The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-19

.what are YOU reading SO attentive
". Isabel? o.,,, ana
smiled ..,...,..
o.. handed II TO me across the table.
I,- a sale at the Veringham s--you
rrow that lovely place OF theirs IN
Sussex. and you remember poor Lord
v,,.sham going smash the other
da
Did he?"
Moss he financed some company, or
gag unhnanced him. or something
eNplained vaguely; but, as you
don't understand finance, Mar
Don't you?" / asked innocently
rsly isabel laughed little as she
,.., back in her chair, Well. per
r..s do little she admitted, but
mix mis- own It's pity they've had
~ .el Marsden Hail." she continued;
.,n. he's so fearfully honest he will
ir.st on paying OFF all he can how
ev., daresay the things will fetch
,c Zig prices
\ra YOU going 10 the sale?'
.Oh yas." she answered. and so are
vsr-I want you to help me by bid
d. Tor some of the things.
nnf don't want 10 buy anything
oie.ted.
Alv dear child" expostulated Lady
Isabel YOU surely don't suppose all
~ aeople you see at auction sales
wish 70 buy things: why, lots OF them
arr irving to sell
How sen?" | patiently awaited ex-
pla1aons
wen YOU see, the art OF supplying
Il to create a demand. Now supposing
Won b.d fer things and ! bid for them
too Il makes other people bid as well.
because people always want what
other people are trying to get
some people" corrected gently
n wish you'd give up that horrid
ham 81 arguing. Marjorie; most PEG
p 3o." she repeated; and then the
hiding becomes very brisk. and every
bol, gets awfully keen 70 get things
ava, from every one else. and even
deliers sometimes lose their heads a
lr-'r especially II the things are real
ly ilable."
"He ,upposlng bid and The thing
IS Knocked down on me?" ] said. feel
in-'y once more inclined 20 argue.
oh that won't matter" she said
airn because you will only bid up TO
III reserve-and ! will mark the re-
sc-v price on the side OF your cata-
lo.ne It's only decent sympathy and
friendship TO try aud help the sale to
e. said Lady Isabel. lust think how
often YOU and have been TO the Yer
inehams parties-yes know they
were Norrid bore as 2 rule" she add
"a hastily in reply TO a look. but
rcngoschfllly-"su surely. my dear Mar
iore r no: very much 10 do for a
friend
"Of course It isn't" ] agreed, feel
ing rather ashamed Of myself. "and
after 4l as YOU say. If the things ara
reant very valuable. It would be
Shame % let the dealers get them too
q anly"
Yes she agreed, "and dealers arr
horribly tricky you know. have
asked a good many people TO go t.
this sale because If outsiders don't 90
the dealers viii get all the things a
knockout prices"
My dear Isabel whatever arr
B. sout nrices?"
Don't YOU even know what a knock
ou ~"
ESQ"
why it's like this-so many dea'
III combine together TO buy. say.
valuable Chelsea group of figures. bu
ono only bids. and the others refrain
from bidding SO as not TO spoil hi
chance"
ON well that's rather nice G
them
Aal then" continued Lady Isabe
ignoring my comment. they all NEE
afterwards. generally al the neares
pubEc house. where they select
chairman from among themselves. an
tho thing is put up again AMI knocbe
down 10 the highest bidder, while tn
surplus above what 1t real ed in tn
acrloa IS divided up among the rest
shell What a very complicate
wor.a il is"
Very. said Isabel laconically IAN