Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-02
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Cousiinly Kisses By MURlEI E. CRAY Copyright. 1910. by American Press
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 .I'm looking said an elderly lady in glasses and q couple of short curls on either side of her face. flor stu dent of the name of smith,
 She was :n one of the college dormi- tories and had with her two very pretty girls. her daughters. She was speaking to young man who emerged from d door into the corridor and was about to descend fhe staircase.
 My name is Smith. There are sev- eral Smiths in college. Which one are you looking for:" Edward B. Smith,"
 "I'm Edward B. Smith. You can't be-
 Your Aunt Elizabeth"
 "you don't mean it. And these girls are"-
 Your cousins. Bess and Ethel" Well. well. I'm delighted
 The young man put his arms around the old lady's shoulders in stage em- brace and kissed her back between them. Then he kissed Ethei-on the cheek. Lastly he kissed Bess-ou the lips.
 When did you come down. Aunt Eliza beth:~ asked the student. l We reached here this morning. We've been wishing for long while to see the college. and your mother . wrote us that you had come here. Let me see-how many years since we have seen you? IL must be ten or twelve You were then little boy six or seven years old"
 .Bess and 1 were piaymates. l be- lieve."
 At the remembrance be gave Bess another kiss
 1 "Oh. DO; you weren't" said the old lady You spent bur one summer with us, and that summer Bess was obliged to go south with her Uncle Charles | family for her health. You've never seen her before" Never seen her before. Well. if this is the first time hope it won't be the 1 last"
 | And be kissed her again. At that moment the real Edward B. | Smith came along. Seeing his chum Gardner Dale chatting with an old l lady and two pretty girls. he looked wistfnIly at the latter. Dale excused himself for moment and went to | Smith and whispered:
 These are yonr aunt and cousins i I've passed myself of for you. If you 1 give me away I'll murder you."
 Then. leading Smith up to the ladies be said:
 This Is my chum Gardner Dale. He will be very glad to assist me iD show ing you the college sights and making your stay pleasant"
 Delighted" said the false Dale. pull I ing of his cap. Smith is very good fellow" Dale | announced 10 the party. then in 8 stage whisper 10 the aunt. He leads his class and is altogether the mosr prominent man in college"
 "See here. Gard-i mean Ned-you | stop that You can't bribe me that way. What do do in pure mercy" What is he talking about. Edward 7 | asked me oid lauy-
 "Oh. he's got modesty on The brain ! Besides. he studies so hard he doesn't know what he's talking about"
 The young men walked about witt the old lady and the two girls. taking ! them into the different buildings anC showing them the sights generally There was to be prom" in the even ing, and the students invited the girl: to attend il with them. They asked the old lady 10 go. too. but she obliged them by declining.
 live always heard" said Bess tC | Dale-the real Dale-who had paired off with her at the prom" that stu dents are so full of pranks. Do you practice them much at your college" Franks. Oh. no. We have to study so hard here that we have no time fol pranks. What kind of pranks do you mean?"
 Well. I heard of case once where some ladies went to college to meet relative they had never seen. One of the students palmed himself of fol the one they had come to visit
 That couldn't have been at this col
 
 lege. A man who would do that hert would get the dead cut" The girls enjoyed themselves during . the evening and on returning to theil hotel bid goodby to the two young mel
 who had escorted them After being duly thanked and when the young men were about to withdraw Dait stepped forward. kissed Ethel on thu cheek and gave Bess a prolonged smack on the lips. Smith stood look ing on. much disgruntled.
 Where do come in?' he asked II a tone that much disturbed thu equanimity of his chum lest he should |, give him away. "Oh. you'll come in on the wa.
 home. shall have something nice fo
 you"
 NO, you won't" growled Smith. "
 don't sell my birtbright for mess pottage. See here. girls; this fellov |, Dale has been putting np job o' , you. He isn't your cousin at an- TT
 your cousin"
 Cousin Bess and Cousin Ethel" pu
 in Dale. .he's doing this simply to ge
 a kiss. It's the weakest Well. I'll be hangedr' interrupte
 Smith. If you haven't more gall tha