The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-12

worse aud I've got TO go, and haven't
thing to wear ! wisht yor'd lend me
your black hat and fur" she says.
why, certainly" Amelia says, and
she rusbes around and gets 'em for
her without ever stoppin to think.
You see, she's got kind of excited,
and, seein' Miss Title all wrought up
that way She hadn't paid much at
ten'ion to the Mattson's relations any
way, and she just thought it was
somebody right in town, and Miss Til
lie wanted the hat to wear once or
twice
1t was just like one of these quick
ness of-the hand deceives-the-eye pro-
fessors-Miss Title had the things
and was gone before Amelia got time
to draw a good breath. Well, sir, if
you'll believe it, Miss Title went right
off to Philadelphy with Amela's chif-
fon hat and her black fur and was
gone six weeks
Why, it was Amelia's best hat-Tod
had paid six dollars just for the chif-
fon frame and it had a nice long
plume on it that her cousin Lulu had
given her for wedding present Be
sides chat she had just paid so cents
down at the Parlor Millinery to have
it bent over into real stylish shape
Amelia sort of waited around two or
three days eXpectin Miss Title back
with tho hat and fur Yen soc 4 was
cold yet and Amelia had been used to
weaIin that warm fur all winter and
she didn't dare to go out much without
it, for fear of takin cold Finally,
somebody came in and spoke about
Miss Mattson goin' clear back to Phil
adelphy
What shrieks Amelia. and she
like 70 have went right straight up!
Well, as soon as they had gone, she (
put on fascinator and went over to
interview Miss Matte. Capt Hob
son was eatin chocolate-cream when .
Amelia came in, and when he saw who (
it was he just fairly swore at her
why. Miss Matte" saws Amelia,
quito agifated; Il hear that Miss Tillie T
has gone clear back to Phiiadclphy!
oh, yes" says Miss Matte, calm
as puddin; eve don't expect Uncle Ca
leb 10 last much longer
Put says poor Amelia, 'if Id
known she wanted it for so long |
couldn't possibly have let her have
it. Why, it's my best hat, and need
it. And my fur, too; cont see how,
| can get along without it,"
Well" says Miss Matte real up
pish, you should a said 50 Sister
said you seemed real willin' to lend
en-
''Well,' says Amelia gettin' little
wrathy, of course l would have been
glad to do anything in reason, but
things that I need every day"
We'll. says Miss Matte, sister
has black hat that you can have to
wear. if you really ned it,"
What" says Amelia, she had
black hat? Why didn't she wear her
own, them"
oh" says Miss Matte, like she was
"she couldn't think Of wear
in that Old shabby thing back to
We'll, then" says Amelia, quite
snippy, q couldn't think of wearin it
either"
But that didn't seem to worry Miss
Matte a mite; she went right on
lnittin' wristlets for the heather. Pret-
y soon she says, sort of condescend-
n, like Amelia was a poor pauper she
vas accustomed to shown charity !
Give got an old brown fur that 4
-ou can wear if you're afraid of catch ;
n cold-if you really need it," h
NO, thank you" snaps Amelia. so
mad she could a. shook Miss Matte till
Ter teeth ratified. and she flung right !,
ut of the house for fear she should +
are up and give Can't Hobson a good h
lex in his old, fat ribs. o
Well, Amelia hadn't told Tod about L
before, but now she did, and he |
lst laughed until he almost fell down n
ONE men have such queer iGeas about
hats funny, and Tod he just more
han chuckled about that chiffon hat =
don't know as he thought it was =
ute so humorous when he had to get
err another. still he didn't say much \
Well. time went on Uncle Caleb
ever passed over at all and after
while Miss Title come meanderin |,
ONE And when she got good and c
aady. she brought Amelias things u
yer to her. The fur wasn't hurt much. l.
II you should a-seen that chiffon hatl n
She had travelled in it goir and com ?
:: fancy travelin' in a chiffon hat y
;th a mime on II Well II inst looked =