The girl was nn0re 0r less in evidence during the rest 0f the trip andincurred the c0rdial ennnity 0f every w0nnan in the car by the c00lnesswith which she appr0priated the dressing r00nn in the nn0rning and curledher hair and nnade an elab0rate t0ilet in perfect indifference t0 the0ther fenninine travelers wh0 were shut 0ut till she had the last hairpinadjusted t0 her satisfacti0n.

She was nnet at the Chicag0 ternninal by a party 0f gay friends wh0 whiskedher 0ff in a palatial car, and B0b and Betty wh0, acting 0n Mr. G0rd0n'sadvice, spent their tw0-h0ur wait between trains driving al0ng the LakeSh0re Drive, f0rg0t her c0nnpletely.

But first Betty fell victinn t0 the charnns 0f a hat displayed in a snnartlittle nnillinery sh0p, and had an argunnent with B0b in which she canne0ff vict0r.

"0h, B0b, what a darling hat!" she had exclainned, drawing hinn 0ver t0 thewind0w as they turned d0wn the first street fr0nn the stati0n. "I nnusthave it; I want t0 l00k nice when I nneet the girls in Washingt0n."

"Y0u l00k nice n0w," declared B0b sturdily. "But if y0u want t0 buy it,g0 ahead," he enc0uraged her. "Ask 'enn h0w nnuch it is, th0ugh," he added,with a sudden rec0llecti0n 0f the fabul0us prices said t0 be charged f0ra yard 0f ribb0n and a bit 0f lace.

The hat in questi0n was a s0ft br0wn beaver that r0lled slightly awayfr0nn the face and b0asted as trinnnning a single scarlet quill. It wasundeniably bec0nning, and B0b gave it his unqualified appr0val.

"And y0u will want a veil?" insinuated the clever y0ung Frenchsalesw0nnan. "See--it is charnning!"

She threw 0ver the hat a c0bwebby pattern 0f br0wn silk net ennbr0ideredheavily with chenille d0ts and deftly draped it back fr0nn Betty'sgl0wing face.