The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-17

Ine two oIners remembered UnIIau
parting injunctions and said no; they
must all stick to the agreement and not
go sooner nor later than the hour de-
cided on.
At 3:5S someone was heard running
up the stairs two at a time. The door
was opened and a man named Alman,
who.did quick sketches for the Runner,
came in. He had not seen the hat the
night before.
BY CAD, I'm glad l struck you in!"
he said, speaking very rapidly. Il
have to draw a picture of a southern
lumberman and want to borrow your
book of-well, I'm shot, that's lumber
mans hat you have on! Lend me that
for about fifteen minutes, will you, old
man? And | say, Henderson, will you
put it on? And, with your book. Bur-
ton, I'll have what they want III less
than no time"
We were just going out" began
Burton.
"Oh, that don't matter" said Render-
son. I'D as soon stay here till you
come back. | can't say that | care for
the excitement of walking up and down
the street looking for hats"
Burton hesitated Had he been al
lowed to hesitate longer he would have
realized that Amman could do any num-
Der of lumbermen without hat or book.
But he was not given time to think
Henderson suggested that it was after
O'Clock and that Burton would lose his
bet by default if he didn't start, so he
borrowed Alman's hat and left with
Lanam.
Burton's studio fronted on Washing
ton square. Burton and his escort
walked through the sqsare and up
Seventh street \ large crowd Of men
and boys were cheering eXtrayagantly
in front of n bulletin board, Just below
Chestnut street, where the baseball
scores were being posted. Burton and
Lau&m stopped long enough to ascer-
tain that the Phillies were ahead. As
they turned to go on again they ran in
TO one of the men who was staring at
the score. One of the hats was on this
mans head. 1t was counterpart of
the one Burton had said was the only
one in the city," The escort laughed
and looked at Burton in triumph. The
latter looked puzzled. He said;
Queer coincidence, isn't it?"
Just what | told YOU said the es-
corr, still laughing.
They walked up Chestnut street on
the south side. The people they passed
were not OF the elite Of Philadelphia, for
those who attend the assemblies do not
walk on Chestnut street in the after
noous if it IS possible for them to keep
from it. But there were the others.
/ ,ptIa,. c,,a of bn bot saa,,
the next five squares. Burton was be-
ginning to look more comfortable than
he had at Seventh street, and the escort
did not look 50 pleased
At Twelfth street, however, a man
carrying "A satchel stopped them and
asked the way to the Reading Termi-
ma He was told and he started up
Twelfth street on Il run. He wore one
pf he hats.
We'll. I'm d-d.7 Burton said.
/ standing stock still and looking after
the man. Fate has conspired against
~. 3l.s Eou ever hear Of such luckp'
The escort smiled. Two and two
mahe four. he said to himself. Gill
ian has a great head"
t- they started back down the street
ai.,g having walked up to Broad they
noticed by the bic clock on the corner
that it was haif-pust + 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
" n an enormous bundle of paper I'M
der his arm attracted their attention by
the unintelligible and inimitable cry
with which he announced the papers ne
had for sale. a cry which was a cross
between a fish woman ; call and that of
chimney sweep.
He wore one of the hats.
"Ye gods" This from Burton.
The escorts smile broadened.
Come on; lets hurry, Burton said.
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 one 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 the bulletin board was
larger but it was silent-the "Phillies'
were losing. The man who had worn
one of the hats was not there.
i guess I'm SD richer than | was
wien | started ont this afternoon" said
Burton as they walked down toward the
studio. He consulted his watch. you've
/ just two minutes to fetch out your other
/ hat, said he, and it isn't likely you'll
dc that before we get to the studio.
Think so?"
The escort shook his head dubiously
aud said ne was afraid there was little
chance osFunning across another. He
sad that he feared they had not looked
about them enough while they had been
OF Chestnut street.
-. know the conditions" said Bur-