Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-09
THOSE SCREENS.
No MsSter What Mr.. Dare Did, They Came
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This Is story Of an express company,
two screens and name. There was only
one name though there were two fam.
lilies. That nobody may know what the
name was 1t shall be called Dare. The head
of one family was M. Dare. The head of
the other family was NJ. Dare.
To the summer home on Staten Island
of Mr.. NJ. Dare-Mr. Marley Dare 1t was
came one day two screens from New
York dealer, express charges collect I"
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, ''the screens are
very nice, and no doubt can make use Of
them, but what put 1t into your head that
we wanted any screensf"
"ScreensH' said her husband. "What
screensf 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.. M. Dare, but
not Mr. Manley Dare, II you please. Mr.
M. Dare, as we'll as Mr.. M. 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. Marley
Dare, II 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. Manley
Dare-going to call on her mother-in law
one day in the fall, saw two screens that
seemed familiar.
Mother" she said, with something
akin to horror, "where''-great stress on
the where" you get those screens?"
"Well," said her mother-in- law placid
| ly, "Nita wrote me several weeks ago that
she was going to send me very beautiful
screen. Two or three weeks ago these
screens came. I 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 ia 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 moro 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.
1t 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.. M. Dare-Mr. Maynard
Dare.
"Mr. Dare" he said, II am Mr.. Dare,
the other Mr.. Dare. For long time
have been bombarded with a pair of
screens. At ono time thought they must
belong to you, but as asked the express
company to take them to you, and Us l
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
"Screensp' said the other Mr.. Dare
YEARLY. "Once several months ago Mrs.
Dare bought two screens, and we have
been tracing them in vain ever SINCE"
Then" cried Mr.. Dare-Mr. Manley
Dare-''we may solve this mystery. Will
you, Mr.. Dare-will you 60 with me to the
express company's Officer"
In the express company Office the Dares
stood side by side.
"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. I 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 DO 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 do not want the screens,
and am happy to say that Mr.. Dare-Mr.
Maynard Dare" he said In an impressive
tone, lis willing to take them. Have
made the situation quite clear?"
The official thought that he had.
Are you quite positive" said Mr.. Dare
Mr.. Manley Dare, THAT you make the
distinction l, Mr.. Manley Dare, have no
claims in the world upon those screens
would not for anything under the sun
touch thcm-exccpt to put them out of
my house. On the other hand, 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 VIII you," asked Mr.. Manley
Dare, with great solemnity-"will you
send those screens to Mr.. Maynare Darep"
And the man promised that he would.
And now, Mr.. Dare, said Mr.. Manley
Dare to Mr. Maynard Dare, II congratu
late you upon the near recovery of your
screens. !"
And you, Mr.. Dare, ''said Mr.. Maynare
Dare to Mr.. Manley Dare, ~ ask your par
don for unwittingly having been the
cause Of much annoyance to you, and
congratulate you upon your escape from
further bother"
And they went away-Mr. Maynare
Dare with hope that what was Caesars
wonld be rendered unto Cesar; Mr. Man
ley Dare with Joy for the peace he ex
pected
And on the next day there came to the
house Of Mr.. Manley Dare a pair Of bat
tered, travel stained screens. Where they
are today Mr.. Manly Dare does not know;