The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-05-11
BLOWING BUBBLES
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

little urchin stood, dish of soap an,
water before him, clay pipe In hi.
hands. AS Waring sat delving over 4
scientific problem at his work table
something had floated in through tn,
open window, struck his face. explod
cd, sending a cloud of vapor into his
nostrils and singing shower into his
eyes, and startling him so that he did
not realize that it was a 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 ihtentY Again, a sudden comprehen-
sion OF his own situation forced smile
he could not get away from.
Actually getting cranky with nv
deiNing into invention Why, that III.
He ehlid IS doing exactly what I'm do.
ins moving bubbles. Only he has the
Jun OF IL and | the work and no re-
suils' nm blowing bubbles That's
| "hat I've been wasting time over for
months. Hello"
Al the echo of a wailng outbreak
NarlIg leaned again from the window
The little lad stood sobbing and in
i'hrS mourning over the broken nine
M MS feet. Evidently Warnings rough.
ness had frightened him into dropping
MS precious bubble blower.
Too bad! I'm brute" Warjne
cehNured himself 'But I'll mend IT,"
ana he straightway put on coat and
nat and proceeded Ia the nearest ia
hacco store. There he purchased half
dozen clay pipes and gained The
renee surrounding the next door Iot. 4
gate was open, he passed through II.
MS victim was not in sight, bur he
heard voices beyond mass of trel.
used vines. Advancing. he discovered
thls 10 comprise one end of n SORT or
arh"r' On a bench inside sat n
young lady. In her lap was the youth
fal bubble blower.
Don't cry. Ted" she was saving
so3thinGly. "rll get you new nine
next time go down town"
THE man broke my balloon and he
uade me drop The pipe"
(which was wicked and wrong"
spoke forth Waring and he confronted
the twain in the arbor Forgive me.
mss. Tor my intrusion. hut rs soon Ms
realized the damage ! had done I
hast"ned 10 repair il. Here. little fell
low, I've brought you half a dozen nice
brand new pipes"
Ted fairly beamed at the prizes all
me- own. The young lady smiled indIu- |
gently. She murmured something
shout her sisters child. his ecstatic de-
'otion to sending up the rainbow tint |
ed globes.
on are deserving little worker" |
commended Waring. as he stood M The
spot where the basin Of water was. He
was glad to llnger. 1t was a fair gar
den scene and Its fairer queen of grace
and beauty fitted into II ia a charm
ing way. There's a patent bubble
blower ] have in mind, Ted" smoke
WariDga May bring IT to himY'
You have been too kind and
thoughtful already" said Miss Blak che
Tyndall.
The trifling event marked 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
rallied. He had blown many bubbles
OF nope. endeavor and promise, only TO
reach block in his experiments.
Waring began to devote more atter-
ton to'the department in a great iron
ma steel plant where he was emplov.
Ad almost completely ignoring his in
'ehtlVe speculations. Perhaps the fact
mat The delivery of the toy pipe had
ed to further call nj the invitation
,f Miss Tyndall, led to this result HIS
iisltS did not seem unacceptable RI
he charming girl, who was Interested
U MN as much because he was
ireamer ms that he was on the whole
handsome and most estimabIe Young
nan.
NarlnE. dropped In upon these new
friends Of his one evening to find Ted
fopped NJ in chair with a piece of
IanncI about his throat. Ii was hard
or the little fellow 10 be cooped In tho
iouse' aud blanche was amusing him
y cutting out paper houses. animals
nd the like.
"Alakc me one Of those curlicues
re YOU did last winter. nuntic." said
ED, "and III get mother to let mo
ry II on the kitchen stove pine TO-
borrow"
Blanche amlahly hogan the task and
'arin" admrincly watched her nimblo
ng"rS transform circle of paper into
long spiral. Then A. Ted received
end swaycd It up AMI down Waring
TERED sharp quicE ejaculation.
rive HE il \ mean. you havpr' he
'icd. why tho very thing, plcase
lcuse me, Miss Tyndall, but your cur. I
enc here has given me hint. 1
uSt utilize It in my workruom while u
10 Inspiration is on" aud he loft the. I
)usc aglow with the theme. .
He told Miss Tyndall next day OF "
L. valuable suggestion her casual nm.
n clipping had been
spiral pipe" he explained. "collnp-
bic seamS-it means fortune 10
Blanche did not very clearly under