The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-03-13

have already pictured 70 myself the
pleasures Of 2 newer existence"
"Haye you ." TIE brown eyes shot
an arch, challenging sparkle toward
me. "Tell me all about her"
''Do you really wish to know -
"OfcOUrse I do
I congratulated myself mentally or
the fine progress / was making, con.
sidering the small practice in love-na.
king that had had. Bob Carter him
self, with all his ready tongue and
good looking face, could not have car
Tied on a filtration more neatly.
SIS she fair or dark % questioned
the widow, with the prsttiest of in
terest.
'Neither-abOut yOur complexion.
ooh ~ laughed my interlOcuter,
with charming pink suflusiOn over
her dimples. SIS she young ~
"Yes, about your age"
"Pretty 81
HMOre than pretty-beauiiful."
The widow arched her perfectly PEN
ciIed eyebrows. "What a devoted
husband YOU will make Aud when
are you to be married ."
"As soon as l can induce her to
name the day"
"That's right" said the widow,
clasping her hands over the Astrak-
han muff. because, you know,
you've no time to lose"
I sighed Ostentatiously. 81 am
quite aware of that. You will let me
call on you in Glendale"
"Oh, certainly, if she don't object. .
"She'l be willing, I guarantee.
WF-re are you staying" asked ca
-" be Mrs. Alvern's guest. Do
yoD = many people in Glendale?''
"Only few. am going down on
some legal business for one or two OF
my clients"
"Are you ~
"Yes.n
And then there was q brief silence.
"Are you acquainted with Mr.. Car
ter, Mrs. Alvern's brother - asked
the widow, presently.
"Yes, I answered, with a little
grimace. "a self cOnceited, disagree
able puppy"
"Do you think so - asked the Wild
Ow doubtfully.
'Of course, as does everybody else.
So will you, when you meet him."
"Shall ] ~
"a man who thinks because he's
got a handsome face and a smooth
tongue, that nobody else has any busi-
ness in creation"
'Dear, dear ," twitlered my COM
paniOn "that's very bad indeed"
"Of course, he will pay good deal
of attention to you, if you are to be
his sisters guest" pursued "but It
won't do to encourage him."
mo ~
"By no means. He's a.professional
fiirt."
as it possible ~ lisped the widow.
And I mentally shook hands with
myself for having thus deftIy put
spoke in Bob's wheel.
First impressions are everything,
and I certainly had been beforehand
with the pretty widow. Neither had
any computations of conscience, for
hadn't Bob been playing practical
jokes of all styles and compilations on
me, ever since we entered the bar side
by side ?
"Stupid Tom" that had been his
pet name for me, always ; but this
wasn't so very "stupid' a game after
all.
While I was thus metaphorically
hugging myself, the conductor bawied
out, Glendale" and sprang up to as
sist my lovely companion out of the
car, chesrfully y burdening myself with
bags, baskets, parasols and bulky
wraps.
AS We stepped upon the platform,
nearly tumbled into to arms Of-Bob
Carter.
"Hullo, Tom ~ was his inelegant
greeting. "YOu don't grow any light
er as you grow older"
I was about to retOrt bitterly, when
4 sudden change came over his face,
as he beheld the pretty widow behind
me.
"GertieT' he exclaimed, clasping
both her hands in his,
ayes, Robert" she answered, with
sparkling eyes and flushed cheeks.
THAT gentleman has got my parcels;
be has been very kind to me-"
"Ob, has he though? Well, we
won't trouble him any further. 1 am
much obliged to you, Tom, and ws'll
''To what wedding?'' 1 gaspod.
"Didn't you tellhim, Gertie?-Why,
10 our wedding, the tenth of next
to be sure. AU TeUiOr. Tom,
be careful of yourself for my sake"
And that was the last ever saw of
my daisy-faced widow. For if you
think was mean-spirited enough to
go to that wedding, you have mista-
ken my character.