Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-04-01

fessor forgot all the years that had
passed When he left 10 attend 10 his
errand. he caught himself whistling
one Of the college glees as he walked
along the street and noticed that the
people were smiling nj him Finally he
came 10 a millinery store. where all
kinds Of CANDY hats were on exhibition
IN bewildering variety
Are you being waited on p asked
trim saleswoman. approaching him.
"Not yet said the professor
What can do for yOut
~ want 10 buy tho incest Easter hat
I can get for ti489
The salsswoman smiled.
81 am not sure that we have any at
exactly that price But what kind
would you likof'
The professor tried 90 remember the
kind Of hat his wife used 10 wear be.
fore she had settled down 90 the hum.
drum Of life and had 90 turn the same
old bonnet over and over again 10 as 10
save expense A. nearly ~ he could re-
member. the one she had worn when
they We're lovers had pink ribbons and
cornhower In 1t and plume
81 would like one he said. with
couple Of nice pink bows aud some
blue flowers and "A feather la H. " thoy
make that kind now
"Oh we have every ldndl'' said the
aaleswoman "Step this way. plense.
Tho professor followed her 10 a de.
partment where all kinds Of hats were
displayed on waN heads aud blocks. and
she named the price OF each They were
the kind effected by ahopgirls who do
vote their earnings 10 such vanitioa and
were much more snowy than the ones
ho remembered his wife ~ wearing.
but he reflected that the fashions had
probably changed since then
AZ last he settled on hat that had
two large. snowy plumos aud a wealth
OF ribbons and Aowors OF every descrip.
tion
What did you say the price Of this
ono isG
Fourteen dollars aud thirty nine
cents said the salsswoman.
well ! have only siA8s In my
pocket but u you will trust me | win |
send the other penny
"Oh that will bo near enouahl" she
said with laugh "win You take Il
with you, or viii we send itr
II would liko 10 have You send il up /
20 the hack door this afternoon. as / |
want 10 smugglo IL into tho house
The professor was 90 happy when he |
got home that ho could not keep the |
secret 10 himself. 40 he called his daugh.
ter mysteriously into the study aud told /
her about u She was quiet little /
ipinstcr who, Ia the untrouhled atmos
phere Of that happy home. had grown 10
woman's stature with a child's heart
30 when her father told what he had
lone fhc laughed and cried aud kissed
him with an affection that mado him
'eel an uuquiet consciousness that per.
laps he had been losing something by
issociating ~ much with his books ANA
'o hillo with hts family Then she /
watched az the back door until the box
anne and when it did sho stole noise.
essly 90 her fathers study aud they
lpened Il together
There What DO You think of thnt
ielenf exclaimed the professor. hold
ng the gnudy hat In tho sunlight that
'ourrd through tho window
The poor girl gasped In astonishment
nd oonld say nothing Though she was
.nsophisiicatod Ia many ways she had
tfne woman's taste la matters Of
itea and saw at once that her dear
iged lttle mother could never wear !
AiH terrible "croation bat hpr father
.as so happy over it that she couldn't
li hnn what was the matter s
! 'ri,d 90 got ono like the ones she d
'''i io wear before We were married
Hhl afraid this ls little brighter Z
l' sn' has worn quiet ones so long ~ u
'AW she Vouldn afford pfrtty one.
ai Cots VIII mako up Tor what she
ls ml,,fd Aud che prufoss8r con "
n"ri g. turn the hat anound in the cI
,hi ~ as ~ bring out its colOrs Then
wrnt on half thinking aloud
~ 70 me | ana afraid have been y
hHi ~ Swing no thought to any Il
'e8 hut nay work when I might iast .
Mti' Ns uH have written an occasion
WHsaflne article % make extra
'ne} loi things like this instead 81 a
lhs h'T aud you too ne!en-al =
~ ne sefimpiug sud saving
'uN then his daughters silence %
ees him and the professor looked Il.
'ifi quiekiy She tried 10 smile hat =.
o. were Tears Ia hcr eyea. for she W
.efsi'sld tAe whole dificulty 10 hef h.
iioHv laiarr che eirhl - tiuie had r.
dreaming and heT noiher had never !,
"p oid't % bim lhan shs was whsn "a
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