The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-13

| susan IL. Anthony. les, the Ill 1ateu
queen used to eat her dinner Off this
! platter"
Mrs. Bowers Discovery.
81 wonder If she made these hicks
with her teeth" innocently queried
Mrs. Bowser MS she examined the relic
| with more interest.
she probably did. replied Mr.. Bow
ser. struck with the new idea and rails
ing the value of his gem 50 per cent
IN consequence.
Did you have 10 pay pretty high
price for it?''
well pretty stiff but got it for
| less than its value. | had helped the
dealer to sell Green an old teapot once
used by Queen Elizabeth. and he felt
he owed me something"
WAS the snout of the teapot miss
ing"
NO. of course not. Why do You ask
such Il question:
"a didn't know but Queen Elizabeth
| bit it off some day while drinking cold
| tea"
Mr. Bowser turned red and white
and brenthed hard. and ii was all be
could do to hang on to himself. He
wanted to talk platter to some one.
however and have some one rejoice
with him over his luck. and 50 he
swallowed his anger and said
'As sonlless as you are. you can see
that it's worth $50. can't yon?"
"Yon don't mean it," gasped Mrs.
Bowser
"0f course | mean it-that is. | mean
paid $50 for a platter worth twice or
three times that. Why. if it was
known tNat would sell this relic for
$T5 our house couldn't hold the rush
of would be buyers"
1T would be dreadful If the old plat
ter didn't turn out to be worth Is
cents" observed Mrs. Bowser MS she
turned away.
A Base Insinuation.
Woman. what the mischief do you
neanf demanded Mr.. Dowser as be
jumped around do you dare insin-
uate that paid $50 for a relic not
WI Au HbMACl W OlON II up
At that moment the doorbell rang
and a neighbor was admitted. 1t SO
happened that she was fairly well post
ed on old china. and Mrs Bowser
knew she was. She had scarcely bus
tied in when she caught sight of the
platter and ran TO get closer look.
zone of your pickups?" she queried
Of Mr.. Bowser
lone of my purchases, ma'am." he
stifliy replied
"Ah, see! Perhaps you bought it
for old chlna7"
Il did"
"of n man who goes around with
samples?"
"Yes'm"
"Well. / hope you got bargain"
"A decided bargain In paying $50
for that platter | don't think paid
half its real value
MY stars. Mr. Bowser" exclaimed
the woman. "but you don't mean To
say that you paid $50 for that
And why not?
Unshaken Dignity.
Because It's cheat and a fraud.
There's no old china about 1t. That
man came into my husbands office one
day a week ago when | was there and
tried to sell this very platter 10 us
for SO. He said 1t used 10 belong It.
George III. and that his favoritc dog
ate meat OFF it He offered 1t for 81
when he got through. but I'd sooner
have platter picked UP In somebody's
yard. | wish had known you had a
liking for such things. as | could have
saved you from being swinded."
THANK you. ma'amr he sarcasticai-
ly replied. but | am very well salts
fed with my bargain
You believe It valuahley'
II know 1t is"
And worth what you paid for it,"
Twice or three times over"
Then. of course. there's nothing
more 10 say"
Alone With the Platter and the Cat.
The women presently went upstairs
TO talk over spring housecleaning. and
Mr. Bowser and the cat and the Marie
Antoinette- George III. platter were left
alone. The cat at once assumed an in
nocent. SOLICITORS expression Of coun-
tenance. but Mr.. Bowser was not to
be deceived. After swift look at her
he made a sudden jump for the man
tel and seized the priceless gem with
both hands. and with wild whoop
he sought 10 bring II down on the fe-
lines head. II struck the back Of
chair, however. and as Il shivered into
a hundred pieces he jumped up and
down on the fragments. and the cat
escaped into the hall.
"For mercy's sake. what is thatF'
asked the caller as she heard the
whoop and the crash.
IL think the cat has knocked
down a vase" replied Mrs Bowser as
her heart stopped beating for a mo-
ment-
They both listened intently, but al
WAS silence holoyv Mr. Roweer had