Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30

Two dollars. I got two dollars. Don't
lump like that back in the rear row.
I thought you were going to shoot me!
And don't be scared to raise your
hand. 1 won't miss it!
Two and a quarter, two and
quarter. Make 1t two and a half.
Two and a half. Two seventv-flve.
Two seventy-five. I got three dollars.
Three dollars. Sold.
Now who wants this beautiful roll
of three fine wooden blankets? What?
A quarter? Don't get too extravagant.
What? Another quarter?"
IN EVERY drama, whether it's fic-
ton. movies. court room. sports or
whatnot. somebody always steals the
show. In this case two individuals,
both men. grab the limelight and hold
it almost all day. They afford strik-
ing contrast. One is short, and, like
Cassius. has a lean and hungry look.
The other fellow is tall. clean-shaven.
This is Jack Anderson. When first
you cast your eyes on him he is occu-
pied with a very important purchase.
He's busily unwrapping a bunch Of
some 10 or IL pink er-girdles which
he has just bought for trifling sum.
I'll sell 'em all and make . swell
profit" he confldes.
Whereupon he proceeds to tell about
one of his favorite buys at post Office
auction couple Of years back. There
were about 200 battered looking
derbies up for sale" he says, land it
looked mighty like the auctioneer
wouldn't be able to dispose Of them.
However, finally some guy, second
hand dealer, made q feeble bid OF q
buck. Now, I wasn't going to raise
him when suddenly had a feeling
that I might as well take q wee gam
BILE. So I went up little bit, event.
ually getting all those 'stiffs' for less
than two iron-men.
Frankly, I was stuck with EN- for
several months. But had a lucky
break. A certain amateur outfit was
giving q minstrel show. They needed
200 derbies for their black-face group,
but couldn't afford new ones. Some
how they heard of me. We made a
deal and I sold all my hats for 10
cents apiece. With. neat profit, by
the way, of about SIS"
Jack and "Cassius" engage in q
battle of bids on innumberable &C.
casions throughout the day. In fact
for periods of as long as 10 to Is
minutes you might suppose they were
doing all the buying. Both men seem
to be particularly interested In mems
shirts and underclothes. However
Anderson apparently doesn't buy
either of these items, for, to his ex-
treme disgust. the bidding Away,
goes higher than he originally had
planned on. Just before noon HI
| makes what looks like Q very good
buy-forks out only So for some Isl
tubes Of q weh-known shaving prep
| aration. Chuckling enthusiastically
over this achievement, he csckles
mot a bad profit If I can sell then
for even 10 cents apiece"
The clock strikes IL. Where ha'
the morning gone? - :.
As you force your way through tn
| crowd for q spot Of lunch you mott
that June brides are much in evidence
That's not q difncult fact to discover
because they oil keep throwing fas
cinated glances at the shiny new ring
on their left hands.
RACK again in the auction room .
- 1890 and you see Mr.. zepp still
holding forth:
whats the matter? When I sal,
q quarter your hands all went up
But when said q dollar all you
hands went down."
| And 50 1t goes throughout the day
i Mr.. Yep 'cajoles, pleads, Jokes ant
bellows. Mr.. Kracke, with his quie
dignity, wastes never q word. FINAL,
at Z o'clock the last article Of mer
chandise is sold. Once again the ele
yators ereak - tbs more than 90