The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-05-04
CHOOSING A
GIFT

Good morning. l am looking for
The Kose-Colored World in a pretty
binding. viii you"
"Oh. you. + Just the hoorwalker. I
took you for a book clerk, you had
such a knowing air. It must be very
difficult to know all the authors and
the color Of the bindings they use.
Please direct me to q clerk who will
understand what q man like Henry,
my husband, would care to read. al
though I think I shall by The Rose
Colored World for it has such q pref
ty title.
Thank you. I'll wait for that good
looking young man who Is attending
to tho ddgety old person.
Yes. Mr.. Clerk, I am waiting. I
am glad you r ready at last. for I
was beginning to have doubts as to
what I want to get for my husband.
There are 20 many to choose from.
want something suitable for a gentle
man who is very intellectual. so you
must take lots of trouble to show mo
the very best.
TIL give you an idea Of what I want.
It must not DO too light and not too
serious, nor 80 interesting that It will
take his whole evenings when he is
reading It. II he IL absorbed in Z book
! 9 have q chance to say a word
to him. I get awfully Jealous Of his
books sometimes. Will you"
I'll wait until that person stops ask
ing you questions. Some women have
no idea Of a book clerks time.
II may as well let you know that
Henry-Mr. Dodson-is very particu-
lar about titles. For my part, I like
romantic titles. The Rose Colored
World sounds so pretty that I'll look
at It. 1s that
"Oh, that cover would never do
1t would not harmonic with the cover
on the library table. Now I shall have
to begin all over again. II I had
thought to bring that table cover with
MI one is 30 likely to lose q
package carryingt1t at this time Of the
year.
Nov. what else have you3 The
Recall Of Love-that sounds interest
ing. If It was The Call Of Love 1t
would be yer 10 much nicer. Haven't
you q book Of that name1 Some one
ought to write one. I believe I could
write a book. I know 80 many interest
ing things about love and romance
that l.
Not that one-we're not interested
In the married life Of the Carols. I
don't even know who they are, so why
waste time on people one has never
even heard of
Il almost think I should like to be
q clerk In a book store-you meet so
many intellectual persons. I want
gilt on the edges-it must not look or
binary.
THE Girl I Left Behind Me- 1
never let my husband get away from
me for a minute. Perhaps this book
would remind him of the widow he
used to know. She always pretended
to him that she was a deep thinker
az II Henry cared for thatl
II wish I had decided upon a neck
tie. I didn't know it would be such
a bother to find q book. Now, you
choose one and let me see whether I
like it or not.
What q pretty binding! His Gift
Wife Well, no one gave me to Hen.
ry-he just found me at the Art insti-
tute in one of the galleries. and I ask
cd him to let me see his catalogue.
Wasn't that romantic7
Very well, you may try again. The
Second WIFE, Goodnessl Take it
away, quick! That book nearly
wrecked our happiness. Some one
loaned 1t to Henry and I asked him
II he would ever, ever marry again
In case anything happened to me and
he said, Probably I told him I
would never marry another man who
even thought it possible to love twice
In this existence o. any other. I con-
WINGED him that one wife was enough,
but I never want to see that book
again-it gives mo the shivers.
Il hope you don't think I am keep
ing you q long time-I know you'll
md the right thing In the.end. Cater
ing for Two-oosy, but 1t might be
dimcult for me II he wanted me to
tr7-
"Brtde Of the Nile I wish it was
Niagara-that's where We went. Have
you one
you are showing me 80 many that
! can't look at them fast enough. The
Coming Race Mercy, no! Oh, I
wish Henry liked neckties better and
books less. ! could enjoy the tie with
him and the book Just keeps him read
ing when I want to talk to him.
"'Woman's Wiles.' No, that 10 a