The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-07
A Widow Bewitched.

"lf my relations were n set Of parrots
soliloquizcd Colonel Roslyn Seymour, with
only one set phrase among them, they could
not echo more perslstcntly," You ought TO
get married! you ought to get married. It's
dnned into my ears from morning until
night, and now positively II Kitty hasn't
taken 1t up-iny fayOrite sister Kitty, who
makes II her boast that she can twist me
round her finger.
"pshnwl charming womanp"- his eyes
had fallen on n sentence in letter near him
they arc all charming women. Her hus-
band only lived two years What OF that2
Poor Lucy only lived twelve months, and
don't want TO get married again. We were
schoolfcllows,' and Bob has known her from
her childhood That isn't saying anything;
somebody has known everybody from their
childhood, and | haven't such m exalted
opinion Of MI. Bobs ntimatcs as my med
dlcsomc monkey Of sister has"
Colonel Seymour would not have chafcd
half 50 sorcly under the interference Of his
family had he not seen that there was some
reason for H. His wife, delicate young
creature, ms pretty and about as companion
able as wax doll, had died In giving birth
to daughter, who had been left in the care
Of her grandmother A year ago the grand
mother had died, and what to do with the
child was a question every one had answer
cd except the father
you must marry again." they said; but
that was just what he didn't want to do, and
he had accepted his sisters invitation TO
AShridge Manor because Kitty never bother
cd him about this ycNod question.
Traitressl lie had not a doubt but the up
shot of her letter was that this Mrs COven-
try was 10 be- there Ia meet him. lie had a
good mind not TO 20; but, then, there was
the child who was 10 20 with him. Kitty
had asked her down, that she might get bet
ter acquainted with her cousins and had ar
ranged that n new guvernesS was to meet
them at the station and take care of Bah
during the journey.
"Oh, hang the womonw he exclaimed,
irrititby. ~ don't believe another being on
earth is bothered about them as ! am.
Hang Mrs. Coventry he continued /;
land, AS for Kitty couiound her and her
scheme togcthcrw
Now, it happened that on the same night
and at about the same hour, In a coy little
| bpudOir I'm Kpnsngtun Gore, a very good
looking woman sat all alone, trying to make
up her mind 10 what seemed 10 her a drspcr-
ate action. She too, was sOlilOquiLing; be-
| fore her also lay letter, and her name was
| Mrs Coventry
ITS the same thing myariably-alwuys
| hcralded by my mOncy-and that's what Is
making Kitty so anxious for me 10 meet hcl
brother. I'm sure she knew how much adj
mircd him before he married, or either
But your face was your fortune then, my
dear" she said, addressing the charming re-
Election opposite her; NOW you're rel
widow, and it's q different matter. | dom
see why II should be, though" and she re
garded herself more critically; "and as fol
him, although he does not know me from
Adam, admire him as much as ever"
The little slippered feet were street.-the,
out again, and she sat gazing into the fire
Then, without removing her eyes, she reach
ed out her hand for the letter and held it 5,
that il may be read over her shoulder.
"DEAR llELENAAm | not the most nm
fortunate person In the world? My cOusiul
little boy Is very unwell with what may b
only cold, or the doctor says may turn on
q fever. OF course, ! dare not risk the chill
dren at Aslbridge Manor, but II 1t proves 4
be nothing at ALL | do not want Mrs. Lamb
ton to be made nervous about having me, 81
| intend to write and say that am detaine'
by n sprained mk le-fortunately | hay
turned my foot; and would you let one o
your servants go 20 Colonel Seym0urs, am
say from me that am unable to fulfill m,
engagement of taking charge OF his littl
girl on the journey? ! do not know whcr
TO address him, or would not trouble you
My cousin has"
But at this point Mrs. Coventry's mtcres
seemed to cease, for without re-reading tn