Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-01
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b. MARGARET BARR

b MARGARET BARR
Hollingsworth had views as to In
dustrial questions. financial matters
and principles OF government. He
read the newspapers regularly and
was much interested in strikes and
methods used as auxiliaries. He lived
on street at the end Of which was
a large mill property and when one
day strike was declared did q great
deal of talking as to the merits Of the
case. At first he took sides with tho
strikers, but when they became some
what militant he changed about and
favored the mill owners. Nothing
pleased him so well as to go out into
the street where knots of people were
discussing the situation and maze it
all clear to those who were disposed to
listen to him.
One day while he was thus showing
a party Of strikers just where they
were wrong and how easy it would be
to set themselves right his wife, who
was at the window, noticed-what he
was ignorant of-that he was rubbing |
his listeners the wrong way. Instead
Of benefiting by his diplomatic advice
their scowls indicated that they wereI
considering him an enemy. His wife
beckoned him to come into the house.
He obeyed and received scolding for
his rashness.
Two or three days after this, when
Mr. Hollingsworth came home from
business in the evening, as soon as he
opened the door he was greeted by a
plaintive wall
"Oh, Fred!''
"For heavens sake, what is it, dar-
ling?'
"Why did you talk so to those Ital-
ians?"
"What have they done?"
cleft bomb at the back door,"
"You don't mean it,"
"Oh, I'm so glad you've got home!
I've been afraid it would go OF before
you came"
"Why didn't you telephone the po-.
Hce?'' .s:.z...c..s *zss5s..z
II didn't know what to do. The bomb
was left about half an hour ago. Su
san came upstairs and told me that
she had found it at the back door just
inside the she'd" 50
"What did she say she found?"
"a basket. How she knew it was a
bomb was that she heard a grating
sound like rusty machinery. She
didn't wait to hear any more, but came
right upstairs to ne and told me
about it." 7s
| "I'll have a look at it."
"Oh. don't go near it: Please don't!'
Notwithsta nding this appeal, Mr..
Hollingsworth went through the htch-
en- to the back door. His wife caught
him by the coattail and held him to
prevent his examining it. Making
virtue of necessity. he stopped and lis
| tened. There was Il succession Of small
sounds which Mr. Hollingsworth at
tributed to the moving of some mech
anism. III. .g,..r IT,
do come away" cried his wife, tug
ging at his coattail.
"There's something going inside, but
I can't make out what it is" said the
! husband.
The top of the basket was covered
! with thin wooden cloth, and at that
moment the latter was raised as il
something were passing under it.
by Jove," exclaimed Hollingsworth.
1T looks as II the mechanical con-
trivance underneath were rubbing
against the cover-a concentric wheel,
maybe"
Mrs. Hollingsworth shrieked and
dragged her husband back into the
hall. The occasion Of her action was
a tiny puff as If a few grains Of gun
powder had exploded.
"This is all nonsense" said the head
Of the house. I'm going to make an
examination"
At this Mrs. Hollingsworth slammed
| the kitchen door and locked it. For
some time no threats or pleadings
would induce her to open it. but finally
she gave way. and the door was open
ed. The cover Of the basket: had been
pushed OF. and pair Of baby legs were
mingled in confusion. the cover being
wrapped around the legs, which were
kicking In a lively manner.
by thunder!" exclaimed Holdings
worth. Its a baby!
1.-THE dear little thing!" cried the
wife as she ran toward q child few
weeks old lying on its back. its chubby
fists crammed in its mouth and making
al sorts Of noises. from the turning Of
q rusty cogwheel to the Growing Of q
young rooster. The explosion they had
heard was an infantile sneeze.
Lucky we didn't send for the po
lice" said the husband. IT'LL We found
out what It was. They would have
laughed at US. What in the world aps
we going to do with It g.
Pm going to keep it, said the wife
Going to keep it,
Certainly :,