The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-13

the hat, but porhapR II would u"
well 10 lust mention over the phone
that little accident had happened
10 tho hat. The shock would not
be 80 great 90 Mrs Madden. lie
picked up the telephone directory
and turned the pages,
"M," he said. TX. l.. NJ, Ma. Mac
Mad. Madden. John G. Madden. l.s'
Wehtcote."
lilo put up his hand for tie re
ceiver and glanced back at the hat
Ills hand remained motionleas In
the air. The hat was Ron9l The
last bit OF aatiblo japonica was just
disappearing into the calf'a mouth
F1annery lot his hand fall
tn rule applyin' { tn case. 3"
said Fianncry slowly 20 himself
tn rule that applies & tn prisint
caHe-th' rule" IIe put up his
hand and scratched the red thateh
on top OF HIS head. Now. phwat
w'u'd be- calves, but whin tn hat ~
Hats w'u'd be hats. an calves
w'u'd be claycs. but whin IN hat Is
aien by tn calf. ~ ut hat or a
calf3 | wonder w'u'd OF report tn
hat In bad condition. or abHlnt
entolrely7 OF dunno"
There be no doubt m hat II IN
bad condition." aaid F1annery. with
worried hrowH. Ut stands L rea.
son thot hat phwat has been aten
| b. calf Hhu'd he IN bad condition.
an tn rules says 4 90 report whin
goods IN received In bad condition.
/ hut III other wan-Rule twinty'
nlA--aayai 'Whln goods be lost in
transit or In IN irprisa office they
shall be no reported by IN agint
An Z Fiannery ut looks like wh.n
a calf ateH hat IN hat Is lost
shure tbs lost Hut Is utf Some
w'u'd say twas lost. but Mike Elan.
merry knows moighty we'll where tn
hat r. this blissed minutel It's IN
tn calf so his not lost. :"
lie sighed lie knew there was
trouble ahead for Flannery. wheth.
er he reported the hat lost or in
bad condition. lie turned 10 his
desk.
They be but wan hat In IN
world that viii suit alch woman.
an IN hat thot suits Mlsaun Mad.
den is At prislnt In IN stomach av
tn red an whoite calf yonder.
Calves II nawthin' but livestock.
but hats n hats"
F1annery looked AT his way-hills
| "One calf. uncrafed. value SIS" he
read. and then. turning 10 the next
way shlll. he stopped with gasp.
II said One hat. boxed. value
$50"
IA he started. the telephone bell
began TO ring again. and be let II
ring
"f1f,y.four dollarni" said Elan.
merry In an awc.siruck whisper
| "F1f,y.lour--'"
Ito looked up a; the calf ro.
prnachfully.
"f1fty-four dollars An aicn BY
cheap. inirpcnHiys eighteen dol.
lar calls Why. yc ain't no more
value than IN crate av slch q hat
Hhu'd be-"
He stopped short. Now he knew
the rule that covered hats eaten
BY calves Rule Is said: when
the agent ~ In doubt which rate
TO charge. he shall charge the
higher and when an agent n in
doubt what TO do about a hat that
has bern eaten by a calf. what
/ should he do but deliver The higher
priccdg f1annery dipped bis pen
into tho purple ink and acrawled
across the way.bili pertaining "a
FNa eaff "a. et.. ...a.a - - - YsA =.
he wrote carefully In his receipt
book From New York. Con.
signee. Mrs. VI. NJ. Madden. Hat.
packed in a calf. had condition. :
lie stopped n moment TO answer
the ringing telephone.
"Shurei shurci" he shouted
"Oili be there IN folye minutes"
Then he took the halter Of .he
calf In his left hand and tucked HIS
receipt book under HIS right arm,
! and went out.
-Four minutes later Mrs. Ma den
was standing at her front door. her
lips set. her eyes blazing. and a
/ threaded needle all ready IN her
hand. Her eyes were set steadily
toward the village. and they dld
not move 10 right nor TO left
She was waiting for her hat. and
she did not look az the man com.
ing NJ the road with red and
white calf in tether. She did not
see him until he turned into the
yard. and II Was only when he
stopped NJ her feet and held out
hts receipt book that she looked M
him.
Sign here" said Fiannery, point.
I Ing TO the blank spot.
I What" said Mrs. Madden.
sign here" repeated Flannery
/ firmly. Amt ye IN lady thot's
been tcllyphoning all day for her
Aister hat? brung ut up mesllf."
he said soothingly "Tis in tn calf
here"
What" gasped Mrs. Madden.
Well. ma'am." said Flannery.
"oi'm not askin' ye e do nothin'
more than ord do mesilf. Tn re.
celpt mentions thot tn hat is in
bad condition. Tn receipt men.
tions that tn hat is In tn calf. An
Mike F1annery guarantees Il Is.
An usually. ma'am. whin tn com.
pany does repackin' ut makes a
charge fer ut. but seem as it's you,
ma am, well say nawthin' about H."
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