The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-12
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Miss Mary King equipped FOR an au-
tcmobilc ride. stood at a front window
wahiug. She mas cotmtry girl with
the glow OF heatiI+on hef cheeks wilo
had c5me 20 the city the day before
and stopped 10 one 81 = row of STONE
front hoWes. hut she was not to re-
malu there. Her ceusin. Tom Archard.
was coming with his automobile "a
take her 10 his fathers place Ia
suburban town. She had never seen
her rcnsin or her uncle or hes aunt
not my one of that family. She had
never ridden IN an automobile Tom
was to call for her at 10 o'clock. aud
~ 1890 he had not arrived Hilary
was growing impatient.
Suddenly beautiful machine turned
a corner. came mp the street and stop
pod in front Of the house III It WAS
Cousin Tom--who else eould It be-
a handsome young fellow, who got cut
and was about to mount the steps
when he looked up at the number
above the door. then turned 70 the
next house. May --as,.;-.-..5 ,.-:..:.I ursu4nlng
that he was making a mistake rushed
to the door to call him. Too late; he
had disappeared
No matter. lie would discover hle
mistake and return. She would wait
Cor him on the stoop. She stood there
few minutes admlring the beautiful
spick aud span dark green machine
vita It's polished brass nountinRs It
looked SO pretty that she thought she
would 80 down to H. When she got
there step into Il was so easy and
the cussIorcd seat SO tempting that
she got IN and sat down.
Now the gentleman who had gone
IN next door was not Cousin Tom az
all, but Harry Craven, one Of those
graeeleAs ssamps who was not likely
10 throw an adventure over his shoul-
ier From a window Of his club-he
had called to repienish his cigar case
he was surprised to see pretty girl
sitting IN his machine With 10 much
coinposure as II she owned 1t. He
was going for a spin and wished she
w0lld stay there But he didn't ex.
pect that she would AS soon as be
appeared she would discover that she
had made mistake
He ,ent out prepared for anything.
on seeing him approach the LADY
smiled, put out her hand and said:
ewhy. Cousin Tom. what has made
you 80 late r
Later
'Yes. And why did you go into 39?
wrote you 10 cometo 3S.n
"Well, nowi Upon Aly word Skies
and elghts are much alike. But this
is no way for. cousins 10 greet one an
other And the rascal bent forward
and kissed her through her veil Then
he took his sect beside Dis newly found
cousin. There was n series Of chugs
and of went the machine.
Now commenced n sparrlng ON the
part OF the cousinless MIR Craven 10
prevent detection. He skgfuIly avoid
ed committing himself on anything til
he had learned something about II
from the lady He gathered that he
was expected to take her 70 his ia
TIERS rcsiaence IN the suburbs II so
happened that his own fathey lived Ia
the suburis and his mother and sis
ters and himself as we'll He turned
his course homcwarl-
Just before luncheon Mrs. Craven
aud her daughters We're sitting on the
! front piazza, engaged at reading and
neodleworIg, when M the roadway to
the house came Harry IN his auto. a
young lady beside him.
BLESS mey said Alice Craven "IIere
comes Harry with some one. ana
look q fright"
GOOD Eipclousr' exclaimed MIS-
Craven "And we've nothing but scraps
from ycs,crday's dinuer for unchs
Mother cried Harry as lie round
ed The machine up TO the porch
"yoaye forced me 20 make guy Of
myself by not kerping me posted
Here's Cousin Mary come TO visit ue
aud II IL hndn'L been tha. she's stay
Ing next door 10 the club wc1ld hags
, missed her entirely"
The excitement attending the meet
ing Of her aunt aud cousins for thl
nrst time prevented Mary from takin.
, Ia the real meaning Of this Harr.
, handed her out, and. going 70 her sup
J posed aunt. she threw her arms aroun.
her neck aud kissed her then did thl
! same with the others She was ap
palled al the coldness OF her reception
and was wondering what to do mex
. when Harry tipped his favorite siste
the wink and suggested that thel
cousin be taken upstairs TO brush Of
the dust"
While they were gone Harry made
confession 70 his mother After
sound rating she agreed with him tina
the poor girl must be extricated froa
her narrowing position with great dell
eacy und that to DO this the deception
must be kept up for a time.
when Mary reappeared she wa
made heartily welcome That after
noon Harry went about telling all thei
friends that a cousin was visiting then
and arranged for a series Of entertain
nienis lie kept Mary much OF tn
flme out with hlm ia his automobii
and devoted himself exclusively to heI
/ But whenever MA mother prODOaed 4