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" 1eartseale ! ? "
flu had comu back tor Another goodhy klEs
and loomed above her Impreastvcly. She
put up her fragile finger aml caught his
coat lapels ,
"You won't make a masB of it dear boy ?
You'll keep your whole mind on Cousin
Agatha ? ICeep saying , 'Catkin Agatha-
Cousin Agatha-Cousin Agalha' over nod
over , so you Won't forget you're going to
meet her. "
"Cousin Agatha-Cousin Agatha- '
" 0 , no , you needn't ' begin uoW ! 0 , Porn ,
it mnkcs me have the told sblvers-If I
could only go Instead of gout"
Tha face of heartsease against the pillow
was wdstfut and distinctly anxious. Prof ,
l'omcroy Pettlnglll Leo regarded It with
whimsical tenderness ,
"Iou't worry , little Ivoman , " ho cried
cheerfully , " 11n on my goad behavior this
tine. You shall sco how 1'1l distinguish myself -
self , lloper mi1nydic 1f I don't. . "
"Well , I'II trust volt , Porn. Now , let me
review you once more. She's little tike
me-
"i.ltllo tike me , " murmured the big man
meekly.
"Ami(1 doesn't ' wear glmscs-most everybody -
body does , ym1 know-and has light hair
and smiles , When we went to school to.
gelher she always smiled. I should know
her just by that. Now , say your lesson after
Inc. '
lie repented it gravely.
"There , now you may go , dear boy. If he
only doesn't get things mixedt" she thought ,
following the hag , square ftgilre acrols the
room with loving eyes , "If lie ohIy does it
right ! I'oni , l'om ! "
"At your service , 'm : '
"No , don't costa back. Are you certain
sure you read the letter all through ? " „
"Roper-may-die if 1 didn't , little woman ! "
" 0 , dear , " still worried lleartsease softly ,
"it I'd only read ItVhy ! did I have that
nervous headache just when it came ? And
then why did Porn lose It ? 0 , dear ! "
McmIWhtle Prof. Pomeroy Pettiugill Lee
was owingng ! down street with painful
alertneas in every motion of his big figure ,
lie was keeping his nand on cousin Agatha.
Wild horses themselves should not drag it
away.
'rim city clock clanged loudly , insistently
in his cars and remhmded him of the flight
of time , lie hailed a passing car and settled -
tled himself comfortably on one of its cush-
loned seats. Might as well ride and reserve
nil his strength for cousin Agatha.
There was a trifling hitch hh his complacent -
cent self-resignation when the conductor
came around for fares , Where in the world
was that change ? Confound it , a malt had
nil many pockets as a centipede had feet !
Au , there ft wets , and something else , too-
coustA Agatha's lost letter ,
'I'll review ft again , maw it's turned up
again co handy , " thought the professor ,
smoothing out the crushed , sweet-scented
sheet on his knee.
"My dear cousin-m-m m-m m-m-and
reach you at about three forty-five in the
afternoon ( amt's all right side up-rnan-
what ! "
The professor straightened himself , aghast
with horror. lie ] mil never seen that part
before. Heavens , no ! He didn't read that
to Heartsease. Now , why by nil that was
mighty must a woman tack on a postcript
to everything she wrote ? And this post-
script-The
poor mnn groaned aloud in his extremity -
tremity and the meek little man beside him
was moved with pity.
"Are you fn Pain , sir ? " he inquired softly
fn his ear.
"I'ain ? pain ? I'm In the last extremity.
I'm nearly gone. "
And he was obliged , out of sheer gratitude
for the little man's compassion , to accept one
of the little white lozenges he proffered with
nervous cordiality ,
"P. S.-I shall bring baby with me. Of
course I could not leave him and besides I
know he will amuse you. he Is so cunning. '
She was going to bring the baby with
her ! Cousin Agatha was going to bring
time baby ! And Iiearlsease hadn't known
U , to tell him what to do !
ifs half rose to his feet with a wild idea
of going back to little heartsease for dl-
rectlons. Then ho sank back on his seat
again , for the city clock was clanging half
past 3. Too late !
"You have had bad news , sir ? " crooned
the little meek man's kind voice again ,
"Yes , 0 , yes , certainly , confounded bad
news ! Cousin Agatha's going to bring-
that Is-er-I will bid you good day , sir.
I-will get out here. "
No need of imposing Cousin Agatha's
baby on everybody else , lut confound it ,
the little meek man didn't look as if a
baby would throw ldln Into a panic. Ile
probably had plenty of 'emtat home. And
they hadn't known-Ifeartseaso and he
hadn't-that there was any baby in Cousin
Agatha's quarter of the world , But of
course they might have Imagined It-well ,
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Tl1E MEEK LITTLE MAN BESIDE HIM
WAS MOVED W1Tli PITY ,
there was nothing for It now but to no.
edit the Inovllable-and tha baby , One to
make ready , two to start , three to-got
The 346 ; express was just steaming into
the great station with grunts of dlsnp
proval at being pulled up , Crowds of out-
goers were eddying toward the long chain
of cars , to be presently met and jostled
by the incoming throng , Cabmen were
shouting with hoarse persistence snit hag'
gage was being methodically maltreated ,
Confusion was rampant ,
Prof Pomneroy Pettlnglll Lee , whim great
presence of minl , wailed near fine entrance
of the ladies' room for Cousin Agatha and
the baby , They would have to go lu
through that door and out through the opposite -
posite one-they could not escape hmi ! lie
felt a wild Impulse to accost all the women
us they approached with "Are you Cousin
AgalliaT-or you-or you ? "
Fortune favored him , for in all the steady
stream of tntvel.stalned , weary women
filtering through the door past him , there
were only two babies and one of those was a
little shiny affair iii ebony , The other one
was , of course , Cousin Agatha's baby.
"here goesl" muttered 1'rof. Pomero y
Pettlnglll Lee , setting hla teeth and brush-
lag past the babyless womeu with a stifle d
groan , and fortifying himself with tb c
memory of little lieartsense.
The white baby'i mother vu "I1tUe" -
he docked off the items on his fingers men-
lnlly-"didn't ucar glasses" ( or did Cousin
Agatha wear 'em-and ) "smiled. To be
inure , It was a very faint , tired smite that , It
was evident enough , was entirely for the (
baby's benefit lint a smile's n smile , and
this one served to Identify Cousin Agatha.
The little woman sank down on a seat
near the door , and proceeded to rearrange
the baby , whose soiled little clothes were' '
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in a tumble.
'rho professor , wailing to reinforce his
courage , heard her crooning to it In the
fashion mousers love-"There , there , it shall
be nil amoolhy-smooth again , yes it shall !
Mother will drive away all the ugly
wrinkles-.so , "
The baby crowed appreciatively , The little
pink , creased face swayed , and wriggled into
Its bonnet ,
"Let me take the baby , " the professor
said , plunging in without foolish waste of
ceremony , There's just time to catch the 4
o'clock car tip. "
The weary little mother looked up at the
lowering bulk of the big , strange man , with
a gasp of meek astonishment. lie was
clutching at the baby-he hind him ( n his
arms ! Land of mercyl But his eyes were
honest and kind.
"Arc your l'om ? " she stammered , eagerly ,
searching the resolute , mbrtyr-like face for
possiblepolnts of resemblance to her ! den of 1
"Cordelia's husband. " "She said he'd meet
us at the depot. "
"Certainly , certainly , " assented the big t
little woman , the poor little woman ! Would '
she ever trust him again ? !
'ell I'm In for it , " groaned his
thoughts , "I've got to see It through-the
baby , anyhow. The little flushed , Bleeping
face appealed to him and not in vain , "I'll
get hlni landed and then I'll set the town
crier'on Cousin Agatha. We'll find her between -
tween and betwixt us. When she's landed.
I'll sail for Europe ! I'll ' get 'em to send
me on a scientific expedition to Africa-the
north pole-anywhere. "
A little later he "landed" Cousin Agalha's
baby. Striding through the bail toward
hlenrtscaso's room he heard voices-the little -
tle woman's , low and sweet , and brisk , clear-
cup , unknown tones-and a little gurgling
voice keyed to high notes ,
"flush , baby ; hush , time clear-cut voice
said chidingly ,
lieartsense had companyl-was ( hero no
letup to n man's misery anywhere ?
But the door opened and the lilllti
woman cano slowly , painfully toward him.
" 0 , Ponll" and her voice had reproachful
echoes In It.Valt till Bhe knew the worst !
In the dusk of the little ball the baby
escaped Instant notice.
" 0 , Porn , ehc's come-she took a carriage
amid just got here a minute or two ago , "
"Who's come ? Not Cousin Agatha ? Tell
too quick ! "
"Yee , of course-Cousin Agalha. Did
you forget she was coming to see tat ? "
The gentle , reproachful voice tried hard
to be stern and cutting , butt he dad not
heed 1t In the least , lie was pusldng by
her holding out a limp bundle fit arm's
length.
"The saints be thanked ! " he was ejacu-
hating heartily , "Let me pass , little too-
mnnn. I've got herbaby-It's all safe. "
"You've got what ? "
"Cousin Agatha's baby-here it is. No ,
you can't lift It. I'll carry it in , 1'se got
to face it out , and the Lorlt help nm ! "
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HE STRUGGLED ACROSS AND DROPPED TILE BABY INTO hiElt' LAP ,
man briskly , thinking cousin Agatha a lit.
tie familiar with pet names. No one but
Heartsease called him Porn-he did not notice -
tico the changed consonant. But what did
it matter ? It was the baby that mattered ,
and the baby was adjusting himself to the
broad shoulder and crowing like a young
bantam. His grimy little fists were porn-
meling the professor's cheek bones with tin-
partial thumps-the baby was quite at
home !
"Iiere abe goes ! Your bag , ma'arn-that's
right. I can take it in my other hand. Now
then , well have to step a little bit lively. "
And they were presently crossing the
great room and making excellent headway
toward the 4 o'clock car up , Prof. Pomeroy
Pettingiii Lee was conhcious of feeling a
modest degree of pride al his own handiness
with the crumpled , squirming little budget
on his arm-It was easy enough , if you shut
your eyes and plunged in. how proud
Heartsease would be ! In his mind's ' eye ho
saw her pale little face Itghling up approvingly -
ingly and in his mind's ear Heartsease was
saying ; "Splendid , Porn ! You're doing it
like a hero ! "
I'oor little Heartsease , in his mind's eye
he could not see the wistfulness in her face
that crept in always at the sight of little
children-and In the "dear boy's" arms (
Cousin Agatha's baby plunged wildly and
was caught with a neat trick that presented
itself for the emergency out of the mist of
old base ball days. The danger was over for
that lilac. Julius Caesar , ltd all the babies
have St. Vitus' dance or was It an affliction
monopolized by cousin Agatha's baby ? How
often did time fits come on ? Would there be
time to get to the car before the next one ?
A group of the professor's students looked
up in undisguised amusement as the little
procession swept.by them , and one of them
collapsed weakly Into the arms of the
others ,
"hold me ! Save me ! " he gasped. "The
old chop's picked up somebody's kid in an
absent-minded fit and Is making off with
it ! "
Half way down the long station the baby's
mother made a discovery that filled her
with dismay. "Land of mercy , I've left my
little handbag , " she cried , but in the din
the professor did not hear. , "I must have
left it right where I was sitting-I'll burry
back-I won't ho gone more'n a minute ! "
And the crowd swallowed up her rusty hilly
figure. On the corner outside of the station ,
the professor and cousin Agatha's baby
balled it wildly , r
"Hurry up ! " shouted the conductor ,
crossly , milt fingers twitching on the rope.
Time professor stood aside for Cousin
Agatha to enter , and then followed time
stout , unwieldy female down the aisle unsuspecting -
suspecting and serene. St far , everything
was going on finely-tho'saints send a pros.
porous eliding to the enterprise ! Ile settled
himself and readjusted the baby with an air
, of olt'hnnd case that' tallied oddly with his
perspiring , anxious face. Ile got out hie
watch and Jackllnifo for playthings , opening
the knife'abaonlly 1)11(1 extending 1t handle
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foremost , with a slight , courteous inclination
lotvard the small grasping fists. Fortunately
It dropped to the floor and Cousin Agalha's
baby's life was saved ,
The car jolted on block after block , making
ing slops and jerking into motion again , it
waa well "up" before Prof. Pomeroy Pet.
tingill Lee suddenly realized that It was incumbent -
cumbent on hhu to converse a little with
Cousin Agatha. Certainly , certainly-what
bad he been thinking of ? Thu baby had
fallen asleep and the immediate danger of
ammolher fit was over-he might look away
safely for a moment ,
"Er-it's pleasant weather " he
very , ventured -
tured cheerfully ,
"It's raluhhg , snapped the stout lady
beside him , tilling her nose In palpable
scorn ,
ny all that was mnlghty-she wasn't '
Cousin Agatha ! Where was Cousin Agatha
she searched the car witht eager eyes-ho
e'en looked omit on the platforms , Nobody
Was Cousin Agatha. And Cousin Agalha's
baby purred In gentle slumber on his anal
Hu had left Cousin Agatha's baby's mother
behind-shades of mighty Caesar ! A wild
desire to raise time window and drop the
baby out seized him-another wild Idea of
rushing back to the station surged tvitb
kindred Ingiulses through his brain , A cold
perspiration broke out all over him.
Walt-he mutt reflect. lie must be c oi.
, What would Ifeartseaso advise , the poor
still where you arc. Don't move Now tell
me everything-whisper It , "
She hovered weakly between him and
the door. The shrill little voice within
kept ooh insistently and helped then out.
The professor deposited the drowsy baby
carefully on the floor and laid his watch
on top of it with propitatory Intent. Then
he faced the little woman boldly.
"I didn't mean to run away with it. I
thought she was there , loo-Loper-may-die
if I didn't think so , little woman ! But the
little chap is safe enough. I took care of
him. Now , let me preseotnrms and get
ft over with. I'd rather face the cannon's
mouth , " , . -
"But Porn-0 , Pomeroy , Pettinglil Lee-
but she's got It now , this minute. Of course ,
situ's got it ! "
"Got what ? " thundered time professor , regardless -
gardless of caution.
"Tile baby , Cousin Agatha's got time baby ,
0 , where di(1 you get this one ? What have
you done ? "
She was down on the ! Poor beslmle the
soiled , tumbled baby , peering Into its little
puckered face and fingering the tiny moist
hands. It was a baby , anyhow , however it
got there ,
Cousin Agatha's got the '
baby-this isn't
Cousin Agatha's baby ? " mumbled the professor -
fessor stupidly , "Then , " reviving suddenly ,
"hers was the black one. There wasn't any
other white baby but this , I guess I can
count two ! She had this one when I spoke
to her- "
" 0 , Pont , watt-do wait ! You've got it all
mixed up. You didn't speak to her-you
spoke to somebody else. Cousin Agatha
wafted and wafted for you and then she took
the hack up , Now , wait , let me think- "
Heartsease rocked herself back and forth
In a wild attempt to unwind the tangle.
Suddenly elm stopped amid gazed up at the
looming figure sternly ,
"Which way dbld it come , Pom-the train ?
Did It come from the west ? "
"I-It came from the east , " stammered the
professor , getting a mental view of the
puffing train into focus. Hla hair rose in
languish-lie hadn't thought of that before ,
"And Cousin Agatha's train came from
j the west , " the voice ofrfeartseaso was say.
lag in his ears , like the voice of fate.
For a minute they gazed into each other's '
faces In horrified silence , Then they
laughed , Cousin Agatha's baby , on the other
side of the partition , laughed , too ,
i The professor came to himself first , and
picked up the disregarded baby stolidly , arranging -
ranging the little clothes with a certain
proprletary concern.
"I'll carry this one back , " he said , aol-
emnly , "I'll find cousln Agatha-his mother
-or something will break. "
"I should think so ! " cried Heartsease ,
"Hie mother's heart will break , "
Ile tramped down the hallway with a
resolute tread that Inspired poor llttl c
Heartsease with a minimum of courage.
, "Goodbye , Porn , " she quavered after kiln ,
"amt don't give ) dm to the wrong mother
again , "
"Iioper-nmay-die , canto back faintly to
her from the front door as it close upon
Prat. Pomeroy 1'otthmgill Lee and the wrong
baby.
Outside fn the.cooi air the baby woke up
and walled in distinct rebellion to existing
circumstances.
"There-the-re I" crooned the professor
wildly , tossing the little bundle of clothes
up and down till the baby in very astonishment -
ment slopped crying amid eyed him out of
round blue eyes. Instinctively ho seemed to
appreciate time professor's distress of mind
and gurgled sympathetic little remarks intended -
tended for comfort. lie did not cry again
at all.
To take a car and go back to the station
was the professor's first thought , lie bad a
dim idea that the baby's proper owner might
be there waiting for hlni to bring it back ,
Anyway , ho would go there-It was some-
timing to do. Ile hailed a car and established
himself and the astonished baby in it.
In a corner opposite sat a little woman in
evident distress of mind. Sine was agitated
and uneasy lpd seemed to be searching for
something , fumbling about her anxiously ,
The professor's gaze lighted upon her and
his heart gave an exultant leap. It was
cousin Agatha looking tor the baby , The
baby's mother was still "cousin Agatha" to
the professor's dazed , uncertain mind.
"She's little and anxious , and she's look.
jag for something-by all that's mighty I've '
rqa against her oho first lhlag" he thought
In inexpressible relief , JJe staggered across f i
to the little womnnla roorner and dropped
the baby Into her lap ,
"here It is , ma'ami"'he said , eagerly. "I
was just going to flnd : '
The little women recoiled In evident
amnsement and diBPlensnre.
"Land ! " she cried , "Take it away ,
quick ! " holding out the wondering baby to
him ,
"i-nh-that is , I thought you had lost
something , " murmured the diniinished professor -
fessor , tucking the wriggling infant meekly
under his arm again.
\'e11 I have , but 'taint n baby-land ! "
cried time little woman , sharply , "I've lost
my best pocket handkerchief.-ht was the
one Ann Sophy gave me Christmas.
The other passengers were smiting broadly
among themselves. Thd little woman edged
further into her corner and regarded the
poor professor distrustfully' , She seemed to
be expecting another attack at any moment ,
amid oily breathed freely when he and hia
unwelcome little charge got off the car ,
"The plot thickens , muttered Prof. Pom-
eroy ) 'ettinglll Lee , despairingly , "I reckon
we're In for it , little chap , "
lie hovered weakly about the waiting room
for a while and then went to the ticket
agent ,
"isn't there n place here where you leave
-aim-things that have been lost , until-
he began ,
"Certainly , certainly , air ! We lmuvo a
room where any lost articles are kept until
called for by the owner. If you will pass
it to moo-
The professor applied the rumpled baby
to the small square opening ,
"I guess It'll squeeze hrough-it's limp , "
he said , cheerfully' ,
"Mighty Caesar , man , it's a baby ! We
don't keep tint hind of property ! ha-tako
It back at once , sir. I-it's going to cry-
aharp or you'll drop it ! "
irop it ? Oh , no , there was no danger.
There wasn't shy place on the lop of the
earthu to drop it into. lie shouldered it
again with n ntuflied groan and turned
awn ) , The tiny head nestled against his
cheek in drotvay content , A little thrill of
uvnkeiing tenderness set time professor's
hcnrtstrhmgs to vibrating gently ,
"Poor little chap ! " lie found himself think.
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The next plan tens to 1,008(10 the streets ,
in the desperate hope of running upon the
right mother among nil lime mothers , "She
ought to conic toward it like a needle to a
magnet ; reasoned Prof. I'omeroy Pettinglil
Lee , wisely , "By all that's mighty , I'll give
her a fair chance ! "
But time mothers who met them and passed
them and jostled them were all the wrong
mothers. Once he spied a little woman , in
earnest conversation with a taller one They
were in evident consultation ,
'W'hat would 'you do ? I'm at my wit's '
end. I've tried everything'the small
woman was saying , rather excitedly. Ifer
clear-curt , distinct tones reached time pro-
fessor's car Intact.
"I'd ' advertise , " the toll woman sand ,
promptly. "That's time way I found
mine. "
By all that was might-tine professor hurtled -
tled up to them eagerly. In hia ow glimpse
of the little woman's face lie was sure it
was Cousin Agatjmat Beside , wasn't site
just on the eve of advertising for the baby ?
"There is no need of it , ma'am , " he stuttered -
tered hastily. "I've got it right ] mere. I've
been looking for w ou ever since I-nit-ran
away with it acclduntaiiy , I assure you ,
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ma'am-
Ire was pressing the baby upon her , regardless -
gardless of the fact , that time small red face
was In inverse ratio to mother nature's
plans for it. The bewiilicred little woman
stared helplessly down at the back of the
baby's head.
"Why ! " she gasped.
"Of all things ! " cried the taller lady ,
Then they both laughed. Time professor's '
crestfallen , despairing Into was too much
for them ,
"Give It back , " he aid with a groan ,
"I'vo' ' lilt on the wrong one again. I've
been hunting all over everywhere to find
its mother. I'm not certain now it ever
had one. There isn't anything certain ! "
"I'm sorry , " the little woman cried heart-
ily. Her sweet , pleasant voice cheered him
unconsciously , "But , you see , It Isn't my
baby. Mine's at home in Its cradle. I
don't see what made you think- "
"You spoke of advertising , ma'am. "
" 0 , yes-was that it ? I was going to
advertise for a cooly
"But really , " interposed the other lady
curiously , "I wish you'd tell us how you
came by time baby. "
"I ran away with It , the professor said
gloomily , "and with your pelmission [ 'it
do so again now. "
And once more he was continuing his
hopeless hunt , shifting the sleeping baby
from one tired arm to the other , and peering -
ing anxiously Into all the little women's
faces ,
"If I found her I shouldn't dare to hand
the little chop over to her , " he mused. It's
mighty risky husiness ! "
But help was at hand , It came from the
quarter least expected. Time professor met
two of his college boys and in the frenzy
of despair stopped them ,
"Boys , ho said , "if you had somebody
else's baby and didn't want it , what would
you do with 1t ? "
"Drop ht , " said one of time boya promptly.
The otlmer one's face was suddenly enlight-
cned ,
"O , I say , professor , you come along with
me , I know where she Is , " ho cried , and his
voice was music in Prof , Pomeroy Pettln
gill Lee's ears.
"I was down at the station , you know , I
saw her when she got hack and you weren't
there , Jill didn't she rave , though ! Then
somebody came along that she called
"Tom , " 1 heard 'em say they were going to
the station to set the police on you , "
The boy laughed , Ho was hurrying the
professor along ,
"Here , lot me take the little kid , You
look ail used up. We'll find her all right ,
professor-don't you worry , Hero's time sta-
tion-and , hero you are , professor ! here's
the kid's mother herself ! "
This time the baby and time right mother
came together with perfectly satisfactory
results ,
Prof , Pomeroy Pettlnglll Leo never rev
membered what explanations he made or
how he got home , his memory leaped a gap
there anti begnn ngain.at time front door
where pale , anxious little lleartsease meet
him ,
" 0 , Porn ? " Ifer voiceland limo upward Inflection -
flection asked cverythming , Ills voice
answered her ;
"Yes , lleartsease , "
She laughed aloud with relief ,
"Then Como right sin , dear boy , and ace
Cousin Agatha's baby. "
lie stopped at thu threshold , "Never ! "
he cried grimly. "L've , seen all of Cousin
Agatha's baby I wept to , "
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bright-looking girl standing on the depot
platform. Sine wore one of rho fashionable
hats which appear like a garden of flowers-
As she stood there , witb tears coursing
down her cheeks , she saw the other girls
burying the bravo' boys in literal forests
of flowers , One of the soldiers , stepping up
to lice , asked :
"Please may I have one of those flowers
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