Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 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 | was rush
ing through the street to a car Sta
ton. suburbanites are always In a hur-
~, L heard hasty steps Behind me and
a strong arm was laid upon my
shoulder with a, Whats your hurry,
Nan? i am all out OF breath chasing
you"
/ turned my head and the stranger
saw my face, he raised his hat courte-
ously and said:
Pardon me, but you are not Nan II
you are wearing her new cloak"
/ well knew that it was decidedly
improper to speak to a 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,
1t is my own"
With a confused apology ne was
about to leave me when Idetained him
and rehearsed the story OF the ex-.
change OF garments and aaked his as
s~istance to regain my own. With a
peculiar r%eticence. / RETAINED from
mentioning the photo as / recognized.
its original before me, telling only Of
the mittens as the point OF difference.
He said that he knew the young
lady well. 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. 1 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 I learned was "Mr.
Jackson. called and We had a merry
evening as we discussed the contre-
temps Of the cloaks, especially as
eNanf said:
Il could not understand the ex-
change as / prided myself OF being
the sole possessor OF a cloak OF this
peeuIiars style OF trimming"
care you from Denver?" asked,
she looked "a bit puzzled and then
laughed heartily as She toldgt the Same
story which had inveigied me into the
purchase.
Miss shaw declared thai she would
embroider her name and address. on a
ribbon hanger. as the stores do, TO
identify her cloak 10 the future. and
III mentally determined 10 DO likewise.
After that / was fairly aaunted by
duplicates of my cloak made after such
AN exclusive model. The church which
| attended bad free 'seSts and persons
were at Liberty to sit wherever they
chose. I generally took the same one
every Sunday US was the custom OF
other regular attendants. One days
1 entered che pew and knelt for silent
prayer noticed a stranger IL x, Or
rather. saw a garment like mine; I
thought at first that 1t wac Nan Shaw,
but soon DESCRIBED that 1t was
stranger. THE lady from Denver this
time surely" / thought. but did not
address her. The story OF the cloak
/ fear intruded itself into my prayers
far more than IL should have done.
I was quite pleased with Miss Shaw,
and as she had so kindly invited me.
returned hff call. ! told her OF the
lady at enurch and we iaaghingly dis
cussed the question of forming a club
of those who wore cloaks or oar Eek
elusive pattern. i enjoyed my visit
greatly ard remained later than ]
Thought so had 70 hasten my steps
hcfneward i was rnshing along the
street tovsard the car station when;
pardon me. are you frcm Denver