The evening world., 1914-02-28
TIE ANTIQUE World

The furnished swinging sign bore
this legend above globe, so bat.
tered that It would have gone hard
wieA any student Of geography will
Ing p trust to conformation. Inside
the little Fourth avenue shop. WELL
Ing out even onto the sidewalk. was
\ . wslter Of odds and ends of furni.
ture, glass. Sheffield plate. china.
Bass. bTocade, pictures-hotsam and
jeesam Of . thousand wrecked habi.
lnAions.
Over this interesting mixture Mrs..
lseldS Bloom presided. True the bills
went out and the checks came In
when thare were any, bearing the
1A0o oS sThereee LenornAnd, late Of
- rue oeo Saints Peres, Paris" for
- Bloom has discovered that the
oDAnor Of France was great help
y he sale Of antiques. covering
Many Q crack and blemish and adding
m1ttee % much fiy.speoked gliding.
Widow Of long standing. She had in
Inritsd the business and carried It ON
u stolid, energetic fashion, replenish.
= her stock from the wholesale an
ne 'repositories'' and reinforcing
= colossal ignora, . with an imagt.
eion a. amasing vi It was fertile.
tn every piece of bric.a-brao she
uld supply Q history As fantastic
IN Arabian tale. Her customers
her accepted II N gospel or pur-
Asod for the mere charm Of her
1efationA She was quite capable OF
Ming Queen Elixabeth's telephone
~ oe Cleopatra's massage vibrator.
Was al part OF the antique bust.
LEV Nine. Bloom stood at the door.
Wning heavily. Things were bad
Dough, with every junk store on the
1nuo advertising removal sales for
TO; bad enough. too. that the swell
40 was creeping uptown beyond
- Twenties and Thirties. Added to
~ extensive alterations had been
Rado next door, and an enormous
2aoafd announced now arrival In
l3o congested district. "The Crowned
Thistle" antique store had opened
With an extensive collection. lately
imported. to which would he added
Atho entire contents OF several Amerf-
IN Colonial mansions and q chateau
- Quebec. at cutthroat prices" No
kOndaP Madame" frowned.
Mr.. Ian Mclean, tho owner of tho
10W promises. was anxious to obtain
ooS lease. In order to extend his al
teady imposing quarters. Madame
Mad rudely refused. For twenty-five
years she had occupied her dingy
Wnrren, and she had no intention Of
moving. Besides. tho compenss ton
offered was ridiculously small. and
[1eelings. Mr.. Mclean had lot fall a
M q mi
l seil-for q while-moreover. he point
Cd out his stock would he superior
4 and draw away her trade. Still Mrs.
Bloom had gaxed In his steel blue
eyes with her beady black ones and
\ defied him. Results were painful
I Even Madame's hectic histories OF
the past glories Of her stock-in-trade
could not overcome tho lure OF the
price tags ON McLean's onken set.
his quiet. matter Of fact statements
as to his sources Of supply among
the castles of Bonnie Scotland"
Mclean came to the door OF his
|, Shop, ushering out O purchaser. who
insisted ON carrying of her pur.
chAsss In her limousine. Mrs. Bloom
turned pale with envy. Carriage
trada"-the high water mark OF pros.
perity. Her rival glanced Mt her and
bowed as he turned away from the
automobile. HIS face remained mask
Nike, but his eyes glinted.
XFury bit at the heart Of Mrs
,6loom. yet she could not restrain {
feeling Of admiration. Her heartles'
Scompetitor was q business man-nt
denying TIA hne business man. !
only her husband She turned frot
the door and picked up a pewter Jul
"A purchase Of the late unlamente'
Jsaac's-so hideous that not even tn
Nunchausen tales she had woveI
about It could induce any one to TAX
Il away. She sighed. Truly she wa
Leans castle-brsd stock, and sighe,
arain, Such shining, clawfooted
pillared mahogany. such time worn
dented, blackened oak, such bulgine
brass looped walnut as passed Il
and out Of the Crowned Thistle!"
came In crates covered with burlaI
and emerged TO padded vans. in end
les procession. In the rear OF hi
shop abe could hear tho rat-tat-ta
OF the continual repair work. undo
the direction OF Mclean himself
experimenting three nephews. evl
dNrtlv master craftsmen. She won
how long she could hold ou
1.-THE novelty Of tho new stor
wear offf Would he be compelle
shortly to raise his prices? She bega
10 wish that she had not asked sue
a bonus over and above her leas'
she might have moved her battere
4. colIections to some cheaper neighboi
hood. Then she child herself for he
weakness, and her anger at this al
tempt to Dust her from her hon
hared up anew. She would hang o
/. while longer. Perhaps II she had