Sharp County record., 1903-06-26

2 Of fine business woman in that
girl. Any other woman would have
written a book"
Then she wrote to another uncle as
follows:
Dear Tncle Joe; want trip pass 90
cleveland anl back for Cousin Emily, Tor
boz after next l,'s ail right
KATHERINE DENHAM
Then it is all right, since katherine
says So" said Uncle Joseph. "It must
be quite awhile since Emily has had "a
boat trip. don't remember seacin@
her q pass. She deserves a dozen
Next katherine wrote to the most
promising Of the three railroad men;
Dear Uncle Peter: want passes fox
Cousin Emily from cleveland 20 Buffalo.
New York Washington and Boston, AMI
any place else you can think 0t, ami haeH
90 C,cve.aue again. Shes going down b.
boat lis all right.
KATHERINE DENHAM.'
BLESS her soul, Of course its all
right" said the railroad magnate,
making ont passes with his own hand
Her Cousin Belle wrote II pages
when she asked for a pass from Nil
waukee TO Chicago, and had 90 gel
her letter typewriter before l could
read it,
katherine displayed such a deep and
mysterious interest in the postman TIE
following week that Cousin Emily be-
gan To fear that the chaperoning Of a
young woman Of II was a position Of
no light sponsiEility
The mysterywas explained, however,
when katherine appeared one morning
in Cousin Emily's doorway, with ra-
diant countenance, Numerous slips Of
paper and a work-basket.
There" said Katherine, with dane
ing eyes. These are all yours,'
"Mine!' exclaimed Cousin Emily,
"What are they"
~ little Of everything" replied the
plotter. ~ lake trip, railroad trips, a
ia = to Washington a "Trip to the sea-
shore, a run to Boston, another to New
York-yCu're to stay a month if YOU
want to-
katherine, you told"
81 didn't! / never said a wordl"
"But you explained
Nothing" said Katherine. This
family's too large and too honest for
explanations. Here, il you must cry,
take my apron. But yuu haven't time.
You're to go the minute the others
get back. I've come prepared to scW
on buttons by the quart and braid by
the mile. You'll have to have somy
clothes, you know. It's a blessing
your spring suit is so new.'
The day Of Cousin Emily's departure
dawned. The relaNyes that went to See
her off formed scattered procession
that reached from one end TO the other
of the long ore dock. Now that their
attention was called to the fact, all
realized that quiet, unobtrusiye, help
full Emily had lived all her life in the
little village without a glimpse Of the
word beyond.
Really" said Katherine's mother,
waving a handkerchief energctically
after the departing boat, I'm afraid
we've all been abominahly selfish.
We've given Emily half dozen homes
among us, to be sure, and we've pro
yiGed her with al she could eat and
wear; but I'm afraid we haven't been
quite as thoughtful as we should have
bden about her pleasures. Now j
come to think of il, She has always
been the one to stay at home; and no
one has ever heard her complain"
Katherine tipped her hat over pair
Of telltale eyes, and grabbed small
nephew by the arm just in time tosaye
the boy from disappearing over the
side Of the dock and herself from the
necessity Of a reply.
With Cousin Emily gone, the family
seemed singularly incomplete, 80
one else could put the Perkins baby
to sleep. No one else could battle the
Denham baby to his satisfaction. Eor
no one else would Grandfather Den.
HAMS Cruel attain the proper con-
sistcucy. And it suddenly became eyi.
dent that no other memher Of the fam
iywas competent to make buttoaholes
in the Denberry twins shirt-waists.
When, therefore, just five days after
her departure, Cousin Emily walkeG
in unannounced, she was greeted w,tI
iov. as well as with no little astonish-
ment.
"How in the world" gasped Kath
crime, almost dropping the Perkins
baby in her surprise, did you get bNct
SO soon?
"soon!" cried Cousin Emily, seizius
the baby and shedding tears Of joy
down his neck. Soon! It's been the
longest week | ever lived | was SC
homesick for this baby and tie Dem
ham baby, and Grandfather Ivnham
and the twins, that | left the boat the
moment il touched the dock at Cl,ye-
land and came home by rail on the
very first train
"But you had no pass
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