The Indianapolis journal., 1885-02-15
A RICH WIDOWS FAILURE.
How Amalia Schroeder Did Not Secure q
Likely Young Lover.

How Amalia Schroeder Did Not Secure a
Likely Young Lover.
New York World.
carriage drawn by a spirited young horse
stopped in front of Werners Hotel, in Hoboken,
two weeks ago. and from it tall, handsome
woman, dressed in widows weeds alighted.
Let me have the best suite of rooms in the
house" she said to the clerk. Parlor No. was
assigned to her an without taking off her gloves
she wrote, "Mrs Amalia Schroeder" on the
register She handed the hall boy hand bag
and followed him upstairs. The boy returned
with hve-dollar bill in his hand ana called for
bottle of wine, which he took to her. He
pocketed the change and said the new guest told
him to keep it as tip. Mrs. Schroeder was not
seen again until dinner time, when she appeared
| in close fitting gown. ALI the male guests
were smitten with her beauty and discussed her
over coffee and cigars after the meal
In the evening Mrs. Schroeder played the
piano in the parlor and introduced herself to
several gentlemen who compiimented her play
ing. She laughed and joked pleasantly and for
two hours sat in the center OF group of gentle
men VINO were saying pretty things. She drank
several glasses OF wine and ordered three bottles
herself for which she paid, producing plethoric
purse. The next day her trunks arrived from
the railway depot. They were marked Amelia
Weber, San Francisco, Cal. The clerk noticed
the inscription, which did not tally with the
register, but he said nothing.
During the day Mrs Schroeder renewed her
Tor several hours, Among her friends was Paul
Einhardt: young German, about twenty-five
years OLD. He came from Denver, Col, and was
on his way to Germany to claim his bride whom
he left in Bremen two years ago. When Mrs.
Schroeder heard that he had engaged passage on
the steamer Rugia. she appeared delighted and
pulling ont her purse, produced ticket for the
f, same vessel. Their state rooms were close to
each other. After that widow Schroeder con-
fined herself exclusively to her new friend. She
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of spirits. Her conduct did not escape, the eyes
of the other guests, who were shocked at her un-
iladvlke conduct, and the ladies refused to speak
to her.
One evening she appeared in the parlor with
an elegant diamond cluster ring on her finger.
She said it was gift from Paul. Everything
passed along smoothly until the day before the
steamer sailed, when Einhardt's prospective
father-in-law arrived. He soon learned of tine
actions of the young man, and the result was
stormy interview in Einhardt's rooms. The
loud, excited conversation could be heard out
SIDE, and 1t was whispered that the old
gentleman had gained aevictory. Widow Shroe-
der paid her bill early on the following morning,
and had her baggage sent to the steamer. She
went aboard shortly afterwards. She put on a
heavy fur coat and walked up and down the deck,
watching the passengers as they climbed up the
companion. way.
An hour before sailing time Paul was seen.
hurrylng down the dock, his father-in-law close
OOAiHu. lIiS SrcebluS CU Tie WIDOW was not so
affectionate as she expected, Einhardt took her
one side, and for fully ten minutes whispered to
her. and then the widow was seen to cry She
took off the diamond ring and handed it back to
him, and with her handkerchief to her face hi. a
ried down to her cabin.
Einhardt left the vessel and joined his ',o+he..
in.law who patted him on the back IT ,o,, t,o,,t :
to the steamship Office and had, +ha +;cl,at "Ea
changed Einhardt is still at w .rraris e Hotal
in-law is still with him. M Shrn. 20 sa;d =.
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