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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] THE WIDOW'S CUFFS,

BY

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-an' I told them we'navor they saw or stop wearin' them white ouffe that widows'as, then they might enter or sorgtoh as they thought at-bat there'll not be many scratch-I'm thinking."

"Aad when'll she stop wearing them, since you seem to know all about it?" Won she's a year and a day a widow-very soon now-Tom so you watch-" and Badge rode away, his broad sides shaking with laughter.

Mrs. Gubbins folded her handle contentedly over her crape-cloth dress, and looked pensively over the garden towards the high road.

habitually use in selecting their proper the time comes, sooner or latter, when they fool anore or less "slack," run-down, and below par.

A sharp pelt of rain had driven more than one Witbout enquiring the reason, people instine-wayfarer takon unawares into the village store tively know that they need a tonic. The ditioalty that emporium of everything from a bootlace is to determine what tonic to use, for, as every- to a bicycle, kept by one fr. Jonathan Spriggs, one is aware, most tonics, though they stimulate the principal merchant of Moxbridge, and, in for the woment, have a depressing after offoot.

his own catimation, quite the most important There is no such drawback with Baustogen,

man in the town. Thero were others not want

It was Septemper, some months later than the which doctors universally call the Touling who took Mr. Spriggs at his own valuation, discussion described above: she had hoon a widow Food with Lasting Effects," bomass the gmti and the genial storekeeper had his little circle well over the your convention demanded her fying option of health and well-being it of satellites, to whom the People's Store"

seclusion and sombre mourning attire, but the imparte continues long after it has ceased to be ranked of as high importance as a London Club crape trimmings still crackled with the rise and taken.

to the man about town, or the salon of Madame full of her amplo bosom, and she still wore the Recamier to the French olagunte. Here politics fatafal bands of white at her wrists. She was- were discussed, and matters of national importroth to fall-toe well satisfied with the pincidity tanse agreed upon or the roverso-the store of har life, after her turbulent existence with sometimes figured as the village stock exhange, the Inte Jeremial, to have

wish to ngain or in softer moments mellowed into a matrimoni enter the troubled sens of matrimony.

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That she had and would havo saitors in plenty father it was owing to the gentle spring was evident, for not only wore her personal charms shower which was fast forcing the swelling buds undeniable, but her pecuniary affairs were sup- to open all their freshness of green attire or

posed to be

most satisfactory condition, and whether it was that love was in the air, and Ca. these two things combined wore a magnet strong pid on the warpath, on this balmy April it day af

enough to attract most mor.

"Good-evenlug, Mr. Henderson," she said wayfarers were discussing in a more animated sweetly to the advancing gentleman, whose fashion than even the pros and cons of Fiscal board shoon ruddy in the evening sunlight. Policy" had ever drawn from them-the "to bo or act to be " of a projected allianse in their midst.

say it's no soemiy," said John Harper, the foremost grocer in the town, "The wun man's not a widow more nor kiseor ten months, and I'm martin she's no more thinkin' o' Tom Henderson then she is o' ma,'

"Well-they're saying he's never out of the house," said Joshus Gair, an angular looking bank clark, who prided himself on his freedom from the Mexbridge accent.

And what for d'ye no' out 'im out, To?" said

a chorus of voices,

"I prafer fresh goods, thank ye, no widows

for me

"It'd come in mighty handy, Jo,” said another, "asnog little crib like Westwood, and a good bit of money, as ye oughter know, seeing the lats Jeremiah Gubbins kopt his acconat at your shop!

The clerk smiled to himself, as if something pleasing had crossed his mind.

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**1 staresay a man might do worse,” he said, lighting a cigarette in a dilettante fashion.

Wa-ell said the proprietor of the store, as he stuck th Toket bearing the mazie words, "Prime-734." into a roll of basen," I will say i that I allus thought Mrs. Gabbing mighty pleasant ludy, and him who gets 'er 'Il no get bad bargain, I can tell you. If all they're sayin's tree-the late Jeremiah wae no' porfect, and she'll be all the kinder to aspbert we should the right man "appen to come along. But she'll not be in urry

the lady won't, 'ones caught- twice aby--and I think it's 'ordly decent to be marrying 'er to arf the town before she's out o' ber murnings."

