Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-04-26
Meeting Cousin
- Sarah

When the telegram came at break.
fast time Rutherford gave q low
whistle after glancing at IT, Then he
passed 1t across the table to his wife.
Goodness. Dick! Is Cousin Sarah
coming?~ asked Mrs. Rutherford In q
tone OF not altogether pleased sur
prise.
That's what she says. isn't IT." re-
piled Rutherford. What time does
she say she will arriver-
Coming today on Gao train:
please meet me-" read Mrs. Ruther.
ford.
That lets me out" chuckled Ruth
erford. ''I1l be I'm court at 2:40 this
afternoon. You'll have the pleasure
OF going TO the train. Natalie"
But I'm engaged for bridge par
ty."
Well. my dear girl. you know
! cousin Sarah will never forgive us II
she Is not met at the station with due
| ceremony. You don't want her to
change her will. do your
"Of course not" Mrs. Rutherford
laughed. But sometimes. Dick, I Just
wish your cousin Sarah had never
mentioned her generous Intentions"
Rutherford was hurrying for his chr
when Natalie called to him to know
to which station she was to 60.
Why. the Well. I don't know
There are two roads passing through
Cornersville. I'll look up the train
and telephone you at noon"
While waiting to hear from her hus.
band Mrs. Rutherford phoned her
most abject apologies to Mrs. EN-.
mons
II quito understand the situation
said the discounted hostess. gra-
ciously, and II you'll only find me q
substitute 1 shall be most grateful
for I'm too busy to hunt up any one
now"
Then Mrs. Rutherford, with all the
tact she possessed. began calling up
her friends. but no one appeared in.
clined TO play bridge as an accommo
Cation at a party to which she had
not been invited. All sorts OF seem
ingly valid excuses In the way OF
previous engagements and III health
were given until I'm despair Mrs
Rutherford induced her former bridge
teacher to take her place at the price
of one afternoons lesson.
Well. cousin Sarah's visits come
high. but we must have them" re
marked Rutherford when. on telephon.
Ing his wife. she mentioned this ar.
rangement. Now, about the train. I
find there IS no 2:40 train on either
road. But there's 2:30 on the NIL.
| waukee and n 2:35 on the Northwest.
>rn. Both will have to be met"
We'll. I can't be IN two places at
| once"
Even realize that" replied Ruth.
erford with mock humility. I'll send
Miss Thornton to the union station.
! though we're so busy In the office I
don't see how we can spare her, but
guess It's the only way You re-
member she wrote some letters for
cousin Sarah the last time she was In
| town. so she'll know her all right"
| At o'clock Mrs. Rutherford. enter.
ing the Office building. met the
| stenographer at the entrance.
why. Miss Thornton, didn't you
She wasn't at the union station. /"
was the answer. II saw the train
come in and I looked at every pas.
senger thought she had come on
the other road"
well, she didn't" asserted Mrs.
Rutherford
| Rutherford laughed that evening at
dinner. but his wife knew that he was
disturbed by the non-arrIval OF his
! elderly cousin.
Just lost her train. probably" he
said after they had discussed the mat.
! ter. Wen certainly hear from her I'm
the morning mail"
At 1870 they were awakened from
deep sleep by the loud and persistent
ringing OF the bell. and Rutherford.
| rousing himself. hastily threw on n
bathrobe and rushed TO the door.
why. cousin Sarah. you here ?"
| Natalie heard him exclaim.
/ Yes. I'm here. and such n time "a
| I've had. I've been sitting I'm that
depot nearly two hours. thinking
every minute you'd come. I got 40
veXed I Just about decided TO stay
right there and take the early train
back TO Ccrnersville this morning"
You poor dear" Natalie ran down.
stairs and kissed the belated guest aa
warmly as that angular and angry
person would person. I'm afraid You
/ didn't telegraph US the right train We
went TO two stations this afternoon. 4"
This afternoon, How could You
expect me this afternoon when wir.
| ed I'd take the 2:4O train and vou
Richard. at least. ought TO know that
! II takes nine hours to come down
/ here"
ct guess your have 70 be patIent