The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-12-12
COUSIN
CLARA
BY PRANK n. owEET.


ciative eyes IN something of the
speculation Of the artist calculating
perstectivc and distance.
As he neurs the arch he glances up
10 note the time. The two hands Of
the clock are pointing directly over.
head, as though ciasped In cntrcaty TO
the vertical sun. The young man fol-
lows the custom OF the place and takes
out his watch TO compare time. AS
he does so he notices the white square
at his feet.
The address Is up aud boldly writ
ten:
"Robert Leighton, artist,
Ecole de rArt
Rue ST. Illairc.
Paris"
With n quick movement he rcscues
the envelope from its position.
"Strangc -- mpossible!" he says,
wonderingiy, aud. obllvlous OF the peo-
pie who are passing him ON the side
walk, he reads the supcrscription
again and again, his face growing more
puzzled and incredulous with each
perusal.
at Is certainly meant for me-" he
says, at last; "but how in the name of
all that Is inscrutable did II happen
20 be lying here? II was evidently on
its way to the post office. for II Is not
postmarked; and IL Is just cs evident
that the writer Is somewhere in this
interesting little town. ! wonder who
Il can be? did not know that had
an acquaintance in all New England.
and certainly not one who knew my
Paris address. I was sympathizing
with myself ms being n stranger in my
own land; and lo. and behold! here I
am publicly displayed on the sidewalk
Of this enterprising resort. In less than
two hours after my arrival. Well.
c'est pour moi. so will open H."
He stands aside and raises his hat
ss two ladies pass. lie does not know
them by name. hut they were In the
same Pullman from Kingston, and one
Of them had bowed In nowlcdgment
Of his services In raising n car win
dow. He waits until they have gone
by. and then follows as far as the
shadow Of the arch. A small boy whirls
around the corner with an armful OF
newspapers. and he buys one mcchan-
ically and thrusts II into his pocket.
When the sidewalk is again clear he
takes out q penknife and opens the
letter.
~ Is brief' but does not go far to
so'Ve the mystery;
"Narragansett Pier. July I, 1901.
Cousin Robert Lelghton; Your uncle
snS ..a ,,,r,o :" s,,M @ ',, ~ 'na. M n,s pain'ihss
dh not know your address. or would have
written before. Please let me know how to
SEND cordially, ,,,
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