The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-03
BLOWING BUBBLES |
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

little urchin stood, q 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 f1oated in through the
open window, struck his face, explod-
ca. sending cloud of vapor into his
n0strils and singing shower into his
eyes, and startling him so that he did
@ot 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
OF intent. Again, a sudden comprehen-
sion of his own situation forced smile
ne could not get away from.
Actually getting cranky with nv
ueiVing into invention! Why, that lit
tie child Is doing exactly what I'm do
ing-biowing bubbles. Only he has the
1un OF 1t 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 a wailing outbreak
Warning leaned again from the window.
Inc little lad stood sobbng and in
fears, mourning over the broken pipe
Mt his feet. Evidently Warnings rough
oess had frightened him into dropping
bis precious bubble blower.
TOO bad! I'm a brute :" Warning
censured himself. But III mend it,"
end he straightway put on coat ana
nat and proceeded 10 the nearest to-
Oncco store. There he purchased haIf
dozen clay pipes and gained the
fence surrounding the next door lot. A
gate was open, he passed through it.
HIS victim was not in sight, but he
heard voices beyond mass of trel-
Used vines. Advancing, he discovered
this to comprise one end of q sort of
arbor. On bench inside sat a
young lady. In her lap was the youth
fui bubble blower.
Don't cry, Ted" she was saying
sOothingly. "Ill get you new pipe
next time go down town"
1.-THE man broke my balloon and he
made me drop the pipe!"
(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
1 realized the damage / had done. I
hastened to repair it. Here, little TEL
low, I've brought you half 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 rainbow tint
ed globes.
You are deserving little worker"
commended Warning, as he stood at the
spot where the basin Of water was, He
was glad to linger. 1t was fair oar
den scene and its fairer queen of grace
and beauty fitted into it in charm
ing way. There's patent bubble
blower l have in mind, Ted" spoke
Waring. May 1 bring 1t to hIm?"
"You have been too kind and
thoughtful already" said Miss Blanche
Tyndall
The trifiing event marked a change
In the life of Deane Waring. For near
~ 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.
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
Tentive 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
q handsome and most estimable Young
man.
Warlng dropped in upon these new
friends Of his one evening to find Ted
bA~PRNN Wy IA a WITH u piece
flannel about his throat. It 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, "and I'll get mother to let me
try 1t on the kitchen stove pipe TO.
morrow"
Blanche amiably began the task and
Warning admiringly watched her nimble
fingers transform a circle Of paper into
long spiral. Then as Ted received
II and swayed 1t up and down warins
uttered sharp, quick ejaculation.
'Tve hit it, mean, you have, I" he
cried. why, the very thing! Please
excuse me- Miss Tyndall. but your cur
licue here has given me a hint.
must utilize it in my workroom Will,
the inspiration is on" and he left tn,
house aglow with the theme.
He told Miss Tyndall next day 81
the valuable suggestion her casual pa
per clipping had been.
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