Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-06-08
Secondhand
Heart Throbs
BY JANE OSBORN

Mother, dear mother, you couldn't
really expect me to 60 to that hospital
fair this afternoon" protested Molly
Yates, between bites Of toast and sips
Of coffee and glances at Beginners
Latin" opened on the table before her
Il don't get through at high school
until two and, believe me, it's no cinch
teaching Latin when you haven't
studied 1t for three or four years and
never knew very much then. l told
'em ut the board that I'd rather take
math or even history than Latin, but
it's the only vacancy they had at the
high, and Of course l didn't want to
teach grade school If could help.
So you see just can't go-it'll take
me two hours to get tomorrow's les
sons prepared and dear knows when
I'll have time 10 correct any papers.
"Of course I'm interested in the
hospital. You know l sent them IS
and I'd have loved to have dressed
doll or something IL I'd had time; and
just you take those books upstairs In
my room for the secondhand book
stall. think that's a fine idea. Who
wants to keep trashy books after read
Ing them once2 Just you look through
my bookcase-take anything that Is
cheap or trashy that you don't think
we'd want. think everything on the
two bottom rows would be all right
and when Mrs. Dawkins comes with
her car let her take them over"
And after this monOlogue, Molly
Yates, feeling rather important over
her recent appointment to teach at
the MapletOn high school, kissed her
mother and departed.
Three blocks away this same hos
pital fair was under discussion at the
Stockton breakfast table, while Mrs.
Stockton and her son, the mayor of
Mapleton, broke their breakfast rolls
together in the stately dining room Of
the old Stockton mansion.
'Now, Bob, DEAR" Mrs. Stockton
had suggested, II know a man hates
a fair, but In your position"
That's So" said Mayor Bob, look
ing really interested. 1.-THE hospital
fair begins today, and I do suppose
ought to show my face"
Bob, I'm so glad you didn't mind
my suggesting 1t. The ladies will be
so gratified-and since the ladies'
vote"
"YOu arch-schemer, you," laughed
Bob. you'll have me governor vet,
mother mine. But honest, I'd made
up my mind to blow In and leave
maybe $50 at the fair. They'd rather
have 1t that way than sent In q check
I've committee this evening"
Bob Stockton wasn't quite so keen
about going to the fair as his speecl
might have indicated. He rather
dreaded the er4s.' % sYsnk ~ =
"a i,I,,,,r .'sfIos.'',,,',o., ~, o'.,s -
81 grat,aea 20 soc ,ho navo. a,'d j
aayer no no ohla 20 hoost ,ha. ,ha,
had sold hin, a noted ,,Ian. &C. :,
fudge !, too cnzv mr. a hahv AN
Bob Stockton elancad oInnt tho room
from the vantage noint 81 Tho antraroo
bau of the hI9 assemhlv room, Nc
wanted TO see the Law OF the lana nou
tables and fancy tah,as. I:oro osnao,oi
" embarrassing He'd have IN maize
tho rounds even,uoIIv 90 co,rso ho
reasoned but he'd begin somevbara
else He saw at ona end ~ Tho roo,,
n table that locked uka tba outs,da
exhibit Of a second hand hooL dooior
tables crowded with hooks in meat
array. II would he n simnle matter
10 glance aver these volumes and mako
a seIectIon ~ a dozan or CO., ,hat
tbere,d be onv book In tho coiIac,,on
that he'd eyer wan, m road SIN !,
would ba easIar than trying 70 ,naLa
selac,ion AZ a do,I toh,o
mn,
"e wv youns "o,"eu II, eharse VI
s"e manu- oooA S.a,i "ere 700
"u..ee. u. ""'"s 'neir 'apie 'he nrsi
'''.su " '"e ""huSome young mayor
vi hup'e'oh 10 start LII any OF tue
rapiu-hre saies taik that might nave
greeteu bod al any OF tine tables
H'hiineu Dy une oiuer, more experienced
nahus' 90 BOD nad cnance TO let
MS eyes run over the titles or the
DooKS-Just az IL IL really made any
diiIerence which DOCK ne Doughf.
The DOCKS seemingly had been ar
rhnseu accoru,ns 70 coiorS una theh
srhueu accoruihs 10 sizes IN colors,
WIN the result that boDs eyes ran
from DOCK ON caring TOT pet dogs 10
Voiune ON ihedltations; one on the
labor situation nrteen years ago, to
DOCK OF housekeeping-a DOCK OF In
structlohs Tor playing Drldge, ten years