The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-29

tSmall boys clatter out
enters young woman with book
which she throws down on the desk.)
| Young Woman-Bess Perkins, what
did you mean my recommending that
book to me? If you do such thing
again I'll have you arrested for max
ing false representations. It's the
| stupidest thing ever struck. Do you
mean to say you really liked 1t?
Librarlan-Tes. did like it very
| much. But you must remember that
told you | didn't know whether you
would like 1t or not. All said was
that liked it. GAaughs)
Young Woman-Oh, ! suppose your
taste is good enough, Bess, but in this
case yours and mine don't agree. Say,
is this all the new fiction you have?
/ Why, never saw such poky old
| library Why don't you get some good
books?
Librarian-That's a very brilliant
idea, my dear. I'll speak to one H.
brary hoard about it. You know the
board selects the books and it is al
ways glad to have practical sugges.
tions.
Young Woman--You're rather bril-
| liant yourself this afternoon it seems
| to me. (She saunters around the
room for few minutes, taking down
a book occasionally and putting it
back again with Disguised express
sion. Il wish they'd put me on the
library board I'd like to show them
the kind of books they ought to buy
But as you haven't anything fit to
read, I'll go home and sew awhile.
Iro making a perfectly beautiful en-
broidered waist. I'll bring 1t over
here tomorrow and show it to you
Librarian-Bring it over and work
on 1t and keep me company. There
hasn't been anybody here today but
two small boys and dog. and prob
ably there won't be anybody tomor-
row, SO we can have the place to our
selves
Young Woman-That'll be fine. I'll
bring some lemons and sugar and
some cookies and we can have a little
tea party.
| Librarian-Dont forget. Be sure
to come. Goodby
i young woman departs. Enter small
boy, slamming the door behind him J
4 Small Boy-Say, Miss Perkins, tell
me good book to read. Say, the last
time | was to the library Miss Smith
she handed me lemon, all right. 1t
was named "The Parents Insistent,'
or something. Say, 1t was the limit
never read but one OF the stories,
but that one was on the bum, all right
Say, 1t was bout Teller had piece
of string or something and he rolled
1t in ball and KEEP it, and put 1t in
his pocket and everything, and then
one day he broke his bow n arreI
and he took the string and fixed It,
and he got the prize. Say, nearly
died laughin at the story. bet
wouldn't KEEP that little old piece OF
string Ike he did. Say, Miss Perkins
got to speak a piece at school the
last day. Say, can you tell me some
thing to speak?
I-iDf ldii-- w hat AiUu vi q plfSC w
you have to have Fred?
Fred-Oh, something funny or may
be something not funny. don't know
lust some kind Of piece. One oil
the kids he's going to recite some
thing, I've forgotten what he's going
TO recite Say, Miss Perkins. here's 9
piece of gum. A kid out here give
1t to me and I'm going to bust 1t in
two and give you piece.
Librarian thastily}-Oh, don't both
err TO break it, Fred. You'd better
keep it all.
Fred-Aw, be a sport. | bet you're
afraid somebody'll see you chewin II
Geo! There's Jack Parker out there
guess / better go out aud see hin
about the game Saturday. exit
/ Librarian with sigh of relie0-
Well our feast OF reason and flow o.
soul is over for today. ] shat now
make lightning change from librar
ian to janitrsss and close the II
brary.