The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-06-03

remembered distinctly now that she
had paused there at q certain crossing.
waiting for him to get BY, d sort of
shadow girl who had seemed part or
his musings Doubtless she had passed
close behind the buggy and the bobbing
poles with the dangling hooks had par
odied the tragedy OF Absalom But
how should he find her and restore her
lost headgear?
The same problem was tormenting
the brain OF the owner of the hat. and
as a result the poStmistress received
two notices within the next hour with
the request that she put them up in the
postoffice.
IF the person whose carelessness"-
the word 'carelessness' was under
scored-"led TO the unlawful acquisi-
ton of hat last evening will leave
same with the postmistress the owner
will feel in some measure placated, -
read the first one. And the second was
like this: IF the owner of a hat that
mysteriously disappeared on Tuesday
evening viii leave her name and ad-
dress with the postmistress ii will be
returned Immediately.
Before noon Of the following day the
young man, now thoroughly alert and
no longer the dreamy. Needless fellow
OF the night before, might have been
seen vending his wsy along one Of the
broad, shaded streets of the village.
gingeriy carrying a parcel wrapped In
tissue paper. His anxious scrutiny of
the houses showed that he sought some
unfamiliar place, but at last after a
final vacillating moment, he opened a
gate and went in
In the comfortable. old fashioned par.
Tor he waited for the owner OF the hat;
waited-though he did mot know that
until later-for the appearance OF the
lady of his life. II WAS not ti.at she
was wondrously fair or In any way
distinguished as the heroines OF the
story books always are. He never Just
found out why IL was. but from the mo
ment that the slender. girlish figure ap-
peared in the doorway and turned quiz
zicai eyes upon him bis heart beat to
new, strong theme.
But didn't you hear me calif" she
asked when they had laughed, explain
ed and apoiogized. he for capturing the
hat and she for the undersigned word
In her notice. Didn't You hear me
shout. oh, man, stop"
He shook his head penitently, for
even so soen IL seemed Incredible that
with her voice calling be should not
have heard Then the talk turned to
other things, ana with glad sort OF
shock he discovered that in town they
lived In the same squire.
And to think that have never seen
you" he exclaimed with slow wonder,
as II the thing were scarcely credible
and thereupon the girl laughed. for she
had seen him sgaIn and again. always
with warm approval OF his swinging
gait end n certain air that said that he
could look out for himself and some
body else beside. Once, she remetg her
cd. she had wondered who the sasgp-
body would be
Probably it's because YOU never f'sh.
cd for me before she ventured rliS.
'N'''N 'H'fr @iii tAf'H St1S aAEAt hFF ttb
between her teeth and wished she
hadn't spoken. for his face berame
very earnest, and there was a conquer
ing ring In his voice az he answered
slowly but dcterminedly:
Perhaps So. But from now on | am
going To fish for years IL need bsa-ash
until you yield from sheer WEAKNESS
Of seeing we sitting motlonless on The
bank-uutil / can win you for my
own"
And be kept his word 50 we'll thar
now they uot only live ia the seue
square. but Ina The same house