The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-17
A Travelling
Magazine Shop
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS

Mrs. Crawford grinned. Gust
think how useful they would be If
we wanted to start shop. Once
when | was in London | saw a shop
filled 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 off as inspira-
ton seized her. Il could start
around in the old bus and sell mag
azines to all the country people
who never get look at one
wouldn't that be grand idea? 1t
would help Dad a lot If / could
make 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"
Just about" laughed Enid
"Only ] wouldn't ring a bell all the
time. | would just go about to the
isolated people and I'll bet it will
be blessing to magazines
don't go out of date as far as read
ing matter goes"
ut is really good idea and we
can buy father some of those new
incubators he wants so badly"
II think mother wants them rs
much as Dad" laughed Enid again,
land you really think you can sac
rifice some of the magazines"
Il 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 1t with shelves. Outside
she had large sign bearing the
words. "The Magazine Shop"
Enid found her way to the strag-
Cling clumps of small houses in
outlying districts that boosted
neither shops nor brain food. 1t
was remarkable how. seemingly
starved some of those country peo-
pie were for something in the ma
ture of reading matter and picture
books Enid got very close to the
lives of many of her patrons and
was thoroughly enjoying herself.
Many times her mother came along
with her and Mrs. Crawford took
to bringing along a lot of fancy
cushion tops and little oddments OF
housekeeping bags and baskets
which she made in her spare time.
They sold well.
The new incubators could be pur-
chased almost any time-so sue
cessful was the travelling shop.
But there was much more In
store for them than any of them
suspected-at least, until Jack Oar
win rode into the scene on his
bicycle.
The two women in the car did
not know at FIRST whether he was
following them for fiirtatious pos.
sibilities 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 wares. Il want something to
read" he breathlessly informed
them.
Swiftly observing that he was not
the type of person she had been
selling to she said with lovely
smile, 1--WE only have very old
Notwithstanding of a later vim
tage than last November"
Darwin laughed. mine months
is young for n baby, but a maya
zine! Still. some stories are age
less. Let's have a look"
Enid opened the doors Of the van
and let Darwin take his time at her
neatly arranged shelves.
( II say, you have some old ones"
he muttered Then suddenly he
turned 'Is there a chance in the
world that you would have any
Ramblers of ten years back? If you
had the one | want, well-it might
mean a small fortune for all of u.s.
whats it all about?" inquired
Mrs. Crawford Eyes. I had all
the Handlers once-but you see we
have sold heaps of magazines-the
one you want might be gone"
Darwin was quite eEcited by now
II had a story In the Rambler of
December, either nine or ten years
ago. 1t has been put on the screen
without my name-well, in fact
it's been stolen. My lawyers are at
work. I've been bit up against
1t since l have lost the only copy
l had. If"
IF" said Enid suddenly, you
can put your bike on the top and
hop in with us you can go up In !
the loft and have look. It's well
worth It,
A moment later the three now
excited people were speeding up
toward home and mothers collec-
ton of magazines.
Dusty and covered with cobwebs, |
three hours later Enid and Jack
came triumphantly down with the
ma gazine they sought.
IF | win my case-and there's |
no reason why | can't-it will mean |
something like fifty-thousand-
dollar check they've made Sll.
pcr-picture from this story He
was laughing and so was Enid and
If was not entirely due to the find
ing of the story. Finding one an
other had much to do with it.
Mother, darling.' Enid shouted,
"your passion for magazine collect |
ing will probably be the means of |
giving Mr.. Darwin a big success
and
Far greater success than any.
one can for the moment suspect
said Jack Darwin and flashed a /
look toward Enid.
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