Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-13
A WIDOW BEWITCAED.
Kittv's Nice Little Scheme. and
How It Worked.

"lf my relations were q set OF parrots
soliloquized Colonel Roslyn Seymour,
..with only one set phrase among them,
they could not echo more persistently:
you ought to get married! you ought to
get married. It's dinned into my ears from
morning until night, and now positively
I Kitty hasn't taken it up-my ~favorite
sister Kitty, who makes 1t her boast that
she can twist me round her finger.
"Pshaw! charming woman y "-his eyes
had fallen on q sentence in a letter near
him-"they are all charming women.
'Her husband only lived two years. What
OF that? Poor Lucy only lived twelve
months, and l don't want to get married
again. We were schoolfellows, land Bob
has known her from her childhood That
isn't saying anything; somebody has
known everybody from their childhood,
and | haven't such an exalted opinion of
Mr.. Bob's intimates as my meddlesome
monkey of a sister has!
Colonel Seymour would not AVE chafed
half SO sorely under the interference of
his family had he not seen that there was
some reason for it. His wife, a delicate
young creature, as pretty and about as
compauionable as q wax doll, had died in
giving birth to a daughter, who had been
left in the care of her grandmother. A
year ago the grandmother had died, and
what to do with the child was a question
everyone had answered 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 invi-
tatiou to Ashridge Manor because Kitty
never bothered him about this vexed ques-
ton.
Yraitress. He had not a doubt but the
upshot OF her letter was that this Mrs.
Coventry was to be there to meet him. He
had IL good mind not to go; but, then,
there was the, child, who was to 20 with
him. Kitty had asked her down, that she
might Get better acquainted with her
cousin; and had arranged that 4 new gov
eriess was to meet them at the station
ana take care or Bah during the joarney.
'Qil, hang the women!,' he exclaimed,
irritabiy. Il don'6 believe another being
on Garth is bothered with them as I am.
"Iians Mrs. Coventry" he continued;
''an'i, as Tor Kitty, confound her and her
scheme together!"
Now, ii happened that on the same
night, and at about the same hour, in Il
coy little boudoir in Kensington Gore, u
very 2ood-looking woman SAT all alone,
trying to make up her mind to what
seemed 10 her u desperate action. She,
too, was so~liloquizing; before her also lay
{ letter. and her name was Mrs. Coventry.
It's the same thing neutrality-suspicious.
neEaldnd By my money--and that's VIA
''hii lAtbtN ~ iI@AICu Liz w INV
her brother. I'm sure she knew how much
admired him before he married, or L
either. But your face was your fortune
then, my DEAR" she said, addressing the
Charming reflection Opposite her; "now
You're a rich widow, and it's q: different
ihaJter. l don't see why it should be,
though" and she regarded herself more
critically; land as for him, although he
DOES not know me from Adam, l admire
MN as much as ever"
The little slippered feet were stretched
out again, and She sat gazing into the fire.
reached out her hand for the letter, and
Aei1 1T SO that it may be read over her
shoulder.
DEAR HELEN-Am / not the most UNI
fortunate person in the world? My
cousins little boy is very unwell with
Tor says may turn out a fever. or course,
13are NOS risk the children at Ash
ridge Manor, but if it proves to be nothing
az all, l do not van Mrs. Lambton to
ne made nervous about having me-, so l
intend to write and say that I am de-
nave turned my foot; and would you let
"ne 81 your servants go to Colonel Sey-
inouf.s, and say from me that | am I'M
a"e 10 fulfill my engagement Of taking
Gaarse OF his little girl on the journey:
40 not know where to address him or l
hNS al this point Mrs. Ccyentry's in
r..e3. seemed to cease, tor without
,eaalng the rest Of the letter she re-
SSapSed into her study of the fire.
nt"ulenly she rang the bell. aSend Ellis
~ me" she said, and in. a few minutes
,a.ef her maid appeared. ~ have changed
niS mind about Thursday. I shall go to
Tsnfldse tomorrow by the 11:5O train.
1ou can come by one later.
IL.
nr,iad in sure, ma'am, nobody, unless com.