The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13
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sxrranIe Summers.

"But. Jane. this Isn't for me, sa Mrs.
Coils. turning a large cabinet photograph
round ard round now looking =. ens ,"Sv, ~
now at the name OF the photosrapnef o'
tho back of the card
lane had lust opened the door OF the nat
| TO let In the fiat's mistress. and the TWO
stood in the narrow hallway
"well. ma am, that's all l know apout
H. said Jane ..The young lady said
when / opened the door. Mrs Coils az
| homer and ! said. NO.. and she SAID
| Give her this for me when she comes IN.
She said you would know who II was
.Bui haven't the least idea who i is
don't know anybody at Halifax, Nova
| Scotia
Seems a very nice young lady. Jane
volunteered. taking peep at the picture
| ut certainly Is a good likeness OF ner.
| No. ma am she didn't even leave her
name. She said you would know VINO 4"
was when you saw the picture,
| That evening Mrs Coils quite en1oseo
telling her little experience OF the day 70
her husband. Their lives-hers ana MS,
| and Tots-were not SO brimful OF novelty
| and excitement but that a mystery like
| this would form n rather pleasant DIVER.
| sion. The summer seaside outing mao
passed away just long enough TO pr,ns
fve-year-old Tot to condition OF wist-
| IuI regret IOr ltF sdnu-nlii du9 10 oho ''n
gfngs. As for Tots papa. what he reaily
needed more than anything else was as
| traction from business thoughts that oc-
cupied him 10 hours In the day.
II never saw the original In all my
| life." said Coils. land IL she meant this
kind attention for me
Jack" said Mrs. Coils. the girl dis
! tinctly asked for me. tell you.
Very well. my dear. You are quite
welcome to her. Your brother Walter Is
I 49,
him" And Coils began filling n briar
pipe.
'.walter coming here? I didn't know
he was back. or course. Walter Is Just
the man TO solve the mystery. for US
| BY this time Tot had got hold OF the
puzzle photograph and was staring at the
face OF II, wlde-eyed. ciirled up In n cor
ner of the lounge. constructing unfathom-
able theories. no doubt. about the iden-
tity OF the lady with the sweet. soft eyes.
Mamma" said Tot, Il know who can
| fnd her. It's either the janitor or
"Or who. Tot?' asked her papa with an
amused smile through cloud OF smoke
| "Or the fairies"
Good for you Tot" said Coils. Sup
pose we begin with the janitor."
And with that he made his way down
two flights OF stairs to the basement, TO
4 cross-question the janitor.
Meanwhile. before Coils could get back
from his brief excursion, his brother-ln-
/ law, waiter bfuNns iufutu up anu huh
| his saiutations cut short to be introduced
10 the mystery. Where he had been, the
| details OF his summer camp. his canoe
lngs. his fishinEs. and his sufferings from
mosquitoes had no interest Just then for
his sister. hardly oven for Tot
I'VE have agreed that you can guess
tho riddle" said Mrs. Coils, and you
must"
But don't see that there is any rid
die to guess said Brown This girl
pretty girl, too.---hos made a mistake.
that's all. You're not the only Mrs Coils,
you know
Here comes Jack. What does the jnni-
tor say. Jack7 Walter wants to uench all
the roniencc out OF H.
"Janitor's no good said Coils. I'VE
must try the fairies, Tot. Perhaps I'm
Gle Walter has met some fairies this sum
mer."
what does the janitor say?" his wife
persisted.
Says he happened to be In the entrance
hall this afternoon when the young lady
came with photograph in her hand-no
cnvelope-and began looking at the names
on the letter boxes. He asked her what
name she might be looking for. and she
said 'Collis.' Then he told her. Two
flights UP. right And she thanked him
and came up
"Grl with a friend named Coils has
come back to the city after summer out
ing and heard that her friend has moved
Friend probably somewhere In this neigh
borhood. Girl hears that n Mrs. Coils
lives in these fats and thinks she'll give
her little SURPRISE Walter ratified Of
this explanation with every appearance
OF confidence in its correctness. Then
looking ut the name printed on the back
of the card, he said, ''1'hs was taken al
Halifax. chr Well. then. guess it's some
very fresh and Inexperienced young WON.
an of the Dominion. She looks like It
But. anyway, she has mixed you up witt
some other Mrs. Collis."
I'm that case" said his sister. Il hope
she Will find out her mistake and CONT
and take her old picture back
| mot at ALL" said Walter. LEND It &c
me. will you? See IL I don't find tn,
original"
Lets advertise" said Coils,
"Yes. let's advertise" Mrs. Coli:
agreed. ''Found-A photograph left b,
mistake last Thursday for Mrs. Coils
Brownstone Flats, may be had by ap
plying In person TO the janitor.'
Coils objected to this as giving toe
much publicity to his wifes name. Anc
the council OF war ended In the transfer
Of tho picture 10 Walter with 4 charge
to find its original or perish In the at.
tempt.
Now. the Brownstone Flats. where all
these things happened. are In New York
and Walter Browns business. as well az
his residence was also in New York. But
New York. which. as everybody knows. Il
one of the largest cities in the world, Is
about the longest and narrowest OF the
worlds largest cities. SO that the dis
tances one way are ridlculously small
and those In the other direction are enor-
nous. The east Of II Is near to the west
but up town Is a days journey from dowr
town. Walter lived down town. his sis
ters HAT was up town. for which rea-
son Walter was not as frequent visitor
at that Hat us the nearncss of his rela.
tionship might have seemed TO require
When he had left them. therefore. Mrs
Coils straightway began to wish she had
not let him take the mysterious photo
graph with him; she began to fear that
the young woman who had brought II &c
her nat would find out her mistake the
very next day and call to demand II. And
the worst of II was that she knew her
husband could never be got TO bear IN
mind to go round to Walters office dur
the American Legation ] accepted at once