Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

l onVu"A OV 6A0u ~ 6hc yOu lu"t Suih
to help you settle with your creditors.
but have only SIS in my pocket"
''Then III take that" sighed the
business failure. with culver in his
voice. II want to settle claim ut
nce-tOnight-and know that l shall
have at least cold potatoes for break
fast. 1t grieves me. but-take 1t
along"
Mrs. Bowser called again, but Mr..
B0wser passed over the money. patted
the man Of integrity on the shoulder
and closed the door after him. Then
he returned I" the sitting room. placed
| watch and ring 81, the muntel and sat
down without II VOID After quarter
of an hour Of silence Mrs. Bowser
went upstairs to keep clear of any fur.
Their row. and the expected neighbor
came In.
OF course he was told of the honest
business man and shown the watch
and ring. He began to grin as soon
as they were placed In his hands. and
pretty soon he said: Do,
Look here. Bowser. You've been
played for sucker!"
1T can't be!''
"But It can be and Is. Those dia-
monds are nothing but glass. and that
ring isn't worth So! Was Mrs. Bowser
here when you bought it?'
what II she was or wasn't?"
"She'd have detected the fraud at
once. The game that fellow worked
on you Is as old as the hills. What on
earth made you bite!''
Ill wanted to help an honest man.
As for the watch
"Ha. ha. hal"
"What In thunder do you meanT de-
manded Mr.. BOwser as his face kept
growing paler.
man to come back and swindle you a
second time. Say, now. but you are
dead easy. This watch never cost over
s.. Bowser, old man. you've been lam.
basted for $55 with your eyes wide
open. You'd better let Mrs. Bowser
deal with such chaps after this"
but what does she know Of such
tolks?" protested MIR. Bowser.
"A heap more than you do. should
say. II you are 80 easily taken In. Well.
well. wouldn't have believed it,
A. the situation was somewhat EN-
barrassing the neighbor didn't stay
long. and when he had taken his de-
rArture Mr.. Bowser sat down to chew
the bitter cud. He had been chewing
for about twenty minutes and wonder
ing how he could get even with Mrs
Bowser when the bell rang. and he
made his way to the door and opened
1t to find the same business failure on
the step again.
"You will excuse me. know" said
the man. ''but l have a. diamond pin !
didn't show you. 1t IL pin my wife
gave me on my fortieth birthday. when
everything was going well with us.
As 1t is worth $50 l thought I could
easily get rid Of 1t among your neigh
bOrs for $50 or $40. hut find that
can't Your exceeding kindness to me
and your desire to help me maintain
my standard Of integrity led me to
hope
"Come inr' interrupted Mr. Bowser.
The man entered the hall and open.
I'd q pasteboard box to reveal din.
mond pin reposing on a nest Of red
cotton.
"You-you have a diamond pin to
sell me?" said Mr. Bowser in strange.
hard voice.
ayes: I thought to keep It from my
creditors. but my conscience won't lei
me. 1t IL worth $50. but owing to
circumstances''-
Then Mr.. Bowser Jumped on him
The man Of integrity was taken by
surprise and rolled on the floor. but
Il he soon recovered. and there was a
!| scrap that upset the hall tree, tickled
the cat half to death and made the
dust ny. It lasted i've minutes. and
thAn Mr.. Rovaar snt the door ouau