The Press., 1912-09-04

sO 1cAG vuC UeLUre Tne na1l CIOSeO. It did not seem to Miss Auchincloss that there was anything husbandly and wifely between her and Charlie. They had been married but a short time and even between couples who have lived together for years there is cer- tain something that marks them as belonging to each other. Nevertheless while Miss Auchincloss noticed the ab- sence of this something 1t did not oc- cur to her that the couple were any thing but man and wife.
 Cousin Delia," she said to Charlie as they strolIed away together, Hooks enough like you to be your sister,"
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 "I have never seen 8 married couple resemble each other as you two do."
 "Y-e-s: several persons have spoken of that. I don't see 1t at all" replied Charlie, then turned the subject.
 He led Miss AuehinclosS about the grounds which covered a dozen acres attractively laid out, rivulet running through 1t spanned by rustic bridges and here and there broadened into fish or duck pond. As they strolled along together Charlie seemed to lose that embarrassment which had troubled him, but he surprised Miss AuchinclOss by certain glances and words that were altogether too firtatious to come from a married man, especially one who had been recently welded. Miss AuchinlOss suggested that, the sun hnxy nA &1,o nSy, Swn1e n tride chilly and she thought she would return to the house. They found the auto standing before the door,
 ''Why, you're not going out again in your machine tonight, Cousin Charlie ?" remarked Miss Auchincloss.
 'I thought we would have another ride" was the reply. 1.-The moon is coming up, and it is full tonight"
 "But''-
 ''But what?"
 ''Why, don't you think you'd better take Cousin Della out with youY'
 "Oh, she doesn't like to ride in an automobile; she's afraid"
 They went into the house, and Char lie announced his intention to take his cousin for moonlight ride. This did not surprise the others, and when Miss Auchincloss offered to give place to Della the latter repressed a smile and said that her moonlight rides with Charlie were a thing of the past.
 So the cousins got into the auto to- gether and started forth. They had not been out long before it was evident that Cousin Charlie was trying to get something out He made several at tempts, all of which were failures, when Miss Auchincloss said:
 '"Ehere Is something about this visit of mine that can't understand, a secret among you all, to which have not been admitted. I wish you would tell me what 1t ls."
 Cousin Charlie made another effort and was soon launched upon an ex- pIanation mingled with frequent ex- cuses and apologies. He told her that when he saw her in his auto he knew at once that she had made a mistake He was not her Cousin Charlie at all The temptation to impersonate that gentleman and take her for a drive was too strong for him. Then it oc- cured to him to take her home with him for dinner. He had prepared the family for the event by telephone and asked one of his sisters to impersonate his wife. They had protested against the plan at first, but finally consented. The matter would have gone of more smoothly had it not been for Frank, who kept them in constant terror lest he should let out the plot.
 It took MT. Chamberlin the greater part of the ride to smooth Miss Au- chincloss' ruffled feelings, but grad ually it came over her that the affair was very good joke, and she admit ted that she had made some very pleasant acquaintances. She asked Cousin Charlie in what direction he was driving, and he said that he was tal=in0 hor to ho~ ~ooI oo,1Cip4'a u~ had telephoned them that her arrival would be delayed. She asked when hHr suit case would be sent to her, and he told her that it was slowed away in the rear of the auto.
 It had been very easy for the young man to play the game: indeed. Miss AuchinclQss had walked into it of her own accord. It was another matter to smooth her ruf1ed feelings. Never theless by dint of penitence and per suasion he finally succeeded.
 And so ended the first chapter in love story which was quite awhile in Miss Auchincloss was pre- vailed upon to visit again those who had entertained her. and they all be- came very intimate Cousin Charlie, or Fred Warrington, took her on many an auto ride and one moonlight night in the autumn secured her promise to be his wife.