The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-09-19

ibout 1t you needn't give me any more
pin money for a month"
"l'll write to the papers about I'll"
"Yes, you can"
"And I'll write 10 dozen clergymen
and ask them why the devil they spend
/ their time abusing theaters and motion
| picture shows when such scenes as
these are passed over. Aunt Jemimy.
but there's two more couples getting
Aboardr'
But never mind
Outside Sympathy Invited.
An oldish man occupied a seat In
front Of the Bowsers Mr.. Bowser felt
that he must say something more TO
somebody. and he touched the man ON
the shoulder and queried:
'You see it, don't your
"Yes, sir"
"And this is the twentieth centuryF'
1T is"
Have you ever seen a more nause-
atfng spectacleY
Ing wrong here-nothing whatever"
"Then you must be a strange sort Of
man"
Il am not an old crank and a Joy
/ killer at least"
''lf you mean that for me. SIR" flus-
tered Mr.. Bowser. "let me say that
when we reach the end of the line
shall punch your old headT'
And I'll black your eyesF'
Let's get off and take car back"
pleaded Mrs. Bowser. with tears In her
eyes
"Never! When we get to the end OF
/ the line and | have hammered the old
rip In front of US half TO death Pm GO
ing to tell those couples what think
of them"
"If you do Ill-FlP'-
you'll assist me. This is a case Of
reforming pubic morals, and you must
do your duty. You can talk to the
girls while have few words to say
to the fellows
A Tragedy Averted.
! Mrs. Bowser wished the car would
Jump the track; that there would be
collision with u COW: that the power
would give out. Nothing happened
however. The end of the line was
reached. and she was preparing to Of
fer Mr.. Bowser millions and millions
Of dollars to let up on his plans when
her heart jumped into her throat. There
were two big policemen on duty there
and swinging their clubs as If they
would gladly use them on somebody's
head. Mr.. Bowser wouldn't chance q
row. He saw the officers, realized
what would happen and said to the old
man. who was gamely standing by:
"Our scrap seems to be of. but 1t is
only delayed Next time meet you
will make you holler for mercyr
"You can't make one side of me hol-
Ter. you old blowhard." was the reply.
There were four short benches under
the trees. They were at once taken
possession of by the loving couples.
leaving the Bowsers and Others to
stand around on one leg or sit ON a
dirt bank.
do you suppose ! am going to put
up with this?" exclaimed Mr.. Bowser
after viewing the situation.
But they got the benches first" pro
tested Mrs Bowser
Good Advice.
He walked up to the officers and
said. 81 came out here to cool Off"
''Then don't get het up" answered
one of them.
"But | want place to sit"
"You ought to have brought nail
keg along"
"Sir. do you know that the commits
sioner is close friend of miner"
Good friend to have. II you speak
to him about 1t he may buy some more
benches"
The Bowsers took the same car back.
They were the only passengers
Not a word passed between them.
When the conductor took up the fare
he remarked to Mr.. Bowser:
"Not quite SO much lollygagging this
trip"
Mr.. Bowser gave him a stony stare
and made no reply.
The Bowser residence was reached
1t hadn't burned down or been robbed
When the sitting room had been reach.
ed Mr.. Bowser said:
my feelings are too deep for utter
ance tonight. madam, but in the morn
ing-in the morningi The dead line