The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-15
THE ADVERTISERS DAILY SHORT STORY
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New York. Dec. 1, 1900. Doddy Dear-ft Is a long time since l left Paris Months and months. Have you forgotten that it was you who prom ised to write first? Or has some chic Paristan demoiselle replaced me in your affections? Oh, Doddy!
 you. 1t is this. Being boy-I mean thought of the difference In price of New York and Paris gloves. In Paris, for ex-
 New IOrk, aviIars! An! The dear little
 gauntiets 1 have many time bought at
 the Printemps for one franc fifty. In other words, for 89 cents. And the dear pardon the pun. l fell into the habit in | the only order of wit-gloves buy here
 in New York for two dollars, for three, four five and six!
 I said buy" but, as a matter of fact.
 none. You are not to understand by. this
 that have gone absolutely gloveless
 On the contrary. before l left Paris l
 laid in a supply. tried them all on. and
 wear out, and now, alas! 1t behooves mo
 to consider . fresh supply
 It will take all my pocket money.
 Doddy. unless you come to the rescue;
 you remember shop on the Avenue
 del rOpera where you have gloves made to order. made to order, mind you, for
 the infinitesimal sum of four francs per
 told? We'll the model of my little hand it was you who called 1t httie-is there.
 Doddy. dear, would 1t be asking too much
 of you to go to that shop and buy me
 for the winter? Would 1t? Then. could you bundle them up in some old Partisan newspaper or other and send them to me by mail?
 Do. like dear.
 I am generous. Itis one of my faults Unless some enterprising postman gess 1t, you will find enclosed g. The gloves so far as am able to figure, will cost ing pennies for stamps. Also counting
 the difference tn the trench and Amer ican money-we invariably cleared cents or so on the dollar, didn't we? l think
 there will be enough centimes over and above board for the purchasing of two boxes of cigarettes
 Will you buy these two boxes as a small present from me and try to see visions of me in the smoke of them? This Is great favor l am asking Of you, Doddy, not the seeing of the visions, but the buying of the gloves; but know ing you will grant 1t, am as ever, your most affectianate Celeste. r. S.-I have forgotten your address. so I am sending this in care of your firm, Austin & Rawlston. 49 Rue de la l aix, hoping it will reach you. Partic- ularly since 1t contains, together with
 my best love. the E for the gloves: New York. Jan. 14th, 1901. Dear Doddy-I have been waiting and
 waiting for those gloves. l need them. All my remnants of Paris finery are in
 ing. won't pay the price they aek | here. l can't. It goes against the grain of my very soul. Still. unless you take pity on me and send me those gloves \ ha n you?
 Perhaps I am doing you an injustice, and you have already sent them. If this is the case. dear Doddy. accept my
 the road now. These ships and things | are often delayed by storms. Aren't
 they? Especially in mid-winter. Then, what if they have arrived in officers have nabbed them and given them
 to their wives? Aren't they greedy. those people? My poor little Paris gloves! | What lot of red tape there is over
 and perfumes! Ridiculous! can't un-
 derstand it. Really. can't. The soaps.
 when T. haven't anything better to do
 London and buy me up few American
 perfumed soaps. It will pay me. They | are so much cheaper over there.
 Oh, me! I call it perverstty of hu-
 duties. Don't you? Now. what earthly | harm would it have been to pass my
 two pairs of gloves through without | duty, even if they did open the papers
 and find them? What harm would it | have done?
 l Say, Doddy. suppose they have opened ! the papers Knowing my address. do you
 think they would be so cruel as to find
 me out and sue me or lock me up in
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