The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

to bother the poor thing any moro
 ana she brought me the other copy
 and there on the very first page was
 the title and nothing else. And noth-
 ing else in the entire book that inter- ested me.
 walked away without the book I
 had bought and was in the next big
 book department before I realized 1t 1 and then wouldn't go back had begun just after nine o'clock | and twelve found me we'll up town with eight books growing heavier and
 heavier all the time and nary dol lar in one of them but me out over i ten dollars. And not book had been
 sold except what had bought I
 couldn't forgive Reggy for gauging tho public taste so well even though I felt grateful to him.
 l think it was in the seventh store | that discovered that a copy has been
 sold to man and the clerk was one or those observant fellows who are l always drawing conclusions. He laugh ed when I asked him if the book was | selling well. He said There was a | man bought a copy this morning who ] acted as if he was glad to get it. He
 opened it in the middle and then he
 burst out laughing and when 1t was
 wrapped up hc left the store on the | double quick"
 ACO yON AuOW WQO nc WaSg Only that he's a newspaper man.
 He lives in the Farragut apartments l around the corner.
 found his name after enquiring of pretty nearly every salesman in the
 store and then In pure gratitude I ] bought the other copy although I had
 searched it and found 1t moneyIess
 and hurried around to the rooms of
 the newspaper man; why do not
 know because findings is keepings and
 always was.
 l was lcky enough to find him in
 and tn a very Christmassy frame of | mind. He offered me my choice of | seven kinds and look little of one
 and then I left Christmassy. Not
 too much so but just glad that we
 were all brothers,
 Yes. he had bought the book and was the author? I told him I was
 and that I had a special reason for
 wishing to see his copy. Then ask ed him why he had laughed when he opened 1t and he said Why, I've been l on the sea good deal and l happen | ed to open 1t on place where you l spoke of the barnacle lamps instead | of the pinnacle lamps and I was laugh ing at the funny misprint' pounded the arm of my chair. To think that l should have made my habitual mistake in print. I know the difference between barnacle and bin
 nacle but I never can remember which l Is right and l had actually written it | down and 1t had passed all the proof readers.
 l loked through the book and after I found there was nothing in it (thus ! forestalling the critics) l told the newspaper man why l had been so anxious to look at 1t.
 It's story" said he. It's the truth" said I hotly, No, no. I mean it's good for at least
 half column If you don't mind" Co ahead" said l, T believe in art | for arts sake and all that sort of thing and the more art the merrier | but there's nothing in this world like advertising and you can talk about
 me in every column including the edi- | torial ones if you want to-" Well. he turned out to be a pretty good sort of fellow and as 1t was | lunch time I threw p~edenco to the
 winds and asked him to lunch with me.
 knew very we'll it v'ls safe to let the rest of the books lie in obscurity