The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09


preston almost clinches my belief In
transmisration. Suppose II should be
the soul Of my friend come hack 70
earth again? See him look 1t me! why,
woman. that dog seems to understand
every word say!"
him ana m o 1as oEss c'q aeps sP Sae
Bowser. IT he suddenly runs mad ana
bite: you. don't blame any one but your
ITS queer-mighty queer" unused Mr..
Bowser. after long study Of the do6s
face That 10 Will Bakers mouth to Z
dot. Il he come. back to earth In he
dog can't talk, but il this Is poor wan
there ought to be some way Of making
sure Of It. Doggie-"
He lifted his head and INDUCED in q long
drawn howl which made things rattle.
For heavens sake. what IL going ON
The dog howled. / was going to ask
him II the soul of win Baker had re-
turned to earth Ia this form. when he
and longer than the other, and there was
something 20 uncanny. about It that Mr..
Bowser found chills racing up and down
Of Will Baker into the street forthwith,
but he Instantly discovered an obstruction
In his path. The soul objected-that IL,
me haeo dog stood firmly planted on his feet
but finished up with menacing grOwl
and vigorous scratching OF the carpet
what is it now?' shouted Mrs. Bow
ser.
''The blame cur won't let me move!
oeneve he's going mad! You'd better
open q front window and yell for the
We don't want to arouse the whole
neighborhood and have them laughing ut
friend. he'll go out II you'll ask him to-
!. Is the q sx2ssssiqa Of the mouth the same
TITS a heap wor as.f Can't you slip
down and open the front door,"
Mrs. Bowser said she'd try it, but she
didn't The dog decided to take view
She heard him coming and had just time
to reach her bedroom and shut the door
when he banged against 1t. He tore
down stairs and drove Mr.. Bowser onto
the lounge and stood before him ana
growled and chuckled and gurgled In .
that the soul of Will Baker had shut his
eyes and felt his helplessness when the
family cat came to his rescue. She had
been licked in the fight. but she had been
taken by surprise and hadn't q fair show.
Burning to recover her lost laurels after
hiding for fifteen minutes under the bed
she had sneaked downstairs. and all Of
sudden she landed on the dogs back.
The soul OF Mr.. Bowser's old chum was
both panied and surprised at the sharp
ness Of her teeth and the length Of her
claws He made two turns around the
sitting room, three around the parlor, ana
then there was smash. q crash, and 4
howl. With the cat clinging to his back
and putting in ten hours q day, the dog
had taken a header through . parlor win
dow and the Bowsers were saved
And this" said Mrs. Bowser, as she
go. downstairs and found Mr. Bowsep
bending under hfm-''this IL transmigra-
ton, - it?''
II thought thought--' he stammered
hint ahe Dofnted tn the hrolrer vvtn0nvw
and interrupted:
Yes, I know, and that's result Of it.
You'd better let souls and dogs and trans-
migration alone and find some boards to
mai over It till tomorrow"
Mr.. Bowser tried to work up q blum
and save his dignity. but II was q vain
effort. There was feeling AZ II q cold
iron was being moved up and down his
spine. and the wobble Of his knees took
his breath away.-(Copyright. 1slS. BY the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicato)