New-York tribune., 1901-05-26

an hour earlier tomorrow morning Will you
SHOW NE your storereom?'
NAmselle looked at him with wondering
smile.
II shall he most happy do So" she said
BUT you are quite sure to forget all about it.
Coed night"
Good night, Mamselle''
George was up at the time he had named.
much 20 Mamseiles surprise, and when he had
partahen of d bowl of bouiIlon she escorted him
70 the rear room of the second story, the store
room about which he curious
There" said Mamsee as she flung open the
blinds of the solitary window. there is your
rubbish. How much am offered for the lot?
Gong, SoinS-ah. but nobody bids"
She laughed, and iudustrousiy firted a
feather duster at suspected coatings of dust
George looked around. There ancient
mahogany Cesh. with a little bookcase upon It.
there was queer old writing table with strange
carved claws, there i high backed chair
with erotesQue carvings. there was a screen with
an elaborate frame Then there was i long shelf
fun Of books
George picked up one of them and turned to
the title page. The inscription startled him.
To my lighting friend in the vanguard of sci
ence and the signature below it was Victor
George picked I'D another book It was a
fdn0iful work on the French stage a limited
No. IS and had been the property Of Frederic
Lomaitre-there his and the date
George seized another volume, and another and
another. They were all rare. some of them very
rare. and each bore 4 famous name. Georges
fingers trenbied as he looked the little col
lection through
-AIamselIe'' he said Il am very well satisfied
with the rubbish. May consider the rummage
sale a settled fact2'
~What is a r,mmage SALE queried MamseIle
1t is a sale Of old rubbish that accumulates
in storerooms or attics. When you decide 10
have the rummaSe sale you bring down the rub
bish and dust it off and put prices on each ar-
ticIe. Then you let your friends know when the
sale il take place
All hut ! have friends to notify said
Mamsee.
IL your rubbish finds friends. that will be
quite enough said George And you Will let
mo. 4 af a fey a
why not" said Mamselle Il have little Of
the sentiment. BESIDES. there viii always lie
~ her things remind me Of my dear father.
Take what you will. oh but it is not to be
an auction with red flag and the man "Ith
the loud voice George Gilbert"
No. no. Mamselle' George hastily replied
1t will be the sale of private collection.
only those who invited will attend. and
there Will be no crowd and no noise
Very well" said Mamseie. Il leave il all
in your hands. All. but again. you Viii not re-
and This is the real thing. and have people I3ok
at No and think. All. the poor old lady. saIrJ- ,i
fcing her family treasures, We must buy her
rubbish through charity'""
No no" laughed George. There must he
no reference to you in any way. You need not
appear at all l will attend 10 everything. Trust
in me- Mamselle.'
You viii be the man with the loud voice."
said Mans IL ''The going -going-Eone man
There Will be no necessity for mar with
loud voice Mamselle.' laughed George. / eX-
pect your rubbish speak for itself. And now
let fix upon the day"
George particularly busy man during
the next week H worked all the harder be
cause il was "A labor Of love. He took half
hour here and there. and every half hour was
made 10 count for the best there was in it. one
of Mamselles precious books gave him material
for a highly interesting article for the sunday
edition. and he used clippings OF this % adver-
tise the collection. He PREF ared a short type
written letter announcing a private rummage
sale of rare furniture and books and auto
graphs. He sent copies Of this circular, over his
own name, the leading collectors Of the city
He sent a longer letter. in which he entered
more into details, 10 the Book Club. asking
that il he posted the club bulletin. All these
people knew him. knew Of him and he felt
sure they would understand that h. would not
lend his to any unworthy project
The contents of the storeroom We're carefully
arranged in the parlor. which luckily happened
TO be the largest room in the house. with the
books and autographs displayed tables Il
was a little crowded. but George did not expect
many callers. When all was ready he invited in
an expert collector. leading authority in the
Book Club. and asked him To go the cOllec-
tion and fix what might be considered a fair
price for each article.
Mameene persisted in regarding the pro-
posed transaction whimsical and
tireiy unsubstantial affair To her the old
furniture and the dingy books and the yellow
letters were but vaueless rubbish. Poor