The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-09-28

Mrs. Lurella Ellis took the Gran.
berry pie from the oven and set it on
the back Of the stove 1t was a sue
cessful pie. if she said it as shouldn't:
crisp, flaky brown crust; crimson Juicy
filling; very good pie indeed, But,
good as 1t was, il was not toe good for
obed. Nothing was too good for a
husband like Obed Ellis
They had been married a month.
She had come from Cape Ann Ca Cape
Cod to act as bousekeeper and com
panlon for old Mrs Bailey at Tmmet
On the first of September she had
taken a days holiday aud. In common
with at least one-half OF Trumets pom
ulation, exeursioBed 20 the country
fair at Ostahle. There. lonely in all
the great crowd, she had stopped be
fore the booth where one mlght for the
small sum of five cents loss three
rings at a rack Of pegs These pegs
were numbered If You were fortunate
enough-or skillful enough to ring
peg, one received u prize The prizes
were more or less vamahlc-prin-
eipally less A red-faeed person with
pink and white shirt sleeves made
strenuous announcement.
"Here y are, ladies' aud gents !" he
bawled Here Y are Toss 'em in
and ring ON out. A EenuwinC euaraa-
teed prize for each and every ringer
Look al 'em. ladies and gents, look at
'eml Australian solid nickel silver
scarf pins Genuwne New Jersey
ivory napkin haldersl ALASKA dla-
mond-studded hair combs for the
ladies' Three chances for n nickel,
half dime. five centsl Toss 'em in
and ring 'em outs"
Lurelia noticed That while many
tossed them in but few succeeded Ia
ringing them ont. Then a newcomer
laid down a nickel and prepared TO try
his luck He was she thought a
striking looking man. thick set. broad
shouldered sunburupd wearing a blue
Uniform with brass buttons aud q blue
yachting cap Like her. and therefore
unlike the majority of the people on
the fair grounds, he seemed to be
quite atone She had heen ON the
point Of moving On; now she stayed to
watch him make the trial
Two rings he tossed and eaeh shot,
although close, was 1t miss The
third, however, fairly euclrclod Il peg
The red-faced person lfted both pink
and white sbirtsleeves in the air
"Look AT thatr he beloved "took
at IT. The gent rings number thirty
two, winnin' the senuwlnc Alaska stud
ded df'mond iady's hair comb He lays
down five cents and he takes away
hundred dollars-more or less. There
you are, sirl There's the geuuwine
Alaska Shall hand II to you or viii
your wife put It on now and give the
congregation treatfh
Lurelia was standing beside the win
ner of the prize The red faced per.
son was dramatically offering her the
comb. She blusbed furimisly The
Iookers-ou, dlvinng the mistake,
cheered and laughed She hurried
away. A moment later she felt a
touch on her elbow The broad
shouldered man IN the blue uniform
had followed her HIS cmbarras snens
seemed TO be as great as hers.
"Ma'am," he stammered IL wish
gou'd take it. It'd like you to have
It first rate. I'm all alone and-and it
amt a bit of use TO me, honest"
She drew herself M. Lurelia was
nothing If not proper She had never
firted in all the thIrty-fye years of
her life. Having read a great deal
she knew exactly what and how TO re-
ply.
"Siri" she exclaimed.
"Yes'm." said the man, removing the
yachting cap. "I wish sou would take
1t. That-that Teller was fool and If
sou say so I'll punch his nose. Shall
n"