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Show LIBRARIAN MADE GOOD GUESS Mystified at First, He Finally Real- Ized Juct What Volume the Lady Was Looking For. The recent death of John Kendrlck Bangs tins recalled ifn Incident that happened recently In one of the branch libraries. A woman entered one evening eve-ning Just before closing time and after wandering nlmlessly about without finding anything that seemed to pleaso her, finally enme to the desk to consult con-sult the librarian concerning her need She said that a friend of hers had recommended rec-ommended a book as being especially good, and would the librarian pleaso tell her whero It was kept The name of the book, sho said, was "Tho House Built on the Sticks." The librarian looked puzzled. Visions of certnln Biblical references to houses built on tho Bands came to mind, but this one was unfamiliar to her, so she set about questioning tho woman to find out more about It. No, tho woman didn't know whnt It wns about, but sho did remember tho author's name, Bnngs. Immediately there camo an Illuminating Il-luminating Idea, nnd tho librarian went to tho shelf nnd took down Bangs' "Houseboat on the Styx," nnd sent a satisfied patron home to enjoy her newly found trensure. Indianapolis News. |