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Cornttf b*ef and caW»nee. that boraely Tvw En*land odor, portaeelod the coriMsn of a downtown apartment boom one springlike morning in Deceuber. Ob a ran up the fourth flight of sUlra, out of breath from the long climb, came Judy Wait* with trips fall of 'rom the comer grocery. She followed the penn eating fragrance Straight to Ita lair, a tiny kitchenette, dumped her load on the table, and then falrt/ fled-to the kettle simmering on he gas plate. All was walMlBlM Next the packages' on the tabie I aimed attention. A cap of head of lettuce, salad dressing, chocolate eclair, everything that her Bob roost liked was to tx- ready for him that day. Fervently Judy kii narrow gol£ band on the second finger of her hand. Her big soldier husband to be mustered out of the lee that morning at a nearby camp: and he would he home for dinner. Over a year had passed since the heart* rending separation which took i>loch two days after their marriage. 8qch

brave, unt written. t»

telling only of U.e bright side I Now she listened; at any

“Gollyr be exclaimed for the third time that day. “a whole tablecloth and good thing* to oat rare,do look good to

They aat-down.

Thin dlicee of tender corned beef repoaed on a platter. Banked on the right by—salmon, nestling In a bell of pale green lettuce: Judy caught the Involuntary expression of repugnance that flashed across her husband’s face before a hastily summoned smile eonld dispel It! 1 know It’s the same thing over again." she said In a pleading voice, •’but. Bob. you know I really haven't had time to stock up yet; and anyway, we have to be *coaomlcni for a while till yon get your old Job bock." But this time the soldier training wng Again brought Into play, and the corned beef and salmon were once more bravely uefcled. But. perhapa because Jody loved her husband so, ■ be power was given to her to read him like a hook. She was sure he was choking the food down Just to please ‘ her. and again t tgar appeared. Thu time Bobby sow It "Whaflp wrong, dedr?" be asked contritely, suspecting the cense. "Ton don’t tike my cooking!" sobbed the girt, openly crying now. Of course there was nothing for Bob to do but to hurry around the table and take, the little wife In bit

•Tou knev I couldn't cook when you l uintried' roe," she choked, “und I

minute his knock might sound on the haven't had the chance to learn yet—

door.

Would he nse the little she had chosen? Would the meals she bad planned soft him? Of course they would. But now there was work' to be done. ‘‘Let’s see." she aollloqulaed,. corned beef and cabbage for dinner, with apple pie and cheese for dessert; for supper, salmon salad, hot rolls, preserved peaches and the eclair*." Harrying steps coming down the corridor brought a glad light to Judy's eyes, and when a knock the door she was there, ready to open

‘-Judy;“Bobbyr

She was loft to-sight In s

bear hog.

•Gee. Jody, but this Is great!" and the stalwart soldier boy looked around the cosy living room. “What te biases do I smell?" he scowled. *Judy looked

pussled.

•■Why." she exclaimed, "that's our dinner cooking-corned beef and cabbage. dear. Don't you remember tel! teg me how fond of It you were, before you went away?” Over his wife's shoulder Bob made a wry face, but he said reassuringly Into “Sou bet; I’m Just crary about It." And he prayed to be for-

given the Hel

For the first course of their flrST Sotnern i:-Ha lu a recent number of meal he kissed tier. “That will always Scribner's Magazine Is apropos of the

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he .our fl.st course." be said. Then bravely he tackled the bull beef. Oh. how he bod learned to hate II t But Bobble's training te enduring disagreeable things uncomplainingly now stood him te good stead. He praised the thoughtfulness and the cookery of his

young wife.

After they had washed and dried the dishes together and Judy had listened to the story of his experiences over there, the girl-wife put on her new coat and hat. Bobby admired them— and her te them—and they suited out for a walk. “For." said Judy, “we must get s good appetite for supper, because I have planned something else

that you like."

