The log cabin Democrat., 1911-03-22
She Can tHelp Wondering

could nafdlV walt TOT HOrHlHS u come so l could run over and talk to you. I didn't sleep a wink all night. No. no one is sick, but I've had the most awful experience! You needn't try to guess, for you couldn't in 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, said. Yes, and it's a beauty, too! The model was $50 and mine is just as pretty.
 Then think I've told you about F'red'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 differ ence Well, l went over to see her yesterday afternoon and she rave6 over my hat, called it perfect dream and tried it on and looked stunning in it. 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, l 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 um- brella would be all the protection l needed, and, anyway. Aunt Ruths isn't so very far from Ilouise's. Why, was going to Aunt Ruth's to dinner
 Well, 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 an old morning hat of hers with quills on 1t and insisted that 1 wear 1t. She was so sweet about 1t 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 it you let me tell it!
 Let's see, where was I? Oh, yes, just starting for Aunt Ruth's. We'll, Fred came in after dinner and said he'd called up our house and mother told him I was at Aunt Ruths and he explained that he'd come to invite me to go to the theater.
 "Oh, knew it was horrid night and told him so, but he said he was blue and cross and nice. cheerful show would make us forget the weath er. Well. my dear. when l went up stairs to get ready remembered the, I'd have to wear Louise's hat and al most tainted. The only consolation was that I knew the weather would never hurt .t, but actually when l looked at myself in the glass and thought of my own lovely hat I want ed to stop and cry.
 When I went downstairs 1 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 WtlS oOl VI ldlC SCtbAhS Io AiiN theater and just melted into my seat and got my hat off in a hurry Yes, 1t was a pretty good play, and when the curtain went down on the first act I had just about forgotten the weath- CT and that horrid hat and Fred had aheered up and we were having lovely time.
 Yes, this is where the blow fell, I was looking around at the boxes and I spied Louise 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 1t is funny, but if 1t had been your hat she was wearing and you were trying to cover an awful quill thing with program and handkerchief, you wouldn't see so much fun in it,
 "I choked right in the middle of sentence and got so red that Fred thought I'd stuck myself with a hat pin.
 Tell him. my dear! You know per fectly we'll he'd have thought l was a jealous cat And, anyway. you don't know how gorgeous Louise looked In that hat!
 What? No, he didn't see her and I never said a word. I 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 I know should just die if had to meet her.
 No you wouldn't either say any thing to her about wearing the hat, because she'd tell Fred, and you know perfectly well a man would never un-