Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-06-27
A VALUABLE woeK.
What the Encyclopedia showed when !
Was Pound.


Was Found.
Mr. Fosdicls sat in his library read
ing newspaper. lie threw the sheet
aside. rose and went TO the bookcase
which contains his encyclopedia, and
ran his eye along the volumes lie did
this two or three times, and then he
spoke. making great effort to be
calm, and succeeding about as we'll as
most men succeed when they try to be
calm In the bosom Of their families.
This Is what he snid:
zone OF the unexplained mysteries
Is why the particular volume in an en-
cyclopcdia set which you want to con-
suit is always the one that Is missing
from the bookcase. Another OF the
mysteries which despair of ever hear
ing satisfactorily explained, is why
you people can never return book TO
the case after using it,"
(which volume Is IL you want,
dear?" asked Mrs. Fosdick, meelsly,
she being included in the term you
people," used by Mr.. Fosdick.
II want the volume with the Els in
H. There Is an allusion to Mount Etna
in the newspaper which want TO YER
ify, and that particular volume is the
only one of the whole two dozen which
isn't in its proper place"
Mrs. F,ndick went to the bookcase
and began to search its shelves Then
she looked in another bookcase, but
without success, and her husband ex-
pressed his unalterable conviction that
either his wife or his daughter had re-
moved it from its place and failed TO
return IL.
~ believe Ethel did take It to her
room the other day." said Mrs. Fosdick,
after a moments thought
"Ethelr'
Ethel was curlcd up in a big leather
chair reading a novel, and had taken
no part in the discussion.
Yes, mammal"
Didn't you take n volume of the en-
cyclopedia TO your room the other day
when you had to write an cisay on
Emerson?"
81 believe did, mamma"
You must have left it there. Hurry
and bring it down"
Ethel left on her errand, and Mr..
Fosdick occupied the time in deliver
ing some extempore remarks on the
way women had of dropping things
wherever they happened to lie, regard
less of the place appointed for 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 am Sc
riously considering the advisability of
locking up the reference bookcase.
Volumes of that character should new
er be taken from the library, under
any circumstances. Now. | am always
very particular myself to replace n
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 IL
back as soon as | was done with it,
papa" said Ethel.
but that's impossible, child. You
must have left it somewhere. II isn't
in the case"
30, now rememberr' exclaimed
Mrs. Fosdick.
"Well?" queried her husband. "You
are the one who took it away and for
got to bring it back, are you?'
NO, SIR, III was you, yourself! Don
you remember that you got inter
ested in an article Oh Egypt, and
brought it up to my room to read it to
me night before last?'
I'LL believe did"
''Its in my room yet, know. saw
II this morning and intended to bring
it down to the library. Ethel, | 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 returned she had the miss
ing 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 impa-
tient exclamation from Mr.. Fosdick.
what is il now. dear?" she asked.
Look at that" he replied, pointing
to n place on the open page. She
looked and read this line:
"Etna. See .Eina. William Hen
ry Siviter, in Life.