New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
TUO WdNDERING SCREENS.
THEY co. LIKE CATILINE But. UNLIKE HIM.
THEY ALWAYS RETURN.

THEY co. LIKE CATILINE. But UNLIKE HIM.
THEY ALWAYS RETURN.
This IL a story OF an express company. two screens
and a name. There only name. though
there were two families. That nobody may know
what the name was It shall be called Dare. The
head OF one family NJ. Dare. The head OF the
other family NJ Dare.
To the summer home on Staten Island OF Mr.. NJ
Dlre-Mr Manley Dare it was-came one day two
screens from a New-York dealer, express charges
collect" TIE family wasn't at home, bu; one Of the
servants paid the express charges. and when Mrs.
Dare came In she looked the screens over There
nothing remarkable about them and she did not
want any screens. but she set them up. That even
ing at dinner she spoke to her husband about them
MY dear" she said. 1.-THE screens are very NICE
and no doubt can make use OF them. but what
put 1t into your head that we wanted any screens?
Screens" said her husband. what screens? I
don't know anything about screens" and explana-
lions followed
The next day the came down They were
bundled up and returned to the express company
with the suggestion that they must be for Mr.. NJ
Dare. bu, not Mr.. Maney Dare. if you Please. Mr.
NJ Dare az well as Mr. NJ Dare-Manley Dare II
YOU please-was also living Staten Island.
About two weeks later. the family again being
out OF the house there came a couple OF screens TO
Mr.. NM Maney Dare II you pleass-Dare, the
express charges paid. the mistress OF the house
came home the screens packed up again and
sent ont into the cold world.
Tho summer wore on. and il came time for the
Maney Dares 10 return TO the city While they
were packing trunks and boxing household prop
crty there came two screens. which were promptly
elected.
In New York Mrs Dare. Mrs. Maney Dare. going
to call on her mothor-in-law one day in the fall.
saw two screens that seemed familiar.
Mother" she said. with something akin TO horror
an no sNhprp'-''lil
those screens
well" said her mother-in-law pscdly, "Nta
wrote mo several weeks that she was going to
send me a very beautiful screen. Two or three
weeks ago these screens came. don't think either
Of them is especially beautiful but suppose as the
beautiful one turned out not to be beautiful. she
sent me two SO | set them up. ana that Is "here
/ got tho screens"
Then the horrible tale of the screens having been
told 10 the senior Mrs Dare, the express company
was once more called upon TO remove them
The next afternoon saw the screens deposited in
the hallway Of Mr.. Manley Dare. express charges
. collected from a servant
n Mas AZ this period OF persecution that Mr. Man
.ey Dare resolved settle the screen question for
over. lie sent back the offending screens. and
then called At the Office Of Mr.. VI. Dare, Mr. May
mare Dare
"Air Dare" he said Il am Mr.. Dare-the other
Mr. Dare. For long time have been lombard
"a with a pair OF S'TftNs ~ one A'hi' '"N"r"N
they mus, belong to you. but | asked the en-
press company t. take them you and as still
keen getting the screens. ! presume they do not
belong 10 You. But Mr. Dare. If YOU can throw
any light on the mystery Of the screens = III.
once several months alo Mrs. Dare bought two
screens and w have been tracing them III VAN
ever since ~
Then" cried Mr. Dare-Mr. Maney Dare, I'VE
may solve this mystery. VIII YOU MI pare.
VIII You go with me to the express compah!
in the express companys office the Dares stood
we are tie Messrs. Dare" explained Mr., Man:
Icy Dare 10 an officer Of the company. This
nlso AZ NJ Dare. but Mr. Manley Dare Your
screens addressed to Mr.. NJ. Dare. have always
cxnress charges They should have gone 20 Mr.:
Dare. here. Nr. Maynare DARE who VIII be %r slsf
Darc but as YOU sec. We quite unlike. and
am very that do not want the screens, ana
Dare" h. said N an impressive tone. is willing
to lake them. Have made the situation quite
The official thought that he had. Man., NJ
Are you quit POSITIVE sag ibo ais di:tnction?
Mr.. Manley Dare. have no claims n the Woria
upon those screens. would not for a any, IN;
Of nv house ON the other hand. Mr.. Maynare
Dare owns the screens-they belong TO nun ne
shadow or right to them viii You, asked Mr;
Manlcy Dare. with great solennlty, VIII you SEM
those screens To Mr.. Naynare Dare?
And the nan promised that he would. ~ =,
And now Mr. Dare said VT Manley Dare 10
near recovery Of your screens.
And You. Mr. Dare: said Mr. MaS a e. Dare are
IN MIR Nanley Dare. II ask your pardon tor uh-
wittinrIy having been the cause OF much annoy
ancc 10 YOU and congratulate you upon your
escapc from further bother"
And they went away. Mr.. Maynare pare VII
hone that what WAS Caesars would be rendered
unto caesar. Mr. Alanley Dare with a JOY for the
peace he expected. ,
And ON the next day there came to the house OF
Mr. Nanlev Oar. n pair of battered. travel-stained
screens, Where they are to-day Mr. Manley pare
does NOT know but wherever they may he wander
lnp, he knows that they Will come back