Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-01-14
The Generosity
OF Clementina D


on his dsak Just like the poor
browbesten creature In tie novsiettes
persuaded by = stern and unnatural pa
rent 20 marry al heiress veiist his hao-
BY heart ls IN the PROUD po~session Of
a pennilsss beauty. BY Jove. tAouga.
that's whsrs I score There isn't an
other Kiri In the case. Its Ciensnuna
or nobody. 30 Why on earth ssoniont i
/ be ClementinaG"
This argument fell like balm on Mar
nanukss corscience. Clsmsntina ~as
a nice girl. and a rich girl What did u
matter IL her father vas an igEorAsnus
and made his Thousands By marEarizef
\ ClsuentinA was fond OF him. CieUen-
tina Gidnr want q wealthy husband.
she loved 70 see him IN his wig anc
cloak. and she cidnk care a cg for her
special amussmsnt he wasn't despeF-
atsly In love With Clen5enuna. but What
did that matterf
what "a love. airf-' HsSst haruaeHSe
OF aIs faithful clisnt-his AAt and coat
, proDpsd up AsAinst the op9osits chair
, VIII you kiadly ell me that los doa Z
know Well. In The words % a lawyer.
I viii tell you n - an arrAnt piece q
folly. sir. a nAdneas Whieh seirsa you
= In a moment. aad males you 90 AZ sorta
! OF idiotic thinEs. vhich Tou are sorrY
s Tor AfterwArd. Whns II lAsts yOu think
you are the hADpissS fsllow on the face
Of the earth. And whsn ia goue. WAAs
' have you gotr A siies 81 e4psfis2ee'
2 that's All. You've lost your eass and got
10 pay The c0Gta- Wv, osly aoi
beaded youth gouic consult alavyer BE-
fore starting On a zatriEa0nial career
By Jovsi what q harvest Ne saoalc
make"
A. that momant = light rap cane 81
II TIE once door. and Marmaduke. with I
Is vision of q usalthy ciicnt Ia . sable coat
= and With a waiting brouzham below
- drew dOun bis legs hastily. and az
~ sumsd hla best court sKprsHsion, just a.
the door opened sAa Misa Cielsnuni
,. Potts entered
- '-Tinal" said the young lawyer. uiL
shade q disaDpointnent-
-YOu'Ee surprised % sss ne. sai
y Mis- Potta. You dent often sntersAi
u ladies' hsrs."
Ne. unfortunately. ny eitents hAv
: been mostly Of Tie nasCaIins persul
a 1 sioa." nAId NArmAduks vith a hAss
xisnee a. his hat and coat But IA
A asAt. Tina I'm Awfuily glad - >,
% you. and y0u do look rippingi"
1t Miss Potts smiled. she certainly d
look rsnarkAblY pretty. Her cheeks Ne
In palsr than usuAl hsr reddish ia
cleaned gold In he sunlight. ana q
y gay air which somsunes 1ArrsS On q
younK lawyers ears seemed strange
Is reduced. CleusatiaA smcothed Asr q
h- nine mug and looked uD Sstsrminedl
!. L reekoa." she said. I'D best
81 Straight into the matter. There's
ssnse ia beating aroand the Oush "a
you cas- skiD through Il. az pop SAys
cane 70 SAY that our engagement IL {
and In or. TOO. We sail for New 70
straight away"
what" said kArmSauke. stArti
no back vita snfaaEns< horrer. WI
tori
I tAlnR that n my business =
clementina. quietly. ANYHOW. yOa
a been good u nc. Duke. and I'm sorry
on Leave yOu. But yOun soon And soE
body 70 all ny place"
But tAAS's all noossssel" said ~
maduke. seizing the littls white eio'
ot hand. Ia nos soinx % es turnsa
rs, nks tAis. Deaf yss care sneGSh
nsf = that itf"
For q moment Clenentina's blue z
sparkle6 vita naignatien. then
TX lAuEhoA awkvaFdly and turns6 a.
lrS- II lika Te3 "a well As most" she q
but / reckon I can get along with
any OF you. anyway. I'm 90"
But doat ycu sss you are trsAl
ew- me badly. Clenentinsf" argued the
nds yer. Il have q riSht " know tAs rsx
you are lifting nae. IL isn't fair to q
- Eusas it's fAlrer than II mar
you." said CIemsntinA. with a Il
IN shake In her voice But when ne ar
hn- ican girls make up our nlnds. the
|. nothing more TO be ssld. wed As
say goOd-ey here. Pops vaiting
lDS me ~ the station. and I've sot tw'
ing three more Waits 70 make. Say. yo
ar never kissed me befors. and we've
nc engaged for . loag time. Yea can
once now. II you wsnt to-"
Une Miss Pstes liftsd . silEzty blusi
cheek. AAd. as hsr@A6sks aoc>Rtet
lnvtsstksn - stFuek hi2 a. . cur
coincidence that ke kAd ssver
tempted TO kiss those prstsy. Dos
s1ra- lips eefors. He sre&iLsed thsn ysst q .
hskrtsd knAys he hsd bssa. Cisa
NC tns's srsnubous Also ss.t . thrin q