Sharp County record., 1910-02-04

Her UnIuczy
/. Day
The young woman who had been
away was the center Of an Interested
group. She dprcd her hat thought
fully over one oyo and then smiled at
!, those about her.
"T take IL all back she said cheer
fully. about my not being supersl-
tipus. I've become terribly suDersti
-! For Instance, believe firmly
Wednesday The I'D day OF any
Fmonth, particularly sertembar is I'M
lucky. How DO know that particular
da,Y lnlucky? Wen, havo a tale
sSia .... ,
"You see. Anne Ridgaway whom /
was visiting, and I had an invitation
TO big evening reception which we
would not have missed for anything
1--WE passed the whole day getting
ready for the evening hnno's new
gown and my lace co1fection were
such dreams that we had them spread
out all afternoon just 80 we could
look at them and realize more for
cjbly the tremendous sensation we
were going TO create.
well. toward evening IL began TO
pour rain In q steady bu5ine3s-lih2
way. but we had ordered ta2icao
anyhow
"When we woro dressed Anne sug'
gastod that we go down into tho cn'
trance of the apartment building and
wait for our taXicab so we shouldn't
waste any time that would be charged
mp to as at 30 much a tick, Presently
the machine whirred up and we made
q dash for It, the porter sholtcring rs
with umbrellas. Anne got ia Arst and
when her skirts and wraps we're nd
iusted climbed iu II took me q long
time to get dXod and then cold TIE
driver the address
"Tro did not move reroatcd the
address and he turned on me the most
surprised face ever saw, I began to
wonder If he were q millionaire author
in disguise collecting material for q
book and wanted an Introduction be-
fore ho escorted us on our way when
suddenly I realized that something was
pulling ot my arm / looked down
and on The pavement stood q small,
shrinking little woman.
"What do you want?' criod sharp
iy, For she had frightened NE,
"'Excuso mo-rm sorry she gasnod
IN breathcas sort Of way, but you
know you're in my machine was
Just coming out when you and your
friend dashed ahead of me and got
in It-its my own, you know
"By This cImo { was clambartrg out,
dragging Anne with me I was so en-
ragged with the shrinking woman for
her delay that forgot to be even
QpOlogotc
"If II hadn't boen raining I should
have been tempted to slay her on the
spot AS It was we dashed for our
entrance and stood huddled there TIL
our own machine arrived We were
u triao damp, but our spirits rose
Presently we roge, too--ror the car
struck q pile Of paving material and
after sailing through the air landed
witb a crash that shook our carefully
arranged hair almost down ana made
us clutch each other In terror Turn
ing the next corner we akiddod Into
o lamp rost, II didn't hurt the lamp
post but 10 efecualy put an end TO
the onward progress Of chat taXicab
"Thero we wcro sitting in that
wrecked machine on o lonely corner
In the pourng rain while the still
mutterug driver went 10 telephone
for another machine And time was
passing. Ammo nearly wept
"The light from the street lamp JIG
us up and presently nm electric cab
drew up alongside Of us--and whom
saw the man who was In lt I felt that
my lace dress was not wasted after
all. lie wanted to know II he might
be of assistance and ir we were at all
hurt and II he couldn't take ua whore
we wore going For, I suppose he
sald, ON second thought you We're GO
Ing somewhereT
con, noH I grrgled hysterically
We put on our evening gowns and
had our hair done up this way for the
express purpose OF coming out to at
uraor this street lamp In the roinl
Just as Ammo began Co oynain that
was not acualt dementod the fresh
taXloab cGmo for us most lnonpor'
tunely SO we had TO abandon the
lovely man with the electric and start
out for The third time IN our machino
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