Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-04

you don't create the role. ] suppose my
image OF a charming young robber-for
you're not bad looking, uncle-you know"
Theodore blushed. but strove to keep on
high and avuncular plateau Of platitudes
Piracy and yeggism. and those things,
are so incompatible with ones only surviv-
ing live-withable uncle" said Virginia
I'm The Babes in the Wood" said Fhso-
dore. "ths uncle was quite that sort"
II thought you were going to make an
other application" said she. "The odd thing
with us-I like living with you immensely
IL that you seem Babe In the Woods
more than an uncle, and the other"
Il scarcely think" began Mr.. Carson.
"Oh, know you're venerable" she as
sured him. "or you wouldn't have invented
so much. But after tumbling out OF that
crazy helicopter at your feet, and being
treated-you know what ! mean-and being
put to bed after that potion; and read to
about dynamos-that wRs quite uncleish-
and your carrying me home, and geing
north to Roc and acting so lofty and silly
and dear!-with silberberg, until his heaky
old nose bled, and jumping off the ship
miles above the rocky and barbed and
splky country in the night and storm-and
l feeling so superior, as one does 70 a bril-
gand=7and rather making hero OF you
and then to find you my uncle, with q little,
silky, mustache-isn't there an incongruity?
Surely you can understand"
Perfectly" said Theodore ignoring the
frivolous things. What l wish you to I'M
derstand. Ia how honored I am to be your
guardian-eVen though ! don't deserve It,"
"oh, but you do!'' said she you began
behying me when ] tumblsd down, And Il
you aren't Methuselah. there's the Carson
blood, isn't there2"
There's the Carson blood" assented
Theodore uneasily. And the trust that
blood alone couldn't confer"
And this relationship must stand in the
place Of years" said Virginia, For
can't go back to the ShAynes, I'm afraid
they'll find me. and make me-
You shall not 60 back" said Theodore.
"Nevsrl"
My. myi" said Virginia How fierce.
unelel And now, let's so fishing"
Yes, Theodore had fsllenl Fleeing the
best bedroom, In which Aunt Chloe had es-
tablished Miss SuareE. he had upmoored
his launch for flight, but. reconsidering.
had demanded OF Chloe an explanation
not OF the changed lodgings, but of the in
comprehensive mystery OF the presence.
under a statement that she lived there, Of
Shayne's niece who had so stirred hts life
by falling from aloft to his feet, nameless
to him save for the cognomen OF Psyche.
She's come to live with we-all," said
Aunt Chloe, assuming in him the chivalrous
fidelity OF all southern gentlemen TO their
women relatives she's kin o. QUIZ"
Theodore gasped. He was not aware that
he had any kin, to say nothing Of hnship
with this girl from New York, niece to
Shayne. and whose southern blood seemed
her only claim TO consapguinity with him.
There must be some mistake" said he
How can she be related TO me, Chloe?"
WY, yo some kline O. uncle to huh"
replied Chloe. Huh mothah was a daugh-
tab to Ole Ginral Cahson. She married
Leo Suarez. and died. Miss Ginnie knowed
about US. an when huh aunt throwed huh
off:n the aiah-ship fob stan'nin' up fob
yu. she come hyah, 81 she had & raght
to, sub"
But she didp't know was hereY' Thso-
dore suggested,
"oh, law, no." replied Aunt Chloe, "she
don't know yo Mistah Carson yit onlsss
you tole huh"
But, Aunt Chloe we aren't any kin
to old General Carson are weP And I'm
no uncle to this youpg lady, am IT.
aunt NHlcS WV ASASSlh W ~ lnhlbha-
ton.
Il reckon yo' paw frail you out good,
Of he hyah you say that!' said she "Hsv
All been wuckin' fob po' whites all these
yeahs? Yo' sho as clus as uncle. 70 paw
knowed he was cahson. poan talk to
mel"
what have you told her about this re-
lationship3" said Theodore
''she done knowed all erbout IT," said
Chloe.
Did she know how father-how nobody
thinks we are any kin 10 the general.
and"
Who you mean by nobody?" queried
Chloe. "Ah reckon we some kin, o. ou'
name wouldn't be cahsop. would it2 All
TUX in as a Cahson. II you TUX huh In yo'
aims an squenched huh teahs, / reckon
you wouldn't be bringin' w these heavy
arguments"