The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-11-20

charms, she was q really bewil-
dering creature. s. Robert
thought at first sight, and so he
found her upon acquaintance. A
Mrs. Morrow she proved to be,
and she was alone aud unprotcc
ted on her voyagc,whicl, had been
male to visit some distant relatives
in England. The steamer consum'
ed nine days in the passage On
the first day Robert managed to
gain a speaking acquaintance. o :
the second lie had improved it
30 far as to be on easy chatting
terms, and before the close of the
third. he was enslaved. They walk
cd the deck by moonlight on the
fourth ard fifth; and before the
seventh their billing and cooling
had attracted the attention of the
passengers. On the eighth, Robert
proposed and was accepted, and
OH the ninth they reached New
York. % "..,' "''oh 80"
Mrs. Morrow owned a little
house in Brooklyn, and had mo
dest income from property left by
her husband. To her home Ro-
bert saw her safely conveyed,a ,and
then sought his own. The changes
there AS orished him, for his faith
or had kept all an agreeable sur
prise. ..0'r.
Robert" said Mr.. Anson, as
he welcomed him, "do you recog.
nize the dingy old houscl'
Scarcely, father" was the re-
ply; "every'hing is new, bright,
and cheerful. What docs it mean!
"A wOman."
"Married?"
"No, no; but hush! There comes
the cause Of it all. Clara, this is
my son Robert"
Possibly the widow, had she
seen the impression that Clara
produced Oh her lover, would have
ielt less secure in her conquest.
For Clara had improved in spirits
since her residence with Mr.. An.
son, and was even pretticr than
when she first came there.
That night, over social bottle
Of wine, the father explained to
his son the manner in which he
found Clara, and the light and
happiness she had brought to
their hume.
"And formed a Ian in refer
enco to her." concluded Mr. vii.
son.
"What is III" asked Robert.
"You shall marry her."
"Imrossible."
"WhyT t- So -4m
Thus brought to the point, Rob
ert confessed his engagement to
Mrs. Morrow.
"How old is she!" asked Mr..
Arson.
Thirty o
"And you are twenty six--how
absurd! People will laugh at you.
Clara is young, pretty, aud |
know she will love you"
"lSut love the widow" "
an onsense."
"Father!" 5,,
"There, mJ boy, don't take Of
fense. / only meant that you have
mistaken admiration for love. That
you really love a woman four
years your senior, and awidow at
that is absurd. You think you do
but you dou't. Now, 1 will tell
you what | will DO. Not another
word shall be said OH the subject
for ole month. At the end Of
that time, it you persist in marry
ing Mrs. Morrow, l shall marry
Clara myself"
I'll agree" replied Robert.
The month passed quickly, and
at it's close the situation was about
like this; Robert was FENCED be-
tween love Tor Clara and lis duty
to the widow; Clara is deeply in
love with Robert; Mrs. Morrow
was troubled by certain falling
off IN her lovers ardor, aud Mr..
Anson, who had steadily refused
to SEQ the widow, Hoped for The
beat Of his plan. The father and
son net after supper.
swell, Robert" said tho form
er, "Thc moath is up. What have
yoo decided on doingl'
ave have always made conf
dants OF each other" began Robert.
Certainly"
"And ] shall not hide ANYTHING
from you now. | love Clara, and
believe she loves me, but l am
engaged to Mrs. Morrow, and
cannot honorably break the en-