The Coolidge examiner., 1934-11-09

assembled At supper. In our day
OF af'iuence. Margaret. I'd com
pleiely forgotten that you coult
! cook I'll take two bites and theI
read the letter. Have you heart
from Colorado yourself todayg'
"A note from Jack. lie says
1T was addressed 20 me-" brok,
7 IN Phil lnpatientiy. Ties learne,
10 milk; aud Is riding horseback
every day. lie says those Adam
/ people are awf1y nice. and that Mr
/ Adam does LOT % cooking becauss
his wife doesn't Ike 70 and he does
He hadn't seen Nancy for more'r
a week. but one OF the Adam boy
was there 20 dlnner--at Cousin Col
umblne's. mean. and there's beer
blizzard: and Cousin Columbin,
and Nancy are going TO eat Christ
mas dinner az the ranch cause they
can't spare Jack and Mr.. Adams
| going TO cook the turkey all him
self wish could 20 TO Colorado
and &c, a Job. Jus, feel my mus
Gle"
Aunt Louise compiled obliglngly
and having satisfied her FIRST hun
ger. opened the letter from Pine
Ridge.
Read 81 all" Sald Dad. 1--WE
haven't heard for several days~
NO doubt Nancy counted on my
bringing this out tonight II should
have reached me sooner. Those
storms In the Middle West delayed
lt. and she's In : hurry FOR an an.
swer. too. she says
"'Dear useful Aunt Louise A
blizzard ls raging and | can't sec
Pixies Peak from mr. tower. and
have to hop up every Eve minutes
10 drop a log into the stove.
could write IN The warm kitchen.
bat Aurora Tubbs would Insist on
talking and I've simply got to get
this down on paper II came OF thy
trying 10 nnd something TO read
this stormy morning. All Cousin
Columhlne has Is Scott and Dick.
ems
i love Dickens. and Scott. too.
PIN Interrupted. Il can read those
when | visit Cousin Columblne. CO
on. Aunt Lou
Your sister does not share your
admiration of the classics" ob.
served bis aunt. "she says:
and they look so duh tespecially
Scoi,j, and The volumes are ~
heavy that ! gave Il up. asked
Aurora II there was a library here,
and she said nobody 10 Pine Ridge
has time 10 read. though the drus
store does a thriving business Ia
the sort of magazines that make you
Ehudder and look schoolma'amy.
Aunt Louise Anyway. that gave me
the idea. When talked with
Cousin Columblne she said that
there was 40 Aladdin 10 Pine Ridge
10 rub bis wonderful lamp. you
know. and wish for a library; and
while ] was thinking what ia do
TO this awful little place II were
Aladdin. got an inspiration.
Its this: and I'm rushing my
letter 50 you'll have II before Christ.
mas vacation. want TO start a II.
brary here. Aunt Lou. II got the
books. I'm sure Ia hnd a place 20
keep them. There's a schoolhouse
here that isn't used now the chill.
dren are carried 10 a county school
In busses. which would be wonder
iul I'd open the place two or three
afternoons a week. and no matter
what Aurora says. I'm sure the
young people and old ones. too,
would be glad TO take out books Il
they had the chance.
And here's where you come In
Wouldn't each girl at school donate
a volume or two II you told them
about the scheme7 And haven't you
aud Mother got lot you'd like 10
get rid OF. No matter II they're
shabby. Juaniia Tubbs VIII help me
cover them with paper. I'm sure
the Adams VIII give some. too; and
II you have any friends with books
10 part with, just grab them for ms
Aladdin library. That's what I'll
call II II ! can get somebody to paint
a sign without being paid for the
work. The Aladdin libraryl Won't
that look swell over the door?
II shant say a word TO anyone
until hear from you. but do write
soon or I'm likely to explode. With
the exception OF the Adam bows
and Mary Taylor. the postmaster
daughter. this population looks as
II II needed TO be shaken up. and
I'm sure library will be a step In
the right direction
Louise paused a moment. and
then went on, with a smile OF
amusement lighting her eyes: do
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