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Show , j LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS H " i By 0. V. NETTLE8HIP. H W T don't soo what In tho world we H f, I Khali ever do with nil our things," H I nlghed Mrs Ilommlng when sho and B,Ui' her husband dpclded. after much dts- ' J cubbIoi, to niovo from their houso, m ' ' which was too loticeomoly big now H that fho children had all gono away H I l to homes of their own "Our apart- K 1 I ment won't hogln to hold our furnl- B ' , turn to Kay nottiln,? of all tho tUr.,;i H III wo hnvo stored In the attic" j J , ' "Ilrk out tho furniture ou need H j nnd then turn a second hand man B U Iooho In tho house," suggested Hem- B H inlng. H "I!ut, Charles, you wouldn't want mo H . to sell nil our old keopsakon, would H I you m ', "Mont assuredly What earthly uso H , I ; to any ono nro fi lot of old books, H , I vases and pictures Hint no ono ever H ' looks at oxeept at house cleaning H . tlmo. Do they do nnj body any good?" H "No, I don't suppobo they do," reluc- H tantly admitted Mrs Ilommlng, "but B I hato to part with somo of thorn H ' I "That's Just sentiment, my dear Tho B, fact Is, It will be a roller to you when H you are rid of nil that old lumber" H "Perhaps I could select Just n few Qi of tho old -st things nnd wo could put B thorn In tho storeroom of tho apart- ' ment. You know them's a nlco big H storeroom Charles" H1 "Yes, I know It, Harriot, nnd I'm 1 ' fanning to keep my golf clubs there H nnd my Hulling tacklo So If you H plcaso, wo won't fill up that storeroom R with a lot of useless trash." B After tho secondhand dealor's visit B Ilommlng said to his wlfo: "I hopo j you wore sufflclontly strong-minded to V lot everything In tho nttlc go'" V "Well, nearly ovorythlng," answered S Mrs Hemming "There nro n fow lit- V tlo articles that It scorns a shamo to Hi such as " HHj "Never mind enumerating them, HHl Harriet. I shouldn't bo Interested In HHHJ a list of crippled furniture or ancient photograph albums" HBHt l ' "Ilut what I thought of keeping was HHHJ' tho two old " Jj "Now, Harriet, we decided to get HHHjj ' rid of all our old stuff Don't let Han- JJ ( kins leno n thing tomorrow when ha J comes with his wagons" J When tho wagons droo away load- Jl , ed with furniture and brlc-n-brac, j! I mostly of a peculiarly Inartistic po- HH rlod, Mrs Hemming laughed away HHH her regrets "Charles was right," sho HB said to herself 'It would have beon HHv ellly to keep that ugly trumpery " BBS About a fortnight after they wero BBHB settled In their apartment Hemming BflHB came homo ono afternoon earning a HHH largo box HHB I "I hao a little present for ou liar- BHH riot," ho said with liojlsh ptensuro HHH "You'll ho surprised when o sec HHB what It Ih 1 was passing Devlin's an- BBHH tlrjue shop this morning when somo HHB things In tho windows caught m eye flHpfl i nnd took mo hack about 40 jears to HHH the time when I was courting n cor- HHH tain pretty girl In her grandmother's BHH best parlor, which was lighted with BflBflf green glass lamps Thero, my dear, BHHJi what do j on think of llu-be' Ho trl- flBpj i umphantly drew from the box two HHHJ ' largo green glass lamps of old fash- HHHH loned shape and decoration "Do they HHHHi mako you think of an) thing, Har- HHHH i HHHH; "Yes, they do they mako mo think HHHHi of a lot of things," sho answered HHHH ""How much did )ou pa for them''" HHHH "Devlin lot mo have, thorn cheap. HHHH You see, ono of his collectors picked HHHH thorn up for lltlo or nothing In nn old, HHHH) out-of-the-way Vermont fnrmhouso HHHHi where antiques aren't appreciated, so HHHH ho sold mo tho pair for $20, Really, HHHH1 Harriet, I'd hae glen $30 If ho'd HHHH HHHH "Well. I'm glad ho didn't nsk It," HHHH replied Mrs Hamming "for I sold HHHH these snmo lamps to Hnnklns threo HHHH weeks ago for $1 apiece" HHHH "Or eat Scott' Are ou buro the're HHHHj tho same HHHHr "Of course I'm sure I'd know them HHHHf It )ou bought thorn In Kgypt. I was HHHHi brought up under those lamps " HHHHt "A dollar aploco' And I snapped HHHHJ thorn up tor $20 the pair'" mused HHHHJ Ilommlng, trying not to look shcoplsh. HHHHJ "Yes, and I'm glad you did," ro- HHHHJ sponded Mrs Ilommlng "For thoy HHHHJ wero what I hated to part with most. HHHHJ i I wanted to koop thorn and I'm aw fully HHHHJ glad to havo thorn back " |