The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1909-01-27
THE LADY I'M TF1E
X AUTOMOBILE.
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gomobue ride stood at IronC WlnQoN
waiting. She was a country girl Will
the glow of health on her cheeks who
hati come to the city the day before
and stopped in one OF q row OF stone
front houses, but she was not to re
main there Her cousin, Tom Archard
wns coming with IhiIb automobile tc
take her to his fathers place In q
suburban town. She had never seer
her cousin or her uncle or her aunt
not any, one of that family. She had
never ridden In nm automobile. Tom
was to call for her at 10 o'clock, and
at 1920 he had not arrived. Mary
was growing impatient. =
y Suddenly a beautiful machine turned
corner. came up the street and stop
ped in front of the house. In 1t was
Cousin Tom-wlo else could 1t be2-
q handsome younG fellow. who got out
and was about to mount the steps
when he looked up at the number
{ above, the door, then turned to the
next house! Mary. naturally assuming
that he was making n 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
few minutes admiring the beautiful
Bpick and span dark green machine
with It's polished brass mountings. 1t
looked so pretty that she thought she
would go down to It. When she got
there step into 1t waH SO easy and
the cushioned seat SO tempting that
she got In andssat down.
Now, the gentleman who had gone
In next door was not Cousin Tom at
alLWbut, Harry Craven. one of those
graceless scamps who was not likely.
toithrow an adventure over his shoul.
DER. From window of his club<he
hadleallcd to replenish his cigar case
he waRtsutptised to see pretty girl
Bittiig In his machine with as much
conposlire as n she owned 1t. He
waR going for spin and wished she
wopld stay there. But he didn't ex.
peet that she would. AS soon as he
appeared she would discover that she
had made a mistake.
He went out prepared for anything.
On seeing him approach the lady
smiled, put out her hand ond said:
"Why. Cousin Tom, what has made
youleo later
Later"
''Yes. And why did you go into 8eH
wrote you to come to 49,"
@well, nowl Upon my word. Skies
and elghts are much alike. But this
is no way for cousins to greet one an
other" And the rascal bent forward
andikissed her through her veil. Then
hetook his seat beside his newly found
cousin. There was series OF chugs
and, of went the machine.
Now commenced sparrlng on the
part of the cousinless Mr.. Craven to
prevent detection. He skllfully avoid.
ed committing Himself on any thing till
he had learned something about 1t
from the lady. He gathered that he
was expected to take her to his IA
theris residence In the suburbs. 1t so
happened that his own father lived in
the suburbs. and his mother and sis
ters and himself ms we'll. He turned
his course homeward.
Just before luncheon Mrs. Craven
and her daughters were sitting on the
front piazza. engaged at reading and
needlework, when up the roadway to
InG NnOu6e CuInG uuhNI q
young lady beside him.
"Bless meW said Alice Craven. Here
comes Harry with somo one. and
look d fright"
"aood EraciousT exclaimed Mrs.
Craven. "And we've nothing but scraps
from yesterdays dinner for lunch"
Mother" cried Harry as he round
ed the machine up to the porch.
'you've forced me to make a guy OF
myself by not keeping me posted
Here's Cousin Mary come to visit us.
and III 1t hadn't been that she's stay.
ing next door to the club would have
missed her entirely"
NThe excitement attending the meet
\ ing of her aunt and cousins for the
NGrst time prevented Mary from taking
IN the real meaning of this. Harry
handed her out. and, going to her sup
nosed aunt. she threw her arms around
her neck and kissed her, then did the
same with the others. Sho was ap'
palled at the coldness of her reception
md vas wondering whit to do next
when Harry tipped his fayorlte sister
the wink and suggested that theii
cousin be taken upstairs ito brush OF
the dust" es
While they were gone Harry made n
confession to his mother. After n
soundiTatIng she agreed with him that
the poor girl must be extrlcated from
her narrowing position with great deli.
cacy and that to do this the deception
must be kept up for time. IA
when Mary reappeared she was
made heartily welcome Thatpafter.
noon Harry went about telling all their
friends that cousin was visiting them
and arranged FOR series OF entertain
ments. He kept Mary much of the
time out with him In his automobile
and devoted himself exclusively to her
hut whenever his mother proposed to
bring the comedy to close he put her
off. IT was not till he saw n notice
in the newspapers OF the disappear
ance of Mary King and the terrible
anxiety of her family and friends that
he came to his seuscs and begged his
mother to break the matter to the kid.
naped girl and beg her to be merciful
10 him.
How all this was accomplished and
tho matter hushed up never got ont
sealed lips for once prevented the re.
porters from getting at the truth. and
Harry fnally atoned for his Indiscre.
tlon by making the girl he had spirit.
ed away model husband.
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