The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-25
TWO FAIR DECEIVERS,

something that either makes money or
spends it.
Cleve SiIlivan has been spending his
time for four yesrs in Europe, and he has
just been telling his friend John Selden
how he spent it. John has spent his in
New YOrk-he is inclined t. think Just
as proftably. Both stories conclude in
the same way.
I" have not thousand dollars lett,
john
g. Nor I, CIeve."
" l thought your cousin died two years /
ago; surely you have not spent ali the
old gentleman's money already %
q only got $4,000; 1 owed half of
"OnIy 100000 What did he do with
Gave it to his wi e. He married q !
beauty about year after you went |
away, died in lew months atterward |
and lett her his whole fortune. l had |
no claim on him. He educated me, gave |
me profession, and $4,000. That was
very well. He was only my mothers
cousin"
And the widow-where is she ?"
Living at his country seat. / have
never seen her. She was one OF the ST.
Maurs, of Maryland"
'GOOd family, and all beauties. Why
don't you marry the widow"
"Why, 1 never thought of such
thing"
You can't think of anything better.
Write her a little note at once; say that
you and will soon be in her neighbor-
hood, and that gratitude to your cousin,
and all that kind OF thing-theu beg
leave TO call and pay respects, etc, etc"
John demurIed good deal to the plan,
but CieVe was masterul, and the nOte
was written. Cleve himself putting it in
the pOstoffce.
! That WAS on h1Onday night. On We'd
nesday morning the widow Clare found
1t with dozen others upon her break
fast table. She was dainty, highNbred
little lady, with
Cheeks with rose leaf tiutiugs tender,
| Lips like fIsR ant pOsy.
and withal kind, hOspitable temper,
will inclined to be happy in the haEpi-
ness OF others.
But this letter could not be answered
with the usual polite formula. She WAS
quite aware that Jshn Salden had re-
garded himself for many years as his
cousins heir, and that her marriage with
the late Thomas Glare had seriously all
tered his prospects. Women easily see
through the best-laid plans of men, and
this plan was transparent enough to the
shrewd little widow. John would
scarcely have liked the halt contemptu-
Gus shTug and smile which terminated
her private thoughts on the matter.
Ciementine, il you could spare q mo.
ment from your fashion paper, [ want to
consult you, dear, about visitor"
CIementihe raised her blue eyes
dropped her paper, and said, " Who is it,
Fan P
- 1t is John Selden. IF Mr.. Glare had
not married me, he would have inherited
the Glare estate. l think he Is coming
now in order to zee il il is worth wink
asking for, encountered by his cousins
, widow"
What selfshnessl Write and tel
him that you are just leaving Tor the
t Suez canal, or Sandwich islands, or any
+ other incOnvenienJ place"
No; have better plan than that
Clementine, do stop reading q few min
utes. will take that pretty cottage q
Ryebank for the summer, and Mr.. Sci
den and his friend shall visit Us there
No one knows Us in the place, and ! will
e take none of the servants with me"
" Well 90
"Then, Clementine, you are to be tn
Widow Clare, and l your poor friend auC
= | companion.
Gooi! very good! The Fair D.
I ceiveTs'-an excelI. Mt comedy. How
Il shall snub you, F4nl And for once
9 shall have the pleasure of outdressin
|. you But has not Mr.. S5ldrn seen you
+ "No; was married IN Mary land, an
# went Immediately to Europe. l cam
2 back a widow two years ago, but hi
l. t5elden has never remembered me unit
. now. l wonder who this friend is tina
d he proposes to bring with him p
fl On, men always think in pairs; Fan
ID They never decide on anything unit
N their particular friend approves. / daI
" say they wrote the letter together. Wins
ir is the gentleman's name ?'
The widow examined the note. "' M
friend, Mr.. Cleve Sullivan Do 20
s. know him, Clementine p
r; ono; l am quite sure that I neve
a saw Mr.. Ceve Sullivan. l don't fall /
In love with the name-dO you But prs
o. accept the offer tor both gentlemen, Fal
He and write this morning, dear" The
IL Clementine returned TO the consider
-; ti0n of the lace in c0guiiie8 for her ne
y evening dress.
Ok The plan so hastily sketched was sui
re sequently discussed and carried GU
H. The cottage at Ryebank was taken, ar
o. one evening, at the end of June, II
ne TWO ladies took possession OF it. II
no new widow Clare had engaged maid
he New York, and fell into her part wit
it charming ease and a very pretty assum
q ton of authority; and the real wido,
re in Ter plain dress and pensive, qui
zee manners, realized effectively the idea
rer a cultivated but dependent companiO
in. They had two days in which to rehear
ne their parts and get all the househO
tie machinery in order, and then the gentl
, q men arrived at Ryebank.
Fan and Clementine were quite Teat
for their first call; the latter in a ri
ar aud exquisite morning costume, t
es' former IN a simple dress of spotted law
Lu Clementine went through the introdU
.S Ul tions with cOnsummate ease of mann,
liz aud, in half an hour, they were We
10 pleasant party. Johns cousinshi
as afforded an excellent basis for inform
Cie cOmpaniOnship, and Clementine gave
ny full prominence. Indeed, in lew da
oie John began TO fad the relationship ii
s!y some; il had been, Cousin John,
y this" aud cousin John, come here
ne continually; and one night, whep Gle
ny and he sat down to smoke their NJ
cigar, he was irritable enough to give
objections the form OF speech.
: 'Ceve, to tell you the honest truth
.Ie- do not like Mrs. Glare "
ew g think she is a very lovely womi
CIV John"
Tst Il say nothing against her beau
ar Cleve; 1 don't like her, and have
sad mind to occupy the place that bsauti
;ng ill-used Miss Marat fills The way Cou
% Clare ignores or snubs a woman to VII,
we she is every way inferior makes me ana
md enough l SssuIe you