Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-01-28
HATTIE
BY LOUISE HEARN.

&c, 1870 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndionte)
"Ted stones coming for me at two"
said Julie, complacently smoothing the
ruflles of her crisp pink organdle
frock.
Her sister Ruth, rocking lazily In n
chair on the piazza, glanced at her
wrist watch. II expect Jack about
quarter past-we're going out as fur
as the Rosecroft tea house, but we'll
be back for supper. Where are you
going2"
''If that isn't the limit was jules
exclamation. "Here comes Cousin
Hattiep
You would never have guessed that
the woman coming up the walk was
related to the winsome Morton girls
Although 1t was a hot Sunday after
noon, she wore heavy dark skirt,
with voluminous plaits of the decade
ago variety. II was one of Cousin Hat
ties axioms that If clothes were saved
long enough their second cycle Of
modishness would come In due time.
you'd think she'd melt I'm that
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proach.
"Oh, please don't, Julie, DEAR" re-
monstrated Ruth. Even IL she Is deaf,
she might understand what you're say
Ing"
"''ie n'u poeh seateUu ~
colnior''to'e ciiuir Oh tne piuAzu' nun
eApalieu nut lier inoliier unu lutne,
iuu sone Gaining ior .iie ul'ernyoh anu
"ou'u NV ie'urii until supper uipe'
q MeahWhiie June went INTO the mousse
Aor her nat anu coat
I'm gong 10 walk down 10 the gaze
ana meet TED there she announced
from tne haliway, as she pinned on her
nut wouiuht want MIS- STONE 10
see our ralr cousin Tor the world. Ted
saiu MS mothers ana sisters might De
aIohs' la uie OF mOruhcation
Ruth, turning her head, protested.
you ought to be ashamed OF yourself,
june morton But go along, u you
want 10. III ask JACK to take cousin
Iin.tie WIN US lor rue she looks
o' NV unu 'ieu'
COUSIN huttie aumltted afterwards
tnht she hau the time OF her Ire that
ul.ernoon' her knowledge or motor
Vehicles hau heretofore Deen limited TO
certaln KIND that Is useful but not
una IIluI Is uDI TO Dp
DunpE even on gocd road she
wutcheu 'acks clever hahdilhg Oh the
cur WIN aumiratloh' ana asked All
xmas OF interested questions. hutl
hcteu us interpreter ana relnyed jacks
answers 10 her cousin
Al the attractive tea room where
they stopped for refreshments, Cousin
hattie enjoyed herself unfeignedly. If
she telt any qualms because of the In
appropriateness or her attire, she DIS
gulsed her Feelings very well. But
huth noticed her eOvertly watching the
hght-colored, summary dresses OF the
other women.
On the way home, If Hattie had not
been deaf, she would have overheard
JACK whisper In Ruth's ear:
1.-THE little bungalow will be finished
In Just month from today, Ruthle
dear. And In another two weeks we
could have II all furnished and ready
TO be occupied by two happy newly
weds. Think you could manage the
trousseau In that time, dear"
Ruth blushed and murmured softly:
but, jack, I'D love to, you know,
but I'm making most Of my things, and
1t takes so long, and" her voice
trailed away for sheer happiness.
Jack accepted her silence for con
sent but feminine listener might
have been able to lnterpolate between
Ruth's words and know that she was
longing for a more elaborate trousseau,
but could not afford t. And If the
listener had been relative, she would
have known that jules selfish de-
mnnds for fashionable wardrobe had
been so inslstent that Ruth did not
like to ask for additional clothes, rs
the Morton finances were none too
abundant.
That night at supper, Cousin Hattie
sprung her big surprise. Julie had lust
teaslngly asked her sister how she en-.
joyed the auto ride of the afternoon.
Cousin Hattie put down her fork de.
lIberately and answered, while the
others stirred In blank amazement.
1--WE had most ENJOYABLE time.
Julie" She said. "Ifs tbo frat time
I've had a pleasure ride like TINT and
It isn't going to be the last. Pm think.
ing Of buying a roadster OF my own.
and perhaps Jack VIII tench me how
to run 1t. No. I'm not too deaf TO run
an auto, the Lord be praIsedr That
operation I had performed lasl yenr