The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-04-22


OF THEFT?"
fronted by her threadbare dresses and
well worn gloves and shoes.
"Ahv' she said to herself as she
gazed at the famous spring hat. ''This
lace is just like mammals old point lace
scarf which she gave me- No old lace
is handsomer than that. Mine is finer
and some ragged, but it looks the same.
Then my friend Christine Beaupre
makes lilac sprays like these. How
funny! And Nine Louise believes the
hat strictly Partisan"
She smiled at herself in the mirror
opposite. Gabrielle was pretty and was
fully aware Of the fact. And the hat
was such a beauty Several times she
caught herself looking at it, and when
| Miss Lambert summoned by madame,
| arrived, Gabrielle, to her delight, was
selected to try it on and make altera-
! tons if any were needed. Of course
Miss Lambert bought the hat. When
did the astute Nine. Louise fail in dis
posing of her CONNECTIONS" according
| to her plans? There was slight alter
alton to be made in some of the loop
ings, which was intrusted to Gabri-
elle's deft fingers.
BE sure, madame. to send it to me
Saturday." Miss Lambert said as she
was leaving. Don't allow your press
Of work to crowd my hat out of your
! mind"
"But certainly not!' madame scream
ed, gesticulating a vehement denial.
ITO forget! All, dat would be impos-
! sible! Mees Rose, you viii sharm all
eyes on Easter day, and if re young
/ demoiselles would give one t'ousand
dollar dey could not get a hat like
yours in re city. 1t is unique, sharm-
! ing. as it is re most sharming young
1 lady in re city who viii lend grace to
/ it,
/ Miss Lambert smiled and bowed at
/ the compliment 1t was really pleas
ant to know that she was the owner
of something not attainable by her
| thousand ard one dear friends.
On Saturday there was such rush
/ of custom at Nine. Louise's that Ga
brielle did not have time even to get
her dinner. About noon Miss Stoll had
been taken Ill and was obliged to go
home It was very unfortunate. for 1t
threw heavier burden of duty upon
the rest, who were already greatly
overworked During the rest of the
day the shop was in great confusion.
"Tiensp' cried madame in good
French. just as the shop was about to
be closed, and she clapped her hands
to her forehead as if to restrain from
wandering the few ideas her head still
contained. II believe have lost my
mind in all this uproar Here is Nine.
Ernest Lauve's bonnet. and she lives
in the French quarter, miles from
here! Gabrielle, it is near the Rue
D., where you live. Take the bonnet
to her, and then you can go home, since
by that time it will be dark. and you
have had no dinner"
Poor Gabrielle, exhausted and hun
CRY, was only too glad of an errand
that would release her from the shop
even few minutes earlier than the
others. When she reached home after
dark she was too tired even to think
Of Easter.
Nine. Louise hustled hither and
thither, for there were many hats and
bonnets to be delivered to her Gus
toners that evening.
"And Mile. Lamberts hat. she
cried "You must take it to her, Vic
toire, and tell her we were too busy
to send it before"
victoire went to get the hat. She
returned after several minutes abb
sence with troubled face.
Madame, the hat is not there. Ga
brielle made the alterations this after
noon. Did you not send it by herY
"Nor' madame cried angrily. "She
took Nine. Lauve's hat. You are all
crazy. You can find nothing unless It
Is under your nose. Get that hat i'm
mediately! Do you hear? Immedi.
ate1y!"
The frightened workwoman ran here
and there, pulling down boxes and fer
reting in every corner Of the large
room.
Nine o'clock struck, and the missing