Show COUNTRY COUSIN by ANNA L FINN sac L 0 L marlan arlaca carew aimlessly fingered the lter letter abe b had leading well wel I 1 of all the soliloquized just whom has tia xon son ou on a vacation and oft ft u we alou to keup keep boue bouc a cour cin ital I 1 have nut not seen fr for years lda ld 4 that sh will pay us a Q state if affairs affair I 1 sim am ply ly entertain her but liow ho I 1 uil going to avert it to li more than I 1 kin know w per irr several attl minutes rolla h met la deep trylba to devise a nean mean yf of evading the IRB but could bot arrive at any definite conclusion 11 finally nally a bright thought occurred to her hr would call blob into conference rob hob ert rt land ara ra i marian m devoted sult or r and abe he iad had treat great confidence la in chiq hl up arlor judgment she ah felt certain bob would find the right rio lution so S that tinly when lr he culled ma rinn trie situation to tilia him you tie ste she began she has hn been la n school it tin past ear and on ill hel hei all MI holnis alies ll ies to spend wine roine time imp bilth us of course its 11 now that mother ti Is t i adv I 1 ninnon do the cook I 1 n z good nes knos I 1 find it hord hard ono car to got ill ng sione to say t of en ell all it so BO bad taud bob re af liter er INt listening ening to excuses and I 1 see noth ing for ion ou to do but hoe haie hr tome ome I 1 think oil con can the cooking so somehow and ill III promise proui lse to do the he I 1 entel J barlau ejaculated ejaculate I 1 hob bob if ou could see tier her but bob not ifrain giom wini ling I 1 tit at Mar marians laus of her countr tri cousin 11 coaver ho aver his genelous gene ioui ious nature aanas guided him along the ali right lines slid and ho he finally coi outlined liet hei that there WBK was no al tei tri native other than the one of ef accepting the Ineil table veri sell bob but remember reine niber your part of hie ahe agie agreement ement mailan con cludia you aie to do the entertain it A gt e e d hob bob replied well olo ilio lip api n goell cooil linn even if 1111 t Is q 14 it anc I 1 relive it to lilt ln I 1 ill II 11 10 to tile lip ir 11 1101 s nil ent f fi i t alk I 1 dining of 1 boitt a me ine anio cont cwian itri cousin it that lint Ot otoni atoni oni too busy to take ink the hf time and go and meet heri her so 40 the lilt tush fell to hob bob nov to IP be unit stilt to 0 o inept a girt girl you yon hair ha never nener seen li 14 1 4 not altogether pasy ht wing off in ills his little however hob bob met the situation with hit his ilium taini demeanor upon reaching the station he that the he train had jutt just archd so ao lie he lot lost no time in beginning his film arch lie ile eagers scanned th ill fei faem of what diat seined heined to be b hundreds of gills fills hut but saw mai none ing tile th of ilora A nur at tile the extreme end of ill the platform was wai boh i lost last hope that must aust be b she hr he thought hut hilt closer inspection revealed a wealth of beautiful kolden golden hair it perfect nose awl and not tho the trapp trace of i t freckle ile he was about to dehait to his complete tin the brint bit of lie ht bad be ben been n timidly atin ill InquI inquired ted it if he could direct liei het to till th carew horne home h youre tho lie pr en pei ion lye 1 ve been aorl bob 1110 gleefully it was not strange that kt flirted flitted to recognize aloin whiston for time held worked A tion in the little I 1 country cousin 11 happy floppy were the das dais for ilor followed A beiles of tennis gulf golf and canoeing served to nikole alle anva RN the idle hours and rob lot in me lole of fit played his baxt to por per tile th climax WH finally reached reft ched one day when bob ond aiom riom were pre motoi ini ing together leaving marian to enter tain herself as an best beat she could she had reached the th height of hei bei and dd determined to give ent bent to hei he feelings ee lings upon returning I 1 loi loin a I 1 looked 0 ked quite ch aimIng began to blab 0 on bobs fine qualities and his bla ver courteous couite ous treatment of her wholly un aware of the approaching storm every word ft at as a dagger daeger in Mar marians lans heart and the she promptly expressed her opinion on the subject which wil ani anything but a favorable one I 1 oh I 1 a so eo sorry borry pleaded flora 1 I would not for the world have couie between you I 1 ill leave at oner once never to see him alia again although it A ill mean a great sacrifice to me it was not until after flora end gone and marlan marian was alone that she ebe fully realized real lEed all that had happened meanwhile several hours later as am flora was quickening her pace down the driveway she bhe stopped short at the appearance of a familiar tac fact oh ob bob she ebe exclaimed youre the er ery 1 person im trying to avoid bob looked mystified but I 1 SM am glad to have this opportunity to explain she continued 1 I never realized allied re what marian harlan meant to you but that was as far as she got she never meant anything to me compared to you boh bob interposed and youre not going off like this at least not until you prom ise to make m me the happiest man in ill the world floras florae cup of joy was waa filled to overflowing and smiling mulling through hei tears she fondly inquired but how hove about marian with everi eady pady so 0 o lution bob promptly rp replied lIed oil oh we 11 have her tor for bridesmaid and a an tbt two proceeded down the drive drivere we even nature teemed seemed to smile on the happy pair copyright 11 1910 mcclum BY lya dicato |