The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-24
COUSIN FRANK. !"

= "'u oOity you STo OOl1ge0 to remain
here until tomorrow. in consequence of
the break in the road; but you will find
everything pleasant here at the Sher-
man House. have entered your name
on the books, and have also given the
name and address of your father, which
will be all the guarantee you will re-
quire for the best treatment they can
give you"
THAT is all right, Mr.. Werden, and I
am greatly obliged for your kindness"
was the pleasant response.
The lady whose attendent had thus
bowed himself out and away was a happy
young girl of eighteen, who had been
spending tho holidays with some REL
atives in st. Louis, and was now on her
way to her home in Rochester. She
had been accustomed to travel, both in
company and alone. and did not regard
1t as verp serious calamity when she
learned from the gentleman in whose
charge she had been placed, and who
had accompanied her az far as Chicago,
that she would lie obliged to remain
day or two.
1t was now eight o'clock in the morn
ing, and having break tasted in her room.
and while thinking how pleasant it
would be to find some one in that great
city whom she knew, she CHANGED to
remember having heard her father say
that he had nephew residing there by
the name Of Charles Brown, u dealer in
hardware.
The city directory having been sent
Brown, Hardware" and within the next
twenty minutes cab placed the youne
lady, with her satclIel in her hand, Mt the
door of his residence.
Inc Dell had been r,lng, and steps
were approaching the door, when our
heroine began for the first time to QUERY
with herself as to whether she had gone
into the CONSUMING business in the most
prudent way. WonlL it not have been
better to have sent her card and inform
ed these cousins that she was at the no.
tel. and wonld be glad to see them? She
must now go in and say to the lady:
II am a cousin of yonr husband. NV
name is Agatha Ogden. and l am q
daughter Of Ralph Ogden, Of Rochester,
New York"
AAO" uIAClCHG du NV hWdEu TRANSACTION
looks, when we get fairly into it. from
what it does when thong int of or seen at
q distance!
Il am much pleased to see you, Miss
Ogden" was the form in which the
young lady was received by Mrs. Brown.
Please let me take your hat and wraps.
My sister, Miss Williams" she added
as the lady thus introduced entered the
room. my husband is out of the CITY.
put will return tomorrow. His brother,
FRANK, is at the store, aud will be home
to lunch. know very little in regard
to my husbands relatives, and do not
believe Frank knows much about them,
he having left home when not more
than ten years old"
~ do wish l was back at the Sherman
House." Agatha said to herself, the first
moment she was alone. 'TEese ladies'
seem very kind; but how extremely
awkward l shall feel if the gentleman
shonld not be relative of mine, after
all!' They will think, and so shall I,
that have made very great fool of N.Y.
self. And even II they are my cousins,
here to save my hotel bill. But l am
here now, and they are making me well
come; of course, l cannot do otherwise
than remain here until the elder brother
comes home. | do wonder if other peo-
pie ever act rs foolishly as I do some
times? How father and mother would
BcOld mer'
Frank Brown, the cousin who would
be home to lunch, was an earnest Young
fellow, twenty two years old, overflow
ing with life, and had seen just enough
of the world to make him somewhat
bold and self-reliant.
To make sure of Franks company to
lunch, Miss Williams went down to the
store soon after the visitor came in, and
told him the whole story, ending with:
Frank. We are just deli GIFTED with her!''
Frank Brown had never heard of anv
COUSIN OF that name; but that only made
the discovery more interesting.
Having put himself through the hands
of his barber and boot embellisher and
given each part of his wardrobe a few
extra touches, he ordered cab to set
him down at the door-that unusual pre-
caution having been taken in order to
bring himself into the presence of hs
new cousin in an uns0iled conditio
Then, after giving himself few more
touches and scrutinizing glances on en-
ter'ng the hall the Young man marched
boldly in, and having been duly announ-
ced, said:
II am delighted to meet you, cousin"
story may as we'll be told-he took her
and placing his left arm gently around
her, waited a second or two, until he
saw her fair blue eyes looking firmly,
affectionateIy, and as he thought invi-
tingly, right into his own. and then gave
her cousinly kiss, not roughly or hasti-
Iy, but in very becoming and orderly
way. He said, again:
II am delighted to meet You, Cousin
Agatha"
To which the young lady responded
and l an pleased to meet You,
The young man remained at home
that day an hour longer than usual-in
fact did not return to the store until one
of the clerks came for him, and then
remained only long enough to answer a
Sherman House required his attention.
Cousin Agatha's trunk, the check for
which he had received from her, must
be sent over to their house, and her
name withdrawn from the books. Miss
Og den would be their guest while she
remained In the city, and she had al
ready kindly consented to prolong her
visit some two or three days.
"Well, my DEAR" said the elder Mr..
Brown. on hearing the whole story from
his wife, Immediately after lie came
th sha i dSss sss%
damnge any Of u.s.. The young lady is
certainly not my cousin, nor in any
manner related to me. understand,
however, exactly how the mistake has
occurred. There was another Charles
Brown. who left here a year ago, whom
! knew very we'll, for he was also in the
hard ware business, and he had, as he
told me, an uncle bv the name of Ralph
Ogden. in Rochester. We were talking
one day in regard to our respective fami.
lies, when he incidentally mentioned
that fact, and spoke, as | RENE nber. in
very..hiRh terms of that uncle. The
young lady is, of course, the daughter of
that gentleman. She is now, rs you say,
down in the city with your sister,"
Eyes: they went out together All hour
ago, to 20 little shopping, and will