Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-12-28
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Mrs. Coils, you know"
| "Here comes Jack. What does tn
ljanitor say, Jlckt Val 81 wants t.
lquench all the roma ce cut of it,"
"Janitor's no good" said Coils. We
must try the fairies, Tot. Perhaps
Uncle Walter has met some fairies this
Summer"
"What does the janitor say?" hiI
wife persist ed,
'Says he happened to be in the en-
trance hall this afternoon when the
young lady came with photograph in
her hand-n) envelope-and began
looking at ths names on the letter box
es. He asked her what name she
might be looking for, and she said,
Coils Then he told her, Two fights
up, right. And she thanked him and
came up"
"Girl with friend named Coils has
come back to the city after summer
outing and heard that her friend has
moved. Friend probably somewhere
in this neighborhood. Girl hears that
Mrs. Coils lives in these flats and
thinks she'll give her little surprise"
Walter ratified off this explanation with
every appearance of conf Ience in its
correctness. Then looking, at the
name printed on the back of the card,
he faid, "This was taken at Halifax,
eh' Well, then, I guess it's some very
fresh and inexperienced young woman
Of the Dominion. She looks like it.
But, anyway, she has mixed you up
with some other Mrs, Coils"
"In that case" said his sister, Il
hope she will find out her mistake and
come and take her old picture back"
"Not at all, said Walter. "Lend it
to me, will you' See if I don't find
he original"
"Let's ADVERTISE" said Coils.
eyes, let's ADVERTISE" Mis-. Coils
agreed. "'Found--A photograph left
by mistake last Thursday for Mrs.
Jtllis, Brownstone Flats, may be had
BY applying in person to the janitor."
Coils objected to this as giving too
much publicity to his wife's name. And
he council of war ended in the trans
er OF the picture to Walter with a
'haree to find its original or perish in |
he attempt.
Now the Brownstone Flats, where |
III thess things happened, are in New |
[olk, and Walter Browns business, as |
veil as his residence, was also In New
York, which, as everybody knows, is
me Of the largest cities in the world,
3 about the longest and narrowest Of
he worlds largest cities, so that the
listlnces one way ale rediculously |
mall, and those in the other direction |
ire enormous. The east OF it is near
he west, but up town is a days Jour-
ley from down town. Walter lived
lown town, his sisters fiat was up
own, for which reason Walter was not
IS frequent visitor to that flat as the
learness If his relationship might seem
o require. When he had left them,
therefore,, Mrs. COllis straightway be-
AN to wish that she had not let him
axe the mysterious photograph with
lin; sic Logan to fear that the young
woman who Lad Brought it to her fat
would find out her mistake the very
lext day and cal to demand it. And
he worst of it was that she knew that
er husband could never be got to bear
4 mind t, go round to Walters Office
urirg business hours and explain
1atters.
More than a week passed, and Mrs
oils grew more and more apprehen-
i've t. the young person CT the pic
ure would drop in some day and that
he-Mr., Ccllis-wolld be obliged 10
onfess hat the photograph had been
urned over for ident fication to gay
Dung bachelor. Jack Coils had put
IF going to his brother-in-law about
he matter aid had at last declared
atty that be had no time to waste on
[ ch trihes.
Tntn let er adore sed TO "Mrs.
bernard Coils" was h nded in at the
at. and, not noticing the diff renee in
name, Mis-. Jack Coils ope Ied and
sad, "Dear lyon never even wrote
} lhank ne for 20 photo, found
ut your fat and If it there fer you
eek before list. Why don't you
ritep Mariory K"