"I'M TOO BUSY."

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 14 October 1922, Page 10

"I'M TOO BUSY."

Pa and Ma Watkins have a small general store on Main Street in a very small town in Indiana. They live in a roam back of their store, where ma generally holds forth by herself when pa is busy m the store. One evening about six o'clock burglars entered the store and worked quietly. Pa put up his hands when told to "stick em up," j and stood that way while the "rush" was on. Ma, all" unconscious of the stunt ' going on out in front, set the supper on the table and called pa. He didnt move or utter a sound, and the burglars were too busy to care; but when ma called a second time and commanded: "Pa, come here immediately." Pa broke his .silence and weakly called back: "I cant come now, ma; I'm ,busy."