, 1878-08-01
Two Fair Deceivers.

Cleye Sullivan had been spending his
time for four years in Europe, and he
has iust been telling his friend, John
Selden. how he spent it. John has spent
his in New York-he is inclined to thnk
lust as proftAbly. Both stories conclude
in the same way.
~ have not a thousand dollars left,
John"
"Nor /, CIeve.'
81 thought your cousin died two years
ago; surely you have not spent all the
old gentleman's money already2"
81 only got $4,000; lowed half of it."
"only $3O,OOOl What did he do with
it?"
"Gaye it to his wife. He married a
beauty about year after you went away,
died in few months aftcrward, and
left her his whole fJrtune. | had no
claim on him. He educated me, gave
me profession and 100000. That
was very well; he was only my mothers
cousin"
Sand the widow-where is she9"
"Liying 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 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 of thing-then beg
leave to call and pay respects, etc, etc"
John demurred good deal to the plan,
but CIeve was masterfu, and the note
was written, and CIeve himself put it in
the post.ottice.
That was Wednesday night. On
Thursday morning the widow Clare
found it, with dozen others, upon her
breakfast.tsble. She was dainty, high
bred little lady, with
"Eyes that browse with dreamy splendor,
Cheeks with rose-leat tinting tender,
Lips like fragrant posy,"
and withal kink, hospitable temper,
we'll inclined to be happy in the happi-
ness of others.
But this letter could not be answered
with the usual polite formula. She was
quite aware that John Seldcn 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 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 half contemptu-
ous shrug and smile which terminated
her private thoughts on the matter.
"Cementine, if you could spare
moment from your fashion paper, l
want to consult you, dear, upon
visitor"
Clemenine raised her blue eyes,
dropped her paper, and said: "Who is
it, FanW
ut is John Selden. If Mr.. Glare had
not married me, he would have inherited
the Glare estate. think he is coming
now in order to see if it is worth asking
for, encountered by his cousins widow"
"What selfishnessl Write and tell him
that you are just leaving for the Suez
canal, or the Sandwich Islands, or any
other incolvenient place."
mo; have better plan than that
Clementipe, do stop reading for few
minutes. / will take that pretty cottage
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 more of the servants with me-"
"Welli'
"Then, Clementine, you are to be the
widow Glare, and your poor friend and
companion"
Good very good The Fair De-
ceivers'-an excellent comedy. How |
shall snub you, Fanl And for once
shall have the pleasure of undressing
you. But has not Mr.. Selden seen youl"
"No; | was married in Mary land, and
went INN ediateiy to Europe. l came
back widow two years ago, but Mr..
Selden has never remembered me until
now. | wonder who this friend is that
he proposes to bring with him2"
"Ob, men always think in pairs, Fan.
They never decide on anything until
their particular friend approves"
The plan so hastily sketched was sub
sequentIy thoroughly discussed, aud car
Eied out. The cottage at Ryebank Was
taken, and one evening at the end OF