"How do you do, Cousin Edgar?" said Mark.
Edgar turned sharply around.
"Oh, it's you, is it?" he said. "Please don't call me cousin."
"I am just as much ashamed of the relationship as you are," responded Mark with a comical smile.
"That is impertinent. Besides it isn't true. Have you been discharged from the telegraph service?"
"No; what makes you think so?"
"Because you are not wearing the uniform."
"I am working for a party that doesn't want me to wear it while in his service."
"Who is it?"
"I don't feel at liberty to tell."