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CHAPTER ~.


Harry and Harry looked at them. II
would be difficult to say whether they
or he felt the greater surprise.
81 want that hiatt" spoke the lady,
in determined tones.
"Yess. We want dot hat" said the
gentleman.
II haven't a hat Harry explained.
The German was about to explode
In a few belligerent remarks, but the
lady put her hand on his arm to re-
strain him. and said in milder tones:
You can help me out of a most dis
tressing situation, sir"
How so, madam" Harry asked
I'VE have Just come from the new
milliner's around the corner l recog.
nize you as the gentleman who figured
in that unfortunate accident this morn
ing. and strangely enough the milliner
says that she sent to this house within
an hour the perfect duplicate of my
hat which your auto ruined"
yellow II vas" interrupted the Ger
man. yellow, NIT red puppies on It,"
Peoples, not puppies, count" said
the lady. Now. sir" to Harry, 81
must have the hat which was sent
here Mine was an imported model
and the milliner had but this one
duplicate"
There has been no hat delivered
here, Harry replied
But it was" the lady argued And
I must have IT,"
Il viii go now. in YOU please" said
the German, who had been growing
more and more nervous, evidently be-
ing anxious to be well out of the
scrape as soon Is possible.
NO" Berry said. sternly Wait
r,'-rAA. n the hat was sent hero,
I should know It. There may be
mistake. Ring up this milliner per
son Gad find out Just what there Is to
It. Use the phone there madam"
The lady smiled with relief, went to
the phone and called for number.
Hello" she said rs Ma'mselle
Daphne Darlington there' Is this
you, Ma'mselle?"
Daphne Daffington!" Harry NUT
tered. Cant DO little Daphne used
TO firt with"
This is Mrs. Blazes," the lady said
into the phone.
Harry started at that. Mrs.
Blazes" he said in a hoarse whisper
TO the German. Not Mrs. General
Blazes?"
Exactly" the German assured
him.
Where did you deliver that dupli.
cate Of my hat?" Mrs. Blazes asked.
After the reply, still holding the re-
ceiver 10 her ear, she turned and
asked Harry
What's the number OF this houser"
Three hundred and ten"
They say 1t didn't reach here,
Mrs. Blazes said into the phone.
What? You are sure 1t did? You
will come over yourself? Thank you"
he hung up the receiver and turned
to Harry with;
She is positive that the hat was
delivered here, and to make sure she
says she will come herself Now, that
hat is here, evidently. And | must
have It,"
"Yess," the German belligerently
added We must half It,"
But Harry had by this time OWNED
who the German was-he could be no
one else than the dapper Count Won
Fitz, whose -1irtatious escapades were
discussed on all sides. And, this being
Mrs. Blazes, and the General beine
worried because his wife had not yet
come home, Harry could put two and
two together and reason that the
Count and the dashing Mrs. Blazes
had gone for jolly little ride through
the park, which ride had been spoiled
by the untoward accident which de
stroyed her hat
Why don't you go and get a hat
any kind of a hat?" he asked. III
be glad to pay for it, as | was par
TALLY at fault when your hat was
ruined"
oh, sir" Mrs. Blazes answered, -
wouldn't dare to go home without THAI
particular hat, or it's exact duplicate.
Ny husband is very jealous. He would
be sure to want to know where the
original hat had goue-in fact, It is
his favorite hat Please, please give
me the hat"
But tell you haven't 1t. I'd
give It to you in a minute if | had 1t. 70
Vat a nonsense!! the Count cried.
Mrs. Blazes was about to say some
thing, when a strange voice was heard
outside
Right up here? Thank thee" 1t
was the voice Of Amos Medders.
Great heavensi" Harry Kissed.
They've come. Ny future father-in-
law, and my future fiancee!"
Aha" the Count said, malevolent-
ly. Unless you gif us der hat We
will make some trouble"
Please co." Harry begged please
| haven't the hat. I'll get you whole
hat store, If you'll only co."
But they were adamant. Mrs
Blazes, nerved to desperation because
she knew she simply could not &c
home without her hat, planked her