Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
A COUNTRY COUSIN
She Came and Saw and CONQUERED.

The news and the dessert were sery-
ed simultaneously.
"By George, If l hadn't nearly for
gotten" quoth Stafford pere. He rum
mayed in an inner pocket.
"Can't find the letter. Must have
left it at the Office. Anyhow, it's from
my cousin, Godfrey Chester
"Now. Henry" interrupted the mild
voice Of Mrs. Stafford in amused ex-
postulation. why will you keep up
that fiction about the cousinship? 1t is
mythical, and you know it"
ITS certainly remote" conceded the
beaming p%aterfamilias at the opposite
end of the table. "but there once was
a relationships long time ago, l adj
NIT. But Chester and l have traced
back until we found it. He's a good
fellow, Chester. I've always been urg-
ing him to manage that u young peo-
pie may become acquainted. He writes
that his daughter will pass through
Chicago tomorrow, on the way to New
York, and will spend a few days with
us. LIZ say > uC WlolCc JIG VI lily ldlll-
lily would meet her. Bless my soul,
here's the letter after all" He put on
his spectacles and read aloud: You
can't mistake her. She's a curly head
ed little girl in a gray gown and a hat
with gray feathers. She's a nice child,
and I'll be glad to have her meet your
youngsters. There!"
"a child" groaned Ralph. who was
% and studious.
He swallowed his cafe noir at a gulT
and rose disgustedly.
youngsters. indeed" cried Dick dis
painfully. Does he take us for kin
dergartners"
Ross, who was the eldest, smiled II
quite a superior and disinterested fash
ion. He boosted a 1ourishing mus
tache. He was studying law. Plainl.
the subject had no interest for him.
But one of you must meet TIT
child!' cried the head of the house
you'll go, Ralph?
Cant, sir. I'm doing an article OF
the architecture Of the tenth century
It takes a lot of research. III be al
morning in the Newberry library
Henry Stafford, huge Of girth. roseat
of yisage and twinkling of eye. turned
his face imploringly toward his young
est son
"You, Dick"
"Got a golf match on. Can't make ii
SIR"
Dear, dear! If your sister were onl
at home"-
"Shell be back tomorrow afternoon,
put in Mrs. Stafford.
But the little girl gets here in tn
morning. She must be met. she
from a comparatively small town. Sh
would be quite bewildered were she I
find herself alone in Chicago"
He sent the good looking young re-
low with the mustache an appeallhi
glance.
81 wonder now, Ross, If YOU
Ross laughed leniently. you poo
perplexed old chap! Yes, IN see ''a
the child gets here all right"
"Goodv' said Henry Stafford with
sigh Of relief. Good"
R,,t when the western train dlsgori
ed its iostling multitude in the uhlo
depot the following morning hoss '.''
ford. standing close by the iron gaze
found that he had undertaken a '"SN =
greater magnitude than he hau al VI
time imagined. There was snci Gus
of neonle. stout and thin. tall ana |'o'
big and little. There were ch.'ule
nrocessions of them. But 'leS "
scanned to belong to the folks VINO hu
Rod them along. Never a glimpse co"'
he catch of a curly headed ,'''" :.
in n gray gown, wearing Il h"t WV
$780, foothors. Or was the dress pro"l
Rv love! He wasn't even sure 'i
The last laggard group tricklea ava,
Ross knew the conductor OF ,'e
ror troin and spoke to him as he can
hurrying along. omgv
There was a little girl coming
ch,oo oo-had curly hair, a plu ui's
n.aen hat - blest If l renlei'oe
a SISCh
Wasn't she on?
"Alone, was she"
EYES," e,,ro9 rour.
am" "ve,l. I'll tt
.nhone the folks that she wasa a,t
Dad can wire her people anu
beg your pardon" h,mse,f bov
Xnd he suddenly found h',nse a,ore
ing profoundly, hat IN manu- he had a
Young woman with whom "o slend,
most collided in his haste wor
. uo , a graceful young W." 81,
su'o . ,ovelv young woman. as h,s
she accepted his apology a Wv
y Half way up the s1a.,s
oiusn. hack and saw her stan",'
where he had left her lie
and went back. some one? c.
"You are waiting for SOME
. Ut your What a SVEN y m,stak
there has been a mi M"v
No n has come to mee
ask YOU to call a CAP. oro 90. when 81
And when him. when he stooo ao nac
headed on the curDs.o1e
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