The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-06
LOOKING IT UP
aIr. Fosdick Learns the Value Of an Ency-
Clnneiia.

ClOpedfa-
Mr. Fosdicl, sat in his library reading a
newspaper. lie threw the sheet aside, rose
and went 10 the bookcase which contains
his encyclopedia and ran his eye along the
volumes. He did this two or three times.
and then he spoke. making a great effort
10 be calm, and succeeding about rs well
as most men succeed when they try to be
calm in the bosom of their families This
T. what he said,
.'One Of the unexplained mysteries i
why the particular volume in an encyclo-
pedia set which you want 10 consult is al
ways the one that i missing from the
bookcase. Another Of the mysteries which
/ despair OF ever hearing satisfactorily ex-
planned i why you people can never re
turn a book To the case after using If.
(which volume i ii you want, dear?'
asked Mrs. Fosdick mcekly, she being in
Guided in the term you people, - used by
Mr.. Fosdick.
Il want the volume with the Els in il.
There is an allusion 10 Mount Etna in the
newspaper which 1 want TO verify, and
that particular volume Is the only one OF
the whole two dozen which isn't in its
proper place.
Mrs Fosdick went To the bookcase and
began TO search its shelves. Then she
looked In another bookcase, but without
success, and her husband expressed his IN
alterable conviction that either his wife or
his daughter had removed ii from its place
and failed TO return it.
Il believe Ethel did take it To her-roOm
the other day" said Mrs. Fosdick after
moments thought.
Ethel
Ethel was curlcd up in a big leather
chair reading n novel and had taken no
part in the discussion.
YES, mamma.
Didn't you take volume of the ency-
clopedia to your room the other day when
you had TO write an essay on Emcrson!'
u believe / did. mamma. -
you must have left it there. Hurry
and bring it down"
Ethel left ON her GRAND, and Mr.. Eos
dick occupied the time in delivering some
cxtcmpore remarks on the way women had
of dropping things wherever they happened
to be regardless of the place appointed of
their keeping. 1t makes me so cross, ~
he continued, Ito find my books of refer
ence anywhere and everywhere but where
they ought to be, that l am seriously con
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of locking up the
reference bookcase. Volumes of that char
acter should never bc taken from the Ii
brary, under any circumstances. Now, L
am always very particular myself to Ne
place "a book on its proper shelf as soon as
am through with it. Well, where is it?''
he asked, as Ethel reappeared without the
book.
Il remember now that brought it back
as soon as L was done with it, papa, ~ said
Ethel
but that's impossible, child. You
must have left it somewhere. 1t isn't in
the case"
''Oh, now 1 remember!" exclaimed Mrs.
Fosdick.
''Well?" queried her husband. You are
the one who took it away and forgot to
bring it back, are you?'
mo, sir, it was you, yourself! Don't
you remember that you got interested in
an article on Egypt and brought it up to
my room to read it to me night before
laSt?"
''I-I-I believe did"
Its in my room yet, know. 1 saw it
this morning land intended to bring 1t
down to the library. Ethel, 1 think you'll
find it on the bureau in my room"
Miss Fosdick made another trip up
stairs, and her father maintained a stolid
silence during her absence. When she re-
turned, she had the missing volume in her
hands. Mr.. Fosdick took it and began to
turn its leaves in silence, as the incident
seemed to call for no further comment from
him. His wife said nothing, either. She
simply thought.
Presently there was another impatient
exclamation from Mr.. Fosdick.
What is il now, DEAR" she asked.
Look 1t that, - he replied, pointing to
place on the open page. She looked and
read this line
''Etna. See ZEtna. ''-Life