Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-04

egram to Mrs. Ramsey. She regard
ed II with vexed resignation.
Girls" she said. addressing her
pretty daughters, you must so home
with me Mrs. Kittredge wires me
that she will be in Boston on the goth
-tomorrow--to make me the long.
promised visit. | must be- there to
greet her" Her tone was final
"But. mother" objected Katharine,
why can't you write Mrs. Kittredge
and tell her to visit US here in New
York? We can have heaps more
fun"
| There is no reason why we should
not remain until after the Beasley con-
cert began Rosalind, but the look
on her mothers face checked her
words.
"Unchaperoned?" asked Mrs. Ram.
sey, in horror.
Find us a chaperon for the remain.
der of the week. and then well come
home and help entertain Mrs. Kilt
redge." urged Katharine.
There's no one In town OF whom
would ask such favor. but there IL
my cousin, Algernon Nudge"
Algernon Mudgel
Visions OF his portrait in an OBJ.
scure corner of the library at home
assailed the mental vision of the
girls. Cousin Algernon Nudge was
small and pale and very learned look
ing His little moonlike face was al
most obscured by a pair of huge tor.
toise-shell trimmed spectacles.
Surely one would be safe with Al
gernon Nudge. their mothers second
cousin.
When they reached their sitting.
room after their mother had gone,
they were confronted by a servant
bearing the card of Mr. Algernon
Nudge
All this for the benefit of little,
near-sighted STUDENT
Gomez said Katherine, and they
went down to the red parlor where
the visitor awaited them.
But the only occupant of the, red
parlor was a tall, big-framed young
man, smartly arrayed in most f1eck.
less clothes.
The young man bowed profoundly.
II am here" he said pleasantly.
"You-you are mistaken" said
Rosalind haughtily. I'VE are looking
for our cousin, Mr.. Nudge"
Il am Algernon Nudge" ipsisted |
the youth, placing a card on the
table. MY father is laid up with
an attack of rheumatic govt and he
sent meas sort of substitute ,
chaperon. Hope you don't mind"
Katharine looked appealingly at !,
her elder sister.
1--WE didn't know that Cousin Alger |
non had a son." confessed Rosalind. |
1--WE thought he was chhdless wild !
over But we are glad to see you,
Cousin Algernon; but we were sur
prised."
mo wonder" said Algernon. shah-
ing hands vigorously. Expecting a
neat little chaperon like dad, and find
ing mel"
I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you won't
do sighed Rosalind.
"Oh. bother!" said young Algernon.
Let me take you about bit. How
long have you been here?"
Arrived last night" announced |
Rosalind, tragically.
Say, that's bad luck, isn't it? |
Ever been here before?"
mo; we live in Boston, and it
hasn't secmed-seemed necessary"
went on Rosalind. But now we are
here there are so many things we
wanted to see; just common everyday
sights that you will laugh at" |
The girls went away with Alger-
non Nudge and from the moment
they mounted to the roof of Fifth |
avenue bus until hours afterward |
they were set down at the Nudge |
home in Washington square. they for
got everything save that they were
seeing things about which they had
read and talked for years.
And Algernon Nudge, senior, sort |
of balanced matters by proving to be |
exactly as they had pictured him
save that he was the most charming
and delightful Of hosts.
II didn't want to disappoint your
mother, my dears." he said patting
their hands; 80 just sent my big |
boy along Algie works too hard
anyway. A little play will do no
harm"
After dinner Jack Kenyon. a friend |
OF Algie. dropped in and Cousin AL |
gernon insisted upon music. And |
the next day there were four who |
set forth upon adventure in Man |
haitian.
1t was a double wedding the fol-
lowing October.
After Katharine and Algie and Ro-
salind and Jack had left the house.
Mrs. Ramsey looked at Cousin Alger- |
non Nudge. who beamed back at her
through his goggles