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Show She (lot It. A lot of people wcro present, at nn miction sale of Japanese goods the other day, "How much nmlbl'l for this equlslle vastiT" a-ked tlie atiet lont-cr, holding It, tihnve bis bend." "One dollar," ipfpondrd an elderly lady, sitting In one of the front sents. "That's n idiiiino," cried- tho tonn with the hummer. "This va?e, us a work of art, is worth four 1 1 mi d that sum. Why, look nt it. Will an ItiiuDI-cent ItiiuDI-cent audience allow such a siicrlfice'r"' "A dollar nnd a quarter," canto In the same wontanV voice. "Well, well, well Can't you see that lh( Is a trea-ure, and you will stand hero nnd allow It to bo given away for ffich a p.iltiy sum?" "A dollar and a half." And ngnln It was the same Milder speaking. "A dollar and a half! The very Ideal" ejaculated the auctioneer. "1 Hover raw tho like. Come good people want Is tlio meaning of tliUy One of the mlKnde's special designs flighted in such a trannerl It Is a reflection on your tnste." "A dollar and seventy-five, " said tho S'lllfury bidder. "I cannot let It go at that," was tho man's reply. It Is too cos'ly, loo pro-clous pro-clous and too rare in pattern. Wake up. or I'll pul it back In thu box." "Two dodais." the woniaii said. "Well, It doesn't Mtem as If I can gel any more, so here it uoes. Two dollars oiicu. twice, three timesl Sold to u lady Iheru at that shameful fluoiti." i The lady stepped up, paid for ami n-celved n-celved her vhhd and (b-pirted, apparently appar-ently without noticing tho smiles of the uudieuce. |