Smyrna times., 1926-10-20
The Missing
Magazine
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS

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Iva don't think there's anyone In
| the whole world who can collect more
magazines than you can. I've just
been up In the loft and found barrels,
boxes, trunks-everything stuffed full
of old magazines"
Mrs. Crawford grinned. "Just think
how useful they would be If we want
In London I saw shop filed with old
magazines and they were all selling
for six pence and three pence. Years
and years old they were, too, So"
"My word, I'd like to have ten cents
for everyone about this place
Mother !" she broke of as inspiration
seized her, II could start around In
the old bus and sell magazines to all
the country people who never get
look at one-wouldn't that be grand
tdea7 It would help Dad a lot If
could make a little money so easily"
what an idea-you mean you
would drive about with a car full of
magazines Just like an old clothes
man Or
JuoL dUOOl1 LduSAC0 ll4O OLAJ
I wouldn't ring a bell all the time. I
would just go about to the isolated
people and I'll bet 1t will be bless
ing to them-magazines don't go out
Of date as far as reading matter goes"
"It is really a good idea and we can
buy father some Of those new incu-
batOrs he wants so badly"
f.Rx
much as Dad" laughed Enid again,
and you really think you can sacri-
fee some Of the magazines"
II can start right away to collect
more" laughed her mother.
1t was no time at all before Enid
was started ON her route. She had
painted up the old delivery wagon
that her father delivered chicks In
and fitted It with shelves Outside
she had a large sign bearing the
words. "The Magazine Shop"
Enid found her way to the strag-
Cling clumps Of small houses In out
lying districts that boasted neither
shops nor brain food II was remark
able how seemingly starved some Of
those country people were for some
thing IN the nature of reading mat
ter and picture books Enid got very
close to the lives Of many of her pa
irons and was thoroughly enjoying
herself. Many times her mother came
along with her and Mrs. Crawford
took to bringing along g, lot Of fancy
cushion tops and little oddments of
m
which she made in her spare time.
They sold well.
The new incubators could be pur-
chased almost any time-so success
fIl was the travelling shop.
But there was much more In store
for them than any of them suspected
at least, until Jack Darwin rode
into the scene on his bicycle.
The two women In the car did not
know at first whether he was follow
ing them for f1irtatious possibilities or
whether he was merely trying to see
If he could cover the road at the same
speed as Enid.
Instead. he was trying to let them
know that he wanted to see their
he breathlessly informed them.
Swiftly observing that he was not
the type Of person she had been SELL
ing to she said with a lovely smile,
1--WE only have very old magazines
nothing of a later vintage than last
November"
Darwin laughed. mine months is
q hu hTY<
Still, some stories are ageless. Let's
have a look"
Enid opened the doors Of the van
and let Darwin take his time at her
neatly arranged shelves
Il say, you have some old oues,"
he muttered. Then suddenly he
turned. as there q chance In the world
that you would have any Ramblers
Of ten years back2 If you had the
one I want. well-it might mean a
small fortune for all Of us"
whats It all about7' inquired Mrs.
Crawford. Eyes had all the
Ramblers once-but you see we have
sold heaps Of magazines-the one you
want might be gone"
A~1A " AZ WAo QhANO CAIAbG0 DS 1OWs
"I had story in the Rambler of De-
cember. either nine or ten years ago.
It has been put on the screen-with-
out my name-well, In fact It's been
stolen. My lawyers are at work. I've
been bit up against It since I have
lost the only published copy had.
If
IT." said Enid suddenly, "you can
put your bike on the top and hop in
with us you can 60 up In the loft and
have look. It's we'll worth II"
A moment later the three now ex-
cited people were speeding up toward
home and mothers collection of maya
zines.
Dusty and covered with cobwebs
three hours later Enid and Jack came
triumphantly down with the maga-