Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-19

south side. Inc people Jney pusSOu NcIo
not of the elite of Philadelphia, for those
who attend the assemblies do not walk on
Chestnut street in the afternoons if it is
possible for them to keep from it. But
there were the others. Not another one of
the hats was seen in the next five squares.
Burton was beginning to look more com
Portable than he had at Seventh street,
and the escort did not look so pleased.
At Twelfth street, however, man car
rying IA satchel stopped them and asked
the way to the Reading Terminal. He
was told and he started up Twelfth street
OIL run He wore one Of the hats.
well, I'm DID, Burton said, stand
ing stock still and looking after the man.
Fate has conspired against me. Did you
ever hear of such luckf"
The escort smiled. Two and two make
four" he said to himself GILLIAN has
great head.
As they started back down the street
after having walked up to Broad they no.
ticed by the big clock on the corner that it
was half past 4. Neither of the two said
much, but they kept their eyes rowing over
the crowd which passed them.
When they crossed Thirteenth street for
the second time, colored newsboy Will
an enormous bundle of papers under his
arm attracted their attention by the unin-
tclligible and inmitable cry with which
he announced the papers he had for sale, a
cry which was cross betweeM fish
woman S call and that of a chimney sweep.
He wore one of the hats.
''Ye gods" This from Burton.
The escorts smile broadcned.
Come on; let's hurry" Burton said.
"The days against me, l have one chance
more, but know that have lost.
They walked rapidly past Twelfth
street. Eleventh, Tenth, Ninth, Eighth,
but another one of the hats was not seen.
The escorts sniilo had died away, and
Burton ; face wore smile of JOY.
The crowd which had blocked seventh
street in front of the bulletin board was
larger, but it was silcnt-the 'Phillics
We're losing. The man who had worn one
of the hats was not there.
Il guess I'm Sl5 richer than was when
[ started out this afternoon" said Barton
as they walked down toward the studio.
He consulted his watch. You We just two
minutes to fetch out your other hat, " said
he and it ism likely you'll do that be
fore we get to the studio. Think SOP
The escort shook his head obviously and
said he was afraid there was little chance
of running across another. He said that
he feared they had not looked about them
enough while they had been on Chestnut
street
You know the conditions, said Bur
ton Struggling his shoulders. was to
/ be shown four hats like mine. Will you
drink bottle with me tonight:"
No, said the escort. Il have piecG
of work l want to push through"
They had reached the door of the build
ing in which was Burton's studio.
1--WE will wait here till the Independ-
ence hall clock strikes"--
1t began to strike as Burton spoke, and
he started to count, "One-t'--
An instant before the second stroke q
peddler, carrying IA basket of small plaster
casts issued from the door of the studio
building
And he had on one of the hats.
Burtons face heightened, and the es
cort 5 face broadened Burton looked al
the man twice ana then said;
I'm glad you did not accept my invi
tation to bottle Let ; go up stairs. -
In the studio sat the same men who hat
been present the night before in Gillian :
studio They were lounging about the
room, making themselves at home. On
table, in plain sight, lay the hat. The
men jumped To their feet Is the two bet
tors entered and Gillian asked:
Did you win or lose, Burtonf'
Lost, coniuund it all You can giv'
the stakes to the other fellows. Brown.
Then he told how it all happened ant
wound up by saying: 81 don't care RAJ
about the money but to think that tina
beast of an Italian should have come on
of my studio, you might say, with one o
those hats on, just as the time was almos
up and after l had invited Lanam t.
drink wine with me. That's what break
me all up"
$50 you confess that you aIe undone2'
questioned Brown.
"Of course, and I'll give the bloomn:
hat to any one who wants it,
Now, my son, " said Gillian, Il woul
a lecture give unto you. The next tim
you get anything you think no one els
can get and every one will be envious c
don't crow over the other fellows. Yo
have won the money, but the beers arc o.
you"
Burtons face wore an expression o
blank surprise.
What do you meany" he said.
"Just what l say"
but saw four hats like mine
"No, my son, you did not. You SAY
your own hat each time--yours is the onl
one of its kind in the city. You may wen
it with pride, but I'd advise you to hav
it renovated before you do So.
Still Burton looked puzzled
you are not lucid. do not undo,
stand what you are driving at. How di
, my hat get to Seventh and Chestnt
streets before we got there, and how ca
this be the hat the Italian wore when
, know he could not have got up here b
fore did,"
MY son, you have much to learn. l
{ the first place, aman can run faster than
! man can walk, and then "A man can pu
up hat attached to string to the sixt
floor of a building before a man who Ia
had but seconds start can climb 81
flights of stairs. "
Then Burton smiled.
Il suppose I've won literally" he sale
"but to all intents and purposes | hay
, lost. can't take the money, Brown"
And the feast which was then held WI
0 remembered long afterward.-Philade
phia Times.
= Brown Paper Magnet.
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