The log cabin Democrat., 1911-07-24
She Can tHelp
Wondering

"Bess, my dear! Do you know ]
could hardly wait for morning to
came so | 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 experiences! You needn't
try to guess, for ,you couldn't in a
thousand years.
Well" she proceeded, "to begin at
the beginning, my aunt, who is head
milliner at Birney's, copied a Paris
hat for me. A Paris hat, l said. Yes,
and it's a beauty, tool The model
was $50 and mine is just as pretty.
Then l 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;
their mothers were sisters. But, Of
course, Louise's being brought up SO
far away and not meeting Fred till
they were grown does make a differ.
ence. Well, l went over to see her
yesterday afternoon and she raved
over my hat, called 1t perfect dream
and tried it on and looked stunning
in 1t. 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
wear that beautiful hat out in the rain.
The rain was coming straight down
and was so soft that thought an UNI.
brella would be all the protection l
needed, and, anyway, Aunt Ruth's
isn't so very far from Louises. Why,
| was going to Aunt Ruth's to dinner.
We'll, 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 ON
old morning hat of hers with quilts on
It and insisted that I wear 1t. She
was so sweet about it 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 1t you let me tell it!
Lets see, where was I? Oh, yes,
Just starting for Aunt Ruth's. Well,
Fred came in after dinner and said
he'd called up our house and mother
told him l was at Aunt Ruth's and he
explained that he'd come to invite me
TO go to the theater.
"Oh, l knew 1t was a horrid night
end told him so, but he said he was
blue and cross and nice, cheerful
show would make us forget the wealth
sr, Well. my dear, when l went up
stairs to get ready remembered tina.
Id have to wear Louise's hat and al.
most tainted! The only consolation
was that l knew the weather would
never hur. It. but actually when I
looked al myself in the glass and
thought of my own lovely hat want.
ed to stop and cry.
when l went downstairs | asked
Fred if he didn't think he'd better 20
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!
I'VE were sort of late getting to the
theater and just melted into my seat
and got my hat off In a hurry. Yes,
1t was pretty good play, and when
the curtain went down on the first act
I 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!
l was looking around at the boxes
and I spied Louise In the rlght-hand
stage box with the handsomest-look-
ing crowd you ever saw, and, my dear,
she was wearing my precious hat!
We'll, maybe you think it is funny,
but II 1t had been your hat she was
wearing and you were trying to cover
an awful quill thing with a program
and handkerchief, you wouldn't see
SO much fun in it.
Il choked right in the middle Of q
sentence and got so red that Fred
thought I'd stuck myself with hat
pin.
Tell him, my dear! You know per
fectly we'll he'd have thought was a
Jealous cat. And, anyway, you don't
know how gorgeous Louise looked 10
that hat!
What? No, he didn't see her and
l 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? Well,
should say not! But 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 home this afternoon
when she went driving, and l know |
should just die If had to meet her.
mo, you wouldn't either say any.
thing to her about wearing the hat,
hooo,,so cba'd toll Fred and vnn Epou