Gunnison news-champion., 1912-02-02
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bsskes type of hat the brim a vhsob
sas dEsped wiah haunting aappsns
lace and from whose crown HGt~a 80
The air . gorgeous array of t~sthss
and ribboas and ao~ers. a ssehf-0
ting gown. with the skirt so hobbss1
that her s;epe were painfslly ustactnG.
enoased her form. and from bsAtod
her drtfsed the mos, remarkabaR sro1n
hat ever wss She tottered - -
her hieh-Aees~d shoes sad psssua
about the place with . HtnGItnG oi
coyness and assurance that ws~ anas
ing. Harry looked up. sa~ her. go
sroaned- Then he lapsea bsck fsrtA
er Int the chair and mentally gave
himself sp to the Inevitable wish ~
words:
We gods Dsphane Dsmnstaai"
She looked him over eoolly. go
said
"Yeuf"
He nodded his head weakly fhia&
had been pilinx themselves up too re-.
Idly for him to be able to face ~
situatioa with say sssuraaes vAat-
ever
After ell these years." - -
claimed. Ito fsnd you ct Lost whsse
have you been all this tiae7"
'Oa"-ceafusedly- hssa ksse
sal there-asst ct home go sAsa
ssay OF"
Well" she ssiA. pOseaG ~ nps
desermisealy. you're swav - = yeu
thinh you csn shake me - eestly ss~
as YOU did the last time"
Tn sosry. DaSAae." Hssvy 49, ~
4 know yea hsvs . rtsAt - shssa
ksrshly a Ne"
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DO you thinh my 49, Os~a h b.
coming. really."
IT'S . beaut." Harry Informed her.
MS . beaut. How % yss get It ons
With shoe horae"
There you 10 aGaia!" DApABs sale.
oecusingly. You were always 90 fun
q sarcasm that you acted sour.
vent that hat ! sent over here"
"Y0u never sent any hat here"
Yes, did. A yellow hat, trimme1
With red poppies. II was . duplicate
q IN imported model that I sold -
80 Of my best patrons"
Tive heard Of that hat" Harry
nused. Then he said. brightly: why.
you're not the renoEned Nile.
Daphne. the milliner. are you?"
None other" preened Daphne.
You see. have risen % fame and
achieved my ambitions, while you
have been content 70 remain in OBJ
scurity."
ITO my sorrow" Harry replied,
that Is too true. Daphne. But about
the hat. I really know nothing OF it
There must be a mistake"
1T came here. all right" Daphne
replied. The party who got IT
wouldn't give his name. He just gave
this number"
We'll. l wish such a hat were here.
The messenger must have taken It 10
the wrong house Now, Daphne,
want just such a hat as that, and IN
pay you good price for It,"
Daphne shook her head judiclaIly, I
and futtered her hands as though she
had been asked to pluck . few stars
from the sky.
Il can't make another" she said. /
There aren't any more like the orig I
inal. | had two models. but they're 4
both gone. One sold to Mrs.
Blazes-'
Mrs. Blazes!. Harry interrupted.
Yes" Daphne said, Mrs. General
Blazes"
Harry looked at the door Of his
room. expecting Mrs. Blazes to cone
forth and enter the discassion. What
construction Dapkne might put on
her presence, concealed, in his house,
he feared to imagine. This. coupled
with his old Irritation with Daphne.
and her sensistively jealous disposi-
ton. would be sure to make things
unpleasant FOR him. And. further. II
she learned that Lucy vas here, ard
discovered his fondness for Lucy, he
knew mighty vel What sort of a row
she would kick up. He .rembled at
The thought DAphne saw his trepi-
aation-