Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-13

said. why. l expect that hat n A
you for two seasons yet. a.
Eunice was silent. But that n,,h.
| after she had gone to her room az.
sat long time by the window. th;nr.
ing and crying
IL won't" said Eunce to herself
softly. for her mother slept on the
other side of the wall, but before
sleep I'll have session with that hat
Ill never again take 1t to Miss Adams'
to have her city trimmer laugh at n"
Eunice had never trimmed a hat in
her life She felt a fierce pleasure now
in stripping the faded pink roses from
the black leghorn. and she wheedled
the limp brim to assume stability.
Then she applied some ribbon and her
best belt buckle after a manner which
she had observed in Miss Adams win.
dow. She was amazed at her own
achievement. Desperation had lent
her Skill She tried 1t on before the
glass. 1t was not unbecoming. Then
she crept into bed :.
She showed the hat to her mother
next morning.
1T looks WE'LL" was Mrs. Lys' only
| comment
I'm sure" Eunice said. speaking Of
| that new resolution which had come
to her with her success. 81 could learn
to trim hats for other people should
like to know how to earn money"
Mrs. Lys looked panied why. my
dear child. why should you wish to
earn money!" she asked. There Is no
need. You have enough of everything
now"
Eunice was disappointed. She knew
how her mother felt. but II only her
mother had known how she felt!
That afternoon Edith Benns came
running In. "Oh. Eunice, come with
us!" she said Were going on the
river-Hal and Kitty and I. and we
want you. Do hurry. They're waiting
now, down on the bank"
Put on a hat. DEAR" said Mrs. Lys.
Eunice put on the leghorn. After
all she felt a shy pride in the fact
that she had trimmed it herself And
she wanted to hear what Edith would
say. What Edith said was character.
istic of her charmingly sarcastic self.
"If long association Is endearing
you must be awfully attached to that
hat" she remarked.
AS for Hal Kinch. Edith's irrepres-
sible cousin. he had an appropriate
conundrum: What member of tho
vegetable kingdom does Eunice's hat
resemble?" The answer. of course.
was 1.-THE live-forever." He also
warbled a song: "Shall good old leg
horns be forgot" to the tune OF
Aud Lang Syne. ~
Look, Eunice," cried Kitty. Look.
EIDE! There's Royce and Elmer Brent
out there In that canoe"
It was. indeed, Ward and Elmer.
And when they saw the quartet in the
larker boat they shouted greeting and
padded toward them. At that mo
ment Eunice thought-she was never
sure-that she felt something touch
her hat as II pin was being stealth
lily withdraw. But before she had time
to lift her hand to her head a smart
little breeze came rufiing over the
water and whisked her hat from hei
head. She gave a little cry as shs
saw it go, dipping and skimmins on
the current in the direction OF the
canoe.
1t was Ward Royce who rescued
that hat finally at the risk OF 300
wetting. He handed 1t to Eunice drip
ping, a hopelessly sodden thing.
Hal was weeping deliberately, Will
one eye on Eunice. whose face VA
scarlet. She felt Joy and shame and
relief all at once. The hat was
wreck. Surely she could never veal
, 1t again.
Ward Royce detached Eunice' from
the others OF the group and walked
, home with her that afternoon. HI
carried the hat and pieced out 30
, nices explanation of the catastrophe
, to her slightly surprised mother.
, you couldn't have pinned 1t %
. curely," Mrs. Lys said. We'll. you
may go and get another hat. dear
, You shall choose for yourself thu
, time. You are quite old enough Onil
, get something handsome and wear
!. able and remember. do not wish u
pay more than $15."
!. Eunice bought the white horsenan
: hat with the frothy willow plume
, And then because 1t was such mana
:. some hat that IT put all Eunice's otne
. belongings quite to shame MIRA ~
. decided that she must have oainu
: lingerie frock to go with 1t. ty
r So it came about that Eunice va
as charmingly clad that summer
q even she could wish to be. And o
Z cause she looked so sweet and We
|. 80 sweet Ward Royce paid her ina
}, Kind of extravagant attention wnic'
n only ends In the one perfect VA
q though he maintained with the eosO
o lutte conviction of the man In love tns
he had learned to adore her not uno.
n the willow plume. but under tnfs on
q black leghorn.