Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-08-28


tets. that Judge FOrdham. L. S. \. was
told by the landlord:
You will be glad to learn that
have a compatriot of yours here. She
has been here a week. She is widow.
believe she comes from Chicago, Can
ada
Sure 1t isn't Philadelphia, Mon
tanaT' asked the judge
II will at once find out all particu-
lars, your excellency."
Never mind just now. I'd like a
few hours rest before meeting the
widow. American or otherwise If you
will be so kind, you needn't mention
20 her that l am here. / came away
from my home in Boston, California.
to escape a widow, and, you see.
don't want to bump up against another
too soon. We Americans always want
20 walk around awhile before getting
acquainted"
1T Is so. your excellency, and your
wishes shall be respected" said the OBJ
sequiOus host
'How does the widow happen to be
here alOne?" inquired the judge with
out much show OF interest.
Her brother is at Lyons. France
He is a buyer Of silks for Americans
He will soon be here"
lis she good looking and rich?" ask
ed the judge.
Had / known, your excellency, that
Chicago. Canada. had such handsome
women / should have gone there for
my second wife. As for riches. she
has my best rooms and orders what
she wants. My bill against her will
be very much"
Think she's on the marry?"
when l saw you, sir, and knew
that you were an American / said to
myself:
"'He comes from the same country.
He looks like a widOwer. He appears
10 be. rich. Why should not the wild
over marry the widow and thus make
each other happyT"
Thanks for your interest in the
case. old man. but 60 slow. An Amer
lean widower and an American widow
will always find each other in good
time II you leave them alone Just
leave Il to us
They ret at the table, but were not
introduced. A SHARP eyed person
wou!d have noticed that they were
sizing each other up. Two days later
as the widow sat on the veranda with
a book In her hand, the landlord and
the Judge approached, and the former
INDUCED In a dozen bows and scrape:
as he said:
Il have the utmost felicitation II
presenting Judge FOrdham to Mrs
Chatham"
The Judge found the widow to be {
woman not much over thirty. She wa
bright and keen and self possessed
She found the Judge to be a man o
about fOrty-eight hale and hearty AM
inclined to be frank spoken OF cours
they became interested at once. an
after a few minutes the landlord re
entered the Office TO say to his wife:
To-day, Marie, / have done a nObl
thing. The widOwer will marry tn
widow, and when they return to Amer
lea they will probably live in Ne'
York, Arizona, and lie happy all thei
days. Did not tell you when we wer
married that as landlord should b
magnificent success"
Neither the Widow Chatham no
Judge FOrdham had a story to tell.
came out casually in conversation thu
she was the widow Of a Chicago who'll
sale grocer and had taken the tri
abroad at the inst. e of her brotht
Tom, who was silk buyer for Ne
York house and who would soon /
with them. II came out the same wa
that the Judge had retired from Il
bench in New York and was now tai
ing il easy abroad while his bono
went right on piling up interest. The
found themselves agreeing on almo
all subjects. especially on the greatne
OF Chicago and the purity of America
politics. and now and then the landlol
looked out TO smile and turn to b
wife with:
Marie. compliment me on my ma
niicence The widower and the wido
are becoming more and more interest,
in each other"
The judge rather took charge Of Nj
4 Chatham after the first day They TO-
out together. they bOated together, tn
climbed the hills together The Subja
OF love wasn't even limited at, but the
were other persons than the landlO
who smiled in a knowing way.
There was just a bit of mystery abo
the brother He was to arrive at su
a time and such a time, but he did
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