The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15
THIS U WENT
] OFF ON \ HOOllGAN.
Romance OF a Chance Meeting. an
Auiomobils. a New Hat
aud A Dinner.

lghi Everything hooked ru" cplurei u
th"m. Tor II vas the hr~t itn" they has
ever been on, tog~th.f without a chapcron
u s'-mei the hcst thing this -'ie ~ hea Vet
that had ever happ.n~d
They wrrr desperately In love with eacl
other, but they were ~ very Young tina
their parents wouldn't hear of an engage
ment. They in-istrd IA. Young r-opl'
should wait II II always - easv To tel
other Tsopl. tn wait.
However. they we're together now Il
seemed rs though all the voices 20 earl,
summer were singing to them with tbs
teuf-teuf ~ tho runabout sounding Lib,
The throbhing Of a 'c.llo
In reality The music they heard cams
from a hiRh-cla-- riano-organ with cymhal.
attached that was singing gsyly
On a SUNDAY afternoon
You can see the lo,ers spoon. A..
Gwendolin had just stepped from n stage
Reggie. whowa.c coming mp behind IA. stage,
thought he knew the foot and put on
extra speed.
In a minute he had stopped the machine
and was striding up the avenue with that
quick. military Garden city step that she
knew - well. She stopped They hadn't
sern each other In 1--WE weeks
They smiled foolishly into each Others
eyes and both talkcd incoherently at tho
sam" time, When people are really in
love they always act in this way when they
haven't met for a long while Only In books
do they fall into each Others arms
Reggie said he was just on his way to
Topnotch's to buy a hat. and 0wendolin. .
who had becn stopping IN town with the
N~othingbuts, was on her way to take a
train for Observation-Disclosures
1t was DELIGHTFULLY."- exciting that they
should meet that way. and in another mo-
ment Gwendolin was In the runabout and
they were pa Ming up the avenue a. cool
as you please.
They both hoped they'd he seen. Reggie
bowed to people he didn't know ON top Of
and in hansoms. Gwendolin smiled
looked impertinen,ly in all the club
windows.
-o course wen he talked about she
said. Mother will be perfectly wild
Il hope So said Reggie. II We could
only create a scandal they might come
around and let Us it
As II IL. mother confessed the other
day that she had just taken the cottag,
~ S~andybeach because you were TO be at
Funny how cruel people &c, when they've
married the ones they want To themselves
Reggie,
ITS -eliLhneSs. ! suppose said Gwen.
Iolin.
It's harhsrism, : ssid Reggie. 1T drives
eople 20 do things.
Gwcndolin looked AZ him admiringlv
She always loved him hest When he was
tho-e dcsperat" moods
What do Nnl nRln1r GhA all .
should never have courage enough to
'ommif suicide.
oh. fudge aid Reggie i don,
mean suicide mean just getting married
N the quiet
oh. hat wouldn't Ia any fun said
i~endolin Il want TO have eight brides.
maids In picture hats
That reminds me. : said Reggie. DO |
I9q mine stopping at Topnotch's with me
G~wendolin wondered IL she nigh, 60 in. |
,he had never been in a man ha, store. |
,ha -aid.
why, q course said Reggie They
40 hey stopped at Topnotch's and went
n. The man gave Gwendolir a chair and
began TO look at PanamAs az asa
ach
Please don't whispered Gx.ndolin
% him hoar--ly. Our head gardener |
IA one ~ hem.
So Reggie looked at ~mackinaN. with
looking hands They looked
much frtt"r on him
IN thet Quarantine a salesman with an
.ngli-h Accent that you could hear lafor.
- spoke, brought up a stunning hat to
how 10 G~wendolin.
Il thought you'd like TO see IL. Miss
laCkctter, said he.
G~endolin gasped. He evidently thought
he was Reggie's sister. II was awfullv
Inny.
lis Just over from London wen, on
he salesman 1T i the smaTt-st thing
ro'Nr had this year
II certainly was a darling Of a hat Gwen
olin forgot al! about Reggie a. she looked
IL
Il was a dark. dead gold color.d straw.
the under brim made II green lea vrs
a smashing velvet how In the hack
D rc-i on tho hair with little ends fall
q To- The neck.
The top Of the hat wa very fai and had
My ono adomineni. a beautifully shaped
lack and gold t-'Ak pointing dirrctlv
YER the eyes. its wings ~outrprrad and =
orseous gn-n paradise feather waving
ON its tail.
How very odd'' said Gwendolir. nlmo,,
hudderins a; the brau'y IL IN" hiri How
o pheasant
odd! It's he mos, origiua' har we've
vor had in this shop said IN" nan. and
o "a know our reputation for uu'yua hate
he hat pins Tor thiS are ~ gold with big
tops It's very dis'iTguS Wont
pu try IL on1 You arr the very type for
ais hat Every girl couldn't wear a hat
ke this
G~endolin hardly knew n she liz cd
have him say that the bug green bird
iitcd her typ. But she frlt an uncanny
'rcination for II. Her mother always
ought her such simple hats 1, was
,aily tire-Dns A. R.pgta SatI ra,pt,