Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-10-11

hair almost brushing his hand as he
held to the edge Of the seat for sup
port. Miss Lyons in despair searched
her reticule rapidly, holding her back
hair with one hand, and she half
turned Just as Clark, with a sudden,
stealthy movement, plucked hairpin
from the head Of the woman sitting
near him.
Clark, caught in the act, blushed a
bit, and Miss Lyons grew rosy, but
managed to maintain her dignity.
An instant of hesitation and then
Clarke. plucking UP his courage, re-
moved his hat and said in low tone
Permit me to offer you a nairpin. "
The woman from whom 1t was sto;.
en- sat unconscious of the little
comedy and of her loss, while with a
few deft movements of her hands Miss
Lyons placed the hairpin where it
would do the most good.
A few days later Clark met Miss
Lyons and was properly introduced.
He admits that he made inquiries anil
she frankly confesses she inquired
about him. At any rate they met and
three months later they were married
and Clarke is now native son-in.
law.
She Wrote.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newman owe
their happiness and their meeting to
handkerchief. They both declare
that but, for the handkerchief they
probably never would have met and
certainly never would have been mar.
ried-at least not to each other, and
therefore, as they see it now, never
| would have been happy.
They live in st. Louis. Mrs New,
man was Miss Anna Norton and sha
lived with her sister, Mrs. Edward K
Bass, after her parent who lived at
Decatur, ILL.,, died, Miss Norton was
devoted to the two Bass children
especially little Ed, who is not now
years old, and who officiated as
trainbearer at the wedding. In fact
while the bride and the groom give
all the credit to the handkerchief
| it primarily was due to Ed Jr.'s nose
! During the fall Miss Newman took
little Ed out for street car ride Oh a
Carondolet car one afternoon, because
1t was hot in the house and Mrs. Bass
was not feeling well. They rode out to
the suburbs and, after a couple OF
hours play on the grass in a park
they started back home.
1t happened that Newman boarded
the car few blocks down the street
and occupied seat directly opposite
| where Miss Norton was sitting with
little Ed. Within a few minutes he
noticed that something was wrong
| Miss Norton was fumbling nervously
through her pockets and her pocket
book, but evidently without success
for she leaned back resignedly and
looked out the window.
! Newman then saw the source Of
trouble. He did not notice it, however
until Ed shifted audibly. Newman
proved to be brave man and full Of
courage. Without a moments hesita
ton he pulled a copious handker
chief from his hip pocket, stepped
across the car and applied it vigor
ously to little Eds nose, saying as he
did SO, Blow and little Ed blew.
Newman started to relace the hand
kerchief in his pocket, but reconsider
ed and, handing 1t to Miss Norton. he
said: Keep it Miss. Vol probably
will need it again before you gel
| home"
Miss Norton was too confused then
TO do anything but accept with thanks
and Newman retired behind his pane,
and did not emerge until the girl and
the baby alighted from the car. Then
he figuratively kicked himself he
cause he had not notice where the,
got of the car.
1t happened, however, that New
mans name was on the handkerchief
and few days later he received thru
mail with a clever little note of thanks
signed Anna Norton" and he replied
In testing tone to her thanks.
They met again accidentally a few
weeks later; he was invited to cal
some time, and that some time came
as soon as he could arrange it. And
after brief courtship they were
married