Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-06

vi bo'hbs my ~ "'I' ' WI
dressed, and see med cultured and we'll
read. His eye retained to the type
written list On the wall.
"rhcy're classics. all right" he
granted. But such classics'"
He got up and wen over To the gee.
retary's desk. lie would Join the II.
brary and learn something. He waB
handed a leaiiet which informed him
that the monthly dues were ten do!
lars, the members having the privi
lcge Of drawing each month two book,
IN class one, three In class two, fuuf
In class three, and 30 on "A fine Of iva
dollars a day being imposed for a bOoI
kept overtime.
Baxter whis'lcd mentally. "Thc
books must De bound In v"lIum aud
gold toOlcd,"
He laid ten dollars on the sccrc
tary's desk, and after a little trlcpiion
Ing, by means OF which his references
wer" authenticated and approved. h."
was entered In the books ns a member
Of The Rexiorth Circulating Library,
and credited with one months paid
up dues.
He did not roinOvc the sealed wrap
per from the catalogue that ia" sccrc
'ary gave him, but upon being assured
by the young lady presiding over the
order desk that II copy Of lluckl"bcrry
Finn was on the library shelves, he
had her make out Il alip for that
classic.
He thought to get his Iiucklcbrrry
and take II with him he was In IA
hurry TO have n hook a, the binding
Of the volume but III" young lady
calmly informed him that the book
would be sent around Ia his address
that afternoon by the iiIst delivery.
II he would turn to rule seven In the
catalogue, he would learn that such
was the delivery rcgim" ot III" library.
VERY well" he Haid. and lrft the
building. by following downwhrds for
a short distance the narrow but well
paved cOlrtwhy, then turning to the
right along a similar conitwhy, th"iX"
10 the lc!t and again 10 the right. h"
emerged upon Il busy, familiar street,
where "A number OF carriages were
hillib Nv W " h'I''D W w.
lt.sforlh Circulating Library.
That afternoon IA parcel bearing Tia"
stamp ltcxforth was delivered at FAX.
irr'H club % II was Of mammoth
diin"nriunH for IA book. and he began
10 fear thh' the librarian had blum
d"r"d and sent him, instead Of "A mod
"si octave BY Mark Twain, a folio
hi. tEIkIIt.. 4. mat ih. IliGt.lIIIJ
J%ohnSnn'h dictionary Itself so he
~i"rvonnly undid The wrapping. and
there lay brfor" him In Il neat paper
bOx a lady'a handsome shirt. Win
som" manner 81 hnffy pink 'Iimmings
or iiounc"H. h" didn't Know which
lie pOk"d ginRrily Al III" dainty gar
mcnl. "IIucklcbcIry Finn" h" ciacu.
lated Then a great, big truth l"hi"d
up IN IiaxtrI'B mind, lik" the RriInac
Ing face Of II iack.in the box, and hast.
~ removing Ia" manila cover and
opening Tho cHinlOgu" he had received
AT the library, h" turned to II. Hrhck
si"d with the ii'lr Of iIuckl"brrry
Finn was III" prescription OF II lhdy'n
fancy bail skirt.
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titles. with The things In ladies dress
wear bIi. kcicd against them. Then
he Eat down weakly. The ltcxforth
Circulating library waB IA woiIhn'a
dress renting establishment. wh"r" Ia
dies, by paying IA certain monthly sum.
could draw giy lish dr"ssSH for TEN
pnrary wear.
Each dress. skirt. waist. or hat. bore
the name Of some well known book "A
Kind Of code arrangement for privacy.
brcviiy ana nY%cnicncc and upon OK
hmining his library card Baxter found
Mrs, prcfixch 10 his name, The s"crc-
thIy. no doubt, having been under the
Impression that h" had acted for his
wife In Joining Ia" Il. &. L.. for that
establishment made It's appeal cxclu.
siycly 10 the p"n'l"r q