The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-05-23
She Can tHelp
Wondering

No, no one Is sick. but I've had the
most awful experiences! You needn't
try to guess, for you couldn't in .
thousand years"
WELL" she proceeded, Ito begin at
the beginning. my aunt. who is head
mflliner at Birney's, copied q 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 l think I've told you about
Freds cousin Louise that he thinks
10 SO clever and charming. Yes. she
10, 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 q dfer-
ence. Well, l went over to see her
yesterday afternoon and she raved
over my hat, called 1t a perfect dream
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 1t. Well. was just start
ing from Louises to Aunt Ruth's and
wear that beautiful hat out In the rain.
The rain was coming straight down
and was SO soft that l thought an um.
brella would be all the protection ]
needed, and, anyway. Aunt Ruth's
isn't so very far from Louise's. Why,
I was going to Aunt Ruth's to dinner.
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 quilts on
1t and insisted that I 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 10 my story and II you want to
hear it you let me tell It!
Lets see, where was I? Oh, yes.
just starting for Aunt Ruth's. Wen.
Fred came in after dinner and said
he'd called up our house and mother
told him was at Aunt Ruth's and he
explained that he'd como to invite me
to 60 to the theater.
"Oh, l knew 1t was = horrid night
and told him so. but he said he was
blue and cross and a nice. cheerful
show would make u forget the wealth
or Well, my dear, whom I went up
stairs to get ready l remembered thas
rd have to wear Louise's hat and al
most tainted! The only consolation
was that l knew the weather would
never huEt 4, but actually when
looked az myself in the glass and
thought Of my own lovely hat ! want
ID to stop and cry.
when l went downstairs I asked
Fred II he didn't think he'd better 60
around to the back door and call for
me, but he just laughed. Well. that's
sweet of you to say 30. 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 on in a hurry. Yes,
II was a pretty good play, and when
the curtain went down on the FIRST act
had just about forgotten the wealth
Or and that horrid hat and Fred had
cheered up and We were having a
lovely time.
YES, this IL where the blow fell!
was looking around at the boxes
and l 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!
We'll, maybe you think It Is funny,
but II it had been your hat she was
wearing and you were trying to cover
an awful quill thing with program
30 much fun in It.
II choked right in the middle Of a
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
Jealous cat. And, anyway. you don't
know how gorgeous Louise looked IN
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, l
should say not! But Just know that
Louise and Der crowd went some
where and that Louise looked perfect
~ stunning-in my hat!
she promised yesterday afternoon
. 20 bring my hat homo this afternoon
sAhen she went driving, and l know
should Just die II had to meet her.
mo, you wouldn't either say any
thing to her about wearing the hat,
because she'd tell Fred. and you know
perfectly we'll a man would never I'M
derstand Why. those men wear each
others ties and things and never care
q bit.