Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-01-11

long, but by the desire of an uncle OF
Australia, who has adopted me,
now add the surname of Monckton to
my own. Walter is my second name"
Maggie started, but she was beyond
being affected by surprise now
Then you are Walter Monckton,"
she exclaimed.
"And your cousin, if you are good
enough to admit the relationship,
which is not, perhaps a real one; but
we are closely connected through our
mutual Uncle Walter. You will, per-
haps, have heard of me from him."
Yes, indeed. My mother had a
letter from him lately in which he
spoke of you as being in England
You are at Oxford then with Mr.. Ac-
ton? How is it We have seen nothing
of your"
Because | lost your mothers ad-
dress which | brought home with me,
and have only just obtained it again.
Do you know your face gave me the
clew when we met this morning. My
father has photograph of you which
is lifelike, and | have so looked for
ward TO meeting and claiming you as
one of the family. Will you accept me
as cousin?"
The young mans face was so ear
nest and cordial as he stretched his
hand towards her that Maggie could
not refuse to place hers within it.
Indeed, / will, and gladly" return
ed Maggie, feeling her heart warm to-
ward this simple, manly, stalwart
young colonial. 1T will be a real de
| light to me to have cousin | have
never had a brother even since | can
remember
Then / may come and see Aunt
Maggie? Your mother has always
been Aunt Maggie to mel"
Yes, of course. she'll be so happy
to receive you, Mr.
mot Mr. anything, please" inter-
rupted the young man. 81 am only
Jack"
We'll, then Jack. and am Mag
gle, YOU know
May, YOU are Margaret to me-
have always thought of you as Mar
garet, and it suits you best. You are
stately, you see, my cousin, and Mag
gle is not jignified enough"
so be it, replied Maggie, rising as
the music stopped. 1--WE must tell
our friends, you know" she wills
pered.
There was chorus of surprised eX-
carnations and congratulations during
the few minutes before good-nights
were exchanged. 1T is quite a little
romance" said Mrs Acton, giving
Maggie motherly kiss.
And it is one which will not end
here" nodded wise Mary to herself, as
she assembled the stairs.
Maggie was conscious of a warm
glow at her heart as she still felt the
close lingering pressure of Jacks
hand on her own, and recalled the
happy shining of his gray eyes as
they had hidden each other good
night Il am sure | shall like him, y
she thought, "and how pleased mother
will be-
Jack always insisted that he AMI
Maggie had fallen in love with each
other at first sight-he was still I'M
aware of her fancy about her dream
face, but this little mystery was
shortly to be solved in quite a natural
manner
A few months before their wedding
she was looking over portfolio of her
own sketches, with Jack as usual at
at her elbow, when she came upon IA
likelike sketch of Jack himself, with
her own initials and a date of nearly
two years ago in the corner. Jack
saw il at the same moment as she did
How ON earth did you get hold of
this?" he exclaimed, holding up the
picture and staring at it in bewilder-
ed manner.
Maggie did not reply at once. Like
a flash the incident came back TO her
mind, and she remembered, too, where
she had first seen him.
''Wait, wait moment, and | will
explain it all. Jaek!' she said, breath
1essly. and then, laughing and blushing
little, she told him how it was her
habit 20 make rough sketches of any
face that struck her fancy, and how,
as she had sat opposite to him in an
omnibus one morning, she had sur
reptitiously transferred him to her
sketchbook, and how it had uncon-
sciously become impressed on her
memory by the drawing she had made
of it.
Il remember that morning, too" ex-
claimed Jack. And you were the girl
who nearly fell off the omnibus step.
0. Margaret, you looked so demure as
you bent over your book that ! could
not get fair look at you; but there
was something about you that brought,
back memory of home even then,
and I've often thought Of that girl
since. Darling, if was in love with
your photograph before saw You, you
were half in love with your sketch of
me, so we are still quits, and do you
know, I'm sure my father sent me to