The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-10-08

when you knew ! hadn't a glove to
put on my hand" she exclaimed.
Il was rather dragged into II. but II
looks like a pretty good hat. You
shall have some pin money next week"
Mr.. Bowser swelled around under
that panama hat. He put the price
az $3J. He called attention 10 IL. He
felt warm glow when he saw the
street car conductor looking ut II. He
gave II rakislI slant on his head and
felt 10 pity other men. Az he came In
TO dinner the other evening Mrs. Bow
ser was not nj hand 10 notice the
meal had been finished and they had
come up from the dining room TO sit
ON the front steps that she glanced at
the hall tree and exclaimed:
"wby. Mr. Bowser. have you been
trading batsT'
"What do you mean?''
why. this isn't your four dollar hat.
This one never cost the half Of that"
by the jumping lingo" he shouted
as he grabbed for rhe hat.
ut isn't yours
"Of course II isn't. Some one has
taken mine and left this behind. Say.
now-say"-
1T must have been some caller at
the Office"
III was. I'll bet hundred dollars
70 a cent that II was that Internal
Professor Swiggs. Yes. IL was. He
had grease on his hair and smelt Of
wintergreen. Look on this sweat band.
Smell of It,"
but II he made a mistake you can
telephone him"
A Loud Smelling Discovery.
Telephone nothing saw him look
ing at my hat, and know he changed
on purpose. don't know where he
lives. never heard Of him before.
He called TO see II was interested In
astronomy BY thunder. III put him
where he can't see stars or planets for
the next year,
81 hope you get your hat back" said
Mrs. Bowser. "but don't get too excit-
ed about II. Yours only cost 81. you
know"
-Four dollars! Four dollars. Why,
l pianked down S25 for that hatv'
But you told me 81. You said
friend introduced you to the hat man.
and
IF ! said 81 was absentminded
Twenty-Five big dollars. and that
greasy haired astronomer has got it!'
'Well. what are you going to do
about it,"
do? Do? Why. I'll follow on his
trail for the next 100 years. I'll never
let up till have him In my clutches.
I'll go to the police. I'll advertise a
reward for him. My twenty-five dol
lar hat
(which you told me was a bargain
for 81"
Mr.. Bowser rushed into the tele-
phone and called up police headquar-
tiers and stated his case. After he had
spent ten minutes in giving details the
reply was:
Every sorry. but we are not the
straw hat police. Inquire next door"
Then he rushed out TO the policeman
on the corner. The officer heard the
sad tale without being affected. On
the contrary. he calmly said:
Eyes. life Is full Of just such harrow.
ing things. bnt we must make the best
wintergreen myself"
A rush was made for home. and,
with wild hope In his heart. Mr.
Bowser said:
"Look here. Mrs. Bowser. l am not
going to threaten YOU"
moi?
81 am going to coax you You may
have slipped this old hat on to the
peg Just for joke on me. II you did
l will take II as n Joke. Ha. ha. ha!
1t would be quite little joke"
Eyes. hut ] didn't This is the hat
you wore home and hung up"
Then IN have the professors life!
I'll dabble my hands In his winter
green blood. I'll catch him by the
throat and I'll twist his brazen head
on ~
Hat Recovered, but His Lie Stands.
All the rest Of the evening Mrs. Bow
ser tried to quiet and console him. but
with poor success. MFR. Bowser walked
the floor and abused the professor. He
walked the floor and planned how to
overhaul him. He even went out to
the gate with his mind so full Of the
event that he stopped the butchers
boy to relate particulars.
Its an awful case" replied the boy.
but ! know something awfuler. Pork
goes up another cent tomorrerr'
Midnight had come. Bowser had
tossed and groaned and grunted and
fallen asleep. Mrs. Bowser was about
to go to dreamland when there was a
wild ring mt the doorbell. Mr.. Row.