Evening star., 1921-07-24

the day after pay day; but II
man can't possibly get off to Atlantic
City or Colonial Beach he Is justified
in browsing among the paper pastures
of the used book, even though he loses
his,head, buys Q big armful. finds HIM
self with only seven cents toward an
all the way to Petworth under the mild
stimulus of q small lemon soda.
This morning I recklessly made for
one Of our highbrow literary Wool
worths with the air Of q Morgan about
to purchase folios and incanabula. not
to mention black letters and variorum
TO a bareheaded. spectacled and shirted
young man who was conversing at the
outside counter, where books may be
lad for ten cents each. il carried away
by hand, unwrapped. 1 remarked. Have
you a set Of Tay-o-feel Goat-yea' or
Cooss-stoy Flow-bear. in limp leather
scatf?"
"So." Riggled the blonde collegian. or
whatever he was, 'Pm not the seilerino'
Tickets for the big show inside. but I'm
toften saluted thus, and the weather Is
.so blamed hot that l feel like limp
leather myself"
Fortunately he did not add the word
s.calf." Well, he and his charming
verbal sparring partner glibiy went on
Ivy noontime they had probably got ~
far as buying Marie Corelli or r. Scott
Fitzgerald.
>,oTHING daunted. edged up to the
whore
can SECURE . whole book for quarter
Of a dollar, and there Joined group OF
people who were Juggling rather than
,sading the damaged goods OF bellies
lettres. :
something today?" chirped sales
lady.
..Possibly tomorrow" responded
"Bernsrd shaw. eew; plays are just
ou,j "I,scaned. YOU mean" said fiercely.
"Oh: we'll" continued the bookess, IF
you don't like him there's lots OF gar
% ..HaVe % you anything" then inquired.
ION now TO introduce midnight liner
worm from Lincoln Park to yellow
perch that has a summer cottage under
the pier of Chesapeake Beach!
mo" beamed the serious htt!e Ehi lady:
but u:o SoN
'as Never" I replied. but have heard
of Tidal Bay Izaak Walton, who ls
known as Cussin' Samuel. ne ,t, Shafms fass
the catfish by his language, wnicn Ias-
cinates young and old"
The woman now moved on to q Dane,
who was determined to buy the Home
Doctor in one volume. net. ne ashed ia
neved mind. If he could manage to
carry it away. Books were TOO vaiu-
able to be sold by the pound. Why.
Shakespeare's sennets would hardiy
We'll" explained the Scandinavian.
Its to be for q letter-press; that is
why it must be heavy"
Later I said sagely to the assistant stan,
manager, Have you any recent Engnsh
and foreign price lists of rare and sec
end hand books?"
-sorry." came back the great man:
penclins se.ss on the inside cover OF
teen cents, but they are only for pri-
vate consultation by the head Of the
firm"
NO" Obliged the A. NJ, '.he was
much time on the inside of books when
he was supposed to be classifying them
1ss, 1Gr %uslemsrs name is osmnnd @ ny NOT M Esmond."
What l had in mind" explained
IVA; "A novel by Thackeray."
.DAHDON me-" said the AN. "Un-
! fortunately, volume l is miss
ing. but you may have the second VOL
ume for only twenty -nve." The mans
forehead furrow was momentarily alb
sorbed in mis- baldspot as he tried to
"a iole ME into this purchase. Not wish
irg to make 1t, yet avoiding the pros
:psct of being socially machine -gunned
on my next visit to the book store, l
compromised by purchasing for my wife,
ut the price OF $l:ss. ne apsr;sn Eapse,4;uS
Hot Weather Recipes for Those Who
t,rbstitute Rich Cream and Nourishing
Eggs for all Forms of Fleshmeat.
How economicai-not. l murmured,
r,necting on the dairy bill that 1 had
paid that morning.
No doubt the AM. now began to nave
homes OF selling me the Encyclopaedia
Trttanica. edition third from the last
with protogravures Of Chester B. Ar
,iur and Phineas Taylor Rarnum.
Upstairs. where the editions de luxe
are quietly luxing, i came upon a bald
and man in bs,ohe hot weather ;o awo
people. no far as the coat and trousers
were concerned. whispered clerk in
my ear, "KRow who that is?"
Cans imagine, was my ho6rb6 repiy'
'.ZzxzzsxsEz Sssssssssss." Ny inform.
aut here mentioned the name Of nota>
!lc poet. who shall be nameless for
H.. that I may involve myself in a law
ia, strangely hushed, and fully able
=. ,u-te two lines and half Of his
~-s>. II la should suddenly call on
I,c. tiptoed ~ the immediate arron-
i-r,rmept Of ths celebrity, whose office
At y 70 busted every day. although he
- .,r bothers to sit before 1t except
WI Il photograph is made of the
I. -" which includes the tanitor in q
f.'n.ain pen and tweed walking suit.
Irnpoitely looking over his shoulder. I
sa"' hat he was reading The Japan
rss Pet Oyster. With an Appendix on
~. Clam Worship Of the Inhabitants Of
l'o.mosa." 1 confess that ] was dis
:'rpointed that the mighty newer OF
nbics and assorted lengths was not
lnee deep in Verlaine or Menander.
by the way" exclaimed the we'll
lnown lyrist, spinning around on me.
.'ran you recommend cheap but fill
T.: one-arm lunch?" 90
Gasping, I gave him the best assist
:rnce that I could, but as he failed TO
invite me &c ccrn along, I can quote
10 extraordinary epigrams pr amazing
Ion mots. and frankly l don't dare to
{ ANY rp. for fear of offending him
~ making him jealous, These literary