The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-14
Hin Hn1crlcan
Wldow
By LOURENE RICHARDS
Copyright, 1908, by p. @. Eastment

! told By the landlord:
! You will pc glad to learn that
! have compatriot of yours here. She
| has rpen here II week. She Is a widow
| believe she comes from Chicago, Can
ada"
sure 1t isn't Philadelphia Mon
tanal' asked the judge.
Il will ut once find out all particI
! lars, your eXcellency."
"Neyer 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
TO her that | am here. | came away
from my home in Boston, California,
to escape Il widow, and you see.
/ don't want to bump up against another
too soon We Americans always want
70 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 al0net' 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"
rs she good looking and richg' ask
ed the judge
Had known, your eXcellency, that
Chicago, Canada, had such handsome
women | should have gone there for
4.
has my best rooms and orders what
she wants. My bill against her Will
be very much
Think shes on the marryf"
"When | saw you. sir, ana knew
that YOU We're an American | said to
myself:
He comes from the same country.
lie looks like widower He appears
to be rich. Why should not the wild
over marry the widow ana thus make
each other happyT
Thanks for your interest in the
case. old man, but go slow An Amer
lean widoWer and an American widow
VIII always find each other IN good
time il you leave them alone. Just
leave il 70 us
They met at the table. but were not
introduced. \ sharp eyed person
would have noticed that they were
sizing each other up. Two days later,
as the widow sat on the veranda with
n book in her hand the landlord and
the judge approached. and the former
INDUCED in Il dozen bows and scrapes
as he said:
Il have the utmost felicitatiOn in
presenting Judge Fordham to Mrs.
Chatham"
The judge found the widow 70 be a
woman not much over thirty. she was
bright and keen and self possessed.
She found the judge 10 be a man Of
about forty-eight hale ana hearty ana
inclined 70 be frank spoken. Of course
they became Interested ut once, and
after Il few minutes the landlord re-
entered the office to say TO his wife;
To-day. Marie. l have done a noble
thing. The widowcr will marry the
widow, and when they return to Amer
lea they viii probably live IN New
York Arizona and be happy all their
days. Did not tell you when we were
married that as a landlord l should be
a magnificent success"
Neither the Widow Chatham nor
Judge Fordham had a story to tell 1t
came out casually in conversation that
she was the widow Of Chicago whole
sale grocer and had taken the trip
abroad at the instance of her brother
Tom. who was Il silk buyer for a New
York house aud who would soon be
with them. II came ont the same way
that the judge had retired from the
bench I'm New York and was now talk
ing it easy abroad while his bonds
went right on piling up interest 1lsy
found themselves agreeing on almost
all subjects. especially on the greatness
Of Chicago and the purity " American
politics. ana now AMI then the landlord
looked out to smile and turn 10 his
wife with:
Marie, compliment me on my mag
nidccncc. The widower and the widow
are becoming more and more Interested +.
in each other"
The judge rather took charge Of Mrs. .
Chatham after the first day. They rode .
out together. they boated together they
climbed tho hills together. The subject +
of love wasn't even limited ut, but there .
were other persons than the landlord .
WHO smiled ID n knowing way.
There was Just biz of mystery about .
the brother. He was to arrive m such .
n time and such a time. but be didn't I
arrive. II was all the fault Of the d
silk men. he wrote. They were taking .
things easy and refused 10 be hustled. 4
lie would be along in good time. how
ever. and In one Of his letters he wrote
that it would be a pleasure for him - .
meet the judge. The Judge smiled .
grimly when this extract was read to
him. lie seemed 20 ,y'lubt L..
After their Acquaintance had lasted
two weeks and one day Just after a
telegram had been received by the
widow the judge strolled into the rail
road depot and found her about 20
take a train-that is. be thought she
was She had no baggage and appear
al 70 avoid observation
When She saw that she was d,scov-