The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-13
BATHROOM SCREEN
sy JULIA A. ROBINSON.
Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The bathroom screen was lost
strange thing to lose, too! II 1t had
been a door key. pair of gloves. or
even a hat, one would not have won
dered-but screen, window screen
1t was mystery.
Mrs. Weed had looked for 1t Just
everywhere" but could not find 1t.
| All the other screens were fitted In
the windows; this was needed. Flies
were beginning to come. What was to
be done?
Father, you must know where that
screen is; you put 1t away" Mrs. Weed
said to her husband. "Those that hide
surely ought to be able to find"
| 81 don't know where 1t is, mother !;
I've looked for 1t everywhere. I don't
Know a thing about 1t. don't remem-
Der putting II away"
These two good people had the old
] fashioned habit Of calling each other
| father" and mother" In a real honey.
| loving way.
"Well, you put It away, I'm sure OF
that, and you ought to know where IL
is" asserted his gentle wife. with un-
usual decision. she was generally
quiet, but now she was decidedly ruf"
fled. 81 haven't touched it, she went
on; "'tisn't likely anyone has stolen
1t; there are plenty of things they'd
take sooner than that"
That's so!' asserted her husband.
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can't think what can have become OF
il. 1t can't have. walked off; but |
don't believe It's in the house, and
I've looked down CELLAR wish | knew
what I did with It,"
1t worried him much to have his
wife even insinuate that he was in the
wrong Surely he had done his best
to find the screen. II ii had disap-
peared IL was not his fault, and he
didn't see how he was to blame for
1t, If 1t wasn't his doing.
"You must have put II somewhere
yourself mother" he suggested, try
ing to clear himself and to ward off
her displeasurc.
~ didn't. father! You know
didn't. I haven't touched it; | guess
| know! You have hidden II some
where that's all there Is about II,
and I'd just like 10 have you find II.
The flies are coming in. and | can't
stand flies. They'll be all over the
house before you know it,
These two worthy people had lived
together as man and Nife for more
tnan forty years. and had never been
known To quarrel. Yet now they were
just on the verge of n storm--and all
for the sake of q window screen. SO
little. thing Ii takes sometimes to
break up the harmony and peace Of
home life, and to separate even the
dearest and truest friends. $50 great
matter a little fire kindleth !"
Mrs. Weed hustled about, rather sui.
lenly, for she wanted her husband to
understand that she was thoroughly
displeased with him, finished her work,
dressed and started for downtown. She
closed the bathroom window, however,
before she went out. IF you can't
ind the screen, you've got to have the
window down and smother" she af-
fir1ned. in a decided voice.
Mr. Weed was left alone, standing
In the middle of the Kitchen floor.
His face wrinkled. tits strange where
that screen couldChave gone to- he
muttered. 81 hate to have mother so
put out about tit must he some
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give another look about, though 1
'spose won't do any good"
Mr. Weed spent an hour in his
search, going from attic to cellar, but
all with no avail. IT knew It," he said
to himself; "it's no use"
At last, quite wearied with his fruit
less toll, painting and dazed, he stood
still in the front hall, scratched his
head. and tried to think, for he hated
to give it up. after all.
Suddenly Mr. Weed gave jump.
by lingo! What's that?" he cried.
His eye had caught the sight Of
something behind the glass. Only q
small portion of 1t could be seen on
either side of the glass and throuab
the fillgree work. He hastily pulled
II out and there was the lost screen
"Ha, hal" he laughed, "there that
screen has been NIL the time! We
weren't very smart not to see 1t right
before our faces am going to put
Il I'm the window and see what moth
er'll say when she comes home"
OF course, Mrs. Weed discovered the
screen the first thing. "Where did you
find II, father?" she asked.
"Why, mother, what do you think 2
Twas right before our faces and eyes
all the time; II II had been n bear
'twou)d have bitten us--'twas right In
the front hall. behind the hat-tree-
and--come to think of 1t. put II there
myself when / brought the screens
down from the attic--I never thought
Of II. So twas all my fault, mother.
| I'm the one who hid II, and I'll take
all the blame" he laughed.
"But told you to put II there, ia
ther I" returned Ills wife. Don't you
remember. said 1t would he out Of
4, the way there for time? ought to
have thought Of u. SO YOU see I'm
the one who's to blame, after all"