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Show WHITE ELEPHANT SAYS: (With apologies to Carolyn Wells.) Once upon a time there were two ladies of ( igden who must needs pur-ohaet pur-ohaet their new spring togs They went lo a shop where gorgeous and expensive gowns wen displayed. "Only $175," said the shopman as he held up the lustrous breadths of tempt-1 for, A - ,.l thr. cri-.ii.-n "Very cheap at the price. A Hickman model'" he continued. One lady hesitated for she knew It was be ond her means, but the other one at last wis unable to resist the creation and said, "Yes I will take it." and went away. The next day she was filled with deep regreu and wished she had been firm in her refusal to buy the dress. The other lady waited a day or two. She read of the White Elephant sale for the Red Cross and determined to try tK;r 1m k there. The lovely debutante at the booth smiled and said, "We have Just the thing for you. Mary Fickford has sent us a handsome Ixirile Model which she has Just worn once, and we are sell lng it for ?10." The lady was so pleased with It that she bought It on the spot and Is now walking the .streets of ' gden, the envy of all her friends. Moral- This fable teaches that she who hesitates is not always lost, lf she remembers the date of the White Elephant Ele-phant sale. oo |