The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
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B. cEoRcErTE MALLORY

- the books handle, and there are
oftsn stories bstween the leaves.
what I mean 4 this: First persons
are prone when laying down a book
they have bosn reading to use anything
that comes handy between the pages
foe bookmark. and. second, persons
desiring to put away something tenn
porarily are nAble to slip it between
the leaves Of . book. There are many
other. reasons why things get into
books. but these are the principal ones
One morning when l went to the
library to open It for the day found
, young girl waiting for me- She look
ed very anxious. AS soon as l had uu
locked the door and we were insid,
she asked eagerly If "Bleak House"
was In the library
replied that would find out for
her. and. going to the shelf where it
was kept, looked. Th- book was
there, and l gave it to the girl. With
out q word she Shook 1t. holding it
open, evidently that anything between
the leaves might drop on the floor.
Nothing came from it. and after run
ming the leaves rapidly between her
thumb and fingers she sank into a
chair and covered her face with her
hands.
whats the matter?" | asked
We all like to have some one to help
u bear our troubles, and the poor girl
poured hers out to me without re
straint Hearing that her lover had
tilted her. she had written him a very
strong letter-such a one as she should
not have written in any event-and
had delayed sending it till she should
have cooled Oh. Her brother had been
reading "Bleak House." and the book
lay open on Z table, Called away sud
denly, she had put this letter, sealed.
stamped and addressed. In the open
place and closed the book. intending
to return for 1t. Learning that the
story she had heard about her lovers
unfaithfulness was untrue, she intend,
Cd to destroy her letter, but in her hap
py relief had forgotten it for several
days. When she remembered it her
brother, who had already finished
reading the book. had returned it to
the library. She asked me if BLEAK
House" had been since taken out.
looked ct the date stamped on the pa,
per used for the purpose pasted in the
book cover and informed her that the
book had been out a few days.
Have you heard from your lover
lately r. I asked
mo-" she replied bitterly, land
never expect to hear from him again
He viii ignore me from now on"
"You can write him that you wrote
the letter under a mistake"
THAT will do no good 1t is having
written such letter at all that has
done the mischief He is very self
contained person and has always fear
ed that am too fiery to suit him"
AT this juncture some girls on their
way to school came in to return books
and ! was obliged to leave the poor
girl, who departed looking the picture
Of despair. | inwardly determined to
try to follow up "Bleak House" and
zee where 1t had been, with view to
getting some definite information as
to what had become of the missing let.
ter. But the book after Its return by
he girls brother had been given out
by one of the other girls employed in
the library, and, though she remember
Cd having done so, she could not tell
to whom she had given 1t. Another
gifl had taken it when it was returned
Miss wainwright, the girl who had
written the letter, came into the library
every day for week and asked II
any one had left the letter at the Ii
brary, but as continually disappoint
Cd her she finally gave the matter up
She told me that she had not heard q
word from her lover. and she had con
cluded that he had dropped her.
A month passed, and Miss Vain
light came into the library one day
loobing 20 thin and pale that believed
sho was going into decline. Wish
ing to end her suspense. ! urged he'
10 write to her lover and have the
matter over with. She shook hel
head. During our conversation | goI
her to give me his name and address
without her suspecting was inquirini
for It especially, and | made up my
mind to write this gentleman stating
that Q letter had been misdirected t.
him and ask him II he had receives
such letter.
Al soon as l got time | wrote tht
letter and put it aside-not in book
tnl l should leave the library in tht
evening, when proposed to mail 1t
Just before left one Of the girl:
came to me with the missing letter
She had gone to the place where Dick
sns' works were kept and, taking out a
book from the lowest shelf, saw some
thing white on the floor behind it
Taking 1t out she found that it wa:
an unmailed letter. 1t had doubtless
dropped out of BLEAK House" aftel
the books return to the library by
Miss Wainrights brother.
called up Miss wainwright and ask
Cd her II she could come over to tht
library. She joined me there, and
handed her the letter
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