The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-01-01

nus DeQuentneu 10 you the sum OF
$1,000. BE good enough to call al your
earliest convenience. Your very truly.
Sharp * Steele
Mr.. MeConomy dead and left you
f1,C00!'' cried Mrs. Doodle IN an l.
can't-belieye-it tone. II shouldn't have
dreamed OF such a thing"
suppose you should. Mrs. Doodle.
What them returned the elated Mr..
Doodle. waving the letter Ia his wife's
face. "Snppose you'd dreamed he
hadn't. Take some dreams TO unwrite
this letter. wouldn't IL? IL would take
pretty powerful dream that could
unmake poor old Dicks will. ehY'
Here thought struck him. by Jove.
Wonder II they'll charge me 6s. Sd. for
sending me the information. shan't
pay Il. tn have TO come out OF the
estate
Mrs. Doodle often told her husband
he was very mean man. lie was
.But why has he left you f1.OO0?' she
persisted.
Mrs Doodle" returned Mr.. Doodle
with that loftiness OF manner which
an unexpected legacy often leads
man 10 assume. "Mr. McConomy is
dead. III ever meet him and remem-
Der your question I'll ask him. III you
are about I'll let you know what he
says. Just tap the window. Will your
Here's my bus"
An hour later double knock on the
street door disturbed Mrs. Doodle
while building several pretty air cas-
ties on the legacy
"A telegram. ma'am.' said Mary
Jane. Mrs. Doodle tore open the en-
velope with eager. trembling fingers.
Married ladies invariably open tele-
grams with eager. trembling fingers.
Query. DO they expect news OF hap
by release? IL Mrs. g. cherished any
such expectation she was disappoint-
ed. The telegram was from Mr.. b.
"LegOcy all right; left check book AZ
home: duty TO pay. Get Fred TO give
open check f100. Clerk will call for II.
II. H."
Mrs. Doodle took the telegram 20 her
husbands brother Fred. He obliged
with the open check.
Mrs Il. returned home TO await the
clerk. He came with another double
knock. Apparently lawyers clerk.
Suspicious wonder-if-she'll-ki ck-me look
about him, suggestive OF long practice
az the art of writ serving. Popular
clief that writ servers get more kicks
tlan halfpeuce. Can't refute Il. The
Jerk departed with the check and this
time without the kicks.
Mrs. Doodle sat down TO the piano
and played "Oh. Dem Golden Slip
persw She was In very Jubilant stnte
OF mind. she saw large possibilities I'm
the legacy. She sent Mary Jane 10 the
news agents for all the fashion period
icals. read them and meditated upon
the material OF the first dress.
Decided upon green velvet trimmed
with gold braid. bonnet TO match.
Sent Mary Jane for patterns and de-
cided upon the shade. Medltated as 10
the most effectual way OF wheedling
the necessary cash out OF MIR. Doodle.
Meditation disturbed by sound OF
latchkey In front door. MIR. Doodle had
returned.
Mrs. Doodle prepared 20 wheedle.
"Oh. Benjamin. was SO glad the
legacy was all rightv'
Mr.. Doodle glared at the wheedler.
He did not speak lie could not.
Something too heavy for the present
utterance weighed down his soul.
did you find out why Mr.. McCono-
my left you the money!" continued the
lady.
Mr.. Doodle uttered a big ID.
mo. ma'am." he yelled II did notr'
IL am not deaf. Mr.. Doodle" said
Mrs. Doodle frigldly.
Then hear this And MIR. Doodle
shouted at the top OF his voice. Me
Conomy's coming here TO dine this
evening"
Mrs. Doodle turned very pale. The
green dress trimmed with gold braid
and the bonnet to match faded from
her vision
WHAT she sasped. Isn't he
deadT
"Dendw roared MIR. Doodle. DO
look likely subject TO invite n ghost
TO dinner Is there any medium about
met Dye see any splrltuallst I'm my
eyer The legucy rs disgraceful hoax.
Mrs. Doodle. McConomy will be here
directly. and we're going 20 make the
perpetrators sit up-sit up. Mrs 300.
die"
"Eut this telegrnmf Surely ills
isn't hoax"
What. Get Fred 10 give open b *
no. You dout us'an To- say =
BoAlr what dccs this meaur
~ .pl gave nae the checK. and
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