Middletown transcript., 1896-01-18

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!, They turned into State-st., an,
" stopped at the post-office, the morning.
mail having constituted the chic
! . cause for the trip to town. Richard
Strong dismouDted and presently ap.
peared with letter in his hand.
"None for you," he said. This is
for me; from the governor. I'll wager
it has something in it about cousins. y
> ''Let me see," said ths'girl, holding
out her Land. Hetore the letter open
and gave It to her. Then be swung
himself into his saddle, and they
started slowly down the street.
Suddenly the girl gave faint cry.
"Papa has been writing to himl" she
exclaimed.
Writing to him? What for?n
HE has asked him to pay us visit
on the score of relationship, and your
Efather''-
"Wellp" said the young man ex-
citedly.
"He says he will start im mediately-
the very next day."
::'Let me see the date of the letter.
Ye godsl 1t has been delayedl He
must have got here this morningl''
"The train has been in two hours, -
she said. glancing at her watch.
II must see him Immediately, - said
her companion nervously turning his
horse first one way nd then another.
"Who would have dreamed that the
old boys would take that cousinship SO
seriously?"
81 did, sir. l knew from the very
beginning that it would make trouble
some time. ,"
From the verv beginning?" re-
peated the young man, pausing in his |
excitement long enough to note the |
force of this chance admission. $50
you acknowledge, do you''--
s'There's the hotel bus" cried the
girl, hastily changing the subject. Per-
haps the driver can tell us something. %
A long empty vehicle was passing
them on its way up the street. Strong
called to the driver and he stopped.
ibid you bring up tall gentleman
this morning, with white mustache
and goatee and gold eyeglassesp"
"Yes, sir. Your father. don't Won
meanp"
The young man exchanged startled
glances.
"How did you know?" !
HE was inquiring for you, sir, as !
soon as ever he got to the hotel: and
when he found you were gone, be went
and hired buggy"
A buggy-what forf,' II
"He asked the way to Judge Wes- .
ton s place in the Montecito. He said F
the Judge was a near relative of his. e
"a near relatiyeln groaned the hor-
riiied Strong, while his companion
turned away her face, although
whether to conceal look Of anguish >
Dr. laugh will never be known. y
The omnibus proceeded on its way.
"We must hurry said the young 81
nan, squirting his horse to a canter.
The less time they have together be- ..t
ore they have explanations are made o.
he BETTER" r.
"What do you think they will doPn ~
'sked the girl" If
Il don't dare to th ink. You see on ~ ~
verything except this family business ie
ur respective parents are as far apart Pi
civilized humans Can be. Your ne ne
ather, now, is an elder in the church. he
'hile mine has lost all the religion he
YER had; and he has never recovered
rom the babit of using swear words ne
cquired during years of service in the an
'gular army"
"Oh, deari Oh, dearln
"Then, again, Judge Watson is an w;
dent Republican. eor
"And is your father a Democrat ?n or
Worse than that-he is a Mng- fec
ump." he
"How interestingl 1 have always ant
nged to see one of them.n pie
"And my father believes that Bac on IN
rote Shakespeare's plays.n sur ss.
Heayensl Let US ride faster. Papa .nd
Ill have slain him before we get
ere,D
Really, Catharine, J" said the y oung tol,
an. when they had slackened their eve
ce to climb the hills, sit would not gre
rprise me If they positively refused He
enter into partnership as faith ers-in- "
!, ;, .---
Never mind, Richard,'' said the
!, smilingly. Father has never yet :
used me anything, when my happi- "
IS was at stake-at it is now.n -. -
'frong shruggered his shoulders.
line has. ''he answered. "He is made W
dint. the old General; and if he Cher
uld take it in head to say no, it him
uid be awkward in ways don't trans
, to mention.'' out
Wes
Never mind,n nsaid the girl, smil- ledo.
again and lifting her veil to the Who
of jaunty sailor hat. Hs
Ind moment later The young man actin
much encouraged. and the oallon surfa
amed. tie.
IN slight knoll surrounded by 'rse'
We oflliye-oaks and faced with an .,
ntie of old palms. there stood the :,
pie residence of Judge Weston. AS = Is Is
young people came through the :. -,
and entered upon the graveIled ars I :.
1way, they observed two elderly gen 90.