The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-22
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J thought 10 be mine. and went oyef
10 III rack. taking down the old stove.
pipe.
This is yours. them" I said. smil.
ing.
Thousand thanks. m'sieu, Eet eos
certain mine. | have zee honaire Ia
beg pardon for zee confusion. NV
compliments Good night.
without giving the hat n single
Tlance. he clapped II on his head,
io"ed and disappeared, leaving me
his card. He hadn't been gone two
minute when | discovered that The
nat he had exchanged for the stove.
pipe was not mine. II came from the
same firm, but the initials proved il
without doubt 10 belong TO the young
FELLOW : a met at the table. said
some uncompllmentary things. Where
the deuce was my hat? Evidently the
benevolent old gentleman hadn't dis.
covered his mistake Yet.
again.
O Well"
Another man after a hat. What's
| goin' on
Send him up" | yelled. Il came
over me that the %Frenchman had
made a second mistake.
a not disappointed this time in
my visitor. 1t VS. the benevolent old
gentleman. Evidently he had not 10.
Gated his hat either. and might NOT
Tor some time to come. began ru
belie:c that had carelesslv given IL
10 the Frenchman. He seemed 10 be
terribly excited.
You are the gentleman who 0ccu.
I pies No. 50"
Yes. sir. That is my apartment.
You have come in regard to a hate"
Yes, sir. My name is Chittenden.
Our hats got mixed up at Martins this
evening; NY fault. as usual. / am al.
ways doing something absurd. my
memory Is 50 bad. When | d-is~oyerrl
my mistake ! was calling on the fam.
lily or a client with whom | had speut
most OF the afternoon. | missed some
valuable papers. legal documents. |
believed as usual that / had forgotten
TO take them with me. They We're no.
where TO be found at the house. Nv
client ha sa very mischievous son.
N 1t seems that he stuffed the m.
pers behind the inside band of NV
hat. With them there Was a lett.,
have had two very great scares. \
great deal OF trouble would cnsue i'
the papers were lost. / Just tela.
phoned that | had located the hat. %
He laughed pleasantly.
Good heaven, Here was a bovdv.
do.
My dear MIR. C~hittenden. there has
been a great confusion" / faitered Il
had your hat. but-but you have come
too late
Too late" he roared. or | shoull
say To be exact. shouted.
Yes. sir
What have you done with it,
Not Vc minutes ago save il 20 a
p r. nchmau who seemed 10 recognize
D. as ~. j. Nds th" fr-nchm4a. "
!"'l So. rcI- mhvr. VINO sat near Nour
t"hi" .u the oafe.'
ANA Tho Lat isn't yours. them
This was n Hat-hrimmed hat OF
iIe Paris bpulrsar!.. the father 0f ali
s'"N"pipr hats, dear 10 the Frcch.
mans heart.
'C~and!dly. nov said !. with a bit
q. eNcu>aDl" Impotence. "uo look
4 p man who would wear a hat IKE
that
H." -uryoyed me mi-erably through
.i- "y"gIds IS.
No ! cant saw that ,ou do Rr.
".ti IT, t.r world am ! 90 do" lie
n"'Ir't his brow 90 m. ecstasy OF
a%u-a..u. TIL" hat must be- found
i"" legal pagers could be- replaced.
H'I You see. sir. tHat boy
private letter Oi his sister IA
lH' baud of that hIt. and 10 must be
r'cCt,r"d 1t aIl hazards"
ann very sorry. SIR
iilf what small I dog
go not -,r What can be- lone save
I you I' l"tt' word af tine cafe Tr.
''"'hiitH ir doubtless "a ~freqIeuter.
"hd may easily bc found n Sou had
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