The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-03
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2 II represent Mrs. Merrlon, Sald ne
, "You have no doubt heard of the sickness
} in the family and have como 10 hell
nurse Mr.. Merrion's daugbter?'
"Etf" snid Mrs. Eben Clckson, hold
ing the speo'aeles by one joint He wa'
a vidower eh? With family? Wel,
then, Clara hain't done so surprisingly
well, arter all But what's the matter
with the young gals? pity 'em if Jason's
widow is to be their siepmothe,!
"The doctor lopes." said Mr.. Phiprs,
'that il will not he anything more rtri-
Gus than scarlet fever, The indications,
Mt present, are"
"Scarlct reveil' screamed Mrs. Philo.
"Hnsaand, Its 60 back! We've neither
of MS ev,r lad iiT'
at is mallguaniw gcsred Miss Lor
ina.
"Wby didn't Jasoh's widow telegraph
TO uSS7 shriekel Miss NJ ,urludM.
"She has had lrent deal 10 occupy
her mind" sal Mr.. Phipps, smoothly.
lyon perhaps haven't heard that her hus-
band hes gone away and LIT hei?'
"Aud took all the money!" Rasped the
old wonIpn.
1T is but too probable, piled 5Ir
Phipps.
Left htr27 repeated Miss Lorina.
"IIumph! A grass.wilow! Didn't al
ways say that Clara Clickson wouljut
come to no good?'
"She can't expect us TO co1ntenance
her." said Miss Muunndia.
Ladies'" said Mr.. rhipps. evil 1
show you the way to Mr.. Merrion's resi-
dence?"
"Cer,ninly not, said Mrs. Ebcn C lick
son. 1T amt my business to counter
ance any woman whose husband has dc.
serted her, just let her know, please that
her first husbands family are very much
put out and hope she won't expect them
to receive her again!'
"And think" observed Miss Mauran-
.dia, "that it is vely cool of her to suppose
that we will turn free nurses to her sec
ond husbands family, when we're ali
delicate ourielves!'
Miss LORNA made no further remark,
but gathered up her parcels and pack
ages and started for the train, whittier
old Mr.. Clickson and Mr.. aud Mrs,
Philo had already led the way; for, dearly
as the dickson family cherished the
prospect of months sojourn in Phila-
delphia. hotel exactions and boarding
house bills were out Of the question.
Mr.. Phipps watched them until the
last basket aud v,lise had disappeared
into the car door, and then returned to
the landau, just outside the station, where
Mrs. Merrion sat.
You heard it ALP" said he.
EVERY word" said Clara, whose face
was combination of amusement and
annoyance. ''But Mr.. Phipps-"
1T was quite true, wasn't it, about
your husbands daughter being i'll of
scarlet fever" said the lawyer.
"Dut. they are away at boarding
school"
"Was it necessary for me to mention
that?" said Mr.. PhippS, demurely.
"Andy you said my husband had left
me-"
Hasn't hep asked Mr.. Phipps.
"But he has only gone to Chestnut
Hill to see about the buildings, and he
will come back this evening" pleaded
Clara.
They did not ask me where he was
gone, or when he would return" observed
Mr.. Phipps,
But the main object was achieved. The
visitation of tho Clickson family had
been varied of; and when Mr. Merton
came home that evening from Chestnut
Hill. with the report that the girls were
getting on finely. and the corservatories
almost completed, Clara met him with a
radiant face.
Mr. Phinps' diplomacy has won the
day." said she.
While the Clickson family, unloading
their bags and trunks once more at the
farmhouse door, declared, Gloom:ly that
"they always knew that Jason's widow
would turn ont n failure"