"Lordy"’ thought Bob. “what else did I tell her I liked?" But he'd eat It, ha swore to himself—y»s, even If

It were canned salmon 1

Supper time came; and with it—

The words of his hankie, Jim. the

trag of the company, ran te bis mind: “I loathe, bate, abominate, execrate,

detest and abjure canned salmon " i, forever and ever!" the com-

pany had announced te chorus, flow Jlm#rould chortle at the Joke on him! ?|pty had ha ever told Jody he liked

«?

Booby hadn't been cited for bravery for nothing; so he gulped down the detesUble stuff, and thought he was getting away with It. But Jody, with i’s intuition, felt that some thing was wrong. “He emu like n child taking castor oil," she thought I. watching her husband surreptitiously. “Won't you have some we?" she asked sweetly. ’•No. deer; I don't seem to he n« hungry ns I thought." Bobby replied. However, It did not escape Judy that the eclair vanished with a rellwi. A’, ready a cloud floated across her borlBob wus not going to like her ig. A big tesr cam# to the corner of one eye and rolled slowly down

er cheek.

“Come on. ftr!. let's get the dishes out of the way and go to a show. Oee! time since this bov has los-n ■eat to goodness theater." Bob hadn't noticed (he (car. Jody was glad of that and deterAilpcd to throw off nomentary <:>-pre«ai(tn, foe noth' teg most mnr the happiness of her soldier's first day at home. The show was fine. Admiring eyes followed Bob sod she felt ao proud of him. Worry was forgotten when Bob asked her If she would like a blip to &at. Judy suggested that they go home; It would be so much coxier than a restaurant. Bobby liked the

Idea. ’.oo.

apartment Bobby sot down to

rend an evening paper, while Judy prepared a little spread. Tl'a ready," came the sweet voice of hts wife from

next room. Though daep In the

but I will.’

The walls of the little room echoed with Bob's laughter. Indignant. Judy tried to pull away, but his strong arras held her close. Then Be told her of that akful ten days te the Argonne forest when canned salmon and canned salmon only had been the regiment's steady diet, three meals a day —and described the men's feeling toward It. Then bow, for more than two weeks, they had subsisted entirely on tinned corned beef, and bow their Thanksgiving dinner had consisted of cabbage as the "Ipce de resistance. . “.Don't think for a minute that we complained" be added hastily; “we were away ahead of our supplies and It ‘was unavoidable; nobody's fault But, oh! Corned beef and Salmon:" Judy was laughing through her" tears new. und their first day ended happily. But there has been neither coned beef nor salmon In their littts •pertinent since.

LONGED FOR NATIVE LAND “Good Old United State*' Would Satisfy This Exile for the Reet

of Hit Ufa.

_An amvring story that Mr. E. D.

yearning for his own land so char*cteristlc of many an American traveler and soldier; but It *l*o reflects pointedly ou a less-pleasing trait of which too many of our fellow countrymen have been guilty. I stood In the douane. or customhouse. on the l‘order between France and Swltacriand. says Mr. Sothern. A portly an I prosperous-looking American paced to and fro Impatiently as his wife nnd three grown-up daughter* fussc-i end fumed over a number of trank* full of clothing. My friend and I stood patiently awaiting the Investigation of our amall belonging*. The portly man circled about u< twice or thrice with Inquisitive eyes. At last he approached. “American?” said he. "Yes, sir." said L “Ha r ante he, “I thought so." nnd ags’n be went to his women and regarded them with disfavor. Then he paced the floor again. Once more he approached us. “Holiday r “Yea." I replied, “we're on a holiday." “Ha!" said the restless one. and his Stance wandered to hit four women with no love therein. "How much longwr have yonY’ aald

he.

"1 have about two weeks more." •aid L "I wish I had! I've got right." said the exile. Whet to him were the everliisting hills, the storied cltlea, the pellucid lakes, the sacred fant-a. the legend*, the Immemorial balla? *Glve me litlebnrgti!" 1 can bear him cry. "Little old Loulavllle U good enough for meP And who shall mock hi* longing?

