Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-01

Il seems Just too bad 70 be truel'
SAID Ruth disconsolately.
Forget il, darlingi When we started
out this morning you'd no notion Of
seeing inside the house"
"Of course. hadn't But the mo-
ment heard there was a sale I set
my heart on seeing every corner Of Il"
Elihu turned to the policeman. The
FAMILY are still living here. eueSs. %
he said diffidently.
They're dead"
AN Of them21 cried Ruth. Isn't
there a lord left2"
Inc policeman answered rather stiff
q place OF his own. he Is selling this
ne IS 3 cousin, I believe"
Souiqnt We Just peek inside?" asked
RUIN You see we've got a particular
interest IN the place because we're
American" put in EIIhu. giving her
arm a sharp squeeze. We're interested
~ tneSe old buildings. They're a real
curiosity % us"
49,. The policeman was not unfriendly
but he was firm.
It's my orders" he said, ito let no
one INSIDE the door. But see no rea-
son why the lady shouldn't look in.
II she wants to-"
He moved the blue-clad bulk OF his
oody out OF the way and they saw the
sweep OF the carved Staircase fhe
vaulted roof and stone flarSed yloor
opposite them leaning AGAINST the wall
were number OF oil paintings. THE
most conspicuous. naked Adonis. very
pink and foriorn. 'e45
Them's old masters" said the No
81 :, q. ley were sold yesterday"
" sald Ruth with a gasp. 'how I
WISH l could have had oneld
me policeman answered almost &C.
verely, I think you'd be- slIrnrised
me- am, at the prices they fetched
otlit-being ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Won
WOULDN'T be surprised. The sale is stin
POI progress. Perhaps you could picl, I'm
something you'd fancy In the tent {"
g, Rutn was fired By the suggestion
Sne almost dragged Elihu down the
'tone steps and toward the tent
m going 10 do It, darlineI I'm
soing TO have something out ~ thst
louse TO keep in our own house for
YER think it's a perfectly marvellous
yea. 4 nave all my savings with me T
nIended 70 buy something over here
S 9r tne house. Let's buy lot OF things,
In the smaller tent they found
, al,le array OF silver spread out on
rms. SOaS u
IN buy a complete set OF table sill
er, declared Ruth. ''e oii-
IN the large tent there was not s,ch
. large crowd as they had expected
ney were able to move about and ex-
n lie the drawing room furniture
ley touched inlaid Chimes chests e. a,,S
ickered cabinets. Good IordI1 eT-
aimed Elihu. what size room r,,S,st
pe 70 nave held all this stuff"
1Ou can nave no conception" an
Vereu ms Vile almost IN the tone az
le ponceman. And she looked about
y Win an air so possessive that sew
a. people made way for her TO pass
Inc auctioneer was seated at the END
a long table on either side Of which
ere arranged rows Of chairs. These
ere occupied by early cofners 'Tsre
50 STOOD behind. Two porters had
~ paced the marble figure of A girl
lsenng with arms upheld, In an akt-
&c OF warding off some danger.
me young lady evidently doesn't
g tne looks OF mel" said the aiic-
'neer and got q laugh. Nov then.
nat am I bid7 -Four pounds7 who'll
1rt the bidding ct -four poundsSa
mere was dead silence
come now-give me a bid-khree
unos? NO? Two pounds?"
= middle aged, military looking man
the front row bid ten shiIlines.
Inc auctioneer showed no chagrfn
TINS rebuff He merely Said-saTen
lLngs-win anybody raise ten shiil-
1lihu looked at Ruth. TITS a beautl-
thing" he said.
she shook her head. Nobody wants
role nov. Besides It would be awful
ting 1t home"
Goingl" the auctioneer was saving ,
DING at maiden bid OF ten shiIf-
81 win nobody raise 1t? Gonel Capt
lig, Is IL, sir7''
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