Show Coras Cora's Cases 1 in in I LL Storage ii i S II By Jay DOROTHY LAs DOUGLAS C OUA OHA was In more less C OItA or of ot a n quandary as to what was was' the best VU way of getting rid bf or the largo large cases I that hat were accumulating In her small I storage room Once In lri a while she wl wished hed there were a I man about the place She had watched boys boss with their CUl funny n little homemade carts collecting collectIng collect collect- Ing and splitting up boxes left on the sidewalks I 1 suppose they make them Into kindling Cora Corn mused and decided she had hotter better hall hail one of ot these youngsters and ond offer him her cases They Ther were of at a n fairly decent thickness thickness thick thick- ness and no doubt the boys would be glad to cart them away awny Lamp shades telephone covers shoe boxe cushions and nud things s ot of that sort comprised the stock in trade trude of Coras Cora's little shop How much can I have them for miss asked the lad and Cora COla noted that he be had removed his cap tap Upon tipon coming into the shop I Goodness child I dont don't want an tiling thing for them Youre You're doing me a n good turn In taking taing them M My brother always gives me a quarter and says I must offer to pay for any especially good boxes I find And what dp do you use the for tor asked corn Cora ora My brother has an ii hob hobby b for making making mak mak- ing th things announced the tha- small bo boy proudly and he sells n a a lot of them and ana gives me the money I have ve thir thir- seven ty-seven t seYen dollars in the bank now Oh exclaimed Corn Cora vastly interested inter inter- ested What things does doC your brother broth broth- er make mae Candlesticks boxes with birds on them garden flower poles and antI even eyen little tables and chairs chairs all all ll from flom the wood I get het et for him bim We work worle evenings evenings eve eve- after my lessons and and well well Toms Tom's the the- finest brother In the world 1 d. d Cora Corn was sure sure that she had never met anyone so delightfully naive as this this- small boy whoso whose brother made things I Tom and andl J live together and he hI gets gets' all my iny my meals eals cause cause he doesn't went want me to eat Just any ny old thing We Wel l have IV a n flat I should Just love loye to meet your your brother said Corn Cora and nd added swiftly swiftly swiftly swift swift- swift swift- ly perhaps he wild wil let me see some some of at his wo wooden woollen den things before he sells them elsewhere Do you OU think he would Sure he would said Barry with much authority for so small a n person per per- son And hell he'll make some pretty swell boxes out of this fine wood and nud some peachy bookshelves I can see your our bank account being be be- ing Ink a n swell affair too laughed Cora Corn and the boy joined In From that moment moment mo mo- ment they were fast friends and Barry Barry narry Bar nar- ry promised to bring his big brother round and also aiso to call for more cases In a a da day or two Cora watched him as as he trundled his well well made made cart oft off through the traffic laden as it vas vas' was with was with two large crates I wouldn't mind working for a boy bos- boyI I like Uke that either she told herself and anI hoped that big bin brothers brother's handiwork would be good enough to display i among her own wares Cora realized when a few nights later Inter s she met mot Tom Brentwood that he had not much play time in his life He was serious responsible and had much of the charm of his s small brother Barry told me all ulI about you ou he I said when Cora Invited the two Into I Ithe the shop And Im I'm so KO keen leen to help this this' young oung man along with a start In InIfe lIt life Ife that Ive I've come right along to see whitt chances there are for selling Belling some fome of m my stuff Do let me see se It said Cora en en- I have ha a n fairly good sale for oddments for the house Oh I These Rh shoe e boxes for th the fireside are lovely She was quite astounded at atthe atthe the time fine workmanship displayed in the slight collection he had brought ht These candlesticks too tool nr are quite unusual un usual You will let me sell them for Barry wont won't you She turned turned-to toward to- to ward word the happy lad You see ee I It want to help that hank bank ac account too Tom colored slightly Barrys s he been n telling secrets lie lle looked up frankly frank frank- ly Iv then at Cora Ive I b been en doing m my hest best hest for him you him you see fee were we're quite 9 alone In the world and Its It's a ft hit dim dill cult to be he father and mother Ive I've taken talen out t a decent Insurance policy for him In case rase hes he's left alone before hes he's old eD enough u h to look out nut for or himself him him- self Well C Cora ra said sold presently and her voice was softer sorter than she knew I 1 think I J am going poing to help you and n Barry n a n whole lot and md I 1 begin b by asking you hour hath to stay and keep me from being lone lonesome onre through m my ev evening meal meal besides Im I'm rather proud of ot my cooking You have a n hobby for making things out of old boxes and I have hmo a hobby hobb for tor making tasty tasty food out of at things Oh Tom do lets let's stay stay stay-J I should He lIe gazed hazed hopefully up at athis athis athis love t to wash after atter afterward afterward his big brother broWer Ill up talk ward while you on two and looked at nt Corn Cora Tom ln laughed He ne knew then and there that Barry mother while he lie had bad Had found a n found found o love |