The Raymer enterprise., 1912-05-02
Sale !
ey RosaIle a. Mendsl.

has been on the market long snonahs
goodness knows. Yesteftay I put ~
in the hands OF q new a6ent. NASbeI
he will do something nth it.- " q ~
Il just have q feeling. somehow, that
he WILL" said the wife. &
"Just keep that feeling. dear, and
maybe 1t will help matters along"
laughed Mr.. Morse; "and on the
strength OF 1t I'll make an agreement
with you. II that blankety blank
house is sold before my return, you
have permission to order for yourself
as handsome l'avalier as your dear
little heart desires"
"Oh, you angel man. I've just been
dying for one for ages" exclaimed
Mrs. Morse, throwing her arms around
her husbands neck.
Don't count your lavalier before
It's ordered!" warned Mr.. Morse
A few days later Marjory. Mrs.
Morse's sister, came rushing into the
house, saying. isis. 1 think your sub.
urban house is going to be sold! Con.
gratulations!"
What makes you have such an
idea?" eagerly asked Mrs. Morse.
II slept at Dorothy's last night On
my way home passed the house and
saw three ladies'. man, a child and
dog standing on the porch. The
man was busily engaged writing some.
thing on a piece Of paper. And 1t all
looked pretty business-like to me.
Aren't you glad that at last you are
going to get rid Of that elephant Of
house?"
II should think l am. Simply de-
lighted. It's too good to be true. Mar
jory, where did Dorothy purchase her
new l'avalier?"
Early the next morning Mrs. Morse
telephoned to her friend that It would
be impossible to keep the luncheon
date with her, owing to a most impor.
tant engagement. Then she told the
maid to attend to all the household
duties, as an unforeseen errand called
her away In great haste. Her con.
cert ticket for that afternoon she sent
to a neighbor. Then Mrs. Morse or.
dered taxi to take her to the depot.
AS she boarded the suburban train
which was to take her to the "old''
house she said to herself:
III that husband of mine had q
grain Of sense he would have told me
the new agents name. Then could
have telephoned instead Of taking this
unnecessary trip. Men are so care
less"
Her long trip was rewarded, how
ever, when on arriving at the house
she discovered that the For Sale
sign had beeen removed.
"Goody! Goody!" she exclaimed
Didn't tell Dick that had feeling
1t would be sold while he was gone!
He'll be so glad. I'll wire the news at
once. Then for downtown to order my
long-wished for l'avalier."
The next morning Mrs. Morse rec.
eeived an answer from her husband
stating: Order l'avalier! celebrat
ed the sale last night with Bob. Love
Dick"
The following day the new agent
telephoned to Mrs. Morse. He said:
II Just received letter from your hus
band that is quite puzzling to me
Maybe you can put some light on It.
He thanks me for selling your house
with such dispatch. l don't under
stand" ~
"You sold 1t, didn't you?"
mot that know Of" answered the
surprised man.
"Why, my sister Marjory said she
saw some people looking at 1t. The
next day the For Sale was down
Consequently, ! thought It was sold
It was perfectly natural deduction,
am sure, so ] telegraphed at once te
Mr.. NOISE"
Madame" replied the voice ovel
the phone, "the party that was look
Ing at the house intends to build in the
vicinity and they were studying youl
porch structure. The For Sale sigr
had been pressed into use as a SNOW
shovel by some boys. Later, It wa
found a few blocks from the house
Up to the present date. as far as
know, the house is not sold. Good
BY" ID
soh! Obi" cried Mrs. Morse
taen the house Is not sold, after all
Well, that makes me feel kind Of fool
ish. But I've ordered my lavalier, An,
Nck will think It such q Joke on m,
THAT be won't care. Studied our porcl
structure. indeed! And pressed It In
TO use as q snow shovel Absurd
Mine was q logical conclusion, any
way. And In going to have m.
l'avaller!"