The Dickinson press., 1898-04-09

be expected to do more. Their names
were too numerous and too long and
!sfe was too short.
"Take Annette with you and buy
chat stunning hat You saw at Ketchum
q Sinkem's, and tonight I'll unfold my
plan," he said as he left the house.
When he came home from business Of
night, Mr.. Girley looked at least six
months older. He was an expert arith-
metioian, but dividing one Easter hat
BY seven Easter girls was the worst
problem he bad ever wrestledI with. He
was worn out but we'll satisfied. tired
but triumphant. The girls had all tried
on the new hat and, we're unanimously
Of the opinion that 1t was ''just too sweet
for anything"
CHOW come here, A, B, O, D, e, r
and g and your mother, I have the
Easter problem solved" Mr.. Girley said
40 he took the new hat in his hand and
examined it critically. "This is the
very hat for the purpose. I never saw
n yet that couldn't be worn wrong
end to or sideways OF upside down at a
pinch"
"Oh-h.h-h-h, papa!" seven voices.
shrieked in protest.
Flush, children, your father has the
floor" admonished Mr.. Girley, az, he
took Genevieve, the 1~6-year.old baby Of
the family, IN one knee. Gas you are
aware, we are face to face with an Eas.
ter crisis. Seven young ladies must ap.
pear on Easter day with new hats.
Their fond father would gladly purchase
the hats it he could, but his purse is 20
badly p%unctured he is unable to raise
the wind In short, the seven young
ladies cannot have seven Easter hats.
Now wait" he cried u a murmur
arose, "the question is, Flow can the
seven appear. before all the world with
new hats on Easter without the pur-
chase Of seven hats at $15 per hat? Lis.
ten, I will tell you. Tomorrow is Eas-
ter. In the morning your mother, wear
ing a,look Of disgust and a made over
hat; Annette, wearing the new hat. and
your father wearing any old thing will
attend church. That disposes Of Annette.
Her new hat will be known Of all wom-
en. T
"We shall hurry home, and Bettina,
wearing the new hat reversed, will visit
Sunday school in triumph. That settles
Bettina. Immediately after Sunday
school Clorinda, wearing the new hat
sideways, will drop into Mrs. Koupon's
to inquire about something or other.
So much for Clorinda's brief, Easter
display. When Clorinda returns home,
Daphne will deftly unpin the blue flow.
ers on the hat and substitute red ones
and then go for q walk, passing the
Koupon residence at least four times 80
that the Koupon girls will be duly and
properly impressed. That settles
Daphne. .
"Elfrida will then substitute yellow
flowers for the red ones and attend the
afternoon talk Of Mr.. Oolahka, the mig
sionary from the Solomon islands. That
finishes Elfrida. When she returns,
Floretta with pink flowers on the hat
will walk around the block even times
and borrow a book Of Susette Koupon.
So much for Floretta. In the evening
Genevieve, wearing the hat inside out
or trimmed with purple flowers and &C.
companied by her mother, will attend
church. That settles Genevieve and
and the seven Of you, thank heaven I"
With a sigh of relief, Mr.. Girley
shook Genevieve from his knee and
amid a chorus Of murmurs fed.
The following day his programme
was carried out to the letter. One
daughter after another appeared with
the new Easter hat. and there was not
a hitch. As the continuous performance
with one hat progressed Mr.. Girley rub
bed his hands with satisfaction and his
fat. red face fairly beamed.
"The day is saved, he said joyfully,
land SOS the money. I tell you, it
takes a man to meet an emergency Of