Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-07-29
THE LADY IN I HE
 AUTOMOBILE.

fhA glow of health on her cneekS Wuc had come to the city the day before aud stopped in one of row of stone front houses but she was not to re- main there. Her cousin. Tom 6ychard was coming with his automobile to take her to his fathers place ill q suburban town Sue had never seen her cousin or her uncle or her aunt not any one of that family. She had Hafef ridden in an automobile. Tom was to call for her at 10 o'clock, and at 1O:3O he had not arrived. Mary was growing impatient.
 Suddenly beautiful machine turned a corner came up the street and stop. ped in front of the house. In it was Cousin Tom-who else could it be- a handsome young fellow, who got out and was about to mount the steps when he looked up at the number above tue door, then turned to the next house. Mary. naturally assuming that he was making a mistake, rushed to the door to call him Too late; he had disappeared
 No matter. He would discover his mistake and return. She would wait for him on the stoop. She stood there Il few minutes admiring the beautiful spick and span dark green machine with it's polished brass mountings. It looked so pretty that she thought she would go down to it. When she got there a step into it was so easy and the cushioned seat so tempting that she got in and sat down.
 Now, the gentleman who had gone tn next door was not Cousin Tom at all. but Harry Craven. ono of those graceless scamps who was not likely to throw an adventure over his shout der From a window of his club-he had called to replenish his cigar case- he was surprised to see pretty girl sitting in his machine with as much composure as if she owned it. He was going for spin and wished sha would stay there. But he didn't OK pect that she would. As soon as he appeared she would discover that sha had made mistake
 He went out prepared for anything. On seeing him approach the lady smiled, put out her hand and said 'Why, Cousin Tom, what has made you so lato:''
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 sIes. And f.hy diti you go into 3G? I wrote you To come b 3s'
 SWell, now, Up9a my word Sizes and eights are much alike. But this is no way for couSil> to greet one an- other" And the rascal bent forward and kissed her through her veil Then he took his seal heai,:n his newly found cousin. There wa~ a series of chugS and off wen; the machine.
 Now commenced a sparrng on the part of the cOuSnlrSS Mir Craven te prevent detection He skilfullv avoid. Cd committing himself on anything til he had learned something about s from tha lady. He gathered that he was expected to take her to his fa- thers residence in the suburbs. r so Happened that his own father lived in the suburbs, and his mother aad ~j.- ters and himself as well He turaeI his course homeWard
 Just before luncheon Mrs. Craven and her daughters were sitting on the front piazza. engaged at reading and needloWnrk, when up the roadway to the house came Harry n his auto, q young lady beside him
 Bless me- said Alice Craven. "IIere cones Harry with some uHe. and look a fright"
 "e'ood 6raeioll9,"' exclaimed AIf~.= Craven. And We,vc nothing but scraps from yesterdays dinner for lunch"
 Mother cried I!arry.as he round cd the machine up to the porch. you've forced me to make a guy of myself bf not keeping me posted Here's Cousin Mary come to visit llS, and if it hadn't been that she's stay log next door to the club would have missed her entirely"
 1he excitement attending the meet. ing of her aunt and cousins for the htst time prevented Mary from taking ln the real meaning of this Harry hdhoed her out, and, going to her sup posed aunt, she threw her arms around nef neck and kissed her, then did the same With the others. She was ap- palled at the coldneSs of her reception ! anu was wondering what to do next when Harry tipped his favorile sister tue wink and suggested that their cousin be taken upstairs ito brush off the dust"
 nile they were gone Harry made a confession to his mother. After q sound rating she agreed with him that 1 .ne poor girl must be extricated from 1 uer narrowing position with great deli cacy and that to do this the deception | must be kept up for time.
 when Mary reappeared she was 1 olaae heartily welcome That after | nooh Harry went about telling all their ''ehds that cousin was visiting them l ano arranged for q series of entertain ,aehts He kept Mary much of the tune out with him in his automobile ahu devoted himself exclusively to her. out Whenever his mother proposed to [ Dtihg the comedy to a close ho p,lt her 1