Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1876-10-14

she stood by bis side looking out of the
window. "The idea of my being SC
ridiculousl" and in the same breath,
with wink at me, "Come, let us 60
to my sitting-room. We are at work
there, but it won't make any difference
to you, will it?''
Of course Cousin Mark answered
"No," promptly, as innocent as a dove
about the trap being laid for him.
This is my cousin-Mr. Lansing,
Miss Kent" and Mr.. Lansing bowed
politely, and Miss Kent arose, dropped
her scissors, blushed, and sat down again
Cousin Mark picked up the refractory
implements, and then Mrs. Jennie pro-
ceeded, with rare caution and tact, to
her labor of love. Cousin Mark, at her
Popular Science Monthly, drawing Miss
Kent into the discussion as deity as
was ever fly drawn into the web of the
spider.
"Whc was that lady, Jennie ?'
Cousin Mark inquired in the evening.
"Do you mean Miss Kent?" said
Jennie, looking up from her paper.
"Oh, she is lady have known for a
long time. She is making some dresses
for me now. WhyP"
"She seemed uncommonIy well
posted, for a woman.
Under other circumstances Mrs. Car
Isle would have resented this, but now
she only queried, ado you think SOP"
and that ended it.
Two or three invitations to the sew
ing-rOom were quite sufficient to make
Cousin Mark perfectly at home there;
and after week he became as familiar
as this:
"If you are not too busy, should
like to read you this article;" and this
is what Miss Kent would say:
"Oh, | am never too busy to he read
to. Sit down by the window in this
comfortable chair and let's hear it,"
After a couple of weeks, when the
gentleman camein, hOarse with a sudden
cold, Miss Kent hustled about, her voice
full of sympathy, and brewed him a
dose which he declared he should never
forget to his dying day; but one dose
cured him. After this, Miss Kent was
really wonderful woman.
Ay, Jennie was an arch plotter. She |
let them skirmish about, but not once
did she give them a chance to be alone |
plans were not to be des- |
troyed by premature confidences-until
the very evening preceding Cousin |
Marks departure for California. Then |
Miss Kent was very demurely asked to
remain and keep an eye on Master Car
'fsl.. xrrhA,,, ha |
like to leave quite alone with his nurse.
We are compelled to be gone a
couple of hours; but Cousin Mark will
read to you, won't you, cousin?''
Certainly, if Miss Kent would like
t, replied the gentleman.
The infant Carlisle, thanks to good
was never awake in the
so the victims of this matri-
nonial speculation would have plenty
If time. The back parlor was the room
most in use during the evening, and
nut of this room was large closet with
| large blind ventilator, and out Of this
,loset door leading to the back stoop
md garden. Imagine my surprise
when was informed that Mr.. Carlisle
vas going to the lodge. and that we,
Ifter profuse warnings about the baby,
md promises not to be gone too long,
we're to proceed to this closet overlook
ne the back parlor uia back gate and
,arden. In vain / protested.
"Why, you goose" laughed Jennie, !
there'll be fun enough to last life !
ime. John wanted to come awfully, ]
'ut knew he'd make noise and spoif /,
very thing, SO l wouldn't let him." !.
he willy schemer had taken the pre- !,
aution to lock the closet door from the /,
inside, so there was no fear of detec- /;
on. On high bench, as still as two !
lice, we awaited results.
Cousin Mark Gas if arousing from a 7