The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
THOSE SCREENS.
No Matter what mr.. Dare Did, They Came
Back.

Hiss. mat n0DOuy may know Wnd6 the
name was il shall be called Dare. The head
of one family was NJ. Dare. The head OF
the other family was NJ. Dare.
To the summer home on Staten Island
of Mr.. NJ. Dare-Mr. Manley Dare it was
came one day two screens from New
York dealer, express charges collect"
The family wasn't at home, but one of the
servants paid the express charges, and
when Mrs. Dare came in she looked the
screens over. There was nothing remark
able about them, and she did not want
any screens but she set them up. That
evening at dinner she spoke to her hus-
band about them.
my DEAR she said, ssthe screens are
very nice, and no doubt can make use of
them, but what put 1t into your head that
Sve wanted any screenss'
'sScreens?' said her husband. "What
screenss I don't know anything about
screens" And explanations followed.
The next day the screens came down.
They were bundled up and returned to
the express company, with the suggestion
that they must be for Mr.. NJ. Dare, but
not Mr.. Manley Dare, If you please. Mr..
NJ. Dare as well as Mr.. NJ. Dare-Man-
ley Dare, If you please-was also living on
Staten Island.
About two weeks later, the family again
being out of the house, there came cou-
pie of screens to Mr.. M.-Mr. Manley
Dare, if you please-Dare; the express
charges were paid; the mistress of the
house came home; the screens were pack
ed up again and sent out into the cold
world.
The summer wore on, and it came time
for the Manley Dares to return to the city.
While they were packing trunks and box
ing household property there came two
screens, which were promptly elected.
In New York Mrs. Dare-Mrs. Man1ey
Dare-going to call on her mother-in-law
one day in the fall, saw two screens that
seemed familiar.
akin to horror, where''-great stress on
the 'swhere''-"di did you get those screens?"
"Well," said her mother-in law placid
~, "Nita wrote me several weeks ago that
she was going to send me 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, and that is where got the screens
Then, the horrible tale of the screens hav-
ing been told to the senior Mrs. Dare, the
express company was once more called
upon to remove them.
The next afternoon saw the screens de-
posted in the hallway of Mr.. Manley
Dare, express charges collected from serv-
ant.
It was at this period of persecution that
Mr.. Manley Dare resolved to settle the
screen question forever. He sent back the
two offending screens and then called at
the Office of Mr.. NJ. Dare-Mr. Maynard
Dare
MIR. Dare, he said, ct am Mr. Dare,
the other Mr.. Dare. For long time
have been bombarded with a pair of
screens. At one time thought they must
belong to you, but as l asked the express
company to take them to you, and as I
still keep getting the screens, presume
they do not belong to you. But Mr.. Dare,
If you can throw any light on the mystery
of the screens
''ScreensI'' said the other Mr.. Dare
YEARLY. "Once several months ago Mrs.
Dare bought two screens, and we have
been tracing them in vain ever stnce.'
''Then." cried Mr. Dare-Mr. Manley
Dare-''we may solve this mystery viii
you, Mr.. Dare-wil you go with me to the
express company's officer"
In the express company's office the Dares
stood side by side.
1--WE are the Messrs. Dare" explained
Mr.. Manley Dare to an officer of the COM
pany. "This,'' pointing to his namesake,
lis Mr. NJ. Dare. l am also Mr.. M. Dare,
but Mr.. Manley Dare. Your screens, adj
dressed to Mr.. NJ Dare, have always come
to me, Mr.. Manley Dare, who has paid
the express charges. They should have
gone to Mr.. Dare here-Mr. Maynare Dare
who will be glad to pay the express
charges. We are each Mr.. NJ. Dare; but
as you see, we are quite unlike, and am
very sure that I do not want the scr GEMS
and am happy to say that Mr.. Dare--Mr
Maynare Dare,'' he said in an impressive
tone, lis willing to take them. Have I
made the situation quite clear?"
The official thought that he had.
care you quite positive" said Mr.. Dare
Mr.. Marley Dare, "fhat you make the
distinction? I, Mr.. Manley Dare, have no
claims in the world upon those screens.
touch them-exoept to put them out Of
my house. On the othershand, Mr.. May
mare Dare owns the screens They belong
to him. He bought them. He paid for
them. No one else has shadow of right
to them Will you," asked Mr.. Manley
Dare, with great solemnity-'wfn you
send those screens to Mr.. Maynare DareP"
And the man promised that he would.
"And now, Mr.. Dare, - said Mr.. Manhsy
Dare to Mr.. Maynare Dare, II cesngratsl-
late you upon the near recovery of your
screens -
And you, Mr.. Dare ''said Mr.. Maynare
Dare to Mr.. Manley Dare, Il ask your par
don for unwittingly having been the
cause of much annoyance to you, and I
congratulate you upon your escape from
further bother
And they went away-Mr- Maynare
Dare with hope that what was Caesar
would be rendered unto Caesar; Mr.. Man
| ley Dare with a joy for the peace he ex-
| pected.
| And on the next day there came to the
| house Of Mr.. Manley Dare pair of bat
tered, travel stained screens. Where thes
| are today Mr.. Manley Dare pes not know;
| but, wherever they may be wandering, be
| knows that they will COMB back.-New
| York Tribune.