The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-07
She Can n'tEelp
Wondering

most awful experienced You needn't
try TO guess. for you couldn't ia a
thousand years
well" she proceeded. ito begin at
the beginning. my aunt, who Is head
milliner at Birneys copied Paris
~. for me. A Paris bat. / said. Yes,
and it's beauty. tool The model
was $50 and mine Is just as pretty.
Then | think Ife told you about
Fred's cousin Louise that he thinks
ID so clever and charming Yes, she
is. really, They are own Cousins
their mothers we're sisters. But. OF
course. Louise's being brought up so
far away and not meeting Fred iill
they were grown does make differ
ence. Well went over to sec 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 It rained yes
terday about half past fourg On, yes,
you must remember; a nice, soft rain
that came down so gently you could
hardly hear III Well, was just start
ing from Louise's to Aunt Ruth's and
Louise insisted that ] should never
wear that beautiful hat out in the rain.
The rain was coming straight down
and was so soft that thought an um-
breIla would be all tho protection |
needed, and, anyway, Aunt Ruths
isn't so very far from Louise's. Why
I was going to Aunt Ruth's to dinner
Wei, Louise mourned so ever my
lovely Nat being dragged through the
wet thst she finally got me worked
up. tod. -rt than she hauled out an
old morning hat OF hers with quilts on
It and insisted that ! wear it. She
was 50 sweet about II that ! Just had
to take her hat.
What? No nothing HAPPENED to her.
hat; you guessed wrong, young lady,
This is my story and If you want to.
hear II you let me tell II!
Lets see, where was i? Oh, yes,
lust starting for Aunt Ruth's. Well,
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 20 to the theater.
ooh, ! knew 1t was a horrid night
and told him so, but he said he was
blue and cross and nice, cheerful
show would make ms forget the wealth
or. Well. my dear, when ! went up
stairs to get ready I remembered that
I'd have to wear Louises hat and al
most faintedl The only consolation
was that / knew the weather would
never hurt it., but actually when I
looked at myself in the glass and
thought OF my own lovely hat want
ed to stop and cry.
when ! went downstairs I asked
Fred If he didn't think he'd better go.
around to the back door and call for
me, but he Just laughed Well. that's
sweet OF you to say so, but you
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 on in hurry Yes,
It was a pretty good play. and when
the curtain vent down on the first act
! had just about forgotten the wealth
er 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 spied Iouise 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 It is funny,
but II 1t had been your hat she wes
wearing and you we're trying to coYer
an awfln quill thing with a program
and a handkerchief, you wouldn't see
30 much fun in 1t.
II choked right In the middle OF
sentence and got 10 red that Fred
thought I'd stuck myself with a hat
pin
Tell him. my dear, You know per
fectly well he'd hare thought I was a
Jealous cat And. anyway, you don't
know how gorgeous Louise lacked in
that hatl a
Whatg No. he didn't see her ard
| never said word Just sat and
waited until could put Louise's quill
affair on my head and sneak home.
Supper In that hate Well. I
should say mott But Just know that
I,oilise and her crowd went some
where and that Ixmise looked perfect
~ stunning in my hat
she promised yesterday Afternoon
to bring my hat home this afternoon
when she went driving, and know I
should just die If 7 had to meet her.
No. you Wouldn't either say any
thing TO her aboAt wearing the hat.
because she'd tell Fred, and you know
perfectly well man would never .rn.
derstand. why, those men wear each
Others ties and things and never care
a bit
"No. I told mother this morning
that I'd have to 80 to very import
ant meeting Of the Zetas this after
noon and for her please TO see Louise
when she comes.