The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-29
TRE Sol. CITOR
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

Say. dad. you're awful deal I've
hecn cnllin' and callin'."
Hey? Well. what is IL? Crihbses
want 10 borrow the mare agnin? Tell
them to walk to town. They tanned
her last time"
'No, dad. II. amt Crlhbses after the
mare. It's Sam Knrns. He's back from
the city and he's solicitin-"
"What?''
Hes solIcitin.."
whats thnt1 After somethin'f"
"weIl. sprt of. You come on down
TO the house. won't you. and talk TO-
Sam7 It's nbout new buiidiu' In
Town. He's Mi dressed up and sittiD
IN the front porch. Hurry up an
come on. dad"
.AIl right. PIl he down."
when did ynu come buck TO town
Sumf" Carrie. In her gingham dress
with white collar nnd cufrs and u
,lress-up apron. was very pretty. Her
huir. corn -colored and wavy. touched
III complexion Of roses pnd crcam
hat reminded Sam of the hig bisque
dolls In the city windows Her eyes.
With their long. dark iashes, we're big
and very deep gray.
II came back last Tuesday. I'm run
ming the c7'mpnigu-"
"Campaignl oh. are you trying to
he electedT'
Snip 1nushed. "No ii's not politics.
I'm an organizer. Thni's @ man who
mikes charge of things and makes
things come thai nobody else viii
boihcr wifh. When town wants a
new Iihrnry or hospital or chamber of
commerce. building. they send for me.
Then roll up my sleeves aud 80 to
work. The old town here wants q
lbrnry. so ihni's why ! came back. 10
:ei them wiiar they wanted. nh. I'm
he man that put the q in get. all
right We're after fifiy thousaad dol
lars"
Cnrr1e's eyes were. hIg. "is that
what you're solicIiin' for7-
-Ycs."
"iIe won't give much.-
"You just wait and see. Tn after
n hundred dollnrs."
Goodness - Her eyes Utdeaed
Why. he won't give me and uin
.nungh moncy for n new hat-"
"Bui won't II be bnc to. have q
iibrury In town.
q"
"why gri hooks and read them.
Magazines too: and ril sorts Of thingr,
4 pretty sfri like you wnnts TO know
lot. Carrie"
II know enough. cnn bake the
hesi angel food Of any girl la Clark
rsuniy"
IAN right. Maybe you can. hut I'll
i,ei you dnut know Who Shnkespeare's
contemporaries were
"whni did you sayf'' she asked be-
wild.r..I. "uh. here's dad now
Sam begnn inxinniiy. ~ cnme to
get your subscription TO the new
library. SIR. weigei. You've heard
about Il. I suppose. let me see. we've
put you down for n hundred dollars
"whaiT cried the old fnrmer. -rii
he hamiuegrd 10 wiii". tie pushed
bnck his chair. crossed his knees und
funibied awkwnr,lly for his pipe
-wbai's the darDed thin; for7''
"A library for the county. finoks
vnu know Books' Aud then Sam
gave n dissertation on the blessings
~ . library iB rome csiicuinted to
wakrD the mumm.rs In Egypt.
And he got the hundred.
-t;mnlIy. sam" snid Carrie. putting
her hnnd To her smooth snowy throat.
"t;oo.lby. Carrie" said sam. AMI
then IN tone which Egyptian mnm
mics could never inve hc,trd hc iennrd
forward and said. "I'vc learned iu
know whai benniy Is since I've been
nwny. Carrie. ard you're the ioveiirsi
thing I've seen In that line ever" tie
pressed her hand gcntly-and war
gone.
A year passed. Ferdinand wrigai
was going for The cows onc day when
Carrie called dad. oh Dad.
The old rnan turned "iieyf Welt
what Is ~ Cribbses want to-
mo. II isn't the Cribhses dad. li's
Sam Knrns. He wants to see you"
"Wnnis mc to build another library
does .hei Well. tell him To go nnd
tmik to the chickens I'D busy. WHAT'S
he wnnif'
II don't know" Carrie smiled nnd
,IImplrd. "lie said to tell you he's
soliciting" Carrie Ind picked up an
lier as since reading hooks from The
library. mud she hnd found out Insi
what "Shnpespenre's contemporaries
sG..int.
Al The head OF the hill Carrie nnd
her fnihcr mel Snin. who came ~
energetic. irresponsible. smiling. The
old mau Ind 10 acknowledge ihai his
visitor wns splendid looking. hut ncv.
crfhcicss he retained his scowl.
''lIow do you do. MIR. wrigeiY'' snin
Sam. plcasnn,l, b"lding out his hnnd.
''iiow dor" responded Fer,iinnnd