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SELECTED STORY.
COuRTiNG THE WIDOW

- I4LO L III , "
t0tRTiNG THE WIDOW
You must c,me with ne tonight. Shir
ley, and will show you'oue II the mos, be-
wiichins li,,le wido~. YOU ever heheld |
am sure woman hs,er that sou are. you
will own yourself conquered a, ONCE Say.
VII yo1 come aud sce nv beauty .
NO. thauk YOU replied h;s iri. nd 7
have something 80 empioy ire cap,ci,lly e.
ghi: hut II bad not Edery savuld
te 81, for iL'Se all of O!i W,!,crs's tear oi
tic vidIe's look ou ,l,m ss n %, Ge.
t'snIus rsce- With tb,,s w,cic:ol- voices
an ever r,idy t'trsisr the dear ., parted
- - '.'i ~vcr lose 'nv Sers-- so fer a. g.
'"art "u'. "oI So at.ya-;.aI ..., ..
81 having her last Husband LsIg - Ia
sc "t.t would lc ttc euiy ri,-u- si.u,l
lave t. Trsvcrt h.. virtues L.itr brought
up "a ort'i iA'i-,n w,ih - fault,
la ia laughed kH,ry 'Autlt. tra4s
-saitst widow, drawn i3gt. IS t.y Iu-ll...
invitation. hut ,,u 90, ,ru.t., Co.. ,.r
ant b. ii,ud, un t-r sul J.,' NIL tet
yog something hauisnr" tast y,l ...l, gU
~ love with a widow y,- But. good .,..-
iug. r'nsi 20 aud make my sit s.Hu. fr
ic-tle- tue W,dos there VII. le iot. ut frr,.
~ e"., 1T Mr. Emr'or tonight .nI 1
always. far tie honor II the .tu'tlu-. look
handsome
1h- conversation was l,.Ist su.fl,. =
room where ic "s- -,t,irs. .s4ly .mrru,s.
'rt on VI" au'ar wbcu Eilyry gave tDr 49,,
yititIun Though not woman t.t. ',
ii, freud lad Stated set from Ii- retiring
h,i''s Dc dad not u';eu seek tae .rri.ty IT
q, i1GIes When released ir1m mriaI
at L.
book. mu''" and male iu-ras. .uJ thi. 300.
uUe,i u.e ,i hi, lfotlcr ,gE,.r. ., l,-
-tow upon Llm tac c9euom - Il .wnmau.Ll-
ter
~ hero i- ,Ac friend you promised .,
tr.- .a!r. H., N4t1 o.. H!rfv =
must eou.o-s t.a' / E,v, qu,,e = curia-i;.
- teiu.l Li,uicr aut Slsrlr" after sll YOU
batn be.u telling "a & Lin
I regret exceedingly DOT l.irf allie 20
redeem 10y p'mi.,. ir re- i,t 'la'aIr.1r
engagement, prevented ne from .,.n- .p.
li"~ d" ~lsa yau would cutter irf. = lt'tI.
inr"rcnt Il"; e mite ~ inst him Lr a
wccS or 500. Say ',c,.' Ike tue cAif.'s bar.
gan" before 3 t.li y.u
'N'. excuse uo. Nr EGrry ! .laI u,
40 uea ;H.rs. T,.iu.s whati- yugr plot O.
T,N 'ac, too Nr illsry -nii Young
lady Of about twenty, who arrrp, heI aui
whose merry CSC b,')kcuej Eigigri - rii
- L'- u'en tell me too, aud | viii auswsr
Tor 10 that sister Ju.ivt;r cutters t'att anI
soul into your plans, whatever they NAV
b.
q s.aH b. a thousand fiji iu lcJ,cl t.
You, MISS Jsuuic, slil EHsry. .W,.. nov
pi"i, "r rather thc outline OF y. n you wl.l
accept my arm tn lead yo;. - that COS, seat
fr must comics, / SHOULD like some w.
man Wit to perfect my ideas
None Il your pit, aud cou, ,pirscis. f,r
me i have none q th,m .eiI Mr. Mar,
tin the wilcv. A. she lcfi them ia obey .cr
auntr lf,viDls r'luc.t iUr music. an vbeic
We must leave h'r seated ~ the dnc tome!
piano j,-cour,iug m.-t xccilclt music AND
holding her audience rutIr1iict asit hr
psgir. y, lJr Ellery ard JcuuIc, tAoy al
MO music 10 their Eouls at lot-t. for tb,
iiu.s, az! weT- Therefore iha better ii:rl
for t'casous strsiagem- and = o's, 10 VI .ch
W cave them ,uFBc,l
sm sure. reader had sou .ceu Juli.ttr
Martin you like El,ty. would l,yr c,liei
her 'uowitchiug littlr creature. Her de-
lics'a rm. large, benutiful e. e. ut light az
h'r i-oau bar. nearly alpfoarli.g Aixru.
ncDa,l r.t iLcchaTry mouth, ore duplex tvu
Ike Tie ,rruy -tu' 81 I,a~h, 9 .ct lrt
down o., once 40 beauty Then her men-
urrto was so 1T. =, lnsiuua,in. TIA,
YOU could not chu1., hut love ksr She aad
iat,r..l. 1T h,r fat.,r, c.mu,arl au..n
whom ,te ii-aiy esteemed # .ar dill r.,
love with q 'oltg riri'- romantic iss0,S aud
whose sudden dca,, had lef her With an if-
lr, daughter. aGi , r5u.u.terc,. ai.or Ira
t.rv rli % tac snrly ago ~ iwrn,y.sue
MANY ,F.fsof mafriace tai alrrniy hr.r
ru.cIiy Ter. al,. ,ugb -tc never f., sorted
.hcai.. /. not int,ud riarr,iny again.
y.l....i.i.i, ... .s-t,- ..,i.,.
t,r v,.a.w unayt.ir u. b.r.. ...r t,.id...
will l.rall.. VIZ. Emp'or. aus fr.m.i,r
20, elt,ffaI disposition lll rru'rrri b.r.
..,ta f,,of.te a.. ,y,ry ,.r... t...r .a.
ca c,fs.
Ihs.... I..l .a.l al, EIt.r,. U..uat I'D.
ti.fsfl..a...s l., Js.u,rto i.f ..,,e,.,.. ~
at tLrt.m. s.it set. .h. .irs...i l..tu G.. r
tts .... sfaf relr-fsat rr usi-r 81 a.,sa.s.
L,ffat r.osat. $50 iI.s f.ra Jew d4,a.
Oh. l,r l,-,nriu, ii. nose morning vIil
90 excursion p.aurrd O.. tbc country
8 d, u.t a-k sou go b,. r-t.r Ju.i'l.
.4iI t.,. u.,r,. ..iI. .ruI, uot t.4tDs-. tu.
vi-a O., fss.. clos. llr i .I.u. s.u. t. e
ar other. tr a lte'ty stt,o -f. .u ti.
usf Hla me- g. riy sat-
1905 vail nat l.ul ly H.t ln r.I.s.t