Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-09-08
(Small boys clatter out.)

, 10 10 rOun0 sayln'-
(Small 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 it?
! Lbrarian-Yes, I did like it very
! much. But you must remember that
told you / didn't know whether you
, would like it or not. All said was
that liked It, Laughs.)
! Young Woman-Oh, l 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, l never saw such poky old
library. Why don't you get some good
books?
! Lbrarian-That's very brilliant
brary board about it. You know the
board selects the books and 1t is al
ways glad to have practical sugges-
tons.
Young Woman-You're rather bril-
liant yourself this afternoon 1t seems
to me. (She saunters around the
room for a few minutes, taking down
book occasionally and putting 1t
back again with disgusted express
&on Il wish they'd pvt 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
I'm making a perfectly beautiful en-
broidered waist I'll bring 1t over
here tomorrow and show u to you.
Abrarian-Bring it over and work
OF 1t and keep me company. There
hasn't been anybody here today but
two small boys and a dog, and prob
ably there won't be anybody tomor'
rev, so we can have the place to our.
selves.
Young Woman-That'll be- fine. ri
bring some lemons and sugar and
sosne cookies and we can have q little
co. party.
1Abrarian-Don't forget Be cure
69 aune Goodby.
sf%euag woman departs Enter small
eaR, s2amming the door behind him. }
@eaail Boy-Say, Miss Perkins. tell
H3R q good book to read. Say, tho Last
aagse was to the library Miss Smith
HAe banded me a lemon, all right. Il
was9 named The Parents Insistent, .
a. saanethfng. Say, X was tho limit
& QBwer read but one OF the stories
hF Nsat one vsas on the bum, an right
@&. It was bout a Teller had piece
@ eEging or something and he rolled
@ge q ball and KEEP it, and put It In
SD ppcset and everything. and ther
/ eszD day he broke his bow n arFe,
HaaA he took the string and fixed II
Ga he got the prize. Say. nearly
Sfza laugnin' at tho story. bet
esaasaslnt a KEEP that little old piece d
aasaas like he did. Say. Miss Perkins
Eaa TO speak piece at school TIN
Isss day. Say, can you tell me some
ang to speak9
aAbrarian-What kind OF piece q
1 Eaq have to have, Fred?
Gsea-Oh, something funny or may
On apanething not funny. don't know;
ass some kind Of a piece One o
: @sa kids he's going to recite some
thing rye forgotten what he's goins
+ to recite. Say, Miss Perkins, here's ,
d ! piece Of gum. A kid out here Civ
4 II tome and I'm going to bust It Ii
two and give you a piece. Hi
: Librarian (hastily)-Oh, don't both
2 er to break 1t, Fred. You'd bette
keep It all. -, @e.l.. 4 4,
i Fred--Aw, be sport. bet your,
T. afraid somebody'll see you chewin' II
d ,Geei There's Jack Parker out there
: / guess / better go out and see hin
about the game Saturday. exit.
: Librarian with sigh Of relief)-
{ Well, our feast of reason and flow o
Il soul is over for today II shall nor
Y make lightning change from libraI
\ ian 70 janitresa and close the