Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-11-13
BATHROOM SCREEN
By JULIA A. ROBINSON.
Copyright, 1913 by Mcclure Newspaper
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| DSSA uDOE KEY pair OF gloves OF
even hat. one would not have won
dered-but a screen, window screen
1T was a 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"
Il don't know where 1t Is, mother;
I've looked for 1t everywhere. don't
know thing about it. don't remenl-
Der putting 1t away"
These two good people had the old
fashioned habit Of calling each other
father" and mother" In a real honey.
loving way.
We'll, you put 1t away, I'm sure OF
that, and you ought to know where It
is" asserted his gentle wife, with I'M
usual decision. She was generally
quiet, but now she was decidedly ruff
fled. 81 haven't touched it," she went
on; "'tisn't likely anyone has stolen
IL; there are plenty Of things they'd
take sooner than that"
That's so" asserted her husband,
with troubled look; 'but really l
can't think what can have become OF
| II. 1t can't have walked off but
don't believe it's In the house, and
I've looked down CELLAR wish knew
what / 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. If 1t had disap-
peared it was not his fault, and he
didn't see how he was to blame for
1t, if it wasn't his doing.
you must have put it somewhere
yourself, mother," he suggested, try
ing to clear himself and to ward OF
her displeasure.
81 didn't, fatherl You know
didn't. / haven't touched It; guess
I know! You have hidden it some
where, that's all there is about It,
and I'd just like to have you find It.
The flies are coming in, and / can't
stand flies. They'll be all over the
house before you know 1t"
These two worthy people had lived
together as man and wife for more
than forty years, and had never been
known to quarrel. Yet now they were
just on the verge Of a stOrm-and all
for the sake Of window scren'g So
| little a thing II taks sometimes to
break up the harmony and peace OF
home life, and to separate even the
dearest and truest friends. $50 great
a matter a little fire kindleth T"
Mrs. Weed hustled about, rather sui
lenly, for she wanted her husband to
understand that she was thoroughly
displeased witt. him, finished her work.
dressed and started for downtown. She
closed the bathroom window, However,
before she went out. "H you can't
find the screen, you've got to have the
window down, and smother" she af.
firmed, in decided voice.
Mr.. Weed was left alone. standing
in the middle Of the kitchen floor.
His face wrinkled. IT'S strange where
that screen could have gone to-" he
muttered. IL hate to have mother so
put out about tit must be some
where, that's certain. / guess Ell just
give another look about, though I
'spose 'twon't do any good"
Mfr. Weed spent an hour in his
search, going from attic to cellar but
all with no avail. II 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 bis
head, and tried to think, for he hated
to give it up, after all.
Suddenly Mr.. Weed gave jump.
'By Jingol What's that?" he cried.
His eye had caught the sight Of
something behind the glass. Only
small portion of it could be seen on
either side of the glass and through
the iligree work. He hastily pulled
it out; and there was the lost screen!
cha, hal" he laughed, "there that
screen has been all the timei We
weren't very smart not to see it right
before our facesl / am going to put
It in the window and see what moth
erTl say when she comes home"
OF course, Mrs. Weed discovered the
screen the first thing. "Where did you
find It, fatherT" she asked.
"Wby, mother, what do you thinkf
Twas right before our faces and eyes
all the time; IL 1t had been a bear
'twould have bitten us-'twas right In
the front hall. behind the hat-tree-
and-come to think of 1t, put it there
myself when / brought the screens
down from the attic-I never thought
Of It. So twas all my fault, mother.
I'm the one who hid It, and I'll take
all the blame" he laughed.
.But / told you to put it there, ia
therr returned his wife. Don't you
remember, l said It would be out q
the way there for a timer / ought to
have thought Of It. So you see I'm
the one who's to blame, after all"