San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

the Hodges ever moved into the neigh
borlood.
"Suppe-'s ready" called Jane
through the screen door.
Supper" amazed Warren. why,
we just got up from dinner" :
ITS after g." Carrie reminded him
And Jane wants to get off"
The dining room, in spite Of the fa1
humming on the sideboard, was even
hotter and more sitting than the
porch.
They were hardly seated when Car
RE jumped up, snatched red board
that lay on the window sill, and STRUCK
at fly buzzing against the screen.
Whats that Pretty husky fly
swatter," Warren stared at the board.
on which was pasted flamboyant
yellow label.
''Oh. there's one of those indie
s,ructo' shingles they sent down fol-
me to test out" explained Lawrence.
carving the cold roast veal left from
dinner. II may take little stock in
it. If it's all they claim, it's Won
DER"
Doesn't look like such world.
beaten" Warren examined the board.
Its dipped in some patent prepara-
ton. that makes it weatherproof. wa
terproof, and outwear three ordinar.
shingles-Helen, you don't like fat
do you? And fireproof, too"
Huh, they don't claim much for
it." Warren dug into the potato salad
Better look into it pretty close. You
can drop lot on a scheme like that.
They've got some good men back OF
them-going to advertise it big. Try
ing to get a slogan now. Something
like 'Indestructo Shingles, Built for
Wear or Our No-Leak-O Sheds Sun
and Rain They want to advertise
catchy phrase so it'll be called for
in building specifications"
"Jane, see if Bobby's upstairs" in
structed Carrie. Tell him to come
down to his supper. Why, here he is =
at a smoker from beneath the table.
why, precious, what're you doing un
der there?"
"Nuthin'." crawling out, he climbed
into his chair.
Bobby, why did you put pepper on
Aunt Helen's powder puff"
Now. Lawrence, let him eat his
supper. Here, dearie, motherll tie your
napkin"
want some of that" petulantly
pointing at the potato salad.
"No, darling, not for supper. Ea,
your bowl of rice and milk-then you
can have some nice stewed plums and
cake"
The supper progressed with con-
slant fretful demands from Bobby
conciliatory endearments from his
mother, and silence from Helen.
These are some of our own plums,
boosted Carrie. ''From that little plum
tree those wretched boys broke down.
They're very NICE" murmured Hell
en-. politely, spooning into her saucer.
There's q breeze! Look at those
curtains. No matter how hot it is we
always get q breeze toward evening
It'll be lovely and cool on the porch
now"
I'VE won't have much time" de.
INJURED Helen. 1--WE want to take that
S:10."
mo. you don't-you'll miss the be,'
part of the day." protested Lawrence
THAT 0 30 gets you home in plenty
of time. Try one of these" passing
Warren the box of cigars from the
sideboard. "Some Spencer sent me"
They were rising from the table
when Warren. with sudden lurci
fell heavily against the sideboarti
knocking over a pitcher of ice water
A moments confused excitement
then a volcanic explosion from War.
rem.
THAT devilsh brat :"
"What has he done:" shrilled Car
rie. He wasn't near you!"
Look at my shoestrings! Tied
themselves together, did they? Jus'
wait'll l get hold of him. He won't
sit down for a week."
"Oh, you might've fallen. You might
have hurt yourself badly" Helen flut.
tered over him as he stopped to un.
fasten the shoestrings that tied his
feet together.
A jeering smoker from Bobby as hi
slid out and scampered up the stairs
How could he have done it" per
sisted Carrie. He hasn't been near
YOU"
HE hasn't. eh?" grimly. What was
he up to under the table? Where 5
that Indestructo' single?" S
Grabbing the red and yellow board