15CHAPTER TWO
GETTING STARTED
By fifteen minutes past three the next day, Algernon and Catherine had definitely decided that Winsted was to have a library, and that they were to devote their own energies to the cause and persuade as many as possible of their acquaintances to join them.
“The Boat Club will go in for it as a committee of the whole,” said Algernon.
“The Three R’s will be interested,” said Catherine, “though it is not Rest, Recreation or Refreshment!”
“And all the churches.”
“And the school teachers.”
“And there are Miss Ainsworth’s novels.”
“Algernon, how perfectly splendid! Do you suppose she would let us have them?”
“I don’t see why not. They simply stand there, never opened. She can’t any more than refuse. I’ll ask her.”