Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-23
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COVsIS FRANZ.

Miss OSdeu; my tram = ABOUT sssisiis--
+ arc sorry Won are obliged TO remain !
here until torDorrox. IL ccnseG 7snce o.
,he hreak in the road: bat vou VII md |
sverythiuc pleasant here al the Sherman
Honse. / have entered your .iaine OF |
the tooks. and have also gwen TIE iiasIs
and address Of yo1y father, Selen VII VII
be al, the guarantees you VIII Fesia1Ie
for the les. treatment they can give
@Ths. il sll right, Mr. werdan, and
am greatly Obliged for your kIssdi1s's@i
was the pleasant response
The iady whose Attendant had ihas
boxed himself cut and away vss
hanry youny giri of eighteen, y no h.a
been amending the holidays With some
rs,atives In ST. Louis, and as now on
ber vay TO her home n hpci11s'ess
She had been acc1s.oned - tSaFsi,
hosh in company and alone ana oid
MOI regard il as very Serious caiAInitf
,xhen she learned from the gentleman
in vhose charge she had been p.acsc,
ana vho accompanied her rs far as ihi-
cag,- that she voGId be obliged 10 re-
main there DAY or two
Twas nov eight O'Clock IN the morn
,pg and. having bgeakfssted 10 hsr rooln
ard thought hor pleasant It would De
~ End some one IN that great city Shcin
she knew, she chaaced 10 remember
having heard her father say tast nc
had a uephsx residing there by tie
name of Charles Brown, dealer II
hardware.
The CITY directory, having been sent
for. gave her the name o. Chaflsss
Rynxn Hardvare,' and within the mex;
twenty minutes a cab placed t2e Young
Iady. with her satchel IL her hand. 81
the door Of his residence.
TIE ball had been rang and steps
we're approaching the door "nen cur
heroine began for the first time 10 9asFs
NTH herself as To whether she had gone
into the CONSUMING business III the most
urudeut vay. Would il not have been
much better 10 have sent her caro- and
informed those cousins that she WAS Al
the hotel. and would be glad 10 see
them! She must now 90 IN and say 70
the lady: ~,
IL am a cousin o: your husband. My
name is Agatha Ogden, and am a
daughter of Ralph Ogden, OF Rochester
New York"
Hsy different an awkward transaction
looks, when we get fairly into II, from
what il does when though. OF or seen AZ
a distance. -.
81 am much pleased 10 see you, Miss
Ogden" was the form IN which the
young lady vas received By Mrs Brown.
Please LET me take your hat and wraps.
Ny sister, Miss Williams, STE added,
as the lady thus introduced entered the
room. My husband Is oat Of the city,
but will return tomorrow. dis brother
Frank Is al the store, and Will De home
70 lunch. | know very Little IL regard 10
nv Husbands relatives, and do not be
heve Frank knows much about them, rs
having ief; home when ! ot more than
ten years old
II do wish Twas back q. the Sherman
House, Agatha said 10 herself. the first
moment abe was alone. These ladies
seem very kind; bnt how extremely ask-
ward shall feel IL the gentleman should
NOT be a relative of mine, after all.
They will think. and 50 shall !. that
have made very great fool of myself.
Aud even il they are NY cousins, they
will no doubt suppose that came here
10 save sny hotel bill. But ] am here
nov, and they are making the welcome:
OF coarse, / cannot do otherwise than
remain until the slider brother comes
home. / do wonder II otae, people
ever act as fooiishly as ] do soue-
timesf How father and mother would
nccid me-
Frank Brown, the cousin who would
be homo to lunch, WAS an earnest young
fellow, twenty two years old, overlooking
With life, aud had seen just enough OF
the world 70 make him somewhat bold
and sclf-rcliant.
To make SIRE Of Franks company 10
lunch, Miss Williams went down TO the
store soon after the visitor came IN aud
told him the whole story. ending With:
"She u really very pretty girl.
Frank. We are just delighted with
herr
Frank had never heard of any cousin
OF her name, bu, that only made the
matter more interesting.
Having put himself through tbs hands
OF his barber and boot enbellisher, aud
given each part Of his wardrobe few
extra touches, he ordered cab 10 set
him down at his door; that unusual pre-
caution having been taken in order 60
bring himself into the presence of his
nov cousin in an unsoiled condition.
Then, after giving himself few more
touches and scrutinizing glanccs on en-
tering the hall, the young man marched
boldly in, and. having been duly an.
nounoed. said:
Il am delighted 10 meet you, coa-
SIM
At the same tiine-for the whole story
may a. well be toli-he took her fondiy
and affectionately by the hand, and,
plscing his left arm gently around her.
waited second or two, until he saw her
fair blue eyes looking firmly. affection
Atsly, aud. ~ be thought. iuvitingiy into
his own. and then gave her consinly
kisA not roughly or hastily. but in a
very becoming and orderly way. He
naid. again:
Il am delighted TO meet yea. Cousin
Agatha
To which the young lady responded:
And am pleased 10 meet you. Cou-
The young man remained AT home
that day an hour logger than nsual-in
fast. did not return 10 the store till one
o& the clerks came for him, and then re-
manned only long enough 20 answer a
question or two. A little business NJ
the Sherman House required his stten-
ta0u. Cousin Agssha's trunk, tie check
Tor which he had received from her. must
Be sent over 10 their house, and her name
withdrawn from the books. Miss Ogden
would be their guest while she remaiised
In the city, and she had already kindly
consented 10 prolong her visit some two
Or three dayA
Well, my DEAR" said the elder Mr..
Brown, on he ring the whole story from
his wife, immediately after he came
home. this Il a comical aiveusure-
one, however, that does not seem likely
20 damage any Of IA. The young lady
b certainly not my cousin, nor in any
manner related 10 ma. ] understand.
however, exactly how the mistake has
occurred There was another Charles
Known. who left here q year ago. whom
kneu very we'll. for he Was also in the
hardware business. and he had, as 10
told me- an uncle by the nanae Of Ralph
ORdcu IN Rochester. We were talking
one day in regard 10 our respective fam
u1es, when he incidentally mentioned
Thai fact, and spoke, as / remember,
IN very high terfnA of that uncle. The
young lady ID, Of course, the daughter
o. that gentleman. She il now, as
you say, down in the city with your
"Yss; they went ont together an hour
ego @ do little shopping. and win scon
Well. We must correct the mistake