood that
there's n new dea. on in this house. IL
there's to be any more kicking I'm
going TO do it myself. AS beginning
of. the new deal you keep out OF the
kitchen. II you try to mix In you'll
hear something DROP
And you-you are talking to me"
Eyes. sir. and want you to remem-
Der every word say. There are to be
no more hogs or chickens In the back
yard There wiltbe no more expert
menting with the gas meter or the
water pipes. You will let the electric
bells alone and keep your hands or the
piano II you bring home fire escapes.
burglar alarms. patent lamps or fog
horns they will go over the fence into
the alley. IL you bring home hair
dyes. liver regulators. lung pads or
anything in that line they will go into
the ,stoYels S<-sG*s
I "And she is talking 10 me-to Bow
SER. he murmured MS he rubbed his
eyes and looked around the ROOM
Ives. to yon.' she replied. "and |
am not half through vet. / shall leave
the rest sisntil tomorrow nights how
ever. asI am bit tired tonight l
am now going TO bed. and you can sit
here on The front steps. go to n club
or stand on your heed. As for di-
vorce. get one ms soon as you please.
Good night. SIR.
And sue is Mrs. Bowser and 1 am
Mr. ~Borser.- gasped the hluffer after
she had gone Il came home toto
/ can't understand It'll really can't"
And two hours later. when she crept
softly downstairs. she found him asleep
on the lounge and n look of ave ex-
tending from his chin clear over his
bald pate 10 the back Of bis neck. The
buffer had been bluffed. -