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son the. manner in which .ibei had
found Clara and the light.and,hap-
pinesso shesrhad brought! to their
home. -si~''' i1ohi." "
. ssAnd r haveo formed a plan in
reference to 'her, = y, concluded Mr..
Anson. 81 ''',''5,' y mr. ''' =
7'aWhat is it?"s asked Robert +
"Y52u}s s".Y5o2u shall marry her. .,d"gaa,. - a =
s"'Impossible,'"' " o7gp ii -t44~ol ;: :;
."rWhy2', n ~. bgl Ii il u
+, Thus brought to- the eapoint, Rob
ert confessed his engagement to
Mrs. Morrow. ,s": 2@a III oiIo.q II
'ossHow 4 old isn she 2" asked Mr..
.Ansor,. .1,.yti.1 ri oaoh noDJ bsd :
,,'tAThirty.V n *"i~ e'i1n77'rnoa
"And you are twwcnty!six: -isSow
absurd? Peop1ewill laugh at you.
Clara, is young, pretty, and 7 know,
she will love you." ',I7'2 ~ =,
""But I love the widow" 80 ' ~.
"Nousense.." "''',t' - f''''' ~ % :
@Father!" r'''t'o -. '''''< 90 ~ 81
"There,' my boy, don't take of,
fence. I only meant That you have
| mistaken admiration for love,
That you really lovea woman four
years your senior, and a widow at.
that is absurd. YOU think you do,
but You donpt, Now, T viii tell.
You what I will do. Not another
word d: win be" said" On the subject
for one month. At the end Of that
time. IF you persist in marrying
Mrs. Morrow, t shall marry CLARA
'@n''H 1'''I;'% '-'",
III agree, Replied Robert
- The Fm6nth Passed quickly, and.
at the close the situation was About
like this: Robert was 'fented be:
tween love forClafa and Ills duty
to the widow; Clara is deeply ini
lore with Robert. Mrs. Morrow!
was troubled by a certain falling off,
IN her lovers ardor,, and Mr. All
son, who had steadily refused to, see
the widow, hoped for the best for
his plan. The father and son met
after supper. - ,, 80 -, ~" . ''..'.' 81
ssWell, Robert" said the former,
"the month is up. What have. you
decided OH doing?" ''., ..''''
! "We have always made conf
dapts Of each other" began Re Rob-
ert. ''' '''' '''' 80 4
4 "Certainlv "7' T.,'' :" ;'ta2 !
Afri"[D'B: I sBall not hide anything ::
'frothf you'how. T lofe Clara, and
believe she Ioyes' me, But I am en-
GAGGED to Mrs: Morrow and cannot
honorably Break the engagement. .
|"Theh leave the matter entirely
to me" u ''''''' go. ', .D'..s' ,u ..n .
"7Vbat will you do Pr 7l' 1sH1 7
ri will. secure your release by
the widow. ."'''| 2o- ,""' !'t'0a' . %
. 'sBy fair means?'' 10" 9'''' 4
s1By y'her free Consent" f'',!oos
And 50 the interview closed, u u
the following day Mfr. = AhsofI I
sought the home of" the widow
She was in, and upon1learning who
he was, welcomed him cordially
She asked him to. be seated upon|
the sofa, upen9wfieh she also'graee-
fully sank!,. MF3 Apson had made
up his mind to ei,brief sando busy
ness-like; but the, gorgeous: widow
quite upset him before he even had hGa
broached the subject of bis sons
They came to speak
of him him i Naturally at last, however,
and tie fwidower saw his 'opportu-
,;;ty; . .ttul..bi9 nj. 2Hi - yii!En"'
c. Z. ~ 8 Torlovesnn son ?'',.ara q 30
oa tWhatia question:, MIR. :Anson,' y
she replied, showing her perfect
teeth in a bewitching smile; Sam |
not going to marry him ?'',:,i~7.t !
Il hope not 1...: ,.,..g ....,,.. =.
"Sir,'' and even v' the Widows pret-
ty frown captivated him: ',' -,
- "Hb be & your pardon," he added
crestfallen, Il mean that 1 came to
talk the matter over with you. Do
YOU think the match is altogether
a good .ione?'' ...;......D Z. a~o, !
Il see," and her eyes dropped
appropriately, "you object because1 e aus
I am Comparatively poor." ;" '.,'' 49,. 4
, Indeed I do not. The financial
aspect Of the affair has never been
considered by me- ',.!! :,m7't
The widow here pierced him with
a look Of gratitude. F.. ....,,. b.,,,
|, ut was the difference in, IN
he stammered. = 10. '"''.''. .1'
SIN social position?'' suggested
"No, no" sy.ara-r. -
"Ah! I see. ,.You mean in age ?"I
EYES," he replied, sheepishly.
"You OWNED the reason, and Ii
will be perfectly frank W with Il: you: you:
Nv sol is very dear to me, and it
has beensthe, dream of my life toi
see him happily marriud to some
beautiful and loving woman @;
. Here the widow turned her glo-
rious2 eyes full upon Mr.. Anson, and
managed. to show her arm, which
happened to be enclosed in a loose
sleeve.' Itwas particularly round,
smooth arm, and as white. as posi-
BILE. --.-n . 49, LIZ ..-...-... IL. =