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Show OBRARIAN MADE GOOD GUESS Mystified at First, He Finally ReaU lzd Just What Volume the Lady .(.., "V": Was Looking For. ' The recent death of John KendrUk Bangs bus recalled an ..Incident that happened recently In one of the brunch libraries. A woman entered one evening eve-ning just before closing time and after wandering aimlessly about without finding anything thut seemed to plerse her. finally came to the desk to consult con-sult the librarian coucerulng her need She suld thut a friend of hers had recommended, rec-ommended, a book as being especially good, and would, the librarian pleas tell her where It was kept. The name of the book, she said, wus "The House Built on the Sticks." ; The librarian looked puzzled. Vision of certain Biblical references to houses built on the sands came to mind, but this one was uufamlllur to her, so she set about questioning the woman to find out more about It No, the woman didn't know what it was about, -Y,'-she did remember the author's name. Dungs. Immediately there came an Illuminating Il-luminating Idea, and the librarian went to the shelf and took dowu ltangn' "Houseboat on the Styx," aud sent n satisfied patrou home to enjoy her newly found treasure. Indianapolis News. |