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Show WOMAN ATE THE CONTRACT With Document In Her Midst, She Aaka, "What Are You' Going to So About Itr" j Tha boom In rsal estate at Flushing, L. I,, has landed part of a valuable contract con-tract In Mrs. J. S. Bardley'a midst ana stirred up no ond of trouble between her nnd Thomas Prltchard, of Booraem avenue, Flushing. Mrs. Eardley, who lives in Brooklyn, sold six lots in Flushing to Mr. Prltchard. Prltch-ard. Mr. Prltchard paid a deposit, and Mrs. Eardley signed a contract agreeing agree-ing to surrender the lots to him for a certain price. Prices of Flushing property prop-erty have Jumped up aa much as 25 or 60 per cent. In one day. Mrs. Eardley heard of this, and her soul was sad. She called at Mr, Prltchard's office. "I want to keep my lots," said she, briskly. "Madame, you can't," he replied with utmost suavity. "Let's see the contract," said sho, foothtngly. Mr. Prltchard handed her the pre-dons pre-dons paper, nnd In the twinkling of nn eye she had bitten a big piece out of it. Mr. Prltchard grabbed her throat. Then came a fierce struggle between hand muscles and thront muscles, and throat muscles won, for Mrs. Eardley swallowed n large chunk of the contract con-tract and smiled In bitter triumph nt her foe. "I'll have the law on you!" he cried. "Pooh!" stiff red sho. "I've got the avldence in my midst, and I'd llko to ee tho court that can And out anything any-thing nbout It." And there tho matter renin. |