"That's just wat I say," said John Harper, "Ow would we like it supposing we was to drop off, und folke was marrying our missness to all

"Goed-ovonia, Mrs. Clubbins. Yer look- ing as fresh as a daisy-but there! there's no nood for me to tell you that--you knews it already."

La Mr. Henderson!" blushed the widow, 'ow you do go on "

uli

lat Tom Henderson had come with a defi

purpose in his mind,

The year was considerably more than spout which custom deereed should be dediostor to the loto Jeremiah why wait any longor, whon would be so much more economical and plens, ant to join forces?

it

Mrs. Gubbins shed and looked away from the fervent admiration expressed by her bucolic admirer.

You forget my mourning, Mr. Henderson," she murmured decorously.

"I'll tear them white rags-of your wrist,” said the pastorful Tom sugrily, proceeding to muit sactions to his words.

his "No, no,"

," said the widow, with a flash from her dark oyes, "it's not you that takes them off, Mr. Henderson-whoarer does--Good-even- ing."

The disappointed mitor sast the bank clerk coming up the hill.

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You needn't go farther," he snarled, them white ouffs is sowed on so sure, nothing 'll take them off."

Joshus smiled to himself, ko had little doubt but that his superior education, and genteal man- ners would carry great weight with the widow, The cuffs would disappear at his command

But Mra Gubbia was obdurato. Although ha painted in glowing terms what an excellent posi- tion they would have in the town, and flattered her intellectual vanity by telling her she was the only woman he could over think of in the place, he went away like the former, with a tisz in his car.

and sundry Enderson may call in once in a little.

before we was cold in our gearea? : When he had gone Mrs. Gubbin sighed Noo

They go fourinl quick in the wash," she said, folding in a frayed edge of her right hand

while in a friendly way at Westwood, but it's nothing more anyway got a while-I'll bet my bolton dollar on

And then

widow supposed to be out row."

I must go and get some move to-imor-

of mourning minced the bank clerk, "I The following day saw her walk up the High should like to know, I really would. Mr. Street to Mr. Peter Jones' drapery establish- Jones-you ought to be able to inform us, ment mourning being in your line," and he turned to an insignificant loolding little man,

"I want some widow's cuffs, please, Mr. |

who had hitherto remained silent, Peter Jan Jones," she said, "will you show me wot you're

the principal drapor in the town.

"W'on or clothes is worn out, I should say," suppped the little man.

"Ha-ha!" neared Joshan Gair. "Mr. Joues

| is too wise to express an opiniou,

"I have knowo Maris Gabhias since she was $ little gel," said the little man with a blush, an' I'm not going to speak agin ber-that's

Wil"

Aud who's saying anything against the lady, Mr. Jones?" Eid Gair, with a dasgorous look in his narrow eyes,

The little man mulo ng reply, except one utterly irrelevant to the subject, namely, that

It had stopped raining."

As ho spoke the door opened, and a tall burly farmor walked in.

"Mornic-friends-gossipin as usual? Mr. Spriggs, you oughter charge a commission on the scandal talked in this shop, and yo'd be a rich man."

We were just discussing a very interesting subject. Mr. Radgo," said the bank clock.

perings you may be able to enlighten When do a widow a weeds stop growing"

"When the flower of love chokes them," said the now arrival promptly, Ha-ha-you never thonght I was so witty, did you, Mr. Gair"

The shy little draper looked anxiously round before he complied with her ragnast--they wore alone in the shop.

I thought you'd 'ave given 'em up by now, ho said pleadingly.

Mr. Jones!"

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It's time you did,” he said more boldly, "wot's the good o wasting your life-and ine?" and instead of fetching the cuff and collar box, he put his hand gently but firmly on the widow's cuff, and began learing away the frog. Jones!"

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Say Pelor-Maria-you know I've loved you ever since you was a little gel-d'you roully think them things is going to keep yon longer from me?

he fung the pinces of toru cambric on the door.

The widow arailed up in his face.

Of course if you baron't get them in stook, Mr. Jones, I mast just manage with-til-till - get something else!

