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' For ror Instance , , at atthe atthe atthe the Hotel IIotel l\e l e \ Isew Net Yorker , . a ch'1mpagne ch1mpagne champagne ch'1mpagnebottle champagnebottle chimpagnebottle ' bottle has been stan standing lng on a it Ehelf shelf Ehelffor shelffor : shelffor for the last two and a hilf h'1IC h1IC half ' years yearsAround yearsAround yearsAround Around Its neck Is a small card which whichbears whichbears whichbears bears a number Thit Th'1t Th1t That ' number [ Is s the theonly theonly theonly only Identification of the owner the thehotel thehotel thehotel hotel his h1S has The other halt half of the chec1 check checkmay checkmay " may ha ha\e ha e have \ e been destro destroyed ed or lost but butthe butthe butthe the bottle " will 111 be there therc ten years yenrs from fromnow fromnow fromnow now unless claimed Beside the bot bottie bottie bottlo tie of chimpagne ch'1mpagne ch1mpagne champagne ' . , Is ' i 1 ' 1 box of orchIds orchIdswhich orchidswhich orchidswhich which \ was ssas as checked checled , by a young oung man manThe manThe manThe The orchids arc are just lust a bit faded fadedThey fadedThey fadedThey They \ were sere \ ere left i 1 a ' seir year e\r e r ' \ ago * . * . . The check checl . room boy Is city bred brednut bredBut bredBut nut But he Is an expert on chickens chlc1"ens chlc1ens " nnrl and nnrl1.no andknots andknows 1.no 1no knots . " s a lot about ferrets In both In Instances Instances Instances stances , his educition educ1tion educ'ttlon educttlon ' wis W'1S W1S was ' forced on onhim onhim onhim him A cnte cr'1te cr1te crate ' of chickens cluclens , was left In Infus inhis Inhis fus his care for five fi\"e fi "e e \ " diys d1YS days Each Cach day , , he hefed hefed hefed fed andateled and wateied \\ateled ateled ssateied \ ' them and when the theholder theholder theholder holder of the check chech showed showcd up all allthe allthe allthe the chickens chlchens were11 were \11\ 11 alis ' \ ilhe 11e \ e a and well wel1 A Apair Apair Apair pair of ferrets was left for three days daysBut daysBut daysBut But tint th\t th t that ' \ s " was "as as as enough Ferrets rerrets do not notmahe notmake notmake mahe make the best company * . * . . 11st I ist ast fall , the head of a suburb1n suburban suburbanhousehold suburb1nhousehold suburbinhousehold household brought brougllt in m a it window screen screenpresumablv screenpresumably screenpresumably presumablv presumably to match It But nut the thescreen thescreen thescreen screen Is still stili there So are two shot shottuns shotruns shotguns tuns runs ; . , checked chechcrl slmonths siv sl\ sl sly \ . months ago 'lhen lhen then 'lhenthere thenthere ' Ihenthere there b s a it ' ndio 11(110 11110 radio ' ( set somowlnl somewh"lt somewhlt somewhat " out of ofdate ofdate ofdate date now because It was died checl ( o e 1 to the absent mindedness mlndcdness of ot some someyoung someyoung someyoung young woman ' Ihen 'lhen lhen Zhen there are also alsoan alsoan alsoan an antl antique < ] ue chair and a motorcycle motorcycle"In motorcyclewindshield motorcyclewindshield \\"In "In In windshield windshielde \ \ " shleld e . * . . One hotel patron parks parIs , his wInter wInterhat winterhat winterhat hat in a check chech room e\ e eery every e \ ery spring and andIus andhis andhis Ius his straw hat flat In the fall . * . . A shoe salesman who recently lost losthis losthis losthis his Job In an e expensive pensl\'e pensl 'e e \ " ' shop through throughan an economy economv move mo.e moe . . , Is about to go Into IntobusIness intobusiness Intobusiness busIness on his own without e'Cpf eCpf expend expending expendIng . ' ' > nd ndIng Ing a n cent for stock It seems th"1t th1t that th"1tthe thatthe thitthe " the rule In that partlculir partlcul'1r partlcul1r partlcular ' store at atle'1st atleast atleist le'1st le1st least ' Is tint th"lt thlt that " when a n custom customsr customer r returns returnsa a pair of shoes because of an 1m Im 1mproper Improper Improper proper fit . , the store takes bick b\ct b ct back ' \ . the theplnch1l1g thepinching thepinching plnch1l1g pinching pair p.1lr p1lr . . and anl ] gives her a new one oneThe oneThe oneThe The shoes thus returned must be paid paidfor paidfor paidfor for by the salesman sl1lpsman and become bls his blsproperty hisproperty hiaproperty property So the former salesman In to totends Intends Intends tends to dispose of his accumulation accumulationat at refill ret111 retail , , \ with Ith replacements from fromstoels fromstocks fromstocks stoels stocks , ncq acquired ulred by his fellow feHow \ workers . orkers . . . . . . Squirrel 10\ 10 lowers 10crs losers \ crs are wrltln writing letters lettersto lettersto lettersto to the Times about dogs Se.eral Seeral Several Severalwho Severalwho . who \ \ ho \ walk calk all . through the parks parhs morn mornIngs mornings mornIngs Ings used to feed ten or more of the thebushy thebushy thebushy bushy tailed animals nDlmnls Now thej they the find findonly findonly findonly only a few They are Inclined Incl1ned to tob toblame toblame b blame lame dog 0\\ 0 owners 0ners \ ners \ who ho when they theyt'll.e theytake theytike t'll.e tll.e tlle take ' . their pets out for a stroll stron , allow allowthem allowthem allowthem them to run about unmuzzled . . . Bus top bit She's Shes ' Ind h'ul hul hall ' three hus- hus bus- bus busbantls husbnrls bus-binds bus binds - - - b\nrls b nrls bantls bnrlslrE'Ir'Jy ' \ ' \ ilrpidy \lrE'Ir'Jy lrE'Ir'Jy lrEIrJy already ' ' ' and nnd Is after nfter a n fourth three years ago A stnw str'1\v str'1 str1 v strasv ' \ helmet helmetworn , worn by some explorer expiorer In South Soutb Amer Amerlcnn Amercan Amerlean lcnn ( can jungles , has been lying on a shelf shelfa shelfn n a year and a halt half , , while ' i 1 't t ' basket of ofchina ofchina ofchina china . from front the Orient Onent has been there theretwo theretwo theretwo two and n a halt half years yearse e * . * . * . Included In the Inventory of course coursearc courseare courseare arc are all al1 kinds and sizes of grips and andsultc'1ses andsuitcases andsultcises sultc'1ses sultc1ses suitcases ' , , some of which have been beenthere beenthere beenthere there three years In addition Is n a ntent atent atent tent , which has been on hand a Do year yearA searA ear earA A pilr p'1Ir p1Ir pair ' of riding boots " ' was sas 3S checked checkedthree checkedthree heched hechedtbree tbree three years ago , . . A golfer left his hisclubs hisclubs hisclubs clubs behind some somc time ago and nnd n a npair apair apair pair of faded satin slippers sllppers testifies I It's Its ' a wonder she wouldn't wouldnt ' ' give some someone someone someone one else a dunce ch'1nce ch1nce chance ' " 0 Q C ) 1933 Boll Bell Doll S"lIcIcateWNU sludieate-WNUService sludieate WNUService Syudlcxf S"lIcI/cate S"lIcI SlIcI cate ) " / -WNU WNU - WNU ServIce Servic . * . . |