The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-06-14
BLOWING BUBBLES
BY GEORGE ELMER coee.


POUNDS p shouted out Deane War
Ing, and leaned from the window and
looked down and across to where =
little urchin stood, 4 dish Of soap and
water before him. clay pipe In his
hands. As Waring sat delving over a
scientific problem at his work table,
something had floated In through the
open window, struck his face, expl0d-
ed. sending cloud OF vapor into his
nostrils and singing shower into his
eyes, and startling him so that he did
not realize that 1t was a soap bubble
balloon.
You young scamp" he shouted
GOWN, and then was sorry and
ashamed. He now discovered that the
youthful bubble blower was innocent
OF Intent. Again, sudden comprehen-
sion OF his own situation forced smile
ne could not get away FROM
Actually getting cranky with my
delving into invention Why, that lit
tie child Is doing exactly what I'm do
fng-blowing bubbles. Only he has the
fun Of It and l the work and no re-
suits. HIM! blowing bubbles! That's
what I've been wasting time over for
months. Hello!"
At the echo Of q wailing outbreak
Waring leaned again from the window.
The little lad stood sobbing and In
tears, mourning over the broken pipe
at his feet. Evidently Warnings rough
ness had frightened him into dropping
his precious bubble blower.
TOO bad I'm a brute! I" Warning
censured himself. But I'll mend It,"
and he straightway put on coat and
hat and proceeded to the nearest to-
bacco store. There he purchased half
a. dozen clay pipes and gained the
fence surrounding the next door lot A
gate was open, he passed through 1t.
His victim was not in sight, but he
heard voices beyond a mass Of trel-
Used vines. Advancing he discovered
this to comprise one end Of q sort of
arbor. On bench inside sat
young lady. In her lap was the youth
full bubble blower.
Don't cry, Ted" she was saying
soothingly. 'Tll get you a new pipe
next time l go down town"
"The man broke my balloon and he
made me drop the pipei"
(which was wicked and wrong"
spoke forth Waring, and he confronted
the twain in the .arbor. Forgive me,
miss for my intrusion. but as soon as
/ realized the damage | had done,
fastened to repair it. Here, little fell
low, I've brought you half a dozen nice
brand new pipes"
Ted fairly beamed at the prizes all
his own. The young lady smiled indul-
gently. She murmured something
about her sisters child, his ecstatic de-
votion to sending up the rambow-tint-
ed globes.
"You are a deserving little worker"
commended Warlng, as he stood at the
spot where the basin Of water was. He
was glad to linger. 1t was fair gar
den scene and its fairer queen of grace
and beauty fitted into 1t In charm
ing way. "Theres patent bubble
blower l have In mind, Ted" spoke
Waring. MAY bring it to him?'
"You have been too kind and
thoughtful already" said Miss Blanche
Tyndall.
The trifling event marked a change
In the life of Deane Warning. For near
ly a year he had squandered time and
money striving to work out an idea
that promised great results. He had
failed. He had blown many bubbles
OF hope, endeavor and promise, only to
reach block In his experiments.
Warning began to devote more atten-
ton to the department in a great iron
and steel plant where he was employ
ed, almost completely ignoring his in
ventive speculations. Perhaps the fact
that the delivery of the toy pipe had
led to further call at the invitation
of Miss Tyndall, led to this result. His
visits did not seem unacceptable to
the charming girl who was interested
in him as much because he was a
dreamer as that he was on the whole
handsome and most estimable young
man.
Waring dropped in upon these new
friends of his one evening to find Tee
propped up in chair with piece OF
flannel about his throat. 1t was hare
for the little fellow to be cooped In the
house, and Blanche was amusing hin
by cutting out paper houses, animals
and the like.
make me one of those curlicue,
; like you did last winter, auntie," sale
Ted. "and I'll get mother to let m,
try 1t on the kitchen stove pipe to
! morrow"
p Blanche amiably began the task ant
p Warning admiringly watched her nimbl,
$ fingers transform a circle of paper int,
, a long spiral. Then as Ted receive,
1t and swayed 1t up and down Warm;
= uttered a sharp, quick ejaculation.
: "Pve hit it, mean. you havei" h
: cried "Why the very thingl Pleas
Z excuse me, Mss Tyndall, but your eur
: lcue here has given me q hint.
\ must utilize IT in my workroom Will
, the inspiration is on" and he left tn
. house aglow with the theme
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