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Show HE HAD TO HAVE IT. Otherwise Then Would Be No Marriage Mar-riage Cenmony, It Seems. When the real estate dealer gets wound up on story telling he is apt to get interesting. He says that some time ago he had an allotment of the market, and one day a foreign-looking individual walked into his office and said he wanted to inquire about the lots. He looked over the plot and finally picked out one that suited Mm. "Vofs der price?" he asked when , the location was decided upon. "Eight hundred dollars." "I give you seex hundred cash." "Very well," said the dealer, "you can have it." Then the customer lowered his voiced "I vant der price of dot lot seex houndred to me, but eight houndred to effrybody else. You understand?" "Yes," said the dealer. "That -will be all right." "Veil, you se, it's like dees I'm goin' to get married. I've got der girl picked out, und she has money. You . see you vill sell der lot to her for $800. Den you vil motion to me, und ve vill go into der next room und you will pay me dot. $2C0. See?" "You want the $200 for a commis-' commis-' sion?" said the dealer. "That will be - 'all right, too." The customer looked relieved. " "It's choost this way," he said. "I must have dot two hundred, or I can't . get married." - "You shall have it," said the dealer. Boston Globe. |