The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-24
\ HATLPlNa:STORY.
using. but 1t Comes Pretty Near
BEING a Tragedy.

zen S0e euteTeu, anu StdiWdTt
nped up with ccmmendable
le and offered her his seat.
lance there wasn't a thing to
T her appearance. She wore
# of tailored suits, the most
Tan shoes, and GROWING her
i etching little hat of the most
2 shape imaginable. She was
as Harrison Fisher drawing
dear! Drawn through that
mt in the most satanically in
shion were two long, shiny
dangerous to her fellow pas
Ian the famous sword of Da-
pended by a hair. Never went
did to the fray so invincibly
she.
mate was a mere man, an I'M
Professional sort of person.
in his newspaper. He wasn't
md of man who adjusts his
brushes an imaginary fleck of
: sleeves when a pretty woman
ar. He evidently didn't intend
more attention to his blonde
nan if she hadn't existed.
1t was that that piqued her
At any rate she began a cam
INST him that would have put
aous battles of Caesar, Napo-
A lexander the Great in the
Y one Of these worthy gentle
nave scorned to attack an I'M
r Not so the woman in the
the majority of her sex she
sort of person who can never
She was always moving her
IT with little futtering, bird
ms hat were fascinating in
s.. but that wrought havoc with
{ mind of her next door neigh
rst intimation he had that he
B for vengeance was when she
ut to speak to an acquaintance
er end of the car and dug one
rs into his shoulder with
8. Even then he couldn't
up his mind what had hap
i'm. He lowered his paper,
SHY about him over the tops
.-scles, gave an Incompetence
70 the injured portion of his
au! relapsed into a study of
page.
Miss Blonde leaned forward
conductors eye, and to in
ur transfers, and in so doing
ssed the left orb of the un-
-entleman beside her. 1t was
walked up to his danger, and
uoment until she got off at
square it was literally a game
ween the two. She would bob
rquisitively in this direction
rectiol, and 10 and behold in
nh her movements moved her
l. She bore down upon him
right. He lodged sharply. She
ard and turned her batteries
rom the front, He shrank
,at collar. Presently she turn
is around to peer out of the
rt5 the gathering dusk, and
Eht the left and longer hat pin
proximity to his ear. He was
ignominious retreat. 1t got
~ interesting series of ma
and there were men in the low
the car who even went so far
"a small wager upon the posi-
her impaling him before she
ne square. And it was only
strategy that saved the day,
j manage to escape uninjured
lie first premonitory thrust.
~ he muttered, and mopped
ration from his forehead as
-eis twinkled down the aisle.
ke woman, wasn't it?" snorted
featured man in an opposite
had observed the incident, un-
t the crimsoning faces of the
Occupants of the car. Nov,
women ever want to wear those
rs for | never could make up
Pm sure it isn't for beauty,
I see why it should be for com
rs it's for protection" sug-
mild little man who had been
1atpins from Munjoy hill to
Square. 81 should think it
t,icacous, very efficacous."
* it easy, stranger, I'll be
Observed the first speaker.
~ growing hot under the collar
. the way. There's a law that
The carrying of concealed
End | don't see why it isn't
-a1gerous for a woman to be
z about with unconcealed hat
q woman wants hatpin for
o, now and | believe some OF
tAat they do like to have 'em
N a dark night-why on earth
y have a sheath or something
= EN- and tote 'em in their
They stand full as much chance
able to pull 'em out of that as
round in the air and locate 'em
Al, | should think. 3"
e Of laughter greeted this state
L 1t only enthused the orator all
Il don't care," he retort-
nothing to laugh at, this
lisance. Why all that saved
ID Wonderland you'll all bear
from losing one of his eyes
If 'em was because he could
Hcker than she could turn her
ow what's to prevent some
rom trying it on a man that ism t
o1ger, I'd like to know" and
at his fellow passengers. eve
10 something to stop it: we've
something to stop it," he de-
nnging his fist down upon the
seat with a mighty thump.
tor the matter of that they are
b. down at Legislature" inter
urd.man who had hitherto been
the subject. "They're going
Tue length of the hatpins, OF
&omen put cork stopper on
them, or some such thing as
f The proposition goes through
ave peace, for a little while at
ong hatpins are a public men
res 10 doubt about that
tUufth man Of dignifed attitude
lIc menace, that's just what, ,,
The beliigerent first speaker
up and down in the cars with
men day in and day out as we
wonder We have an eye or ar