The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-13
The Evening Story
HUSBANDS y HATS.

when she heard footsteps crossing the
Nofci'. Her first thought was that
1cfnen was returning. Then as tho
door handle turned she realized that
'hjs was not Clements mode of en-
ancr
Hello: You al home, Miss Eea,,>
mont"
III" Voice. femininr and yet deep.
was wat OF Amy's nest door neigh
.o1., Mrs. E'lsl'. Slc Mould rather II
li'i been that OF Clement than Mrs.
Elsi, but she made Il dab at hcr eyes.
sat up, and uttered Il faint Come
i'm"
Mrs. Bush entered lciSurcly aud
quito softly for So large and clumsy
u woman. She had culnc for a little
VISIT. and Amy saw no way blu, 10
entertain her.
kinda cool ont. ain't it," said Mrs.
t'ush genially. You all alone?"
rs. Amy tried to smile.
looked in through, the winder
;'ini saw YOU setting here, and !
thought Id run in. q minute. I've
"rci, picking all day. Maybe you
Sl''',t it over here? There ain't moth
ing Il the scent of speed vinegar to
carry.
sit down, Mrs. Bush" invited Amy.
Mrs. H'sh sat down heavily. Her
''''i"nH black yes stole from object
10 object i'm tho pretty room. My,
N"' W. e"' 1t fixed ,p cute here" she
S''h. She leaned forward. whats
that: \ new hat Why, amt tina,
i'ea'''iful: | bet YOU look elegant in
Ut isn't the one I wanted" sighed
,Nlny.
oh, pshaw.!" Mrs. Bush threw her
$"h back II laughed till the chair
rreaked. LIKELY if vo'r'd got t'othcr
'"u" a-oeen hankerins after This
QUO: And IL you'd 60, both tf EN-
you'd want something else. | guess
you're too Young to know ii. but that's
nnnlan nature" She unused thought.
l,ii'N. ~ had an experience some
thlnE like that when I was Dung, oniy
w my case 1t was a husband std tf II
mai. had two bralls--lnost likely
S,rls do have a couple OF three--hut /
chcse sam Bush. First quarrel We
mad begun To wish Id chose Joe
llarris. | was real Kinda blue about
II lor . spell. II ! could a-got mar
mt ia. | had Sam for keeps, 81 I
made mp my mind I'D make tho bes,
OF him. And | did. Aud, say, '1wan't
:" year before ] wouldn't a-givc his old
shoes for Joc's hull body. didn't
mako any mistake thinking SO. either.
'"r Joe got married and misused his
Wife something awful. She used to
come and tell me ABOUT it and cry,
poor crittcr. guess she never knew
how near ] come to i,eins in that boat
myself. Now this here llat"-she
reached over and took it up and sat
gazing at it admirinsly. Say. / new
CT had no Such hat in my hull life. It's
elegant. Only you don't. think so
cause you've got il and are kinda took
with tho notion YOU wanted something
else all tine time. Long AS you keep
thinking about t'othcr hat you'll never
like this one. If ] wss YOU now Id
inst PUT this OH and wear it and Try
!" like it, and first thing YOU know
Fon will: Just see if what I tell you
amt So. She put the hat down and
rose. Well, ] guess I've talked
enough Tor ono sitting. sam must
l-sot his paper read by this time and
he'll be looking for mc. Good night"
Good night. And come again. re.
sponded Amy.
Left alone. she turned in her chair
and began to gaze at her brown hat.
And as she gazed Sue thought. She
had il; h must wear it. Why not
try 10 like it as wifi as she had liked
it at first" There Eas the story Mrs.
BUSH had told about her husband.