The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-18
MT. Bngbee'S Intention
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 In the smoking room of an Incoming ocean liner two young men formed an acquaintance, the one S. Augustus Bug bee, as hls card read, the other Eu gene Kenton. Bugbee was an Eng. ushman who evidently expected to see wild animals running in the streets of the principal cities in America. He Informed Kenton that one of his fa- ther's brothers had emigrated to the United States, had got rich and was expecting a visit from his nephew.
 Kenton gathered from NIr. Bugbee's remarks that he was going to America to unite the two branches of the fam fly by marrying his cousin, Miss An nette Medbury. A further Inference was that the Engllshman regarded his part in the matter a sacrifice which was only to be utOned fer by the fact that the young lady was the sole heir of wealthy man. Bugbcc's plan was to visit some interesting points in the new world, then join his uncle's fam fly In the mountains. naming J. as the place of meeting, whcreupOn NentOh remarked that his mother usually went to the same place, that he would be there with her and might have the pleasure of meeting the young lady.
 A week later Miss MClbury and Mir Kenton were Introduced in the parlor of the hotel in the mountains. Kenton refralned from mentioning hay ing met her cousin.
 Miss Medbury proved a very agree able companion. KcutOn looked upon her as an engaged young lady who was permitting him to be cOmpauionahle to All the time before the arrival of MT. Bugbee. He put off mentioning his having met the gentleman till at last It occurred to him that he would appear as having played somewhat UndcSIra- ble role in keeping hIs knowledge SC cret. Meanwhile Miss Medbury show ed unmlstakable signs of an especial preference for Kenton'S society. One evening while they were sitting In a cozy corner of the hotel they began that skirmishing which usually comes between an intimacy and outSpoken love.
 You go next wcek?' said Miss Med bury, looking down at flower with which she was toying. You will be much missed here"
 Perhaps" replied Kcnt2u, some one will come along to supply the place have taken, so far as you are con cerned."
 "I expect no one who can f,l the place you have tiIl,d.'
 Possibly some day We shall meet again. It may be in the mountains. at the seashore. or perhaps you may be married and living abroad
 She looked up at him out of the cor. ner of her eye. "Why do you say that?r
 Tt has occurred to me that you would grace some old English home where your position would be better defined than here. With us the prOmi- hence given to blood has died out. There 1t is still q feature"
 "When 1t Is united with money"
 Yes"
 You think, then, that 1t would be nice for me to marry some impoverish- cd gentleman in England md take his rank. I might marry into my own fam fly there You know my father came from England"
 "Indeedr'
 "Yes, and what you propose has been suggested. 4 cousin of mine is now travelling in America, and I expect him to join us here next week"
 Eenton did not like the situation. In the first place, to think of the girl taking his advice marrying her cousin and going where he would never see her again was horrible to him; in the second place, when the lady should learn that he had met Mir. Bugbee and had said nothing to her about the meet ing she would give him the cold shoul- der.
 Have you ever seen himF he asked.
 "No."
 Miss Medbury," said Kenton, q have a confession to make" And he told her that he had met her cousin.
 T can understand your position per fectly," she said. "Now tell me all about him"
 Kenton was greatly relieved and re solved not to place himself in q similar position again. He gave a description of MT. Bugbee that had he heard 1t must have delighted that gentleman. Miss Medbury listened till he had fin ished.
 T wish" she said, "to ask you question to which expect reply on your sacred honor. Do you think my cousin a man of whom I would be proudT
 That Is not a question for me to de- eide"
 q consider you q friend" she con- tlnued after q brief silence. 'NOw, tell me, would you like to see me mar rled to the gentleman you met on the