The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-07
But the discovery. Mr.. sowser."

but the discovery, Mr.. Bowser."
81 have it
but what is it?''
Mr.. Bowser arose and relighted his
cigar and paced back and forth for two
or three minutes and then took two
ounce bottle from his pocket. 1t held
O. clear liquid. He held the bottle up to
the light and impressively said
1.-THE discovery! Here is something
to revolutionize the seasons themselves.
Here is something that will enable
man to reach the North Pole without
| an overcoat. Yes, may say in a sum-
| mer suit. Here is something to save
the coal consumed to heat our houses.
In fact, we need burn neither coal nor
wood after this
| Mr.. Bowser, you astonish mel"
gasped Mrs. Bowser.
| II thought should" he grimly re-
| piled. There is no neW-mllch COW
about this, is there?'
wonderful Wonderful That is, if
it viii =, what you say. How is it 20
be used?''
| foot makes the whole body lnsensible
| to cold for "a hours. 1t can be made
for 20 cents a gallon and sold for SIS.
| No more f1annels; no more overcoats;
no more furs. Winter will lose its
| dread. We can go out and sit on the
park benches the same is in July. No
| shaking down the furnace and shovel
| ing in ton of coal at a time. The
| world will save $50,000,000 a year in
undershirts alone. Even the Eskimo
| ladies can wear open-work stockings in
| the winter. If DR.. Cook had had this
| discovery and two duck suits he could
| have reached the North Pole as easily
| as sauntering down Fifth avenue. Now,
you see what I've got, and what do
you think of it? Any Easy Mark about
| that?'
Mrs. Bowser reached for the bottle,
| drew the cork and smelled of the
| liquid.
I'm going to rub some on my soles
and then walk around in the back yard
| barefooted," said Mr.. Bowser. There's
| a foot of snow out there and it's al
most zero weather. and it's capital
chance to make test. 1 know you'll
see me wearing summer suit to the
office tomorrow. Why don't you tell
me that you are glad9 Why don't
you whoop. You must realize what
this means to us. 1t means millions
and millions of dollars in cash and
| imperishable fame. Washington won't
be in it, I'll now rub my solos,
'Wait, Mr.. Bowser. There's an odor
about this Discovery I think recog-
nize Why not take it over to the
! druggist
| ASK him if he ever heard of such a
compound?"
| "Of course, he never did! Haven't I
been telling you that it is new dis
| cOVery! L know WHAT'S IN II, puI ne
doesn't and can't find OUT
Then take it over to puzzle him.
| It'll do it. He thinks he knows a
heap. and I'd like to take him down a
peg. Don't put any more coal in the
| furnace while I'm gone, for we shall
let it out for the winter
The druggist was on the job, as
usual. He wanted to know what he
| could do for Mr.. Bowser, and was
handed the Discovery with the reply:
(, "Can you tell what that is?''
Sure. Anything depending on my
answer?'
millions and millions of dollars
| "Um. Wait five minutes"
The man of drugs retired to his den
for a short time and then reappeared
to say:
Hope you didn't buy that for the
pure stuff"
| What pure stuff %
''Wintergreen essence. It's 80 per
cent wateri''
1t was 1 o'clock in the morning
when Mr.. Bowser got home. Mrs. Bow
ser had long been asleep. but his COM
ing awoke her, and she heard him
whispering to himself:
'Her fine Italian hand! My lawyer!
Her lawyer! Divorce! Y es, by thun-
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