The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-22

! My dressmaker was so unexpected ami
mated that found I had ordered two rev
dresses before was aware, and neither
was even gray.
| Facilis descensus. AS escaped into the
| street 1 reflected that my dressmaker haC
! judged a fool according to her folly, and
wondered to myself for falling so readily
into her net.
| was going soberly along in the direc-
| ton of the Marble Arch, thinking of al
| the little books I had read in my young
| days that had had for their plot the many
| consequences Of a single sin, when ! no.
ticed country gentleman sort Of person
| staring fixedly at my hat as he passed
I by.
! About two minutes farther on I was ex-
| cessively puzzled to meet the same person
passing again in the same direction. with
the same expression, which was graJu-
ally becoming familiar TO me.
He was evidently the third victim 20 the
gay attractions which 1 carried on my
head.
Presently some one cleared his throat
| loudly al my elbow, and looked up, and
there he was. He was a nice fresh look
ing person in a well-cut tweed suit. He
had a fair beard and beautiful color n
his cheeks. and a stick that somehow sug-
gested the hall of country house
Now" I said to myself. IF you met
this person on country lawn, you would
mind him no more than flower poi, so
why should you mind him now?"
So quickened my pace to sharp wax
and tried 10 feel unconcerned. In a mo-
ment he was beside me. I fell back ard
looked in a shop window; he politely wait
ed till I came up. I tried TO lose myself
in a crowd but it was all Of no use; he
was mighty hunter.
It was not that I objected TO anyone
looking at my hat, because 1 was willing
10 admit that It had the air OF being de-
signed TO thatend; but simply that his ad-
miration Of it was TOO persistent.
! hope I am not cowardly. but IL even
a gander were 70 pursue me steadily for
any length Of time. II would set up n me
the instinct of flight. And once that in
stinct It set working In the female bosom,
Il rapidly develops into panic.
With panic. then, ike wings a. my heels.
flew rather than walked In the direction
OF the Marble Arch, and still following
my hat, as the mackerel svinms after ire
moving bait, came my fine gentleman n
gray.
Just as 7 was executing q rapid maueu-
yer TO the left, mercifully ran against
Choimondeley-
"Oh. ChoImondeley. I said. Z am 50
very glad 70 see your And I almost
laughed as the country person shot rap
idly past US without vsnturing 50 much al
g glance at nv fatal head dress
You are out OF breadth, sad CFo.r1oa-
6elsy. "Oh, Cholmon6eley. can never.
never. wear your presen; againi There =
a kind OF person that cannot take his ewes
OF *. and Will follow il dowa q whole
street"
on that's Il. : it?" said hs. 'Ts that
kind q d person about Just now
on. dear. no" 7 cried, to- CAo.uonss-
icy has q very heavy fist
wen. never mind cheer w. 70 sid
Y assure you its nothing compared with
the feeling there IS tor 4 TOP hat and a
velvet collar. Why. there are mary peo-
NE tna- t1inE 50 much of good over
coat that they vii ciUch h3ld C i z tse
street. and cali Il pet Names
Is II POSSIBLE" said ! But then. ycu
are s man and can hit back. whils l can
only run Choinon6eley. ! az. - ron
Lr0v a ouiet woman and tie mother =
two. and / VII not sEs.l delE1s uv fe.-
,on creatures by wearing beacon 20
sk!t-ishress O. ny head"
..Doa as YOU Ike my dear" SAD Chof-
-c-Gslev. pleasantly. BIZ l@t M tar
y1,,. never Saw sen look - wsG p your
itfs Nov" Re slid IS 81 Intelligent
nar..ra drove Up % rs own scco-d. -
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