The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-05-28
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/ Wudt: CIAcN--NCA1. 0uuACS We
are. saved! q Bella has an 4lncle!
Where? Who? Tell us quick, child!"
Y dop'tlssn.osY z@9 Bfll9, sq94ldng.
to my mother-ther4s cousin, too
and kealiyes here pn heaiglald so3Hs
[Ayhere,antzhe is Ahnll=5a ulllI qace, 4 thlla
zonly ecesntric; but of cotlfys / ought
|zto have gone to zee him before III 1
was ever going to claim the relation
skip alta al s.-.-Ea come down On him
for money when I've never even seen
hiHlada hsFtff aAdl-tM ht{ efan,
Iaebdldift t6 that, you knows ~
ssu"Cou.dh't!'' said Nell! g 'sands he bur
only glhar1rof hope! q tBefla Campbetl;
your TESTING is ill-timed. Come, and
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.R RY.f really ilYproteate gy1,l Bella,
fs'I mhSsstt.an it. r never sh9uA have. the
courage to ask hin ii in tile world. 10
introduce myself to him as his niece,
| lo1ls1i sitnatbaa aAd fzBeg for- Help!
Can't, you 4seei2f If Herwduld;+s'E .,54 81
BE proud of the honor" finished
Neil..- ...sWill- you do it?,, ,rv,z,~
!. =" . saii' haia EEBetn I. " ~
'sl".Thsn 1. wiil!,,. - ...s...
Neilgl6Wed With ii1e. sner fl{:
"You needn't look like that,
Pauline" she continued. 1'If Bella
refuses aclen owledga herkind 5but
eccen,tris uncle, i. i Hot! IT viii go
to him and throw. myself upon: his
neck and say What is his name?
Frisbie? Elnathan Frisbie? Good!
Uncle Elnsthah sftlsbfa' I1haflasay,
Tend me car II fare, as a. You low; me
three car fares, Uncle Elnathan!'
1 tsa sM flsfs &c aafIsse' = I;sn,t
your uncle at all!''
1s5 Ie5f}1 at 1sfsr3 ts sH ssis
moment I adopt you as such. Your
n,lpcleff lh4Y|be my uncle, and your
"Neil, you are too ridiculous!"
Bella laughed helplessly. "Come,
then, If you~ insist upon il. Maybe I
can screw up my courage If we find
him. I don't believe we ever SHALL %
she added.
Hpf Y Il a1resk ~ marched u away
fritmpnllEa under he little, bridge
aad up tile grassy lshe, and the two
followed meekly. They. inquired of
passers-by along the road, of super
c;lious maids and unsympathetic
s.ist.es.ss "a, asztha.aa9T1s Asnass, ,of
|s I'D s saRtei ahe; &C. NC % %
and down marrow, crooked
streets Of the quaint little city by
more rsa1y Is tihtsy YIN tra ;
But they found themselves sc last
standing before q quaint, w1roofed
coAegs m hffa In the tiny garden
st8# kgh his lhck to them, On old
mX4 aA 4 straw bat, who should by
thEh6hof and Intelligence of an who
had furnfshed them with information
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kguiveTing. And Neil, giving hdr r one
glance of unuttYrable meaning,l4ena
ed the gat1 nd walked up thd path
"Mr. Frisk III she said, gent and
inquiringly ~ the back of the Straw,
hat. The old man turned and It'd hat
qaaaaAof4 III 1Elnathan FridbIeJ I
f&4e4 q RNa4 3 id again, with heg
Dtalki1slEftlf3n s%''s said MI LIZ Ii.
bic, with somewhat unpro4tihg
grunt. III
"Then thinl Mr.. Frisbie-da ytpu
ever happen to Year of gran iiace
ct yours, you, gniece's child, bella
I.Campbell?" IL
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held gut her band to the 81 IAN
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bell, Rella Bodine's little girl hs.
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ures bdf fnhappily by thf FATE;
mn 1ieb&,Asaid Neil, ASSUMING
a charming air of familiarity aha
proprietorship. ''May they condi4 "
'Yes-oh, yes, let 'em conea ih, %
said Mr.. Frisbie, rubbing his cA1 and
regarding them gravely as they fahe
\ up the path, Bella shrinking, 1ak as
one of his peonies, Pauline p8d dnd
rigid under the accusationss bf| a
at4rtldasa4nsaialce. III
''She looks tired" said the Obj mhn,
taHsgpg xynoHdilfg at Bella, vhp lin
stantly turned quite white ahh re
t.tm bins a)eessEeSs. III
eve are little tired" said sNeil,
HteM Alhsr4ibeen off all @k, ion
a little lark, you know. And thought
il wQQpglld hsAP pleasant to fMl yp6l
! Mother wifi III pleased. It is 4osl4hg
ES SRg eHEaasss sigma. for Of @R tsPss
from Bella: $50 long sin&a fAe
theardfrnn:,soe., :. Unfinished fhsfly:
"And my cousin? She II ~
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