Wished to fle Ready. Fred McDowell, a dusky athlete from Texarkana. Ark., bad Ju«t registered at the office* of the bonid of civil service examiner* te the Federal building to go to Camp Knox, near htltbton. Ky.. »» a laborer, and hod been told to return next day for physics! examination. “Do they make a person atrip for that examlnationP hr naked of Fred U Stuart, aecreinry .»f the board. “How's that" axked Mr. Stuart. "Do they wake you take nil your clothes pfi for the examination?" "Oh. they’ll take your ablrt off." said Mr. Stuari. "and If they think tbere'a nny good reumti. they mny have yon take off the rest of your clothe*. Why, what'* the difference?" "Nothin' much, ouly I want to take u bulb—lt’» a btng time from Saturday night to Thursday.”

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r ' HAS tiecome customary to start the history of the British Museum library with a transaction which took place between the British government and 8!r Han* Slonne in 173^ but. as a matter of fact, the genesis of this library should be recorded 20 years eailier. The event chronicled upon this date of October 28, 1781. U a fire at Asbburnbam house which partly destroyed the famous Cottonian library, and emphasised te the minds of Influential patrons of learning the absolute necessity of properly housing the great collections which as yet had escaped the same fate, says the Christian Science Monitor. That portion of the Cottonian col ,lection which wa» saved from tbe flnmrs stili exists as an Important and valuable part of the present British museum. Sir Robert Cotton was a real bookiover nnd a natural collector. When summoned by Queen Elizabeth to Calais as royal commissioner In arranging a treaty between England and Spain, It was with sincere regret that be accepted the appointment, liecause It took him away from his library and from tbe research In which be found tbe greatest delight of life. Later Cotton's political activities aroused the suspicions of Charles L and. as a result, his beloved library was sealed up and he himself arrested. When later a royal messenger came to him wl’h the message that under certain conditions he might be restored to court favor. Cotton replied: “Yon come too late, my heart Is broken." The famous library was restored years Inter to Sir Robert's son and successor. Sir Thomas Cotton, who Inherited, also, his father's love of books. From Sir Thomas It came down to Sir John Cotton, who presented the collection to the nation in 1700. Tbe Cotton library, therefore, should bo considered the nucleus to which the other collections were added. Meaty Raised by Lottery. This brings u* lo Sir Han* Sloane, where the chronicle usually begins. Sir Hun* was pbyslchm. natu-rallst. and antiquary, and during his lifetime ac-umulated an extraordinary collection' of books, manuscripts, drawings, prints, together with collection* of natural and artlflctnl curlo*.ltic* Toward the end of his life he offered them to the British nation, provided the government imld his executor* some £20,000, which he estimated to be one-fourth of the Intrinsic value of his collections. The real value was probably somewhat less than bit estlmaie, but the price at which the British tuition acquired his treasures was surely less than half their *oluo. which made tbe contribution of Sir Hans • prtecely one under any clrcumatancea. 9 To persuade King George il. so Indifferent to the importance of letters and so miserly regarding the expenditure of money save for bis own pleasure*. that ao large u sum should be paid was task, and when the memorial presented to him he remarked: "I do not think there are £20.000 te the treasury." Fortunately, however there was Influence enough among tliose favoring tbe acquisition of this Important collection to push the matter to a conclusion. As a reran. an art was passed through parliament nuthoiixlng tbe holding of a lottery to raise <800,000, out of which f30.01 K) should be paid to the executors of Sir linns and the countess of Oxford. nnd an additional £30.000 Invested at interest In the public funds to provide for sa'tries nnd other expenses. Beyond this, au adequate sura wax to bo devoted to n suitable building for the collections. This net passed parliament In 1733. nnd ranrka tbe detinue foundation of the British moaeum. Early Restrictions on Ustrs. The records allow that the first bulldteg containing tbe collection* which went to make up the British museum was thrown open to the public on January 13. 1788; but the word* “thrown open” require some cxplnua thin. Today there :* no library In the world where the visitor or student I* tide to Aspect nnd m*Va use of Its wonderful contents wlfh greater ease #1 freedom than the UriUsh Muaeum

