The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-06-24
They Became
Acquainted
q, MAY {. ETHERiDGE

-. hnsiness and either met him In
=. hau or called for him to come up
-,,r. for the connubial kiss. Today
ana neither. Mr.. Tinkham, hear
- ar seeing nothing Of her, went up
nor bedroom. She was sitting be-
sore the window with her back to him.
sMv dear" he said. and paused.
No reply.
sWhat's the matterT
w,thout turning she pointed to the
..,.su her husband went to 1t. and
80 Law an envelope, unaddressed.
=. took from 1t bit Of tissue paper
.sstlv folded. Opening the paper, he
s..cvered a strand Of hair arranged
- srular form and fastened with q
~ AZ very narrow blue ribbon.
sw.,L" be said, what about itf'
.What about itY' rising and facing
Aim II found II In the pocket OF |
-, overcoat that you left for me to
ut away for the season"
NY overcoat"
sYes, your overcoat"
sHov did II get thereT'
sDon't ask me how 1t got there You
Aoubtless know how 1t got there"
sDo Won mean to tell me that you
sound that in my overcoat pocket"
Il do"
sWhere's the coatr'
sThere." pointing to q closet
NJ. Tinkham opened a closet door
"a took from II his winter overcoat
Re had bought 1t at Stevenson's, ready
mada II was the same pattern as the
-, he had purchased, and the max
~ name was on the back. He was
convinced that he had not exchanged
eoets with any one. And yet such an
exchange was possible He had lunch
a at a restaurant, and waiter had
hing his coat on a hook. Some one
Who had bought a suit from Steven
ecn'a made from the same goods,
night have got the Tinkham coat, and
TInkham might have got the un-
Hnovn's coat. Mr.. Tinkham gave this
exclamation to his wife as possible
solution.
Il did not work
without making any reply Mrs. Tink-
ham put on her wraps and sailed down.
stsirs and out Of the house. Her hus-
hand called after her not to make a
fool Of herself, but come back and
help him solve the mystery. She did
not heed him.
Mr.. Tinkham debated what he should
DO, then sat down to dinner, hoping
hat his wife would come back be-
tore be had finished She did not
eome. and after vainly trying to make
out dinner he arose from the table,
mt on his hat and overcoat and went
cut intending to 60 to the restaurant
where he had lunched and Try to dis
cover II any one had exchanged coats
With him.
Mn. Tinkham, nursing her wrath,
vailed aimlessiy about for awhile,
when she began to feel faint for want
q sustenance. Too proud or too vim.
dictiye to return to her home, she
vent to a restaurant to get q cup OF
H. There was one best restaurant In
IL town, where she had often been
With her husband. and thither she d.
socted her steps. While sitting at
hble q handsome young man stepped
p 10 her, bowed politely and said:
Ii this Mrs. TinkhamY'
1t h."
sThe proprietor has told me that ht
has seen you here with your husband
! lunched here today, and when ief
Z waiter handed me my coat Happen
ing to put my hand in my pocket
fit q paper, and on examination Il
peuved to have Mr.. Tinkham's name
q Il. This I discovered only half Al
heur ago and came here TO learn wher'
could fnd Mr.. Tnkham."
Tho young man held up the counter
part Of the coat from which Mrs. Tink
ham had taken the lock Of hair. Mrs
Hnkham asked him q few questions
about the coat. and while she was DO
nc 70 the young man dropped into
ssat opposite her.
Meanwhile Mr.. Tinkham, who had
ben approaching, entered the restau
INIT at the same time AZ . younl
md pretty woman. The lady spie'
m Tlnkham and the young man SIT
tns at the same table and. with fr
b her eye. approached them. Mr.. Tink
ham, too. saw his wife and foilowe'
t. lady.
This b the way you are detaine'
q business," said the latter, "and brea
ysaf engagementsi Please understan'
hat al b or between Us"
And this IL the way" cried q voic
behind her, addressing Mn Tinkhan
nat you contrive to meet lovefi
elovef device to put q lock Of hair 4
~ pocket and then nounce out OF tn
nooss to come here to keep an appoint
mt"
"A lock Of hairr exclaimed Mn
1lnkham's companion. did leave
bck Of hair In the coatr
Whose hairr' cried the young lad
seeifeFously.
Yours" snapped the young man
Hxcuse me. ladies' and gentlemen
M the proprietor. who. hearing II
unngie. approached II can have .
(oarreling In my restaurant"
A1tsr considerably mora talk q
na1tsr was nnally explained, wher
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