The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13
VfRGILIA'S Pen
TOOLURID FOR
SUBURbANITES
San Leandro and Hayward Have
the Strength to Resist
Strength to Yield"
Port0la Queens Fervid Love
Passages Not for Young
Folks, Say Librarians

Out of the tomb crept vice, with hide
GUS leer;
''I am heredity, whom all men fear;
sleep but die not, when fate calls
come
And generations mt my touch suc-
cumb."
vERGILIA BoGUE, in The Strength to Yield"
THE Strength to Yield" vergilia
Bogue's latest novel, is too strong for
San Leandro and Hayward. The pub
lie Librarians of those two places have
decided that never with their official
consent, will the novel pass into the
hands of young persons. The lurid
love scenes, wherein decadent Italian
artist shrivels the moonlight with sui
phuric passages of heart hunger, find
scant favor in the eyes of Mrs. E.
Prowse, in charge of the Carnegie Ii
brary at Hayward. The exhibitions of
paronia of the magnificent heroine
who, after kissing a man other than a
husband in a manner which makes
smoked glasses necessary in the read
ing Of the entertaining episode, takes a
sniff of ether and wanders into three
pages of passionate persifage, are apt
TO worry the nerves of the young, ac-
cording to Mrs. A. Brown of San Lean
dro. The book is not on the shelves
of the library at Hayward, nor is there
any immediate likelihood of its getting
there. At San Leandro there is copy,
but it is hidden away in a locked
drawer, beneath layer of asbestos.
Not for Young People
Il have only scanned the book" said
Mrs. Prowse," and the general tone of
1t is such that 1 did not think it would
add to the value of the collection of
books in this library. 1 can not say
whether 1 viii bar ii absolutely or not
until l have had time to read it thor
oughly l am decided. however, that
no young person shall receive it from
my hands"
Mrs Brawn had likewise Just
scanned" the work, but such was suf-
fcient to make her lock it up in safe
place.
THE book is not for young persons"
eba sasd .NTapv naopIe bera having
seen Miss Bogue during the Portola
carnival. wished to read her. book and
it is for that reason that the library
ordered a copy. The book is not kept
on the shelves. and I will not put it
into the hands of any except those who
are old enough not to be Influenced by
a wrongful construction of it,
Some Specimen Bricks
Among the passages which brought
about this determination on the part
of the Librarians is one where the
heroine, finding that the hero does not
come to her, goes to his studio at night.
why, why, why did you come. Dor
risg asked the youth. She rose from
her seat and looked at him. Why
the eternal question of ages. Let me
see the gold room she said"
Leading her into the gold room,
where the hero tries to grab kiss in
three paragraphs, and this is what
happens:
oh, Paolo.' she cried, do not draw
me on-and on. Paolo can't you see
l am lighting, struggling against this
new unwelcome thing? No, dear, 1 will
not kiss you. 1 win not"
That Kiss on the Ear
However, she does, and incidentally
it might be added, that the hero is not
her husband. The latter is making
money. Continuing the hero meets her
refusal with the time honored bluff
Answer my caresses, he breathed
passionately, kissing her ear the while
with delicate art, don't you want to
kiss me? Then I will cease" He
his clasp and the bluff worked
"She looked longingly into his eyes
and said:
"Give me your mouth. Paolo'"
He unhesitatingIy parted with the
necessary organ, which she proceeded
to drain to its lees" This interesting
event brought about dire results for
later on she exclaims:
~'oh. Paolo, you must stop Yoa
must let me go. This is folly, this is
madness. Ny pulses ache-ache-let
me CO."
Not for Paola.
A Chilly Accusation
II desire you So he cries. 'voglio
tante cose. Godsl You are as beauti-
full as the seven deadly sins He was
holding her in an embrace that seemed
to wound fer-to stifle," but despite
this fact accused her of being cold"
She denies the soft impeachment in
a startling manner. for "she picked up
his hands and kissed them till his flesh
stung beneath her mouth. Then she
caught his lips in hard cruel pres
sure. ''Cold?' she cried. 20. siete cat
tivo-sono infelice.' she sasped. She
fell exhausted and looked up to him as
to god.
Inasmuch as this is the tone of the
book throughout the librarians scarce
blame the heroine for gasping. Ac-
cording to them, 1t is enough to make
anybody gasp.