Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-19
MEETING A STORM HALF WAY
what Happens 10 n MNu Who POkes
Around RoOn on a Dark
Niaht,

wonder IL other people have the same
trouble when storms come up at nigh,
that have.
Storms seem TO make a speciality OF
coming up at night. storm would be
forever disgrsced II Il came up In the
daytime. The other night woke up with
a start I used to wake up with start
quite often, as I find that In the Ions
run II gives the best satisfaction After
had wakened up with start I found
that storm was roaming around. The
thunder was rolling and every now and
then the lightning would cleavN q cloud
like a mighty butcher. The wind began
whipping through the window trying its
best 20 get the furniture out on the lawn
1 started toward tho window TO close
IL. Up to that time had thought that
was n poor man with Just here and thero
a spriE of furniture, but now I began to
realize that my room was a whole forest
OF furniture I took one quick stride to-
ward the window. but found that some
careless pcrson he'd placed a chair di-
rectiy In my path. The point OF tho
rocker bit into my instop and I wished
that I could got hold OF tho person who
had left the furniture so iumblod around.
veerod off and started toward tho
window asain TO detain the curtains thSt
were straining every nerve 10 got loose.
but table ran into me Again made
unpleasant remarks about the person who
had made FREQ with my furniture.
would not be fooled again. 80 I steered IN
another direction. but had foraotten
about the bookcase Somebody had been
there iust ahead OF me and placed II IN
my path. backed off and spoke 20 the
bookcase with feeling. I did not care
II did break tie heart.
I now felt that ] knew the location OF
every pieoe OF furniture in the room and
advanced boldly towards the window and
the flapping curtains, but In this was
unfortunate. had not taken into con-
sideration the character OF the sofa
did not know that II would be mean
enough 60 sneak around and get IN front
OF me. gave II q good hearty kick with
my bare foot I regretted this IN mo-
ment. Even people on tho next block
could hear me regretting IL
! started TO the wall to get q match.
but when / got to the wall found that
the matches had gone. The room hud
faced about, and was feeling OF the
wrong wall. turned and started toward
the missing wall with my mind fully
made up that someone must suffer for
this. didn't caro- who II was but I
wasn't going 10 do all the suffering. The
furniture evidently grasped my plans for
most or IL got around In front OF me-
tried 60 dodge IL but tust then there was
hitch In my plans--I stopped on tack.
There are few things in this world mora
disagreeable than stepping on a strange
tack As soon as I noticed that was on
the tack ! got off. suppose overy per-
son has an Individual war of acting when
he plants his foot on a tack bu. my own
method whom plant my foot on q tack
Is TO raise II a. soon On Z can. inrpe-i-
enoe has proved to mo that THE is yhe
best method to follow. Other psopls no
doubt have different methods, but Il shalY
stick TO my own.
I decided that I would thwart the fur
niturs, no I dropped down on my hands
ana knees and started crawling toward
the window, but my head ran into the
center table. I arose. hut the center table
clung TO my shoulders. rushed for the
door, but tripped over a morris ohaIr
Then ! began TO talk 60 the furniture
called II things that no furniture With
any self-respeot would stand for. I'ussd
bitter acid words that left a sting every
time they fell. was buslly engaged IN
atinging the furniture when my father
came and struck match.
I looked around-nearly evory piece Of
furniture had fled. had thought ne
room oongested with furniture. but nov
there was only q piece hero and there
maropned on sea OF carpet, However,
thcsf pieces looked pretty we'll worried
they didn't know when I was going 20
run into them again.
There was the widow within iust a
few feet Of tho head OF my bed. II ras
so easy and close that don't know how
could have missed u: but I @lvSys 90.
BY the ti;ne got ovor to closs 'he win.
dow tho storm was over. 1t always is.-
Golfers Weekly.