Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-03-20


the letter together. What is the
gentlemen's name 2"
! The widow examined the note
"My friend, Mr.. Cieve Sullivan
/ Do you know him, Clementinc 2"
"No; Il am quite sure that ]
never saw Mr.. Clcve Sullivan.
don't tall in love with the name
do yous But pray accept the of
fer for both gentlemen, Fan, and
write this morning, dear" Then
Clementine returned to the consid-
Grafton of the lace in coquaItes for
her new evening dress.
The plan SO hastily sketched was
subsequently thoroughly discussed
ana carried out. The cottage at
Ryebank was taken, and one even
ing at the end of June the two
ladies took possession of it. The
new Widow Glare had engaged a
maid in New York, and tell into
her part with charming ease, and a
very pretty assumption of her au-
thority and the real widow, i'll her
plain dress and pensive, quiet man
ners, realized effectively the idea Of
cultivated but dependent COM
panion: They had two days in
which to rehearse their parts and
get all the household machinery in
order, and then the gentlemen ar
rived in Ryebank.
| Fan and Clementine were quite
ready for their first call the latter
in a rich and exquisite mourning
costume, the former in simple
dress Of spotted lawn. Clementine
went through the introductiens with
consummate ease of manner, and in
half an hour they were a pleasant
party. Johns 'cousinship' afforded
an excellent basis for informal cons
panionship, and Clement;ne gave
it full prominence. Indeed, in a
few days John began to find the
relationship tiresome it had been
cousin John do this, and cousin
John, come here continually, and
one night when Cleve and he sat
dowr. to smoke their final cigar, he
was irritable enough to give his
objections tie form Of speech.
"Cleve, to tell yon the honest
truth, do not like Mrs Clare"
81 think she is very loving wo.
man, John"
81 say nothing against her beans
ty, Cleve | don't like her, and |
have no mind to occupy the place
that beautiful ili-used Miss Marat
fills. The way Cousin Glare ig-
nOrcs or snubs a woman to whom
she is every way inferior makes me
angry enough, [ assure yon."
"Don't fall in love with the
wrong woman, john"
"Iour advice is too late, Clcvc ;
| am in love. There is no use de-
ce1ving ourselves or each other. :
You seem to like the wiGow-why
not marry her? | am quite will
lug you should. d.''
"Thank you, John; l have al
ready made some advances that
way. They have been tavorably
received, | am thinking"
"You are SO handsome, fellow
has no chances against you. But
we shall hardly quarrel, if you dc
not interfere between lovely little
Clement and myself"
"I could not afford to smile or
her, John !; she is too poor. Anc
what on earth are you going to de
with a poor wife ? Nothing added
to nothing will not make a decen
living"
81 am going to ask her to be m,
wife, and if she does me the homo
f to say, Yes will make a decen
living ont of my profession"
From this tune forth john dc
voted himself with some ostentatio
: to his supposed consin's companion
. He was determined to let the wild
t ow perceive that lie had thade hi
choice, and that he could not b
n bought with het money. Mr.. Sc
z den and Miss Marat were AWAY
It together, and the widow did nc
e interfere between her companio
5 and her cousin. Perhaps she ";
e rather glad of their close friendship
II for the handsome CIeve made
2 much more delightful attendan
Thus the party tell quite natural
Q into couples, and The two weeks th
lre the gentlemen had first fixed at Il
limit of their stay heightened in
ir two months.
y. 1t was noticeable that as Il
ID ladies became more confident
re with their lovers, they had less
OF say to each other and it began
last to be quite evident to the re
= widow that the play mnst end
i the present, or the dencuncelne
Vo would come prematurely. Circur
v stances favored her deterninatic