The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-05-28

MIR. Lettall, sageiy. And won't detain
You fifteen minutes. Tommy. here !"
Once more the weary little legs of the
ofice-boy were called upon to trot the dis
lance between Mr.. Letnlrs place of bust
ness and the genteel fiat where Miss Cad.
der held her local hahitation. He came
back breathless, with second enveloped
card, which he gave to his master.
" Well said the customer, CURLY, what
does she say ?"
She says" answered Mr.. Lettall, his
face beaming all over, " that she'll give
twenty-five hundred"
Then" cried the customer, jumping up
in rage, she's bigger fool than l ami
And wish her joy of her bargain!"
He slapped his hat ON his head and went
out, banging the door smartly behind him.
Mr.. Lettall chuckled.
It's not a bad job" said he. 1.-THE
house isn't worth more than eight or nine
hundred at the utmost, and here I've got
twenty-five hundred for il must make
out the lease at once, before they change
their minds.n
But when the name & Dorothea Dingle-
ton was given to him TO fill in the printed
blanks of the lease, he manifested some sur.
prise.
Dingleton !" said he" Dingleton! Is
that the name ?"
Yes, " said Dolly, innocently. "why ?"
Nothing" said Mr.. Lettall, rubbing his
uose with the ruler. "'0nly it seems to me
that I've somewhere heard it before"
Aud he wrote away, harder than ever.
And now" said Aunt Carrie, .'we hay,
only to go ON and furnish this sweet little
earthly paradise as it deserves, and our
scheme is perfect"
On the eve of the first day of May, Mrs
Dingleton invited her husband out for
walk.
"To call ON friend" said she, demure
ly.
And she led him direct to No. Canada
Square, where Aunt Carrie was awaiting
them in n 6oudoir furnished with peacock-
blue plush and Chippendale chairs and
sofas.
Hallo!" said Mr.. Dingleton, staring
around him. Who lives here p
1--WE do" said Dolly, radiantly. "It't
home ~
"The dickens it is! said Mr.. Dingleton.
I've taken the house on a three-years'
lease,n said Dolly, at twenty-five hundred
dollars year 70 surprise you, dearest"
fsWellp' calculated Mr.. Dingleton. 81
must shy that am surprised |"
We knew you would be !" chuckled
Miss Calder, while Dolly went joyfully on .
"And I've furnished it, dear, just to suit
your taste. And the bills are in the upper
left hand drawer Of the inlaid cscritoire of
the reception-room, together with the bill
for the first quarters REM, and the agent
would like it attended to at once please
And aren't you delighted dear2 ?"
Mr.. Dingleton turned green and pale an6
red, -he made a gasping sound as if he
were trying to swallow something And
then he sat down and whistled several bars
OF Robin Affair."" before he answered
ooh, yes. Dolly De-ight-edl Only,
my precious pet, the next time we transact
any such business, don't let us have any
secrets from each other |"
But then 1 couldn't have surprised
you !" said Dolly, artlessly.
No. said her husband. Perhaps not
But this surprise will cost us thousand
dollars year, at leastl"
And then he told her the truth--that he
had been Mr.. Lettall's other customer and
that they had actually been bidding against
each other for the same dwelling!
az bad already partially engaged this
house" said he, "when you visited the real
estate agent and offered him one hundred
dollars year more for it. l was going to
surprise you, Dolly, don't you see ~
Miss Calder was amazed. Dolly burst
put crying.
&c never, never will have secret from
you again, Albert" she sobbed
Well, don't fret little woman !" said
Mr.. Dingleton, resignedly "what's done
cans be undone, 80 now let us sit down and
eat the supper that smell cooking for to-
morrow is your birthday, and so say Hur-
rah for the first of May l"-Stirley B,oaoae