library, but originally anon restrictions were Imposed as to make its use almost Inaccessible. In tbe first place. It was announced that the library would be open "except Saturday and Sunday of each week, except Christmas flay and one week after, except the week after Easter Sunday and the week after Whlt-untide, nnd except Good Friday, nnd all days which now or shall hereafter be specially appointed for Thanksgiving* or feasts by putllc authority.” If a prospective student were ablo to master the mathematics of these restrictions, he then presented himself at the porter's lodge, where he waa obliged to give his name, condition and address, to be entered in the register. This accomplished, tbe volume wau tald before tbe librarian to decide whether the person so applying was entitled to admission. If the question were settled In the affirmative, on a second visit the applicant might receive his ticket. Having secured the precious card, be would then present himself for admission, but, ns there was a restriction that not more than ten persons should be admitted for each hour the museum was open. It was still problematical whether he would oe •successful. If so fortunate aa to be a member of one of these groups of ten he was Jhen escorted around the library by a guide, with a limit placed upon the time, and with every clement created to destroy the pleasure of literary communion with the volumes. Later, important additions to tbe Cottonian. Horieian, and Sloane collections Include the Royal library of 12.000 volumes, which was eventually (urned over to the British museum by George II; the Thotnmsoa collection of “Kings' Fnmplilcts," the da Costa collection of Hebrew books and manuscripts ; the Birch collection of biography ; David Garrick's library of English plays; Uusgrave'S collection of biography and manuscripts; the Orach erode collections of books and prints. »ome Great Acquisitions. All these collections* were acquired previous to the year 1807 with no expense whatever to the government, but at this time p grant of approximately £5.000 was made for the purchase of the Lonsdowne manuscripts. In 1818 another £8,000 wns appropriated for the Hargrave Legal library, and. to 1821, some £13,500 wns granted to secure the classical library of Dr. Charles Burney. Two years later the splendid Royal library acquired by George HI became part of the Britiah museum. This neceMltntcd larger quarters, and waa the beginning of the reconstructed muaeum. George Ill's library contained no less than 84.000 volumes. George IV tried to dispose of the aolleciioc to the emperor of Russia to enrich hie own private coffer*. but this plan waa frustrated, and the volumes were raved to tbe Mrttlab nation. Francis Hgertoo was a later benefactor of the Museum library, lie bequeathed to it the famoiu. Kgertou matiUKcrlpIs, together with £12.000. the Interest on which to be derated to Increasing tbe collection and maintaining a custodian. Three year* Inter, te 1832. the autograph collection of tbe museum wu* enriched by the acquisition of the Arundel manuscript*: and. te 1847. the lit. Hon. Thomas Grenville presented to the musenm bis magnificent library, which U *tl'.l preserved ns u uni. under the donor'* name. No library Is geographically situated more favorably to be avalloblc to the world than tbe BrltUh museum. A famous American collector Borne ycore ago bequeathed lo It au extraordinary colleetinu he himself had made, which It seemed front patriotic ■'otlvea should have been turned over to so.xe American Institution. After hAvlug worked In the British tnuiwuni. how. ever, nnd after seeing the ronuopollten nature of timer ho visit nnd tonka use of It* treasures, one I* fi-iceJ to admit that this collection will t:ci-out-pil*h Its highest good by being ut.ere It In rather than eon*lgued to the geographical limUntion of any our of tuo t American libraries. In tht* r ise th - 1 American donor considered hi* : » diy I ta letters beyond the < ur. I tonality.