Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-09-18


was missing the estate could not be divided
just yet, but that he would send to her her
share of the income of the same
Nine Gaudin could scarcely believe the
story, but when she received a substantial
check from the lawyer she realized that her
ship had come in with rich freight The
story was published far and wide, and inn
mediatcly the widow was flooded with let
ters from unknown suitOrs. Among 9TH
crs was one from a French count who
thought he could be happy with her and
her millions. A man in Connecticut wrote
that he owned Il large estate and wished
the widow to exchange photographs with
him A Wall street LAWYER who said he
was a widowcr with a son in Yale and
daughter at NasSar, also proposed by mail.
But Nine Gaudin was not Il Frenchwo-
man for nothing, so she only laughed at
the letters which came thick and fast.
| Then some of the correspondents came in
person, but the widow bought two big
mastiTs. which she chained at the front
door. She had no more callers She began
to fix up her little cottage which she had
not had enough money even to finish be-
fore. First of all she decided to havea new
stove set up and some washtubs put in.
On the recommendation of IA friend she
sent for Bernard Malta, superintendent of
a New York stove company, to do the
work
NJ. Malta came. He put up the stove
to her great satisfaction He put in the
stationary washtubS at discount During
the work Nine. Gaudin became cOnfiden-
tial She read to NJ Malza the letters
which she had received, and together they
laughed at the wlcS of the mercenary suit
orS Together they discussed the plans
which the widow had made for improving
her house and grounds. NJ. Malta agreed
to superintend the work. He did it faith
fully.
NJ. Malta is big man of commanding
figure and good appearance He is IS, and
there is a fine, healthy color in his face
He has, too, a long, fierce mustache of
which grenadier might be proud. And
then he was so gallant. So the widow coy
ly admitted that he had become indispen-
sable to her. NJ. Malta told her that the
cottage had come to seem like home to
him, and that now the work was all done
he hated to leave Why should he? asked
the widow. Well, que voulez vous. OF
course NJ. Malta proposed.
This was about the lst of August The
wedding day was set about three weeks
ahead. NJ Malta met the widow on July
4. Suddeny Yes But, then, NJ. Maliza was
badly smitten, and the widow was very
lonely.
The recent wedding created great SEN
sation in the little jersey town and in all
that vicinity. 1t occurred at the house of
Henri Grandjean, an old friend of Nine.
Maliza. His cottage was gayly decorated
with flowers, and the little puror where
the ceremony took place was draped with
the tricolor of France in honor of the
bride, with the red and white crossed flag
Of Switzerland in honor of the groom and
with the stars and stripes in honor of their
adopted country.
The happy couple are now enjoying their
honeymoon during "A short trip and when
it is finished they will return to WOodcliff,
where they have decided to live. The bulk
of the fortune Nine. Malta expects to re-
ceive next January, and when she gets it
she has promised TO do great things fer her
neighbors and for the town.
MARK NORRIS.