Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-02-24
Her lJnlucky
Day

The young woman who had been
| away was the center of an interested
/ group. She tipped her hat Thoughts
| fully over one eye and then smiled at
/ those about her.
4 take 1t all back" she said cheer.
! fully, about my not being snpersti-
| tious I've become terribly supersti-
| tiousl For instance, | believe firmly
that Wednesday, the 22d day of any
month, particularly September. is I'm.
lucky. How do know that particular
day is unlucky2 Well have tale
TO unfold.
You see, Anne Ridgeway, whom
was visiting, and / had an invitation
to big evening reception which we
would not have missed 10 aus ng,
I'VE passed the whole day getting
ready for the evening. Annes new
gown and my lace CONNECTION We're
such dreams that we had them spread
out all afternoon Just SO we cou'
look at them and - alize more for
chilly the tremendous sensation we
Wcra nniro + go 40
well, toward evening it began to
pour rain in a slaasej 80
way, but we had ordered q taxicab
ANYHOW.
when we were dressed Anne sug-
gested that we go down into the en-
trance of the apartment building and
wait for our taxicab so we shouldn't
haA no oh al
M to rs at so much tick. Presently
the machine whirred up and we made
dash for 1t, the porter sheltering us
with umbrellas. Anne got in first and
when her skirts and wraps were adj
iusted climbed In It took me long
time to get fixed and then told the
driver the address
He did not move. | repeated the
address and he turned on me the most
surprised face / ever saw. | began to
wonder II he were millionaire author
in disguise collecting material for a
book and wanted an Introduction be-
fore he escorted us on our way when
suddenly realized that something was
r.. ling at my arm. looked down
and on the pavement stood small,
shrinking little woman.
What do you want?' cried sharp
ly, for she had frightened me.
"'Fxcuse me-Im sorry she gasped
In GREATNESS sort of way, but you
know you're In my machine. | was
Just coming out when you and your
friend dashed head of me and got
In. tits my )wn, you know
"By this time was c1ambering out,
dragging Anne with me. | was so en-
ragged with the shrinking woman for
her delay that / forgot to be even
arologetic.
IF it hadn't been raining | should
have been tempted to say her on the
entrance and stood huddled there till
our own machine arrived. We were
a trif1e damn, but our spirits rose.
Presently we rose, too-for the car
struck a nile of paving material ard
after sailing through the air landed
ARRANGED hair almost down and made
us clutch each other in terror Turn
inc the next corner we skidded into
la,en roet # didn't hurt the lamp
rost but II effectually rrt an end to
tire onward progress of that taxicab.
"rhere we were sitting IN TRAIT
wrecked machine on a lonely corner
IN TIE rourirg rain while the still
n,utteri~e driver went to telephone
fo~ onef"er machine. And time was
THe@'or nne nearly went
The Fight from The street lamp lit
us up and presently an electric cab
drew up Alongside of us-and when
e2w RE rean who was in it I fe't tIat
nv lace dress was not wasted after
Al He vented to know If he might
Dc nf assistance and If we were at al
hurt and If he couldn't take us where
y. ~ero ~o'~g For surrose' he
ea't m 8 cord thought, you were go
ic@ eonewhere?
Oh no. | gurg'ed Historically.
We rut on our evening gowns and
rad CT hair done up this way for the
ex~rees rugrose of coming out to sit
ut~tt~i I1l5 Sli CCt lamp IA 'A( A0AiA'
sJust as Anne began to explain that
I was not actually demented the fresh
taxicab came for us most inopror-
turely So we had to abandon the
lovely men with the electric and start
out for the third time in our machine.
| felt depressed.
ITO cut my wonderful tale short,
this new driver took us six blocks In
the wrong direction and then by way
of aro'ogy ran down woman and
we all had to go to the police station.
Sonaefow lace gown and a satin
wren make one seem rather over
dressed in a police station. Anne's
ruffs and hair waves seemed to create
interest, too We certainly couldn't
complain at not being the center Of
attraction, but was disappointed, for
I really had wanted to go to that re.
ceptton.
when we got out of the police sta
ton it was midnight and SO we had to
go rome If we had gone to the re-
ception then people would have
thought we just came for something
to eat. Nothing will ever convince
me that the man In the electric who
had tried to rescue us was not on his
way to that same reception and that