The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27

Deceivers --an excsllent comedy.
How l sLall snub you Fan Aud
for once I shall have the pleasure of
out dressing you. But has not MIR.
Sslden seen you 7
mo I was mar,ie led in Maryland.
and went Immediately TO Europe. l
came back q widow two years ago.
but Mr.. Seltlen has never rememb.
cred ne until now. wonder who
bis friend is that he proposes to
bring with him Z
oh. men always think 10 pairs.
Fan They never decide on any
thing until their particular friend
approvsa / dare say they wrote the
letter together What is the gen
tlcman's name I
Tho Widow examined the note.
"My friend, Mr.. Cleve sullivan.
"Do you know him Clenentine ?
"No I am quite sure never saw
Mr. Cleve Sullivan. | don't fall in
love with the name--do yon 1! But
pray accept the offer f,r b,th gent
lcman, Fan. aud write this morning
dear
Then Clementine returned to the
consideration OF the l,ce in cOqaiiles
for her new evening dress.
Tho plan so easily sketched was
subsequently thoroughly discussed,
and carried out
The cottage at Rsybank was taken
and one evening at the end OF June
the two l,lies took possession of it
The new Widow Clare had engaged
q maid in New York. aud fell into her
part with charming ease and very
pretty assumption Of authority and
the real widow. in her plain dress
and pensive, quiet uanners, realized
effectively the ilel of cultivated
but dependent companion. They
had two days in which to rehetrse
their parts and get all the house
hold machinery in order, aud the
gentlemen arrived at R,ybank.
Fan aud Clementine were quite
ready for their first call the latter
in rich and exquisite morning cos
tune, the former in II simple dress Of
spotted lawn. Clementine went
through the introduction with con.
sumate ease of manner. and in half
AN hour they we're very pleasant
party. Johns 'cousinship' afforded
an excellent basis for informal com
panionship, aud Clementine gave it
fnll prominence lnleel in u few
days John began to fad the rela.
tionsbip tiresome 1t hal been
C ,usin John d. this C ,usia John
come here, c,ntinnally; anl one
night whoa Cieve and he sat down
to smoke their lin.l cigar, hs was ir.
sitIble enough to give his objections
the form Of speech.
"Cleve.to tell you the honest truth
d, not like Mrs. Clare.
II think she is q very lovely wo.
man. 10 IN.
vi say nothing against hor beauty,
Cleve | don't like her, anil l have
no mini to occupy the place iha,
beautiful, ill-used Miss Mart 6'ls
The way. Cousin Clare ignores or
snubs u woman to whom she is in
every way Inferior makes me angry
enough, | assure you
"Dou't fall 10 love With ths wrong
woman, John.
"Your advice is too late, Cleve /; |
am in love. There is no use in Us
deceiviug ourselves or each other.
Yuu seem to like the widow-why
not marry heri am qiite willing
you should
THANK you, John | have already
made some advances that way. They
have been favorably received, |
think.
"You are go handsome, q fellow
has no chance against you. Bat we
shall hardly quarrel il yon not inter.
fere between lovely little Clement
aud myself.
81 could not affarl to smile on
her. John she is too poor. Aud
what on eartb arc you going to do
with q poor wife Nothing added
to nothing will not make u decent
living.
81 am going to ask her to be my
wife, and IL she does me tue honor
to gay Yes, will make u decent
living out OF my profession
From this time forth John devot-
cd himself with some ostentation to
bis supposed cousins companion.
He determined to let the widow per
ceive that no had made his choice,
aud that he could not be bought
with her money. Mr. Salden and
Miss Marat were always together.
and the widow did not interfere DO.
tween her companion and cousin.
Perhaps she was rather glad OF their
close friendship. for the handsome
Cleve made q much more delightful
attendant Thus the party foil quite
naturally into couples. aud the two
weeks that thu gentlemen had frs,
hxed .as the limit OF their stay
lleugth6 6ned into two months.
II was noticeable that as the ladies'
became more confidential with -their
lovers, they lad less to cay to each
other aud IL begun at last TO be
quite evident to the rcll widow that
the play must end for the present.
or the dsnowmsnt would come pre-
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