Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-01

VII plOutucIice.r ktiiecS, la Il low QiyS
John began to find the relationship tire
this,r and "Cousin John, come here" and
one night when Cleve and be sat down to-
smoke their final cigar. he was irritable
enough to-gise his objections the form
l. > -
"Cleve, to tell on the honest truth |
do not like Mrs. Clare"
Il think she is very lovely woman,
john"
III say nothing against her beauty,
Cleye: [ don't like her, and have no
mind to occupy the place beautiful, i'll
used Miss Marat fills. They way cousin
Glare ignores or snubs woman 10 Whom
She is every way inferior makes me angry
enough, l assure you.'
"Don't fall in love with the wrong
woman, John," - -
Your advice comes too late, Cleve; /
am i'm love. There is no use deceiving
ourselves or elch other You seem to
like the widow-wly not marry her?
am quite willing you should." -.
"Thank you, John; / have already
made some advances that way. They
have been favorably received. | think"
. You are so handsome, fellow has no
show aginst you. But we shall hardly
quarrel, if you do not interfere between
lovely little Clement and myself"
"lcould not afford to smie on her,
John; she is too poor. And what ON
earth are you going, to do with a poor
wife? Nothing added to nothing will
not make decent living"
I'll am going 10 ask her to be my wife,
and ii she does me the honor to say Yes
| will make IA decent living out OF my
profession" Ws ia ~.
From this time forth John devoted
himself With some of ostentation 10 the
supposed Cousins companion. He was
determined TO let the widow perceive
that he bad made his choice, and that he
could not be bought with. her money.
Mr.. Selden AMI Miss Marat were always
together. and the widow did not inter-
tere between her companion and her
cousin. Perhaps she was rather glad of
their close friendship, for the handsome
Cleve made more delightful attendai.t.
Thus the party fell quite naturally into
couples, and the two weeks that the gem
tlemen had first fixed as the limit OF
their stay heightened Into two months.
1t was noticeable that, the more coufi-
dental the ladies' became with their low
ers. the less they had To say TO each
other; and it. began at last TO be qaite
evident to the real widow th 1t the play
must end for the present. or the denOue-
ment would come .prematlireally. Cir
favored her determination
One night ClementiEe, wiitf-a radiant
face. came into her friends room, zand
said, s-Fah, i have something tosteil you.
Cleye has asked. me TO be his wife, ~.
Nov, Clement you have told him all;
L know You have..' ? 49,
Not a word, Fan. He still BELIEVES med
the Widow Clare" 3 -
Bid you accept him 2: - =,
''COnditionally. am TO give him a
linalanswer when we go to the city IN
OctoSer. You are going to New York
this winter. are you not % -ss-s $ ~
''4es. Our little play progresses fine |
ly. John Selden asked me to be his wife
tonight" -....-,
81 told you men think and act in
pairs"
John is noble fellow. l pretended
to think his cousin had tiil-u-ed him, and
he defended himuiitiI WAS zashllpe OF !
myself; absolutely said, Clement, thai
You were Il sufficient excuse for Mr. |
Clares will. Then he blamed ShIs own
past idleness SO much, and promised if | 4
would only try aud endure the slings and |
Irfows OF your Outrageous temper, Gle =
nent. for two years longer, lie wOu'd1
nave made "a home for me in which !
could be happy. Yes, Clement. shouldt
marry John Seldom ii we had not a five
lollar bill between us. - 7
Il wish Gleve had been little more |
explicit about his money affairs. How
ever, there is time enough yet. When they
cave tomorrow, what shall we do?
I'VE will remain here another month Il
Levine will have the house ready for me
by that time. L have written TO him
,0Out returnishing the parlors." |
So next day the lovers parted, with !
many promises of letters and future hap-J
Ply days together. The interval was
long aud dull enough, but it passed, and 1
one morning both gentlemen received |
notes OF inyitation TO a small dinner par
~ at the WidoY Clarc's mansion in
street. There was a good deal of dress
ng for this party. Cleye wished to mIke
lis entrance into his future home as be-
came the prospective owner of Il million
lnd half OF money, and John was de-
irous OF not su feriny in Clements eyes
)y any COMPARISON with the other gen
lemen who would probably be present.
Scarcely had they entered the drawing
Dom when the ladies appeared, the true
WIDOW Clare no longer i'll the unasSum
ny toilet she had hitherto worn, but
magnificent In white crepe lisse and satin.
Ter arms and throat and pretty head
iashlng with sapphires and diamonds.
der companion had assumed now the
ole OF simplicity, and Cleve was disap-
pointed with the first glance at her plain
NLlte CRANBERRY gauZe dress.
Jonh had seen nothing but the bright
ace OF The girl he loved and the love-
ight In her eyes. Before she could speak
he had TAKEN both her hands, and whis-
)ered, s"Dearest and best and loyeliest
Clement"
Her smile answered him first. Then
he said: pardon me. Mr.. SelLen, but
We nave been in masquerade all INNER,
Inu now we must unmask before real
lie begins. My n.me is not Clementine
uarat, but Fanny Clare. Cousin John.
hope you are not disappointed" Then
he put her hand into Johns. and they
Off into the conservatory TO
lnish their explanation IS.
Mr.. Cleve Sullivan found himself at
hat moment in the most trying circurn-
lance OF his life. The rea! Clementipe
larat stood looking down at the flower
N the carpet. and evidently expecting
i'm TO resume the tender attitude he had /,
cen accustomed to bear toward her.
lie was man of quick decision where
us own interests were concerned, and it
nd not take him half minute to re-
lew his position and determine what to
o. This plain, blonde girl, without for
une, was not the girl he could marry;
he had deceived him, too he had sud
Ell and severe spasm of morality; his
was broken; he thought it
vas very poor sport to play with a