Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
BLOWING BUBBLES
BY GEORGE ELMER co6B.

looked down and across to where a
little urchin stood, dish of SOAP and
water before him, clay pipe in his
hands. AS Waring sat delving over q
sciehtihc problem ut his work table,
something had floated In through the
open window, struck his face, explod-
cd, sending cloud OF vapor into his
nostrils and stinging shower into his
eyes, and startling him so that he did
not realize that it was soap bubble
balloon.
You young scamp!" he shouted
down, and then was sorry and
ashamed. He now discovered that the
youthful bubble blower was innocent
ef intent. Again, sudden comprehen-
sion of his own situation forced smile
ne could not get away FROM
Actually getting cranky with my
delvlng into invention Why. that lit
tie child is doing exactly what I'm do
ing-blowing bubbles. Only he has the
fun of it and | the work and no re-
suits. HIM! blowing bubbles That's
what I've been wasting time over for
mouliS. heilO !"
AT the echo of a wailing outbreak
Waring leaned again from the window.
Ihe little lad stood sobbing and In
tears, mourning over the broken pipe
Rt his feet. Evidently Warnings rough
ness had frightened him into dropping
his precious bubble blower
'Too bad I'm brute!' Waring
censured himself But Iar mend it,"
and he straightway put on coat and
hat and proceeded to the nearest to-
bacco store. There he purchased half
dozen clay pipes and gained the
fence surrounding the next door lot. A
gate was open, he passed through II.
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 a sort of
arbor. On bench inside sat a
young lady. In her lap was the youth
full bubble blower.
Don't cry, Ted" she was saying
soothingly. "I'll get you a ew pipe
next time | go down town"
iAN lhtlA uIbht my bullOon ana he
made me drop the pipe!"
(which was wicked ar1 wrong"
spoke forth Waring, and he confronted
the twain in the arhor. 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 ralnbow-tint
ed globes.
you are n deserving little worker"
commended Waring, as he stood at the
spot where the basin of water was. He
was glad to linger 1t was a fair gar.
den scene and its fairer queen of grace
and beauty fitted into 1t in a charm
ing way. There's n patent bubble
blower I have in mind, Ted" spoke
Warng. May l bring 1t to him."
"You have been too kind and
thoughtful already" said Miss Blanche
Tyndall.
The trifing event marked a change
in the life of Deane Waring. For near
ly 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 a block in his experiments.
Waring began to devote more atten-
ton to the department in great iron
and steel plant where he was employ
ed, almost completely ignoring his in
ventive speculatlons. 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 n
dreamer as that he was on the whole
a handsome and most estimabe young
man.
Waring dropped in upon these new
friends of his one evening to find Ted
propped up in a chair with piece Of
flannel about his throat. II was hard
for the little fellow to be cooped In the
house, and Blanche was amusing him
by cutting out paper houses, animals,
and the like.
make me one of those curlicues
like you did last winter. auntie," said
Ted, land I'll get mother to let me
try it on the kitchen stove pipe to-
morrow
Blanche amiably began the task and
Waring admirlngly watched her nimble
fingers transform circle Of paper into
long spiral. Then as Ted received
II and swayed II up and down Waring
uttered a sharp, quick ejaculation
ave hit it, mean, you have!" he
cried "Whye the very thing Please
excuse me, Miss Tyndall, but your cur
licue here has given me hint.
must utilize 1t in my workroom while
the inspiration is on" and he left the
house aglow with the theme.
He told Miss Tyndall next day OF
the valuable suggestion her casual pa
per clipping had been.
spiral pipe he explained. "collap
qihIe SeqmS-ft means n fortune 70