The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-05-23

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less one always seems to have"
do you make so much Isabel?'
"No, only scrap here and there
she said regretfully. because. you
see, II takes such an awful lot to make
an income; but wasn't thinking OF
myself"
"No?"
"You needn't say No in that tone.
Marjorie, as though you thought me
egotistic," said Lady Isabel. in a slight
ly aggrieved voice. "The fact is. l
am trying to help friend"
"Really--how kind of you. dear.
Who is it?'
Laura Staunton." she answered;
"the dear girl. the youngest daughter
of our old vicar Like all clergymen.
he had what David or Solomon or
somebody called a quiverfur OF
| daughters. don't know why 1t should
be considered in the light OF a bless
ing to have a quiverful of daughters.
It's very hard, at any rate on them,
| for he has left them all without
| penny"
| "How are you going to help herr
asked with interest.
| "Well," replied Lady Isabel. "she
has opened shop for nice second
hand things--now don't look like that
Marjorie, don't mean clothes, l mean
things like grandfather's clocks and
broken china and old tenders. and all
that sort OF thing" she added vaguely.
"Oh, you mean curios-an old curl
osity shop, in fact"
YES" said Lady Isabel And now,
Marjorie. dear" lghtedly--"youve
put an idea in my head. I'll make her
call 1t 'Ye anciente curiosyte shoppe;
but must see she spells 1t right, or
rather, wrong, 1t will sound so much
more genuine"
"It will certainly be an advantage
In these days even to sound genuine"
said
pleasantly. especially as most of the
things will be faxed. You know they
nearly always are faxed at that sort
of shop"
Really"
She nodded "Yes--and I'll tell how
it's done little later on"
How are you going to help Miss
Staunton's shop?" ] asked her pres
emily.
"Well, for one thing. am going to
take Mrs. Barrington-B there to
buy things; you see. we shall both be
in town for day or so next week
81 see. And Mr.. Malcolmstein, is he
to be taken there as well?"
mo; | shant take him there" said
Lady Isabel hastily. nor the Flieder
MAINS; they know too much; but
dare say they'll pick me up some lit
tie things for her to sell. She's yer!
pretty-Laura, mean"
as she faxed. too?" ] asked.
: Lady Isabel laughed. "No, my dear
she's not; she's absolutely genuine"
'Ive been going over the list O
things in Laura's shop and rearrangini
. them" said Lady Isabel the following
afternoon.
"Have you; how very good of you.
, ooh, it's rather fun" she answered
, bending over her table and writinl
, something rapidly.
= la Marquise Victorine--Victime d
' la Revolution" leaning on her shoulde
) as ! read Who's she?"
, "Its for small miniature / pickle
= up cheap" said Lady Isabel airily. 81
( was very faded. so I got little artis
i. knew to touch 1t up for half
z guinea"
! And how did you find out who
2 was?"
Il didn't" she replied frankly; "bu
II don't know, | shall always put vi,
!. time de la Revolution-there were S
' many of them. poor dears, SO | sha
:. always be safe"
r "Why call 1t anything"
"Only on account of the price," sh
/. answered seriously. "You see, Mrs
o Darlington Brown will pay 80 muc
d more for something really historical.
:. Il see," | said
I "All the broken china has gone t
s be mended by little man Mr.. FakeI
4 stein told me of-he lives at White
: chapel, or Noting Hill, where no on
Z ever goes. or somewhere. and he's
= Polish Jew, and frightfully clever an
trlcky.J his name Is bdlenskl, ana 20
cant tell a Balenski-Chelsea figur
from the real thing, if you're ever sue
an expert-unless. of course, yo
know his work"
| rs that how collectors get thel
| china mended?"
| NO." she said. mot collectors, onl
| dealers. You see, collectors general
| only care for genuine things; but ther
| OF course" she added thoughtful,
| dealers must live, and II you can
| tell the difference, 1t doesn't hurt any
| body Besides, collectors shouldn't b
| taken in. they ought to have
| thorough knowledge of their subjec
| before they attempt to begin to co
| lect"
What lot you seem to know abou