The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-09

the refusal of this house in case it suits
| me-"
81 don't know, ma'am," says I, "but
it's let already"
Let already?" says she, with sort
| Of scream. "But that's impossible
! Don't 1 tell you have the refusal of it?
| Show me the premises at once"
Well, was in a pretty puzzle, as you
may believe; but I went all over the
house with the curly lady and she de-
clared it met her fancy exactly.
Possession on the 1st of May, ! sdp-
pose" says she.
Eyes, ma'am," says I, Ct"
There's no if in the question" says
she, as short as pie-crust. you may
take down the To Let, my good wom-
an"
courtsies very low but says to my
self: Not if 1 knows it, ma'am, not
without orders from the agent him.
self"
hair and the rose-red cheeks, and / was
just putting on my hat to run round to
house agency, when in comes Mr.. Eagle
himself, all smiles.
well, Mrs. Pounce." said he, $50 the
house is let?''
ITO my thinking, SIR" said I, tits
let twice over"
And I up and told him about my old
gentleman.
Dear me-" says he, "this is very
perplexing At what time was this
parsonage here?"
''The clock struck twelve, sir,n says
/, '.just as he went away"
Mr.. Eagle hit himself blow over the
forehead like a play actor.
Confusion worse confoundedr' says
he. at was twelve precise ly when my
the house in two, can we?" says he.
"Well, we must tell your old gentleman
just how it happened. l dare say he'll
be reasonable about it."
But he wasn't reasonable, Mr.. Eagle
told me afterwards; he never saw any
one in such rage.
I've taken the house." says he, land
I'll have it, cost what it may. Do you
say that the rent is two hundred
pounds? I'll give you two hundred and
fifty pounds down: if my claim and that
of this lady are equally good, the ques-
ton of price must settle it.
Well, we supposed me and Mr..
Eagle-as that was the end of the mat
ter. But not bit of it. The lady came
that afternoon with an upholsterer
and tape measure TO see about the
carpets.
1.-Two hundred and fifty pounds, in
deedI'' says she, with the toss of the
curls. 1T will take more than pal
try two hundred and fifty pounds to I'M
settle my plans. I'll give three hun
dred pounds sooner than III lose the
house,"
When my old gentleman hears this
he grinds his teeth in manner as was
fearful TO hear.
Its my house." says he, land will
have it. Three hundred and fifty
pounds, Eagle"
Come" says''Mr. Eagle. matters are
getting lively. Real estate is looking
up in the market" says he.
But you should have heard what a
whistle he gave when told him, the
very next day, that the curly lady had
authorized me to offer four hundred
"Tll not stand this any longer" SAYS
Mr.. Eagle, jumping up and sending the
papers flying all over the ofice-table.
I've conscience, if fate has made a
real estate agent OF me. Tell her to
come round this afternoon and sign the
10 ic
what we asked and we asked all the
property was worth to begin with"
So the curly lady had her own way
after all.
The baldheaded old gentleman
stamped about in pretty rage when he
heard as the house was let
I'm sue the agency" said he "Tll
have the house if it costs me all I'm
WORTH"
''oh, hush, sir, hush!' says I, all in
tremble. Here comes Miss Wix now"
"Who?" says he
Miss Wix,'' says I. 1.-THE lady as has
taken the house
And l got behind the door, fully ex-
pectinG a scene, after all that had
come ard gone. But TO my surprise she
gave a little shrek and few into his
arms.
Dear JOSH" says she.
Dearest Barbara says he.
"How on earth came you herep" says
she.
II was looking for desirable resi-
dence for you. my own angel, says he
You duckl'' says she
And I thought this would exactly
suit YOU" says he
Oh" says she, 1T does And I've
taken 1t for four hundred pounds a
year. 1t seems good deal of money
to pay, but I've been driven 10 Il BY a
horrid old cormorant who was deter
mined TO have the house at any price
However,"
Barbara, says the old gentleman.
with little, gasping sound in his
throat, as # he was swallowing a
lamp that cormorant was T.
You don't mean" SAYS she
That we've been bidding against
each other" says the old gentleman.
"Yes, we have"
And I was going 70 give you