Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-16

mere fact that some other woman
has made a hat like yours"
"She HASN'T cried Nina, indig-
nautly. Lady Luddington was
wearing this very hat. Listen: I'll
tell you the whole story. The same
afternoon you called woman came
in, beautifully dressed, and asked to
see some hats. saw who she was,
though | never met her. | don't
want to meet her" savagely; zone
sees quite enough of her in all the
shop windows.
zone does" | remarked soto
voce.
"She wanted hat the color of
this one; so brought it out Dtd
showed it to her, and told her the
the price, and explained why it was
giving that for the hat, she said, lit
Is well worth IL am quite in love
wiki it, Nine. Dest ricr, but daren't
Duy it without letting my husband
see ii. He is very particular about
what | wear. Could l have it sent
around tonight for him to look at?
would let you know sometime to-
morrow whether | would take ii or
not OF course | said | should be
glad to send it, and she gave me the
address, and the hat went round
there that evening. Last night she
sent it back, and said she was very
sorry. but Lord Loddington didn't
! think it suited her. thought ii
! looked II little tumbled, but one has
| to run these risks when one sends
/ goods OF approval. She had deter
/ mined tu have that hat to wear for
/ one day, and she was too mean to
/ get il honestly
"Of course you'il have it out with
har-you'i II expose her. | said.
was - angry and disguised a.
MINI, vino stood opposite me with
uer pretty eyes and checks flaming
with honest Indignation.
10y dear hoy, would II l dared
uui cane afford to. 1t would drive
tIif my customers away from me
aud must think of Hugo ant
Giiys. They don t cost much while
they are such TIMES, but ! want It
give them every advantage, tho
darlinEs, and | were left so badly of
aud the business is just beginning t,
ray so well. / daren't run the rl-k
uf exposing Lady Loddington'.
nieanness.
II had forgotten your children
No, | see il won't do. Trust ME t,
give her. It mauvias quart d'heure, il
| get the chance"
Promise you'll be careful. Think
uf the boys"
Il won't injure the dear little
chaps, You best of mothers"
"Wel!. in that case, l only hope
fortune may favor you"
Fortune did favor me at last, but
she kept me waiting till the autumn,
like the tickle lady she always is.
Ny change came in this wise. Ny
uncle asked me To his place in Sent
land for shooting, and | went. The
Old gentleman is II very connosseur
Of beauty, and every pretty woman
sooner or later. | got there in time
to dress hurriedIy, and appear in the
drawing-room just as my uncle was
| telling everyone whom they were to
/ take in. ] was introduced to some
| girl haven't a notion vino she
was-but ! gave her my arm and
took her down 10 dinner, nIurnur-
ing conlmonplaces on the way. The
truth is, | was half faInished with
my journey and my one idea was
dinner. 1t was not till was well
on with the fish stage that | looked
at my left-hand nsighbor. 1t was
Lady LOddington herself.
Il haven't seen you since we met
at Ascot" she remarked, pleasantly.
She certainly is u most lovely
woman, by the way. / stared
blankly, and she went on, with an
air of well-acted reproach:
II believe you have forgotten we
ever met there"
Here was my chance: / seized it.
Forgotten Why, ! remember
every word you said, the color OF
your gown, aud even the very hat
you wore; the loyeliest and most be-
coming hat ever saw in my life"
The compliment told.
~ don't believe you do" she
pouted.
upon my word / do. 1t was
sort OF big affair of amethyst velvet
aud feathers To match. i remember
it with double force, because made
"a cousin Of mine quite angry with
the mere description of it. / don't
know if you have ever met her.
She has gone into millinery, like
everybody else. She calls herself
mime, Destrier.' "
looked Lady L0dd!ngt0n full III
the face, aud laid peculiar empha-
sis nu the name.
| never saw anyone so thorough
ly caught IN my life. | knew in It
nloinent that she knew / knew, a.
Punch would put it. She turned
scarlet to the rOuts of her hair, and |