The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
irginia Of the
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Author of
Double Trouble"

with a little, silky, kids mustache
isn't there an incongruity? Sure
ly you can understand"
Perfectly said Theodore, ignor-
ing the frivolous things. What I
wish you to understand, is how
honored I am to be your guardian
even though 1 don't deserve it.
"Oh, but you do!" said she. you
began babying me when I tumbled
down. And if you aren't a Methus-
elah. there's Carson blood, isn't
there?"
There's the Carson blood" as
sented Theodore uneasily. "And
the trust that blood alone couldn't
confer"
And the relationship must stand
in the place of years." said Vir-
ginia. For l can't go back to the
Shaynes. I'm afraid they'll find
me, and make me-"
"You shall not go back!' said
Theodore. Never"
my, MY" said Virginia. "How
fierce, uncle! And now, let's go
fishing"
Yes, Theodore had fallen Flee
ing the best bedroom, in which
Aunt Chloe had established Miss
Suarez, he had unmoored his launch
for flight, but, reconsidering, had
demanded of Chloe an explanation
hot of the changed lodgings, but
of the incomprehensible mystery
of the presence, under statement
that she lived there, of Shayne's
niece, who had SO stirred his life
by falling from aloft to his feet,
nameless to him save for the cog
nomen of Psyche.
She's come to live with we-all,"
said Aunt Chloe, assuming in him
the chivalrous fidelity of all south
ern gentlemen to their women del
atives. She's kin O. ou'n."
Theodore gasped. He was not
aware that he had any kin, to say
nothing of kinship with this girl
from New York, niece of Shayne,
and whose southern blood seemed
her only claim to consanguinity
with him.
There must be some mistake"
said he, "How can she be related
to me, Chloe?"
"W'h, yo' some kline O. uncle to
huh," replied Chloe. Huh mothah
was daughtah to Ole Gin'ral Cab
son. She married Lee Suarez, and
died. Miss GIMME knowed about
us, an when huh aunt throwed
huh offn the aiah ship fob stan'n MIN
up fob you she come hyah, ezshe
had raght to. sub"
But she didn't know 7 was
here?' Theodore suggested.
"Oh, law, no." replied Aunt Chloe.
she don't know yo' Mistah Carson
yit,, onless you tole huh"
But, Aunt Chloe, we aren't any
kin to old General Carson, are we?
And I'm no uncle to this young
lady, am -"
Aunt Chloe drew herself up in
Indignation.
II reckon yo' paw frail you out
good, eff he hyah you say that" said
she. "Hev All been wuckin' fob po'
whites all these yeahs? Yo' sho
as clus as uncle. Yo' paw knowed
he was Cahson. Doan talk to
mel"
What have you told her about
this relationship" asked Theo-
dore.
She done knowed all erbout it,
said Chloe.
Did she know how father-how
nobody thinks we are any kin to
the general, and"
"Who you mean by nobody?"
quiered Chloe. "Ah reckon we some
kin, O. ou' name wouldn't be Cab
son, would it? All TUX huh in as a
Cahson. If yo TUX huh in yO' aims,
an squenched huh teahs, l recken
you wouldn't be bringin' up these
heavy arguments
All, how close shot did Chloe
make when she used this plea. If
he could only have held her in his
arms! But she would think of him
as a clodhopper-she must. If he
had but gone more into society, in
stead of grinding all the time-at
aeronefs, and the like. And now,
he was irretrievably at disadvan-
tage, by his gross misbehavior in
the misunderstanding like an i'd
lot, she deeming him a fugitive,
holding in his hand-oh, the enorm-
ity of it!--her corset. The unpard-
enable sin, if ever one committed
it!
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