The herald., 1894-12-02


Burton was beginning to look more com
Portable than he had at Seventh etrest
and the escort did not look SO pleased.
At Twelfth street, however q man car
rying a satchel stopped them and asked
the way to the Reading Terminal. HI
was told, and he started up Twelfth street
on q run. He wore one Of the hats.
"Woll, I'm d---d!" Burton said, stand
ing stock still and looking after the man.
Fate has conspired against me. Did you
ever hear Of such luck?'
Tho escort smiled. 1.-TWO and two make
four" he said to himself. "Gillian has q
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 II
was half past l. Neither Of tho two said
much, but they kopt their eyes rowing over
the crowd which passed them.
Whom they crossed Thirteenth street for
the second time, q colored ncwsboy with
an enormous bundle of papers under his
arm attracted their attention by the upin-
telligibie and inimitablo cry with which
he announced the papers he had for sale, a
cry which was q cross between fish
woman's call and chat Of a chimney sweep.
He wore ono Of the hats.
"Ye gods!" This from Burton.
Tho escorts smile broadened.
Come on; let's hurry" Burton said.
1.-THE days against me. have one chance
more, but know that have lost"
They walked rapidly past Twelfth
street. Eleventh, Tenth, Ninth, Eighth,
but another ono OF the hats was not seen.
The escorts smile had died away, and
Burton's face wore a smile of Joy.
The crowd which had blocked Seventh
street in front of tho bulletin board was
larger, but it was silent-thc "Phillies"
we're losing Tho man who had worn one
of the hats was not there.
II guess I'm $15 richer than was when
I started out this afternoon" said Burton
as they walked down toward the studio.
He consulted his watch. You've just two
minutes to fctch out your other hat" said
he, land it isn't likely you'll do that be-
fore we get to the studio. Think so''
The escort shook his head dubiously 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. II was to
be shown four hats like mine. Will you
drink bottle with me tonight"
NO" said the escort. II have a piece
Of work I want to push through"
They had reached the door Of tho 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"-
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peddler, carrying basket of small plaster
building.
And he had on one of the hats.
Burton's face lcngthened, and the os-
cort's face broadened. Burton looked at
the man twice and then said:
I'm glad you did not accept my invi-
tation to bottle. Let's go up stairs"
In the studio sat the same men who had
been present the night before in Gillian's
studio. They were lounging about the
room, making themselves at homo. On q
table, in plain sight, lay the hat. The
men jumped to their feet as tho two bet
tors entered and Gillian asked:
Ibid you win or lose, BurtonP'
"Lost, confound II alll You can give
the stakes to the other fellows Brown. I"
Then he told how 1t all happened and
wound up by saying: II don't care rap
about the money but to think that that
beast Of an Italian should have como out
Of my studio, you might say, with ono of
those hats on, just as the time was almost
up and after I had invited Lanam to
drink wine with me. That's what breaks
me all up"
$50 you confess that you are undone!"
questioned Brown.
"Of course, and I'll give the blooming
hat to any one who wants it!''
"Now, my son." said Gillian, II would
q lecture give unto you. The next time
you get anything you think no one else
can get and every one will be envious Of
don't crow over the other fellows. You
have won the money, but the beers arc on
you"
Burton's face wore an expression Of
blank surprise.
"What do you meanf' he said.
"Just what say"
"But saw four hats like mine"
"No, my son, you did not. You saw
your own hat each time-yours Is the only
one of Its kind in the city. You may wear
10 with pride, but I'd advise you to have
1t renovated before you do so."
Still Burton looked puzzled.
"You are not lucid. do not under
stand what you are driving at How did
my hat get to Seventh and Chestnut
streets before we got there and how can
this be the hat the Itaaian wore when
know he could not have got up here be-
fore didi''
"My son, you have much to learn. In
the first place, man can run faster than
man can walk, and then man can pull
up hat attached to a string to the sixth
floor of building before man who has
had but a seconds start can climb six
flights of stairs
Then Burton smiled.
II suppose I've won literally" he said,
"but to all intents and purposes I have
lost. can't take the money, Brown"
And the feast which was then held was
remem bered long afterward.-Philadel
phia Times.
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