Sentence:  “I had to borrow those photographs Aunt Nettie was storing in her closet.” / “Isn't that interesting?” May said. “I have to say, I never did understand why Mrs. Hatch asked me to <WSD>magpie</WSD> them out of the library.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.