The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-12-29


diligently read the papers, however,
lest she might desire to regain the
photo and would advertise, but I saw
no notice.
Not long afterwards as I was rush.
ing through the street to a car sta
ton. suburbanites are always in hur-
ry, heard hasty steps behind me and
a strong arm was laid upon my
shoulder with a, What's your hurry,
Nan? am all out of breath chasing
you"
turned my head and the stranger
ously and said:
Pardon me. but you are not Nan If
you are wearing her new cloak"
I well knew that it was decidedly
improper to speak to stranger ON the
street, but zeal to discover Miss Shaw
and restore her mittens led me to an
swer him in his own spirit.
Thanks, but this is not Mans cloak,
it is my own"
With a confused apology he was
about to leave me when detained him
and rehearsed the story of the ex-
change of garments and asked his as
sistance to regain my own. With q
peculiar feticence, refrained from
mentioning the photo as I recognized
it's original before me, telling only Of
the mittens as the point of difference
He said that he knew the young
lady we'll, in fact had been her escort
that evening as she was visiting
friends of his own. For some unex-
planned reason she had seemed very
DESTROYS of regaining her cloak al
though, so far as he could perceive.
there was no difference between them.
Feeling anxious TO restore Miss
Shaw's property. for that was her
name, I gave him my address and he
promised to bring her to call upon
me. BY this time We had reached the
car station and after assisting me into
the car he turned away.
Not long afterwards Miss Shaw and
Fred" whom 1 learned was "Mr
Jackson" called and we had a merry
evening as we discussed the contre-
temps of the cloaks. especially as
Nan" said:
81 could not understand the ex-
change as I prided myself on being
the sole possessor of a cloak of this
peculiar style of trimming"
Are you from Denver?" asked.
She looked a bit puzzled and then
laughed heartily as she told the same
story which had inveigled me into the
purchase.
Miss Shaw declared that she would
eElbroider her name and address on a
ribbon hanger. as the stores do, to
identify her cloak in the future. and
mentally determined to do likewise. |
After that was fairly haunted by |
duplicates of my cloak made after such |
an exclusive model. The church which |
attended had free seats and persons |
were at liberty to sit wherever they |
chose. l generally took the same one |
every Sunday as was the custom Of
other regular attendants. One day as
entered the pew and knelt for silent
prayer l noticed a stranger in it, or
rather. saw a garment like mine:
thought at first that it was Nan Shaw.
out soon discerned that it was a
stranger. THE lady from Denver this
lime surely" I thought. but did not
address her. The story of the cloak
fear intruded itself into my prayers
ar more than 1t should have done.
was quite pleased with Miss Shaw,
md as she had so kindly invited me.
her call. l told her Of the
ady at church and we laughingly dis
.ussed the question Of forming a club
II those who wore cloaks of our "ex-
.lusive" pattern. I enjoyed my visit
greatly and remained later than
bought so had to hasten my steps
/ was rushing along the
street toward the ear station when:
'P.rdon me. are you from Desverr