The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

Certainly, Miss Hilda. am very
sorry it did not give satisfaction"
"Oh, there isn't much the matter!"
and the young girl proceeded to in
struct the milliner as to the altera-
tons she desired.
IF you will sit down a few minutes,
Miss Hilda, / will take the hat to the
workroom and put 1t right"
Miss Hilda, however, could not sit
still for long. She moved about the
showroom, examining the goods with
critical eye and. while thus engaged,
the curtains which shut on this de-
partment from the shop opened and
lady and gentleman entered.
The former was tall and dignihed,
albeit young and beautiful.
Bestowing the merest glance upon
Hilda, she said, In somewhat naughty
tones: 81
"win you please show me some
sailor hats?"
Certainly. madam. White or
blackT M
"Oh, of course-white!"
It was easy to select a goodly num-
Der from the pile on the table, and
Hilda handed one after another, try
ing to make some apropos remark re-
specting each.
But sudden confusion over
whelmed her ON discovering that the
mans eyes were fixed upon her face.
Could he be anyone she ought to
know? Surely she had never seen him
before. If so. what must he think?
Luckily at that moment the milliner
returned, and Hilda made q sign to
her to attend to her new customer
while she herself slipped into the
background, feeling rather hot and un-
comfortable.
When the two had departed. she
said:
They took me for one of your as
sistants. so T."
| obi" the tone was quite shocked,
but Hilda laughed gayly.
Meanwhile the other lady and her
brother were riding home in smart
little dogcart. .5ssst
You know, Theo, there Is nothing
for you but rich marriage" che was
saying. Where should / be now II
had not married weIl?" tffs
Exactly SOL"
An irritated expression came into
his eyes. 1T is SO different: for q
woman, though" he said. "And more
over, you were safely married before
the crash came"
Yes, thank goodness! But 1 dom
understand the other part of your re
mark"
why, man ought to be able tt
fend for himself, without wanting hi.
wife to keep him. No. can't do it,
. Cant do what?"
Make a mercenary marriage"
|, why, dear boy, only this morning
!. you said that you had never been II
love-that one woman was the sam,
: as another to you, and that you di,
, not care whom you married SO loni
I as she was passable to look att"
. Yes, but am not going to marry
+ intend to have just one little fling TO
) the next few months while my casl
e lasts. and then go-oh-to the Klor
: like. the Philippines-anywhere." =
: "Theo! Are you mad?"
= "No-just recovering my senses an
my self-respect."
Everyone says that Miss Eversle
is very pretty, and she Is fabulousl
q rich"
4 "Oh, hang Miss Eversley!" An
3 mentally, he continued: But that Ii
It tie milliner! What glorious eyes sh
9 has, and what exquisite coloring, an
I. what a mouth! The idea of such
\ divinity having to earn her living |
place like that"
AT all events. you viii see her mel
week. and then you can Judge Il
yourself"
"See-whom ?"
O. why, Miss Eversley, of cours
II We're we not speaking of herr"
D. She would have been hugely di
rs turbed could she have watched The
"a dore during the ensuing days. +
=. haunted the little market town
a Norton until he felt that he kne
every pane of glass in every one
70 the windows. and before the draper
'r he planted himself for full hour
rs time every morning, reading the v
r. rious tickets. examining the good
~ and now and then venturing boldly
er side to buy a pair Of gloves or nee
to lie, until the proprietor began to I
"a gard him as an amiable lunatic.
n. "And to think she is q shop girl
!. he said. Her face, her voice, h
accent are all perfect! OF course b
- dress must be-they have to DIRE
10 well to keep up the horror of the {
d. Establishment. Oh, hang it all! WI
u is fate SO unkind? 1 know Cissie W
rt be wild If she gets glimmer of t
1T state of affairs. but-either that g
to shall be my wife or will remain
bachelor" a ~
On reaching Mrs. Bertram's hour
es one morning he found that lady in
-. | croaf state of excitamauf