Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-04

some three marks, as though the
marker approved, much approved or
immensely approved the sentiment or
the deed. Besides this. at times where
there was one or perhaps two marks
a third would be drawn diagonally
across. Treadwell was much bothered
at the diagonal mark. not being able
to account for 1t.
While he was alternately occupied
with the story, with Eleanor Trimble
and the fecked sunlight without he
could see the librarian sitting at her
desk writing something on cards and
stacking them up before her. BE
wished she would stop work and come
over and sit with him that he might
ask her questions about Eleanor Trim
bic. Probably she could tell him who
Miss Trimble was, whether she had
done the marking, what the double
and triple marks meant and, above all,
the diagonal. But the librarian kept
ON at her work, at intervals rising to
give or receive a book, though all was
done so quickly that at times when
Treadwell was much Interested in his
story he would not be conscious even
of this slight disturbance.
II WIS dUOut ~ u CiONh III llic
ing when Treadwen sat down to read,
and at 1 he went out to dinner. He
asked the librarian if he might leave
the book with her since he would like
to come back in the afternoon to con-
tinue his reading. She took it and
laid 1t on the desk. Treadwell would
have said something TO her about the
story, but she was preparing to shut
up the library and go for her noon
meal. She todd him the place would
be open again at o'clock.
TreadwelI returned about 3. at his
entrance there was the same still
ness, only broken by his own foot
falls on the marble floor The librarian
was at her desk still writing on the
cards. He wondered If she would ever
get through and how she managed to
stick to her work rather than throw
herself into an easy chair ia an aIcovs
and bury herself in a book.
He read ell the afternoon. though the
place was not so secluded as in the
morning, more persons coming in to
exchange books. When he went out
he said to the librarian that he would
leave the story with her again and
would return to read on the morrow.
She told him he might take it away
with him, but he thanked her and said
that If 1t were allowable he would
rather do his reading in the library;
the book seemed to be identified with
the spot.
I'm in love with Eleanor Trimble,"
he said.
The girl booked up at him with a
surprised or rather a startled express
sion.
"She's in many respects my beau
ideal Of a woman"
aren't you talking about the hero
ine of the storyF'' she said
why, yes. Didn't say Marcia Col
fax"
The girl smiled Up to this moment
she had looked so serious, attended to
her duties in so automatical fashion,
that Treadwell was not prepared for
anything so human as a smile.
Il see" he added. II have made
a mistake. 1 have been interested IN
the name written on the fly leaf. To-
morrow, If you can spare me few
moments Of your valuable time.
would like you to tell me something
about her-that is, IL you know who
she is
"I know all about her." she said,
"and Will be happy to inform you"
us She
Treadwen was about to ask IL she
was young, but girl came in with
pie Of books 70 return and he decided
TO finish his question the next day
In the morning he received some
mail With instr Lotions. which served