Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-07
BATHROOM SCREEN
BY JULIA A. ROBINSON.

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The bathroom screen was lost
strange thing to lose. too. II it had
been a door key. pair of gloves, or
even hat. one would not have won
dered-but a screen, window screen
1t was q mystery.
Mrs. Weed had looked for IT ''just
| everywhere" but could not find II.
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 it is, mother;
I've looked for it everywhere. l don't
know thing about it. don't reInem-
Der putting it away"
These two good people bad the old
| fashioned habit Of calling each other
father" and mother" in q real honey,
loving way
"Well, you put 1t away. I'm sure Of
that, and YOU ought to know where 1t
u.s." 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
IT.; there are plenty of things they'd
take sooner than that"
That's sou asserted her husband,
with troubled look: 'but, really
can't think what can have become of
1t. 1t can't have walked off; but
| don't believe it's in the house, and
I've looked down CELLAR wish l 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 disnp-
peared It was not his fault, and he
didn't see how he was to blame for
it, 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.
II didn't, father! You know I
didn't. I haven't touched it; guess
1 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 it.''
o.o k,,,o ,,,a,+Lx, .,oo,,1o 1,ol 1SunS7
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 storm-and all
for the sake Of window screen! So
little "a thing 1t takes sometimes to
home, life, and to separate even the
dearest and truest friends. $50 great
! q matter 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
find, the screen, you've got to have the
| window down, and smother" she at
! flrmed, In decided voice.
| Mr.. Weed was left alone, standing
in the middle of the kitchen floor.
His face wrinkled. cts strange where
| that screen could have gone to-" he
/ muttered. II hate to have mother SO
put out about tit must be some
where, that's certain. guess I'll just
give anosHer look about, though 7
'spose 'twon't do any good"
!, Mr.. 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 his
head, and tried to think, for he hated
to give it up, after all. ~. l..
isjlShddenly Mr.. Weed gave jump.
rBy| yingo! What's that?" fhe cried.
His eye had caught sathe sight of
| something behind the glass. Only a
small portion of. 1T could be seen. on
sitAer side of the glass and through
| fiAs: i1ugree work. He hastily pulled
ttiput; and there was the lost screen i
'tsnaHa, ha!" he Laughed. "there that
screen has been all the time! We
weren't very smart not to see 1t right
| before our faces! II am going to- put
| it In the window and see what moth
er.li say, when she comes home"
AsQf course, Mrs. Weed discovered the
screen the first thing. "Where did you
find It, sfather?"t she, asked. i,
!. "Why, mother, what do you thinkf
'Twasirighti before our faces and eyes
| xhs. the time; IL II had been a bear
'tw0uld have bitten us-'twas right in
J the front hall. behind the hat-tree-
/ and-come to think of it. / put It there
myself when I brought the screens