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 book that was out too long. You ask her, my dear!"

"Miss Watkins," said the assistant meekly, "there is a lady here would like to see Jimmy. Do you know where he is?"

"I do not," the librarian returned briefly. "Anything I can do"

"Oh, no, not at all !" cried the flushed old lady, "not for the world! Don't disturb yourself, please—Miss—Miss—I'll just wait till he gets in. He picked this out for me. You see, he knows pretty well what we want. I always like something with a little travel in it, and sister won't hear of a book unless it ends well. And it spoils it so to look ahead. So the little fellow looks at the end, and sees if it's all right for sister, and then he assures me as to the travel—I like European travel best—and then we know it's all right. I'll just wait for him." "I have no reason to suppose that he will be here," Miss Watkins said crossly.

"Oh, yes, he'll be here," the old lady returned comfortably. "He'll be here soon. We can wait."