The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-09-28

Did your cousin happen to sing1
There are brothers and sisters by doz-
ems. Tom.
But a cousins a different thing,
Anon.
The news and the dessert were served
simultaneously.
by George. II l hadn't nearly for
fottenl" quoth Stafford pere. lie rum
mayed IN an inner pocket
Cant ind the letter. Must have
lSft II at the Office Anyhow. It's from
ny cousin. Godfrey Chester"
Now, Henry" interrupted the mild
voice Of Mrs. STAFFORD In amused cx-
bostulatlon. "why will you keep up
hat fiction about the couslnshlp7 II
b mythical. and you know III"
ITS certainly remote conceded the
heaming paterfamilias at the opposite
md Of the table. but there once was
q relationship-a long time ago. ad-
nit. But Chester and have taken the
uorld as We found H. He's good fell
low and I've always been urging him
10 manage that our young people may
bccome acquainted. lie writes that his
laughter will pass through Chicago to-
morrow on the way TO New York. ana
viii spend a few days with uH. Ho
nys he wishes one OF my family
would meet her. Bless my soul, hore' |
the letter after ALL" He put on hIs
lpoctaclos--read aloud: you can't
mistake her. She's n curly-headed 1T
10 girl. In gray gown and a hat
With gray feathers. She's n nice child.
and IN be glad to have her meet your
youngEtors." "Therel"
"A chlld!" groaned Ralph. who was
p and studloua.
He swallowed his cafe nolr at
gulp and rose dlsgustedly.
Youngsters. indeed" cried Dick dis
dalnfuily. Does he take us for kin
dergarteners?"
Roas. who was the eldest. smiled In
quito a superior and dislnterested fash
ion. lie boosted fourlshing mus
tache. He was studying law Plainly.
the subject had no interest for him.
"Eh. but one OF you must meet the
ehlldl" cried the head OF the house
You'll so. Ralph"
cant, sir. I'm doing an article on
the architecture OF the tenth century
II takes n lot Of research. I'll be all
morning In the Newberry Library"
Henry Stafford. huge OF girtN sose-
ate OF ylsage. and twlnkllng o. eye.
turned his harvest moon face implor-
ngly toward his youngest son.
you. Dick7"
got a golf match on. Can't make
Il. SIR"
Dear. dearl II your sister we're
only nj home"
She'll be back tomorrow after
noon" put In Mrs. Stafford.
"But the little girl gets here In the
morning. She must be met. She Is
from a comparatively small town. She
would be quite bewlldcrcd were she TO
find herself alone In Chicago. Besides,
I'm under several obligations to Ches-
ter IN business way" lie sent the
good-looking young fellow with the
mustache an appealing glance.
Il wonder now. Ross. II YOU"
Ross laughed leniently. "You poor.
pefplcAcu olu tnhpi ithi II see thnt
the child gets here all right"
Good" said Henry Stafford. with
sigh OF relief Good"
But when the Western train dis
gorged It's iostllng multitude in the
Union Depot the following morning
Ross STAFFORD, standing close by the
iron gates. found that he had under
taken task OF greater magnitude
than he had at the time imagined.
There was such a crush OF people.
stout and thin, tall and short, big and
little. There were children-proees-
slons OF them. but they all seemed to
belong TO the folks who hurried them
along. Never a glimpse could he catch
OF a curly-headed little girl In n gray
gown wearing a hat with gray feath-
srs. or-was the dress brown? BY
Lowell He wasn't even sure OF that
The last laggard group trickled away.
Ross knew the conductor OF the Den
YER train-spoke 10 him as he came
nurrylng along,
IAN on your train. Brigham"
"Surel"
lutIN was AAAAA' hAiA AhlhlHk W
ChlcAgo-had curly hair-a blue dress
"a green hat-blest II rememberl
Wasn't she on2"
Alone. was shei"
Eyes"
"No, sir. Didn't come. sursl Course
am"
Ross wheeled around. "welll III
telephone the folks that she wasn't on
pad can wire her people and dad out
Il beg your pardonl"
And he suddenly found himself bow
ing profoundly, hat in hand. before
Young woman with whom he had al
most oollided In his haste. slender
Young woman. a graceful young wo-
man. a lovely young woman, as his
susceptible heart instantly aeknowl-
edged.
she accepted his apology with a
sllrht bend OF the head-a vivid blush.