The Colfax chronicle., 1891-12-19
MRS. SHEERS' GHOST.
A Plot Which Was Not Entirelv
Successful.

SUCCESSFUL
Ciarity-by the way, she was ba
& tised Clarita;sonly her mother chose ,
% fankeefy twas very pretty cir
II A smart girl, too, and quick one.
+ And that is why she was alwa,
busy at home or in other people'
y houses at the trade by which sh
: earned her living, besides dressing hel
. self so prettily that no summer boardc
could outdo her. How she got the la,
est styles out there at Cross Sticks n
one could think; but she did it.
No wonder that Will Sheers, VIII
kept the drug store in the village. fe]
in love with her. 1t was for her SAX
that he hired to her mother-a praise
worthy widow, fond of telling the stor,
OF her husbands failure to anvon,
who would listen-a wing of the build
ing in which he kept his store, snut
little affair of three rooms, for which
he had no use, being bachelor.
| The rooms directly over the store
which were largo and handsome, re.
manned vacant, which led the village
to suppose that the young druggist in
tended to marry shortly.
When Mrs. Mum had moved into the
little end wing it was but step from
the store door to the widows fiat door
| step, an0Dr. Shecrs spent much of his
time there, especially in the evening,
and people had begun to say that il
was splendid thing for Clarity"
when the two Misses Shepherd came
to board with Mrs Finn. with whom
DR.. Sheers boarded.
Mrs. Finn advertised for summer
boarders every year, under the halluci-
nation that Cross Sticks was sthe
country" and she always caught few
victims, who sat on the porch and
famed away the mosquitoes, and took
walks to the post Office, and went on
picnics to the frog pond in the sub
urbs, and looked at a very distant
mountain through field glasses, and
were otherwise as rural as possible.
Before they left in the fall the
youngest Miss Shepherd was engaged
to DIR. Sheers.
She was older than he. She was
sharp Of voice and elbows; but she had
inherited fortune from her grand
mother, and then, as Mrs. Finn said.
"shc ran after him, and would hev him
whether he would or no."
Meanwhile Clarity went on dress
making and showed no signs of regret
ting her truant lover; and when Mrs
Mum proposed giving up the rooms
forbade her to do so with the sternness
with which daughters do forbid their
mothers to carry out their own ideas in
this nineteenth century.
why, ma, every one would think
we felt cut up about it!' said Clarity.
II do" said Mrs. Mum; II haven't
felt worse since your pa failed"
II don't care whom he marries. I'm
sure" said Clarity. "And this is the
cheapest place. to be so pretty, that we
IAN find"
One day from her window she saw
'hc bride and groom return to take
possession of their newly-furnisbed
'ooma
For awhile the bride and groom
eemed very comfortable. New plate
'lass windows were put into the store.
nd wonderful soda water fountain |
vas introduced. There was a looking '
lass between the rows of boxes and a
ortierc was hung at the door that
pened into the back room. A little
arriage in which Mrs. Sheers drove
er sister to pay calls on her friends
ddcd luster to the establishment J.!
Suddenly cloud arose. Mrs. Sheers
7as i'll There was a consultation.
hortly afterward there was Grape on
&c door. The doctor was a widower. .
However, the day after the anniver- ?
lry OF his wife's funeral DIR. Sheers !.
ssumed light hat, had his hair cut
nd his mustache waxed, put q rose in :
IS buttonhole and called on Clarity !.
unn. Shortly afterward these two :
ere openly engaged to be married. a
Aad again things seemed to be going a
well, at least very well, consider :,
g." when people began to notice that q
arity was pale, that she was growing -
in, that she cried over her work. and r
last there was rumor that she in -
nded to break" with DIR. Sheers q
They're talking of it all over Cross
icks, Clarity" Mrs Mum said, "and
u do look most miserable. What is
9 matter?" =
It's dreadful" said Clarity. Hes
I'd OF me and / am of him, and you'd
SO comfortable. He promises every- ca
ng, and my heart is broken, but de
re not marry him; oh, l dare notr'
her eyes grew solemn and she IT,
'ked over her shoulder. in
'Why?" gasped the widow. pu
She haunts me-his first wife. you wi
sw,' said clarityl "and saya she'u 20