Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-06-26
His Cousins
They Came to See Him at
College at the Wrong
. Time
whats the matter, AlecP"
By F. A. mitchell

whats the matter, Alec2"
"Matter enough I've an exam COM
Ing Off on Wednesday on a subject l
know nothing about Pm practicing
for twirler for the varsity team and
have left preparation for this exam
for the last three days before 1t takes
place, when propose to bone day and
night, braced by strong tea (and sand
witches during the night, till the bell
rings for the ordeal, go right In before
1 spill any Of IL out of my Uranium or
1T has a chance to evaporate and go
through just as If had been study
ing regularly"
why do you need to be so we'll pre-
pared2 Couldn't you scrape through
by answering the minimum number of
the questions?"
I've got to take an oral exam, and
you know very well what that means.
I shall be called on to start In any
where, haphaEard, and reel 1t out by
the yard. II l happen to strike a
place don't know anything about I'm
funked"
'Well, then, why don't you carry out
your plan to stuff yourselfP"
why don't II Read that"
Alexander Pomeroy handed his
chum, William Chandler, a letter from
his mother stating that his two cous-
ins, Belle and Lucy Winchester, the
daughters of her favorlte sister, had
oauna I'm frotn NoIorodn xuhara thau
had always lived, to make her visit.
They had never seen large univer-
sity and were especially anxious to
visit one. She had proposed to them
to go to II. to inspect the college, and
they were delighted with the plan.
They would come down Monday morn
ing and remain till Wednesday after
noon. OF course they would need
some one to pilot them-in fact, show
them attention during their stay In IL
The writer thought that since the end
of the term was at hand, when the
breaking up was about to takeplace and
not much doing, Alec would have plen.
ty of time to devote to his cousins.
Nothing doing at the end Of the
term, eh?" remarked Billy Chandler.
II like that. suppose your nanny
considers exams perfunctory ceremo-
MES. Are your cousins pretty girlsT
"How do known I've never seen
either of them"
"Oh, you haven't2 In that case /
don't know but that can help you out
Not having the muscles for athletics as
you have, I'm obliged to take an inter
est In my studies or be bored with toe
much time to spare. 1 have passed al
my exams but one and am well pre-
pared for that. wouldn't mind show
ing a couple Of pretty girls the sights
and since they have never seen you
don't see why shouldn't impersonate
you"
"Will youT exclaimed Alec, thrust
ing out his fist and taking his chum's
hand in viselike grip.
"If you like"
Its a go9 l shall be free to do a
three days grind, get through my
exam, and what time don't need for
that can put into twlrl practice"
Monday afternoon Mr.. Chandler was
at the station to meet the incoming
train, and. seeing couple Of very pref
ty girls, aged respectively nineteen and
seventeen, alight and look around for
some one, he stepped up to them and
asked:
Are you my cousinsT
Eyes" replied the elder of the two.
But you don't correspond with the de-
scriptions we've had Of you. We sup
posed we were going to meet an Ajax"
"You can't tell about US athletes.
We cover our muscles with loose toys,
and it's very deceptive"
I'm Belle and she's Lucy"
The scamp put up his lips to each
girl In turn for a cousinly kiss, which
was granted without conjunction.
Then he led the way to his auto stand
Ing outside the station. They all step
ped in, the two girls on the rear seats,
and Billy took them to a boarding
house where no students resided, for
that would have been dangerous to his
identity. Furthermore, he was not
known to the two old maids who kept
It and unblushlngly gave his name as
Alexander PomerOy Leaving the
young ladies' there TIL after luncheon.
he returned to his room, where he
found friend, Tom oglethorpe, In the
act Of filing n pipe. 1t had occurred
to Billy that one girl would be far
more companlonable than two, 80 he
let Tom into the secret and invited him
to turn party Of three into one Of
four. Tom was nothing loath and
agreed to join the party for an inspec-
ton of cottage buildings In the after
noon, to be followed by an automobile
ride.
Never was a pleasanter visit made
by two young ladies' or enjoyed more
by two young men than on this Occa'
sion. The girls were shown the chap
ell, the art building the gymnasium
and this and that and the other "halP'
donated by alumni, most Of whom had
finished the careers for which the col
lege had prepared them and gone to
their long homes. There was II class
reception to attend here, n debating
match there, and It seemed that some
thing had been provided every day fol
the visitors entertainment.
Now, 1t so happened that the real
Alec Pomeroy, who was preparing
himself for an examination in comic
sections, got brand new practical idei