The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-01
little COUSIN SARAH
By BOOTH HARRINGTON
Illustrate by uciu ocotH

Il think he's III" un""u'hCst r"rson !
ever saw"
"rncuulh"'
Yes" said FIorrUcc Herbert SAID
| was uncouth. and looked Il up in the
di;chqncry. 1t said Rare. exquisite. clc-
CANT unknown. obs, unfamiliar, strange.
AMI whole lot else. | never did Know
= word that means 50 much. | guess.
WHAT'S obs mean, Aunt Julia:
Hush" said julia. rising. Tor MI
Sanders had made n ittiu startled move
mont Is hG reached the Gat" ana caught
S!E"t Of her. and now straw hat in l:lnG,
he was coming up the brick walk that
ir,t To tnr porch. HIS eyes were fixed
"n julia with an Intensity watch seemed
1" affect hS breathing; thrr" vs. Il
huShedneSs about him. And Florence,
~ Fascination. watched Her aunt rs
: Julia's expression and habit OF gesture
took on those l!ttie changes which al
ways seemed demanded Ct her ~ tho
approach Of i young or yourg'Sh man,
~ = nicely dressed old one. Ky these
almost .mperG"ptiblc processes the com
moNp,are momont bccIU" dramatic az
once.
you said N"w,and in i low voice"
And Julia, with AN implication aS
Z
did not wait TIL he Na+ within roach,
bu; suddenly extended her. welcoming
hand at arms length. lie spraUg for
ward convulsively and e:aHcI &; as
Il forever.
You must shake hands WITH II"
little niece too" Julia said instantly
Il think you know her
"Enow her." Mr.. Sanders repeated,
then reused his faculties and Sav"
Florence some fingers dangling after
their recent emotion. "Florcnce. on,
yes. Florence
Florence had no. risen. but remained
seated upon the steps. her air and me-r-
ner committed ~ that deris!vc super
ciliousncss OF which her auN, and oturr
relatives complained How do you DO. e
she said. '"rh"r"'s Mr.. HEley."
What" exclaimed Nrwland.
':Som!u' IN at Ia" gate said Flor
enCe. Hos goin' a,l,!A' with You too
In THIS unexpected crisis Newianr
Saude,s' arSc feeling consisted OF q
sudden EuSh OF hatred toward his IN
, for'nUut- no doubt PARTLY an effect OF
her unfortunate habit Of facial cXlrcs
sion. which WAS strongly IN operation
a. she gave him the Information. lis
second f"clnE however, was evidently
one " startled anguish. for that VA,
what shr showed 20 Julia as no turned
to protrAt.
/ "whi. this * terrible" he said
You TIA mc-----''
Sh."i shn warned him. Whispering
hastily, oil n i breath. "Couldr't-bt
helped cNp.a.'I-ncN' time T-S'e-you." ant
advanced a graceful, and too graciou.
step TO n'cct II" newcomer. RGr The
dr"adfL, suYrrr.l!uu:nCss IF tl"rcur'
vr~!hiy :arrcaS2G at sight or this al
vent; NJ Hidgely WAS easily old enoUEH
10 hc F|o-cNc"'s grandfather. yet Sh,
seemed - wish II evident that sh,
would ~; have cared fr- him even il
that CHpar.iy. Mr.. Rdgry. - ;rurh
was on" Of those widow"ys who TO-"
Younger thNn evc:. AMI behave MS they
fec Siarc his loss h. had shown ~
greatest w!i!IGuHsS u f".vS" wha:'
over advantages ago and experience hac
given him Oyer the ECaHd1aughtrrs e
h.E Old friends and colleagues. and hay
ing ;hus laid aside his years. he w"'
consistent enough 10 abandon Ideas OF
tim" altogether. and so made Iungcl
calls than men Il third OF his age huc
courage for Thus his CheerfulueS /
his susceptibility TO all that was
charming. HIS cord!aiity and persistcnc,
was not without effect. and made hiII
an uuw"lrnmr guest almost everywhere
in town HUT Julia had a kinder heart
rs her father bitterly complained. thar
most girls.
TIL widuwrr cane. holding ort 10 h"l
4 votiNe bunch of viol'ts. n pink ruS,
among t,Ivm. their stems wrapped II
! t.nrr,',.. 1rI ,,rpn .bc 'ou.1 cf his Irvfr