The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-06

SION" he had added impTessively, Il
will allow neither time, place nor cir
cUmstance to prevent me from win
ming the object Of my affections"
Which all sounded well enough.
But the time came when HdzletOn,
like many other mortals who theorize.
saw all too plainly that he had
~reCkoned without mis- host" Which,
to specify, In this particular instance,
meant that he had failed TO take into
consideration the yawning gulf that
may separate two people. even il they
do happen to ride downtown together
quite often on the same ear. Besides,
how was he to know at the time Of his
boasting that any young woman eX-
listed who possessed just such a face,
just such a brow, just such an air as
but we are coming to that.
Most singular and humiliating of all,
it was her hat which first attracted
him. He noticed it one morning, after
he had swung on TO the platform Of
the downtown cable.
1.-THE hat--was up at the far end
of the car. among an assorted lot Of
feminine headgedr. 1t was a neat yet
dUnty little hat. He liked the way
it set on it's owners head Then he
noted the eyes beneath the brim. After
that-Of course ne would not have ad-
mitted it-bUt he certainly regarded
her chin with unnecessary inJentneSs.
Two mornings later he boarded the
car to find her again a passenger. No
doubt she, too, had business down
town daily. What trim, altogether
pleasing little business woman size
was, to be sure! Still Hazleton admit
ted nothing to himself.
Several MORNINGS uacSed and lie
failed to see her. When the time came
that he again caught sight of the
jaCnJy little hat a wave Of happiness
set his pulse jOyOusly bounding. Then
HaZleton understood.
He grew to watch for her now the
moment he entered a car, and some
times. when he saw that she was not
within. he was guilty of abandoning
that car before it had gone a block,
and waiting for the next. Twice he
was rewarded
But weeks passed, and he realized
that ne was as far from obtaining his
hearts wish as when he first saw his
captivating maiden.
he longed earnestly for some slight
chance to serve her, that he might win
one word, one glance from her eNss.
Yet none came, ana he still waited,
helpless and raging. This, surely, was
not the DARING conquest of his ideals.
He fumed inwardly at the cursed
conventionality' that made it absO-
lutely impossible, under the circum-
stances, for him to make her acquaint-
ance. As for opportunities, there We're
positively none. HazletOn recalled the
numerous glib narratives of fiction in
which young men similarly placed were
assisted by d kindly Fate at just the
right time, and was forced to admit
that in real life things are different.
He yearned ardently for a fire. a
collision anything unusual - that
would make it possible for him to res
cue her and become a hero in her
sight Yes, even HaZleton had reached
this dangerous and significant stage
He finally reached the conclusion
that if the chance to know her were
ever to arrive. he must be clever
enough to manage it himself.
de was advising himself in this fash
ion one morning, meanwhile stealing
glimpses from behind his paper of the
fascinating face at the other end OF
the car. when he noticed a shade Of
annoyance pass over the features. The
conductor was collecting fares. The
young woman arose and began search
ing about in perple&ity-
Hazletcn was just planning his gal
liant offer of change, in case she had
lost her fare, when his heart sank.
She had produced the required nickel
from her purse. Still she continued her
search.
Several who sat near her offered to
assist
Never mind. it was only a quarter"
she said at length. quietly.
HazletOn heard.
But it was not until they were well
downtown, and she was getting off at
her corner that the realization OF his
flashed upon him. The re-
membrance that most quarters look
alike darted into his brain, with 6az-
ziing effect.
1t was yet some distance to his own
destination, and he might be late. But