The village store was more than usually crowded on the evening following the announce. nal of Mr. Peter Jones engagement to Mrs. Gubblus. To say that much ous- tom resulted from the orath would be to make a statement opsy discussing the pros to doubt, for the company wars far too busy

Na, but jokin spart," said the host, those young men is all thirsting to lay themselves at and cons of the latest sensation, to notice the the feet of the charming Mrs. Gubbins--you attractive wares, or the seductive prices appended know wet widows is—and none of the comtherals on Me. Jonathan Spriggs counter. quite arrive at the proper time to make. .ad- vances, and yet they're foated our friend MAnd who could blame them, least of all the Torn Endersen may cut them out--80, as a toau Well, o' the world, Mr. Rudge-ye night give them a bit of advice, it wad be a sad pity if they was all too late-and seeing you'rs so well up in

wattere o' etikett

it

a

slid that worthy, sticking

his thouba as far as they would go into his armholes, to think that Peter Jones-lit le Peter Jones--who you'd think couldn't say 'bo to a goose-should have carried her off from under your very noses

The question is," said Joshua Gair acidly, did anyone else make any effort to secure the prize "

Tom Henderson looked quickly round.

"Well, according to to Indles' fashion papers, a lady's 's

a widow for a year and a day-after that according to the other women-she's a design ing monster who tries to set 'er cap at every thing she sees in a cost and tronsora-but slie must wear her weeds for a year and

& day, she's a respectable married woman."

and what do weeds consist of? Give definition of the term," asked the link clerk.

"Jo wants to know-like all financial men, he's an eye after the cash," said Mr. Spriggs aside to the draper with a dig in the ribs, which made the poor little man wriggle.

Wa-all--vesdu is empe, and caps-and-long Toils-and

white collars and the sale they their my I think Peter Jonos comprehensively,

"Bat my sister that let 'er 'usband, wore them white things for many a year," said the grocer roflectively,

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"Well-ske nouda't are," suupped Mr. Badge. "I tell you that's the best thing to go by, them cuffs, when you ase them disappear, it's a sign that samme: is nigh,

Tom Hauderson stood in u meditativo fashion leaning over a gate, as his friend and neighbour John Rudge, rode past.

Tom

was earing a lot about you to day,

"Ya-as? I'opes you 'eard well ?!*

Heard ye war making up to the widow."

"Wot widow "

"I dunno bout securing the prize, but I know I met yan looking mighty perky going up the hill to Westwood one might not long sise, and there was a different colour on your counting-house when you was coming back, for I saw you, when you d

adida't guess I was looking, and your cheeks were a white as tho dough on

under-cooked ampling. Sex I to

myself, he's gotton the same I got for I'm not 'shamed to say that I would like no to have had the

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is an uncommonly lucky fellow!"

"There's as good fish in the son as over came out o' it, Tom,

" said Mr. Jonathan Spriggs sympathetically.

Mebbe-bat aut every fish swims your stroke-and there is something about Maris Gabbins that goes to the heart of a man,"

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"Guess I wasn't so keen on that part of the show on some other folks I could mention," apped Mr. Henderson in reply. You white- fingered clerks that does nothing but handle longer, he said with a lover-liks squeeze. gold, and count bank notes, you get to think

Mr. Jones timidly put his hand on the round white arm, which lay so temptingly near him.

"It would be a shame to hide them any

"Some folks thinks a widow's dress very ba that there's nothing also in the world but your coming," and Mrs. Gabbins shyly looked down filthy cash-but I tell you there's one thing i

Yes, for a time,

4Wat widow! Oh, ely Tom! D'yo mean to better than all the money in the world, and that you, Maria 9", but you get tired of it, don't i

don't know?!!

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widow.

Well-an' if I as-I'm sure I might do damned lucky chap!"

of Maria Gubbins is as I said before Whispered the nying it's lonely being by oneself,” "I'm going to make you hay pior now nor ever you was, Maria-to make up

worse.

Ye'll'ave to look sharp, my boy, if you want to get 'er-there's others in the running-

"Who?"

That beaky bank olerk for one, an I don't know. "ow many more they asked me w'en it wud be komilfo to start the races it were

Meanwhile Mrs. Gubbins and Mr. Jones sat in close proximity to each other on the Weat wood sofa The widow was still dressed in bleck, but her comely arms emerged from becoming frills of lace instead of the rigorous ines of the widow's cuffs.

Oh, Peter Ira besa terrible lonesome!" and she began to cry softly.

There, there, Maria, asil ever now, sad. just think what a blessing it was I didn't stock widows cafs! and his arm stole round

her waist.

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