The log cabin Democrat., 1911-04-27
She Can Help
 Wondering


 could hardly walt for morning to come so I could run over and talk to you. didn't sleep a wink all night. No no one Is sick, but I've had the most awful experience! You needn't !, Try to guess. for you couldn't in a thousand years
 Well" she proceeded, "to begin al the beginning, my aunt, who Is head milliner at Birney's, copied a Paris hat for me. A Paris hat. said. Yes, and it's beauty, too! The model was $50 and mine Is just as pretty.
 Then I think I've told you about Fred's cousin Louise that he thinks is so clever and charming Yes, she Is. really. They are own cousins i; their mothers were sisters. But, of course. Louises being brought up so Tar away and not meeting Fred till they were grown does make a differ ence. Well, I went over to see her yesterday afternoon and she raved over my hat, called 1t perfect dream and tried 1t on and looked stunning in it. Yes, she's very pretty and she has awfully sweet ways.
 You remember how 1t rained yes terday about half past four? Oh, yes. you must remember; a nice. soft rain that came down so gently you could hardly hear It. Well. was just start ing from Louise's to Aunt Ruth's and Louise insisted that I should never year that beautiful hat out in the rain The rain was coming straight down and was so soft that thought an um. brella would be all the protection needed, and. anyway, Aunt Ruth's Isn't so very far from Louise's. Why. ! was going to Aunt Ruth's to dinner.
 Well, Louise mourned so ever my lovely hat being dragged through the wet that she finally got me worked up. too. and then she hauled out an old morning hat of hers with quills on It and insisted that I wear it. She was so sweet about 1t that just had to take her hat
 What? No. nothing happened to her vat; you guessed wrong. young lady This is my story and If you want to hear 1t you let me tell 1t!
 Lets see, where was I, Oh. yes. lust starting for Aunt Ruth's. We'll. Fred came in after dinner and said he'd called up our house and mother told him I was at Aunt Ruth's and he explained that he'd come to invite me 70 go to the theatsr
 "Oh, I knew 1t was a horrid night and I told him so. but he said he was blue and cross and a nice, cheerful show would make us forget the weatlf sr. Well. my dear, when I went up s1airs to get ready I remembered tka, I'd have to wear Louise's hat and al. most tainted! The only consolation was that I knew the weather would never hurt 4. but actually when looked at myself in the glass and thought of my own lovely hat I want cd to stop and cry.
 When I went downstairs I asked Fred if he didn't think he'd better go around to the back door and call for me. but N just laughed. Well. that's
 
 haven't seen me in that awful hat!
 We were sort of late getting to the theater and just melted into my seat and got my hat of in hurry. Yes. 1t was a pretty good play, and when the curtain went down on the first act had just about forgotten the weath- CT and that horrid hat and Fred had cheered up and we were having a lovely time.
 Yes, this Is where the blow fell, was looking around at the boxes and I spied Louise in the right hand stage box with the handsomest-look- ing crowd you ever saw, and. my dear she was wearing my precious hat,
 Well. maybe you think 1t Is funny but if 1t had been your hat she was wearing and you were trying to cover an awful quill thing with ayprogram and a handkerchief, you wouldn't see so much fun in 1t.
 "I ehoked right in the middle of a sentence and got so red that Fred thought I'd stuck myself with a hat. t
 yl! Tell him, my dear.. You know per. fectly well he'd have thought was a jealous cat. And, anyway. you don't know how gorgeous Louise looked In that hat!
 What? No. he didn't see her and I never said a word. just sat and waited until could put Louise's quill affair on my head and sneak home.
 Supper? In that hat? We'll, I sAould say not! But I just know that Louise and her crowd went some where and that Louise looked perfect ly stunning-in my hat!
 She promised yesterday afternoon to bring my hat homo this afternoon when she went driving. and I know I