As she turned over the loose papers in search of the address , her eye was caught by a name signed to a faded and yellowed letter -- Worth Spencer . Her mother 's name ! Margaret gave a little exclamation of astonishment . Could her mother have written that letter ? It was not likely another woman would have that uncommon name . Margaret caught up the letter and ran to Freda 's room . `` Freda , I could n't help seeing the name signed to this letter , it is my mother 's . To whom was it written ? '' `` That is one of my mother 's old letters , '' said Freda . `` She had a sister , my Aunt Worth . She was a great deal older than Mother . Their parents died when Mother was a baby . Aunt Worth went to her father 's people , while Mother 's grandmother took her . There was not very good feeling between the two families , I think . Mother said she lost trace of her sister after her sister married , and then , long after , she saw Aunt Worth 's death in the papers . '' `` Can you tell me where your mother and her sister lived before they were separated ? '' asked Margaret excitedly . `` Ridgetown . '' `` Then my mother must have been your mother 's sister , and , oh , Freda , Freda , you are my cousin . '' Eventually this was proved to be the fact .
Margaret investigated the matter and discovered beyond a doubt XXXXX she and Freda were cousins .
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