Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-07-20
TWO FAIR DECEIvERS.


is oflovs, Indeed, l suspect it is of
money; or, If not of money, then at least
of something that either makes money or
spends it. ....I ..-
Cleve Sullivan has been spending his
four years in Europe, and he has just
been telling his friend, John Sheldon,
how ne spent it. John has spent his in
New York-he is inclined to think just
as proftably. Both stories conclude in
the same way,
81 have not thousand dollars left,
john"
Nor I, Cleve."
81 thought your cousin died two years
ago surely you have not spent all the
old. gentleman's money already ?"
"I only got twenty thousand dollars,
and | owed half of it,"
"Only twenty thousand dollars f! What
did he do with it ?"
"Gave it TO his wife. He married o
beauty about year after you went away,
died in few months afterward, and left
her his whole fortune. had no claim
on him. He educated me, gave me a
profession and twenty thousand dollars.
That was very we'll he was only my
mothers cousin"
"And the widow, where Is she ?"
y" Living at his country seat. l 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"
You can't think of anything better.
Write her 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 ofthing--then beg leave
to oall and pay respects, etc.
John demurred good deal to the plan
but Cleve was masterful, and the note
was written, Ceve himself putting it in
| the postofiice.
That was on Monday night. On We'd
nesday morning the widow Glare found
it, with dozen others, upon her break.
fast table. She was dainty, high bred
little lady, with
), Eyes that browse with dreamy splendor.
Checks with rose leaf tintlng tender,
Lips like fragrant posy,"
and withai kind, hospitabe temper,
we'll inclined to be happy in the happiness
of others.
But this letter could not be answered
with the usual polite formula. She was
quite aware that John Sheldon had re-
garded himself for many years as his
cousins heir, and that her marriage with
the late Thomas Clare had seriously al
tered his prospects,. Women easily sec
through the best laid plans of men, and
this plan was transparent enough to the
shrewd little widow. John would scarce
ly have liked the half contemptuou'
shrug and smile which terminated hei
private thoughts on the matter.
Clementine, il you could spare mo
aent from your fashion paper, want tC
consult you about visitor"
Clenentine raised her blue eyes, drop
ped her paper, and said, Who is it
/ Fan 2" uat
cit is John Sheldon. IPMr. Glare ha(
not married me, he would have inherited
/ the Clare estate. / think he is coming
now in order to see il it is worth while
asking for, incumbered by his cousin !
widow" Ut10
" What selfshness Write and tel
him that you are just leaving for the Sue,
Canal, or the Sandwich Islsnds, or any
other inconvepient place."
mo; have better plan than that
| Clementne, do stop reading for a few
minutea. | will take that pretty cottage
at Ryebank for the summer, and Mr.
| Sheldon and his friend shall yisitus there
No one knows us in the place, and will
take none of the servants with me-"
Well ?"
"Then, Ciomentine, you are TO be thC
widow Glare, and | your poor friend anc
companion"
GOOD very good The Fair De
ceiyers = an excellent comedy. How
.hail snub you, Fan And for once
shall have the pleasure Of undressing
you. But has not Mr.. Sheiden seer
you ?" .....-. /.
mo; Twas married in Mary land, ant
came back widow two years ago, bu
| Mr.. Sheldon has never remembered mi
until now. / wonder who this friend il
that he proposes to bring with him ?"
"Oh men always think in pairs, Fan
They never decide on anything unit
their particular friend approves. | dar
say they wrote the letter together. Wha
is the gentleman's name p
The widow examined the note. '"My
/ friend, Mr.. Cleve Sullivan. Do yol
know him, Clementine ?"
mo; / am quite sure that never saw
Mr.. Cleve Sullivan. don't fall in lov'
with the naine-do you =? But pray &C
cept the offer for both gentlemen, fan
and write this morning dear" Ther
Clementine returned to the Consideration
Of the lace coqtaties for her new evening
1 dress, stafsa
The plan so hastily sketched was sub
sequently thoroughly discussed and car
/ 81 DaoLa,,Ir
taken, and eneevening at hecnd of Jun'
the two ladies took possession Of it. Th'
nav widow Clare had engaged A maid il
I New York, and fell into her part will
charming ease and II very pretty assump
tion Of authority and the real widow, il
her plain dress and pensive, quiet man
ners, realized effectively the idea of
l cultivated but dependent companions