Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-19

seat, ana, as the WIND was blowing
strongly, Justine took off her hat and
put it in her lap.
Archie looked down at it. "Tt is a
pretty handsome piece of headgear,
Justine" he said.
"And becoming, don't you think ?"
Justine asked, archly.
eyes," he said, slowly, "but-but
somehow l don't like to see you in
it, Justine"
"Why not?" she faltered, and the
red famed into her cheeks. She won
dered if Archie knew that she was
wearing borrowed plumes.
ooh, Pm afraid you're too pretty
in it," he parried "It seems as if
the old one fits in more with me, and
the things / can do for you, Justine"
She looked at him in wonder.
"Why / should think you'd like to
have me look NICE" she said.
81 do" he said.
AS they sped along the fresh
breeze brought rain with it, and sud-
denly Justine uttered a little cry of
terror. "Oh," she said, "it is rain
ing, and Pm afraid my hat will be
ruined; we must go inside, Archie"
But they could not go inside, for
it happened that the theater crowds
had filled the omnibus, and there
was no room for them. To get off
meant to stand in the street, and in
either instance the hat would suffer.
But Justine made Archie stop the
bus, and they descended. Then she
stood under the archway of one Of
the big apartment houses.
you'll have to get a cab for me-"
she said. "I'm awfully sorry, but 1
can't spoil this hat"
She saw his look of disapproval,
and suddenly she burst out with her
confession. ooh, it isn't my hat,
Archie" she walled. 'T borrowed
it tonight at the store, and if any
thing happens to it L don't know
what I'll do"
She saw Arches face brighten
and his good smile shine out. '0You
silly little Justine" he said, "did
you borrow that hat on my account p
eyes," she said, 81 wanted to look
pretty when l went with you"
"And / have been feeling all the
evening"" he told her, "that / mustn't
tell you how much l cared for you
mustn't ask you to marry me, be-
cause felt that 1 could never give
You the pretty things you craved.
knew the hat must have cost a lot
of money, and 1 felt that you wanted
such things and 1 had no right to
ask you to be, the wife of a poor
man."
"Oh," Justine gasped, 81 never
Thought of that, Archie. And I don't
really mind being poor if you don't
mind seeing me shabby"
In the dim archway he caught her
in his arms. "You darling" he said,
"I'd love you if you never wore a
hat"
He went to the corner and tele-
phoned for a cab. "You mustn't
get into trouble" he said, "and you
mustn't spoil the hat"
In spite of her raptures Justine's
conscience troubled her.
81 feel as if I'd done a very wick
ed thing, Archie" she said. "Mad-
anne would never forgive me if she
knew"
81 believe she would" Archie told
her. "And anyhow l believe you'll
feel better If you go and tell her,
and if she fires you we'll get mar
ried on the spot, and then can take
care of you for the rest of your life,
Justine"
1t was such tempestuous WOO
ing that it almost took Justine's
breath away.
'But l haven't anything to be
married in" she said.
"Wear that white dress you had
in the summer" Archie said, .'the
one you wore the first night took
you out. 1 fell in love with you
then, and | have been in love ever
since"
The next morning. Justine went
On a mysterious errand to madame's