El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-09
The Hats Were Exchanged

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looked stunning IN It. Yes. shes very
pretty ana she mas awfuiis sweet Ways
The Hats Were Exchanged.
You remember how II raiRed yester-
day about half-past four? oh, yes. yoS
must remember; a nice. soft -rain taa'
came down so gently you could hardy
hear il Wei. 1 was just starting from
Louise's to Aunt Ruth's. and Louise II
sisted thar should never wear tnal
beautiful hat out in the rain The ram
Was coming straight down and MAS .
soft that I thought an umbrella Wo0ie
be al the protection ! needed and. any
way, Aunt Rurh's isn't SO very lar 1ron
L.ouisess. Why, was gong 10 Aan'
RuIh's 10 dinner.
Wei, Louise mourned 50 over M
lovely hat being dragged through the We
that she finally got me worked up too
and then she hauled out an cid morning
hat of hers with quilts on itzand insisted
that l wear IL She was so sweet abo2
81 that 1 Just had 70 take her hat
WHAT No. nothing happened 10 hei
hat. you guessed wrong young lady
This IS my story and II you want 20 heaI
II you let me tell it!
Lets see. where was y Oh, yes. Just
starting for Aunt Ruth's Well. Fred
cane in afte- dinner and said he'd called
I'D cur house and mother told him ! was
At Aunt Ruth's. and he explained that
he'd come 70 invite me to go 10 the the
atre-
.sOh. I knew It was horrid night. and
told him 50. but ne said he was blue and
:ross and a nice. cheerful show would
make US forget the weather. Well my
lear. when I went upstairs to get ready
remembered that I'd have 10 wear LOU
sse,s hat. and almost faintedi The only
consolation was that I knew the weather
you'd never hurt II, but actually when ]
ooked at myself In the glass and thought
II my own lovely hat wanted TO stoE
when went downstairs 1 asked Fred
II he didn't think he'd better go around
to the back door and call for me. but he
lust laughed Well. that's sweet Of you
10 say so, but you haven't seen me- IN thai
awful hati
She Wore Ny Precious Hat.
I'VE were sort OF late getting to the
theatre. and Just melted into my sea-
ana got my hat OF In a hurry. Yes. /
vas pretty good play. and when ths
curtain went down on the first act I ha<
Just about forgotten the weather ant
that norrId hat and Fred had cheered al
and We were having lovely time:
Yes. this IS where the blow fell
was looking around at the boxes and
epied Louise in the right hand stag
box with the handsomest looking crow
you ever saw ana, ny 0eals SAS :" a
wearing my precious hat!
We'll. maybe you think It Is funny
but II 1t had been your hat she wa
wearing and you We're trying TO cove
and a handkerchief. you wouldn't Sc
SO much fun IN 1t
II choked right IN the middle of
sentence and got so red that Free
thought I'd stuck myself with a has-
pin Well. that finished met / couldn
tell You a thing that happened IN the
second act and Fred got worried acc
then he got mad.
Tell him. my dear! You know per
fectly we'll he'd have thought 1 was 3
jealous cat And anyway. you don't
know how gorgeous Louise looked In
What? No he didn't see her and ]
never said a word. l Just sat and walt
ed until 1 could put Louise's quill affair &
on my head and sneak home.
Was It Deliberatel
Supper? In that hat7 Wen. I should
say notl But 1 just know that Louise !
and her crowd went somewhere and that
Louise looked perfectly stunning-in my j
hatl
'sShe promised yesterday afternoon 70
bring my hat home this afternoon when
she went driving. and I know I should
iust die II had to meet her.
NO. goN HO04OA S4eAcI say anything
to her about wearing the hat beca-se
she'd tell Fred. and you know perfectly
we'll a man would never understand
Why, those men wear each others ties
and things and never care a bit
mo. I told mother this morning tia.
I'd have to go to a very important meet
ing of the Zetas this afternoon and for
her please TO sec Louise when she comes
That's swfully sweet OF you. Bess- I
knew that you would understand sxacsly I
how felt about It
We'll. I dent k-ow what 20 think
I'm afraid must have a very evil mia |
out just can't help wondering whsthe-
Louise's theatre party was an improa,p-.i
2 fEair Or KhAthar she knew she ~ -