The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-05-10
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when they SIT nt fhe open Win"o"'
smoking on summer EVENING" Do
you suppose Il Is of loves Indcd, ]
suspect il IL Of money; or. II moi
of money, then at least Of something
that either makes money or spends il,
Clcve Sullivan has been spending
his for four years in Europe, and he
has just been telling HE friend John
Selden how he spent il. John has
spent his in New York-he is inclined
10 think just as profitably. Both sio'
ries conclude in the same way.
II have not a thousand dollars left,
John" r...a
"Nor 1, Cleve." fl III
IL thought your cousin died two
years ago; surely you have not spent
all the old gentleman's money al
ready"
81 only got $4,000; owed hall
Of IT," ffIf
"Only $4,000, What did he DC
with it,"
Gave il to his wife. He married
a beauty about q year after you went
away, died in few months afterward
and left her his whole fortune. fhad
no claim on him, He educated me,
gave me a profession, and 10000.
That was very well; he was only my
mothers cousin abaHH
"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, ! never thought Of such a
thing
nYou cant think Of any thing bet.
ter. Write her q little note at once;
say that you and i'll soon he in her
neighborhood, and that gratitude to
your cousin, and all that kind Of thing
then beg leave to call and pay res
poets, etc., etc."
John de.nurred a good deal to the
plan, but Cleye was masterful, and
the note was written, Cleye himself
putting il in the post.ofice.
That was on Monday night. On
Wednesday morning the widow Glare
found il with a dozen others upon her
breakfast table. She was q dainty.
high-bred little lady, with -
Eyes that browse with dreamy splendor.
Cheeks With rcse-leaf tintings tender "a
Lip. like fragrant Posy,''
and withal kind, hospitable temper,
well inclined to be happy in the hap
piness of Others.
But this letter could not be answer
Ell with the usual polite formula, She
was quite aware that John Seljen had
regarded himself for many years as
his Cousins heir, aud that her mar.
rage with the late Thomas Clare had
seriously altered his prospects. Wo-
men easily see through the be.t.laid
plans of mon, and this plan was trans
parent enough to the shrewd little
widow. John would scarcely have
liked the halfcontemptuons shrug and
smile which terminated her private
thoughts on the matter.
"Clementine, Il you could spare
moment from your fashion paper. !
want to consult you, dear, about q
visitor" ....
Clementine raised her blue ewes,
dropped her paper, and said, "who is
il, FAM" 20 t.'s ~ N''.NAhFN
at is John Selden. Ii Mr.. Glare
had not married me, he would have
inherited the Clare estate. Think he |
is coming now in order TO see if il is
worth asking for, eucembered by his
cousins widow" N'aNN t1'.
"What selii-hness!NeW and tell
him that you are just leaving for the
Suez Canal, or the Sandwich Islands,
or any other inconvenient place.
mo; ] have better plan than
do stop reading
few minutes. Twill take that pretty
cotsage at Ryebank for the summer,
and Mr.. Selden and his friend shall
visit us there. No one knows us in
The place; and will take none of the
with me- -N'\hNhN
"Well?p, ,AoNh,. Ar,,..l
Then, Clementine. you are to be
the widow Clare. and ! your poor
friend and companion"
Good very good The Fair De
neivers'-an excellent comedy. How
| shall snub you, FAM And for once
shall have the pleasure Of outdress.
ing you. But has not Mr.. selden
seen yOu?"