Silk Hose and High Pressure

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A fire hose with 100 pounds pressure, some silk hose of summer weight, a theater, the police officer, and two bachelors who flirted to excess, were the disturbing elements in the story. A new wife, who had been an actress and had too many callers, was the cause, and a man shooting up in the air on a stream of water was the effect. There were other effects just as striking and more numerous. It all started when the actress-wife gave a midnight party to her former associates and Bill and Mr. Jowlish tried to horn in on the revelry. Her husband also thought he would have a quiet little party with soubrette Violet Vere de Vere, but she invited him to the same one his wife was giving. As is known, meetings like this lead to murder. The killing started with mere pistols, but rapidly branched out until fire hose, silk hose, cops, explosions, geysers, and volcanoes were in the itinerary. Never since have the bachelors flirted, nor the wife given parties. And also never since has the police captain talked to actresses.