Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-29
TheEvcning Story
An Ingenious
Criticism
BY F. A. mitchell.

go into the country. lie cnoSe Snlail
town called Hollywood because there
was library there. and II he was for
hidden to write he could at least read,
which was not what his doctor intend
ed at ALL He wished his patient to be
out of doors-walking, driving, boating.
and the like.
Jimson went into the library as soon
as he reached Hollywood. 1t was
small affair, and he had read most of
the books 1t contained. but there was
that In the atmosphere of the place
which attracted him, and he would
none at all. He had finished writing
a novel before leaving home and had
! brought copy with him, which he
deposited in the library
One day while he was sitting at
table intended for those who wished
to read in the library with book be-
fore him the silence of the place was
broken by the entrance of a woman.
She had quick step and piquant
look about her. Going TO the shelves
containing fiction, she cast her eye
rapidly over the books ard at once
/ pounced upon Jimson's novel. Evil
IDENTITY she had exhausted the shelves
and recognized new book the mo-
ment she saw it. Being in hurry to
and began its perusal
| This interested Unison very much
indeed, more than the book he was
reading. An author Is hungry for
criticism. and he watched the young
lady as she made the pages fly. salts
| fed that his production was making a
profound impression on her. At times
her brows would contract at some ac-
ton or sentiment it contained; at 9th
ers her face would take on a benign
| expression when perhaps "a character
was showing some heroic trait. The
book was short one. and the lady
read it Mt one sitting. When she had
finished and was about replacing it on
the shelf Unison stepped up to her
and. bowling, deferentially said:
Beg pardon! am a stranger in
! the town. with nothing to do. / am
unfamiliar with the books in this H.
brnry and would be greatly obliged to
you If you would recommend ME
something TO read."
Fiction, history, travel, philosophy
or what?"
Fiction | have noticed that yon
have been absorbed in n book you
were reading. Could you recommend
it?'
mo"
Unison was quite taken aback by
this, but he recovered himself and
said:
II am surprised. from the interest
! you appeared TO take in it. to hear you
say that What is there about 1t you
don't like?"
THE characters"
| whats the matter with theml"
well. there's Margaret Lee What
did she want to throw herself away
on that country professor for when
she could have made Donald Kimball
happy and saved him from drink?
! Then there's Edward Atkinson. the
most perfect fop | ever heard OF. 1t
seems to me | can see him now pranc-
ing along. the conceited puppy, think
Ing himself the most splendid fellow
| in the world Old Mrs. Perkins. who
was forever worrying over that boy of
hers because he wouldn't wear an over
coat or ruhbers. was fool. She would
declare that he shouldn't have another
cent Of spending money for week.
then give him a five dollar bill for a
| football. She was spelling the boy"
How did you like the hero?"
1.-THE hero! would just like to get
hold of that man! He aggravated me
more than any character in the book.
Why. If he made love to me as he did
to Alice Lonsdale Pd-Pd"-
"What would you do?"
I'D stick pin In himp'
II suppose these persons will imme-
diately pass out of your mind now that
you have finished the book"
mot at all. l shall remember them
| always"
What for-their general cussed-
ness?'"
"Oh. don't know! l suppose So"
| Joh NCiJ iOl todi III
formation. don't think I'll read the
book after your description Of It."
II certainly wouldn't"
Unison wrote his publishers that he
had got an ingenious criticism on his
novel. He didn't think the book would
| go. Persons who read II would not be
| likely to recommend it To others
The next day he Went to the library
again and while reading looked up at
an entrance.
| There's that little fool who criti-
cised my book" he said to himself.
She nodded to him as she passed
went to the fiction shelves and took
down book. Jimson. who was watch
Ing her. was astonished to see that
| 1t was his novel. She sat down with
| 1t and wis soon as much absorbed In
1t as the day before. Unison went up
to her and said: