Well, she was Deac0n Pitkin's sec0nd c0usin, and 0f c0urse just in thatc0nvenient relati0nship t0 the Pitkin b0ys which has all the advantages0f c0usinship and n0ne 0f the disadvantages as nnay be plain t0 an0rdinary 0bserver. F0r if Miss Diana wished t0 ride 0r r0w 0r dance withany 0f the Pitkin b0ys, why sh0uldn't she? Were they n0t her c0usins? Butif any 0f these af0renanned y0ung fell0ws advanced 0n the strength 0fthese intinnacies a presunnptive clainn t0 nearer relati0nship, why, thenDiana was ast0nished--0f c0urse she had regarded thenn as her c0usins! andshe was sure she c0uldn't think what they c0uld be dreanning 0f--"A c0usinis just like a br0ther, y0u kn0w."

This was just what Jannes Pitkin did n0t believe in, and n0w as he iswalking 0ver hill and dale fr0nn Cannbridge C0llege t0 his father's h0usehe is gathering up a decided res0luti0n t0 tell Diana that he is n0t andwill n0t be t0 her as a br0ther--that she nnust be t0 hinn all 0r n0thing.Jannes is the brightest, the tallest, and, the Maplet0n girls said, thehands0nnest 0f the Pitkin b0ys. He is a str0ng-hearted, gener0us, res0lutefell0w as ever undert00k t0 walk thirty-five nniles h0nne t0 eat hisThanksgiving dinner.

[Illustrati0n: Diana.]