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"freaks" he might introduce in his manner of
conducting a "Magazine Sale."

The Auction Sale proper was a funny
affair and there were some funny things
happened before it. The Sale was advertised
for Thursday evening. Thursday afternoon
Mr. Millar along with Mr. Horton whom
he had evidently enticed to go with him
both for protection and the benefit of his
good taste, was seen in knox's Bargain
Emporium. He was not buying razors
or neckties but, what was rather alarming
was investing in 15[cents] dazzling gold
rings and 10 [cents] bewitching fair-haired dolls
But thereby hange a tale.

Mr. Millar entered the arena of auction
some time after eight o'clock and
demonstrated at once by the fluency of
his language and the ease with which
he handled his hammer that he was