South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-28
HELEN PERSUADES WAR
Rem TO GO WITH HER TO
BUY A NEW FALL HAT.

and ours by walking around the cases
here-and see what you have"
"Oh, of course, if you wish" icily
But many Of our hats are not in the
cases."
We'll. Wen see those that are" and
he strobe towards the cases, while
Helen hurriedly pinned on her hat and
followed him.
Nothing here for YOU" after a brief
survey. "All too big and freakish. BY
jOVe, if they tried they couldn't make
'em more hideous. Come, let's get out
Of here. Don't you know any place
where they have sane, mountaineering
hats?"
"T don't know" doubtfully 1.-The
hats are all rather unusual this year"
Unusual! That's putting it mild.
I'd call them monstrOSitieS.'
AS they crossed over to the elevator.
the saleslady, who had stood aloof
while they walked through the show
cases now gazed after them with an
CRY eyes.
When they reached the street he
paused with brief, Now where ?"
1--WE might try at Ms, that's
very near"
How bout that place across the
street there?" pointing with his cane to
a small millinery store opposite.
Why yes, shall we go there? I've
window"
This time the woman who came for
ward to meet them was undoubtedly
the owner or manager of the shop,
and her manner was very different
from the condescending saleslady. Also
her Judgment in what would be suit
able for Helen was somewhat better.
But though the hats she brought
out were neither too large nor so
freakish, and though Helen tried on
one after another, yet none Of them
seemed to suit.
The moist air had taken the curl out
of her hair and it dropped in little un-
becoming wisps about her face. She
was warm and flushed too, and longed
for a chance to use her pocket powder
puff She was conscious that she was
looking far from her best and that
Warren was watching her with very
critical eyes.
As she tried on another hat, a most
unbecoming one. instinctively she
turned to avoid his gaze
Here. turn around, 1 can't see that
way No, that won't do. It's good
looking hat. but you can't wear 1t.
The words stung Helen keenly; she
felt herself flushing misera0ly
eff YOU would wear your hair just a
little fuller" suggested the woman.
Yes. 1 know" hastily. Ny hair
looks dreadful this afternoon. really
shouldn't try to get a hat now"
Nonsense" said Warren If you
want q hat. now Is the time TO get II
That's what we came for, isn't 1t?
Here. try that one over there"
But that. too. was hopeless. Then
Warren insisted on going TO another
place and still another, declaring that
since they had come for the hat, they
would not go home at all without IL.
With each hat she tried on Helen
grew more warm and flushed and her
| hair more disOrdered. She was wretch
edly conscious that she was looking
more unattractive every moment. And
Warren's gaze grew more coldly criti-
cal.
At last in desperation she decided
/ on one OF the hats-anything 10 get
over this ordeal.
When they reached the street he
! said. critically. You're riPhtv '"~6
20 get a hat for-do you know that?
/ Is it the way you wear your hair, or
what2"
| "Oh. Warren. I've always worn my
! hair like this and you used 20 like II.
You wouldn't want me to wear lot
OF lalse puffs. would your"
| Certainly not. But you ought 20 do
| something-hx Il different in some
way. You didn't look very well In
those hats can tell you that"
! They went home on the top OF a
bus. At any other time she would
have loved the ride up the broad av-
enue with the street lights cleaning
through the misty October dusk. But
! now she gazed before her with un-
happy eyes.