The Republican journal., 1885-07-16

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Il don't know" pursued the widow
gazing rather abstractedly into the fire
"but | shall have to look about for some
body to take care Of me. What do you
az,
"Certainly, you. You know my busi-
ness affairs perfectly, and can advise me
better than any one can think Of Now,
to be perfectly frank, what do you say to
my being married again 2"
''Nothing."
ooh, you think | ought not to talk SC
plainly about it. Well, very likely not
but you'll at least allow that there might
be circumstances which would make it
best for NE TO marry again"
"Nes"
''Ive been a widow five years, and if
the right man turned up--"
She paused with the secret desire to
shake the gentleman opposite, to see if
by that operation his tacturn tongue
might not be loosened.
=" echoed he, very significantly, as
she paused.
"Why, Of COURSE" she retorted, 'you
will allow that there must be right man
omeWhere, if one could tind him."
"leS."
"And, perhaps" she continued, a mis-
chicvous smile revealing to the lawyers
eyes new dimple, hitherto wholly I'M
suspected, in her check, "and perhaps
| yon would even let me come to you for
legal advice in my choice, if paid vell?'
"Certainly :"
"Well, then, advise !" cried the widow,
| desperately.
She had been perfectly sure, for two or
three months, that Mr.. Sharperson was
| longing to propose to her, could he but
get the words over bis tongue, and she
| had said to herself that this afternoon lie
| should (io it if feminine wit could devise
a way. Anything short Of deliberately
proposing herself, she was prepared to
| do, and she began now to fear lest she
should he forced to even that extreme
measure.
Now. when everything had been 50 ad-
mirably worked mp to speaking point
for him, Instead OF utterlng the decisive
word, the lawyer only smiled and was
silent. TO tell the truth, he was as eager
| to get the important question asked, as
VOC wy "N''"' ''ui" ~ 'uV oN'io''io
| ms h"tulai 'tcolllc Ddoit' ana 'iie odsH-
| lall!esN Wllcll Just no" exaggerated II.
MIS-. w iusii' niou'h SET ltSel' 'fille
more firmly than before.
Hat Is always the way !! one really
wants advice. If didn't, you'd probably
he ready to give it,"
/ hls was SO obviously absurd that they
both smiled, and both, pretending TO
move nearer to the IRE, moved Their
chaIfs niue nearer toSttneF-
Ste' Sdiu WIS. Niuslh, WIN 'til ail
Oh MOCK deSpi'r' II Shatl nave 10 make IL
'"teclaH,' 10 y"" 'n.i'N nag oe'ter
2e' lliarIitH-Yes or 30!
1es' ne feplleu' WIN Il very slSili-
cant slliI!t.
nave you any idea Whefe had better
i"oh IoF HuSpaho
eS-
| 5000 40" we "Ft SettlnS on,
itIe Is II
| mere.
i"ic III westerly Oh' very "eii'
| M HilarperSon, put VINO Is lheIe III
| Westerly loF me TO marry assure you
lnat Wouldht 'hlnk OF Mf. Smlthefs,
WITH ms hVe snlall children | never
c"Nla eiauFe Mf. Nreeh' the 'allor; I'm
sure you con llledn me W marry Mr;
'hufth' tlle outchel, ana MI nllhchi'eid
| IS 700 odtouS lof anything. You see,
| eau YOU, thdt can lidIig any one ol
lhelil
es.
Wen, VINO else IS lhcfe
Nle.
gu Z"
me"
IL was dole at laSt, ana II the lawyer
coulu nut nave 50 lar conquered the habit
ol nan century OF oashlulnesS as &c
lolloW up MS advantage, everything would
nave gone on s"llllllllllSly.
lie was, however, almost stupe1led Dy
MS own temerlty' ana while the widow
on hef s'1e o. the llfepiace, cast her eyes
uo"h COY ~ pelIeNlhS that now, al least,
ne would take lAe lnlllatlVe, MT. Snar-
person. Oh ms slue' none the less aoashed
Slalieeo al her out OF sheer oash1ulness:
'iieaNens thouSht the WIDOW, slyly
recohliolVerihS OUT OF lhe corner OF mel
eye nave | got TO get up ana rush lntc
HIS arms was tiieIe ever before SucI
an a@SFaFa'lhS man
Nhe cou9lleu sol'IS, she patled tht
heaftn WIN hef silppef-tlp' secretly de-
teimlhed that nothlns snort OF the most
apSoiutc desperation, should make Eel
pIeaA the Sllence thlS tlille'
~ lellStn' wien ihere seemed dl mn
lllllent prospect tnaC 1he paif "oulo
consume the REMAINDER OF thelr norta
existence II staring WordiessiN lhto tht
coais' ana just as the WIDOW reached tha'
polht "heh sue icit llat siie must SPEAK
OF 80 MAJ MF' oharpefsoh dld rehe"
Tue coiiEersa1loh'
Nv eii & ne quefled-
IVY en- She echoed.
Lh
ne lawyer was "holly uhpftpafed loi
having the puIdeh ol the tax thloWl
upon hl'ii' ana peyohd ms iheohefeh'
eAcltllatioh' coulu say nothlng
De woo" looked az the ilre, ana thel
at her Iacitulh Wooer'
- must say, she observed, Win {
touch "i sarcasm IN her voice, that
nave seen more ardent lovers"
Mr.. oharpersoh looked rather apasheC
at inns ana ihoeed began 10 reel that l
ms SUIT lof the fich WIDOWS hand was t'
nave any chance Whatever OF success, II
must be urged with more Vlgor
lie reused himself by great effort, anC
sald WIN Warnlth;