Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-28
HER COLLEGE COUSIN

HUh OOuIIOI OOUOlN
"Great game, WASH t itY" said the sophie
more.
The junior nodded.
"There were holes in their line that you
could drive an ice wagon through" he said
in sudden exultation.
II don't drive an ice wagon" said the
junior shortly. Then he turned and look
ed at the clock above the desk.
Its nearly g." he said "Let's go and
get something to eat"
The sophomore glanced at him out of the
corner Of his eye. "1'm going up town to
dinner" he said hesitatingly.
"What!" said the junior. Didn't you
tell me that we'd take dinner together, go
to the theater and catch the 1880 train
backl"
"Well, you see, I hadn't received this in
vitation then"
"That makes no difference" said the
junior sternly. "You made an engagement
with me. Are you going to break it?"
"No," said the sophomore. "Only"-
"Who is she?''
eth do you no good to know" said the
sophomore.
II dom want to know" said the junior
"Was it the one on the coach?'
The sophomore nodded. II met her ct
the beach last vacation" he said. II new
er called on her here, but she asked me to
dinner tonight. She has cousin in col
lege never asked his name for fear she'd
want me to look him up"
A broad smile came over the face of the
junior, but when the sophomore turned to-
ward him he was preternaturally grave.
you're going, then, are your" he asked
eyes" said the sophomore calmly.
IT think I'll go with you," he said.
"Whatr said the sophomore.
"You could say that you had brought
friend with you," said the junior. 1T
would be all right. She'd understand.
'.I'd look pretty, wouldn't II" said the
sophomore.
"I've no doubt Of it," said the junior
"You always do
"She'd think me an ass" said the soph-
omore.
"Well what's the use trying to deceive
herr" asked tho junior coldly.
II might tell her you were lunatic,"
said the sophomore thoughtfully.
"That would do, !" the junior agreed.
The sophomore looked at him critically.
II believe you would do it," he said at
last. "It's blessed thing that I'll not
take you"
"How'll you help YOURSELF" asked the
junior with interest.
The sophomore glanced over his shoulder
ct the clock.
"It's time for me to start" he said.
"Goodby. I'll meet you at the train"
The junior promptly rose and followed
him. At the door the sophomore turned
and looked at him helplessly.
II say, now, you'll not he began.
"Come on" said the junior. "There
goes a car
The sophomore sighed.
"You don't really mean he began
"That I'll invade the young woman's
home, " put in the junior. II do. Under
your protection I will have no hesitation.
The sophomore did not look at him when
they got off the car. Half way down the
square he stopped at the foot of fight of
steps and turned his eyes doubtfully from
the door above to the Junior.
els this the placer" asked the junior in
nocently. "I'm beginning to get nervous
always do when go calling"
you'll need oil your nerve this time,"
said the sophomore bitterly.
He went up stairs slowly, the junior
close behind him. At the top he turned
sharply around
"Do you really mean to do go ungentle-
manly thing" he demanded.
cts not ungentlemanly," said the
junior stoutly. "All you have to do''-
ooh, shut upp' said the sophomore.
He turned away and put his hand on the
bell. Then he looked back over his shout
der. The junior was leaning easily against
the broad railing of the veranda.
IT believe you're fool enough to follow
me in," said the sophomore angrily,
IT am" said the junior calmly, "Per-
haps not exactly that, but Well not fight
over terms"
"You can take dinner here if you want
to-, the sophomore went on. II believe
that you have no more sense than to try.
I'll wait on the corner to see you kicked
out Then I'll 60 back to the hotel and
get something to eat"
"I'll go with you, said the junior read
lily.
The sophomore turned and stole quietly
uOWu OHo SUcps.
"We'll go back to the hotel and carry
out the original programme, said the
Junior.
The sophomore did not echo his enthusi-
asm. Even when he found himself opposite
the junior at little white table in the
cafe, among his friends, and in the presence
Of clamorous argument about the game,
he did not unbend. But by the time that
the oysters came in his face began to clear.
II suppose you'll tell this thing all over
college, he said ruefully.
It's good thing that they don't peel
these lemons" said the junior. Zone
would never know what they were If 1t
were not for the yellow outside"
"What troubles me most" said the
sophomore lis what the dickens the girl
| will think Of me.
The junior lifted an oyster on his fork
| and looked ct 1t closely.
Don't worry about that" he said. "I'll
fix 1t all right with her."
The sophomore stopped his glass half
| way to his mouth and looked at him over
the rim in amazement.
"I'm the cousin at college whose name
| you never asked, said the Junior. Chi.
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