The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
Cousin

Mrs. Gregg, who cultivated breezy.
off.hand manner, had talked, from tho
day Of her arrival at her sisters home.
OF the necessity of her calling upon
her husbands cousin. Collie Mack.
SO she. with party OF four or five
OF her relatives in various degrees.
mobile toward the exclusive village.
or suburb, in which she felt convinced
she would find Collie Mack.
She was still In the seventh heaven
of selfrighteousness when she was
rudely recalled by the mundane curl.
osity of the driver. who requested the
street and number Of her cousin.
"Oh," she replied. airiy. ITS with
some doctor. on Oak avenue, about
two blocks from the car line" Then
she settled back to her iancics once
more
The driver scowlcd and turned the
car around He drove slowly up and
down Oak avenue scanning the houses
on both sides of the street within "a
radius Of two blocks of every car track,
but to no effect Finally he gave 1t up.
well. IT aint here" he remarked
withcringly.
why. perhaps II isn't" genially re.
sponded Mrs. Gregg. Il forgot that It
must have been fifteen or twenty
years ago that he lived here ON.
and besides. II was his sister who
lived with the doctor, and she was a
trained nurse. so It might have been
that she just had case there. I don't
suppose Collie Mack lived there ut all.
Wasn't that funny?"
She thought n moment. Haven't
you people some idea of where to
look?" she asked. glancing about ex.
pectantly.
I'VE might look I'm the city direc-
tory" volunteered her sister
SO the whole party got out at the
nearest drug store and pored over the
list Of Macks.
There's no Collie Mack here. that's
sure" asserted n mutinoer.
"Oh, but that's just a nickname" cx.
platned Mrs. Gregg 81 really don't
know Just what his name is. It be.
gins with NJ or II. or perhaps it was
w ! can't remember"
"Oh. what's the use. anyway" a
nephew exclaimed diSgustedly. you
don't know him and he doesn't know
YOU, and whatll you miss il you don't
see him?"
Mrs. Gregg looked at him reproa ch.
fully and said nothing
Here ii Is" cried her brother.in
law. eXcitedly. Here's Martin Henry
Worthington Mack! That's all the
initials. They probably called him
Collie because he'd take a whole col
unn."
They eNcitedly viewed the name In
turn Mrs. Gregg smiled In conscious
superiority. Yes, of course, that's 1t,
she exclaimed. "My mind rarely fails
to recall! names"
SO they climbed back into the cal
and broke the speed regulations get
ting to the address for fear Collie
Mack might get away.
At the door Mrs. Gregg took the
lead. She shook hands with the young
girl who opened the door, exclaiming
delightedfy: We'll, well. I'm Mrs
Gregg, and these are my sisters and
my brotherin-law and my baby and a
nephew Is your father at homep'
Without waiting for reply from the
stunned girl. she made for the stairs
followed by her train of relatives.
81 never dreamed that he was mar
ricd." she exclaimed to the little won
an who In dazed way offered then
chairs And this big girl is youi
daughter Well, Well" And she smileC
with friendly warmth which brought
no response from the hostess.
suddenly the door opened and {
larg" Scotchman stood IN IL a moment
while he viewed his callers
I'm 80 glad to know yuu." ex
claimed Mrs Gregg as she hastcned Il
greet him, And before she knew 4
she gave him a warm. cousinly kiss.
My husband, DR. Gregg has spoker
so much of You that | know you n,
Well ms II ] had always known yo,
personally" declared Mrs. Gregg
why didn't you let us know that yo,
were married? Oh. pardon me; | for
got TO Introduce you" And she turne,
to beam on her own party.
The host wore a panied and startle,
expression. but he bowed gravely. Mrs
Mack seemed to have been turned 4
stone.
.. How nice It is to meet relatives
Do sit down by me here and let II
talk over old times!" Mrs. Greg
smiled bewitchingly up at the Scotct
4 man "iou know Catherine staye
: with us for some months. and | gre,
4 to think so much OF her. IL was O
;. account of her that | was simply vii