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Show t WOMAN ATE THE CONTRACT With Document In Her Midst, She Asks, "What Are You Going to Do About Itr" The boom in real estate at Flushing, L. I., has landed part of a valuabln contract con-tract in Mrs. J. S. Eardlcy's midst ana tlrred up no ond of trouble between her and Thomas Prltchard, of Booraom avenue, Flushing. Mrs. Eardley, who lives in Brooklyn, Bold six lots In Flushing to Mr. Prltchard. Prltch-ard. Mr. Prltchard paid a deposit, and Mrs. Eardley signed n contract agreeing agree-ing to surrender the lots to him for n certain price. Prices of Flushing property prop-erty havo Jumped up as much as 25 or 50 per cent, in ono day. Mrs. Eardley hoard of this, and her soul was sad. She called at Mr. Prltchard's ofllce. "I want to keep my lots," said she, briskly. "Madame, you can't," ho replied with utmost suavity. "Let's see the contract," said she, soothingly. Mr. Prltchard handed her the previous pre-vious paper, nnd In the twinkling of nn eyo sho had bitten n big ploce out of It. Mr. Prltchard grabbed her throat. Then came a fierce struggle between hand muscles nnd throat muscles, nnd thront muscles won, for Mrs. Eardley swallowed a large chunk of tho contract con-tract and smiled In bitter triumph at her foe. "I'll have the law on you!" he cried. "Pooh!" sneered she. "I'vo got the evidence In my midst, and I'd like to see tho court that can find out nny-thlng nny-thlng about it." And thoro the mutter rests. |
