Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-12-09

| was going to Aunt Ruth's to dinner.
We'll. Louise mourned so ever my
lovely hat being dragged through the
vet that she finally got me worked
ap, too, and then she hauled out an
Did morning hat of hers with quilts on
Il and insisted that | wear it. She
vas so sweet about 1t that | just had
TO take her hat.
What? No, nothing happened to her
Rat; you guessed wrong young lady.
This is my story and if you want to
hear it you let me tell it!
Lets see, where was I? Oh, yes.
lust starting for Aunt Ruths. WE'LL
fred came in after dinner and said
he'd called up our house and mother
told him was at Aunt Ruth's and he
explained that he'd come to invite me
to go to the theater.
"Oh, | knew il was horrid night
and told him SO, but he said he was
blue and cross and nice, cheerful
chow would make us forget the wealth
ur Well, my dear. when | went up
stairs to get ready ! remembered that
I'd have to wear Louisc's hat and al
most tainted, The only consolation
was that ! knew the weather would
never hurt it. but actually when |
looked at myself In the glass and
thought of my own lovely hat | want
ed to stop and cry.
4 "a nCly Il
Fred if he didn t, think he'd better 60
around to the back door and call for
! me, but he Just laughed Well, that 8
sweet of you to say so, but you
haven't seen me in that awful hat
I'VE were sort of late getting to the
theater and ] just melted into my seat
and got my hat off in a hurry. Yes,
it was a pretty good play, and when
the curtain went down on the first act
had just about forgotten the wealth
er and that horrid hat and Fred had
checred up and we were having a
lovely time
Yes, this is where the blow fell
was looking around at the boxes
and spied Louise in the riGht,hand
stage box with the transformations
ing crowd you ever saw and. my dear
she was wearing my precious hat
We'll, maybe you think it IS funny
but If it had been your hat she was
wearing and you were trying to cover
an awful quill thing with program
and a handkerchief You wouldn't see
so much fun in 1t.
Il choked right in the middle Of a
sentence and got so red that Fred
though, I'd stuck myself with hat.
pin.
Tell him. my dear, You know per.
Ccctlv well he'd have thought | was a
Jealous cat. And, anyway you don
know how gorgeous Louise looked in
that hat!
"What? No, he didn't see her and
I never said word just sat and
waited until I could put Louise's quill
affair on my head and sneak home.
"Supper" In that hat? Well, !
should say not, But just know that
Louise and her crowd went some
where and that Louise looked perfect
" stunning--in my hat,
She promised yesterday afternoon
to bring my hat home this afternoon
when she went driving, and ! know
should just de if had to meet her.
no. you wouldn't either say any.
thing to her about wearing the hat,
because she'd tell Fred, and you know
perfectly well man would never un
dersland. Why, those men wear each
others ties and things and never care
a bit
mo. I told mother this morning
that I'd have to 60 to a very import.
ant meeting of the Zetas this after
noon and for her please to see Louise
when she comes.
That's awfully sweet Of you, Bess.
! knew that you would understand ex.
actly how l felt about it.
well, | don't know what to think.
I'm afraid I must have very evil
mind, but I just can't help wondering
whether Louise's theater party was
an impromptu affair or whether she
knew she was going when she per.
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