The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-09

atCreTeU- tc- Eis i1-u-e 60 u-se lI. mex
tai imagery vivid 20 .ae eye. OF -ss- kesuly
imaginative men.
One bls;srins summer day he flung oT
NaulsA avenue. passed between VIDE red
Glsa portals swur- up ;ls t-v stone s-sf.
leading 80 the ball. entered ths elevator 1t
h,s right. and said: = x;h,"
There was moments pause - the car
cCrtuc;5r waited for hs s---L from the
starter. then the i-cu door @: the elevator
was closed. the lever thrown Cve-. and the
car she: upward toward the reference room
o. the sixth h,o-.
Ore-;wo, He happened 20 glance at h..
hands. He had q feminine ts:e>ta;icr of
sc..st palms ard fingers. That ruuul-.us
fer old receipts n the old desk
SIX
He stepped from the elevator. There. 70
Be sure. a. the lett, was 4 row @: marble ba-
SINS He wheeled around, gave h,s h4; 20
the attendant. removed his cuffs. and turned
the no; water faucet. \ seuss q gratitude
20 the founder OF this particular library, and
% the individual who suggested Vublc
lzv1tcry. came over him. O-s o.; thsss days,
when he had made be Pile. he would see
that his r--usy reverted 20 chcss who should
te-b-us-tel II A Dlrus- a; crSs - worthy
ard artistic 1s The former, = u--,itarill a.
the latter He
Wacss rrs vas that,
I: l1y OF the marble Sab before which he
$500 .l.hs-l-S Es shIre-y hsr1s \ :i-y
cc.lsr c.rc.=., set with one flashing diamond.
which vas tl-kel by sus-a.5s. z.s1E.ls
and --1-s.-cs-. - the Ls1r- q an ocean
wave. \ beautiful ,--,s .r--ke., Never
had he touched CT k--1.st ~-czzr's ms.
Tlsr. whv should ;hls seem - lbsurlly ia
-L-lr- l5r-Lrw-hlt Ee seen
Z: t=forst >31s ;--e-sc-sw-srs- Tha:
vs. surs- The pscu- a-, C.t-,lsh-1rst nh
gree work u either end G.: The levels drew
his attention. he had 1s--lrst III; :; he
time. and
G-sl; Scc:,~ hs sa;5 20 himself. VIA;
ki-i G; memory have I so;, Anyway.
haven't been drinking. Might a. vel have
been. though To ses qUss-st over bsu-
he" JCsc here he picked up the bau5.e
Il question and fu-,ivs-y slipped 6, iuto III.
pccks- he sen, a sss1i;Ey z1rcs II the
G-sc;Ic- q the attendant While he fast
snst h.s cuts and pulled down lis Goa.
sleeves. ard walked away INTO The -5rE.
E lovely. cccs----eL RON a; 1,s --SL: as s1-
I pe-.srcsG a. the ss-sl-.ors G.; II accom-
p.-shec k.spco-1ui1c-
He G5t-'c wau: ;h1: r5rc tu- he did &c:
wish % part wi;h ic sI-sr; &C Is ri.k:fu,
cwUs-- He wished % return u y persc-.
t-- ys; tls wish 'T1> w-'-3u' rsas,a q any
kind Re knew what w-s expected @; him,
but people Go nc; l-W1ys co VIA; . eI-
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.o-zsc he would -s---=c- under WAX en-
cUIsclrces E= A1- formerly seen the costly
trl1s- DE wcc-- sTEa--- he would a2c--
cgzs- lie would restore J; % - owner b-l
there we've few II The rsss-e-cs library t-a;
bcs atssru-c-- Han 4 dozen spsc-l-.sc
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