The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-29
"a. COUNTRY / COUSIN

Had you# ever cousin. Tom? =. --,, =.
Did your cousin happen to sing?
There are brothers and sisters by doz-
s@.. ems. Tom. u z#s ~
But a cousins different thing!
s s&.s y -,ass - f. Anon.
The news and the dessert were served
simultaneously.
4 e '''By George, if hadn't nearly for
gottenn squoth Stafford pere. He rum
q smaged IN an inner pocket. a.
c Cant t find the letter. Must. have
left 1t 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
I. that fiction about the cousinship? 1t
is my thical, and you know it!,'' g
Hts certainly remote, 'aconceded the
4 beaming paterfamilias atathe opposite
& end Of the table. but there once was
Ne relationshi slong tine ago, ! ad-
nit. But Chester and have taken the
world as we found5it Hesa good fell
low and I've always b,eensur ging him
L tosmanage that our syoun people may
become acquainted Il He writes that his
daughter Will pass through Chicago to-
s3sIlserroW u on the way tp Newly ork, and
sssWiH spend a few days with us. He
sal he wishes one of my family.
Wv eilld meet haE bless my SOUL here's
sstre lettefs after all !,,sS He put on his
mistake her. She's4a curly headed lit
tie girl, In a gray gown and a hat.
with gray feath ers. She's nice child,
and I'll be glad to have her meet your
youngsters" .'There!' ..>
"A child!' groaned Ralph, who was
% and studious. - " .Er1
He swallowed his cafe noir at
gulp and rose .disgustedly.
youngsters, indeed!" cried Dick dis
dainfully Does he take us for kin
deraartenerg?'' ~ + Z :.
Ross, who was the eldest, smiled in
quite aSsuperior and disinterested fash
lon. He boasted a fourishing mus
tache. He was studying law. Plainly,
I the subject had no interest for him.
"Eh. but one of YOU must meet the
chtld!"' cried the head of the house.
You'll 60, Ralph?" =.
AZ Cant. sir. I'm doing an article on
u the architecture of the tenth century
1t takes a lot of research. I'll be all
morning in the :Newberry Library"
Henry Stafford, huge of girth, rose
ate. Of visage,s and twinkling of eye,
turned his harvest moon face implor-
ingly toward his youngest son.
Z You. Dick?''
4 SCOT a golf match on. Can't make
it. SIR g. - -
Dear, /. d dear! ~ If your sister were:
only at home
"She'll be back tomorrow after
noon," put in Mrs. Stafford. --.'.
M But the little girl gets here in the
morning, ~ She must be met. She is
from comparatively small town. She
would be quite bewildered were she to
find herself alone in Chicago. Besides,
m under several obligations to Ches-
ter in a business way He sent the
\ good-looking young fellow with the
lnustacheF an appealing glance ~ @@s
Z wonder now, Ross, If you-"
Ross laughed leniently $.s.You poor,
perplexed old chap! Yes, Til see that
the child gets here all right!'' Ill ii
l "Good!''' said Henry Stafford, with a
/: sigh Of relief. " ood." & s:&5. III 3GE Y
"a But when the Western train dis
# gorged its sljostling multitude in the
Union Depot the following morning
Ross Stafford, Standing close. BY the
iron gates. found that he had under
taken q task :of greater magnitude
han he had at the time imagined.
There was such crush of people,
stout and thin. tall ana short, big and.
little. There were childr rem pro oces-
s1ons Of them. But they all seemed to
belong to- the folks who hurried them
along. Never a. glimpse could he catch
.@of q curly u aded little girl in a gray;
gown wearing q hat with gray feath-5
Il ers. Or was the dress brown? aBy
Joye! He wasn't even sure Of that
/ The last Iaggard group trickled away.
Ross knew the conductor Of the Den
ver train spoke tor him as he came
hdrrying al ~ 3i4 n Nh
on your train Brigham ?''
'Sure!" I. 88$5
There was a little girl coming to
Chicago had curly sha ir-a blue dress
sSs-----a S----a green hat blest if remember.
Wasn't she on ~
4 sS' n Alone, was she