The Yale expositor., 1907-07-19
Hin american
WidOW
By LOURENE RICHARDS
Copyright, rOj. by +. G. Eastment
By LOURENE RICHARDS

You VIII be glad 10 learn tnat
have compatriot of yours here. She
has been here week She Is widow.
| believe She comes from Chicago. Can.
ada
"Sure 1t isn't philadelphia. Mon
tanaI asked Tie Judge.
II will at once find out all particu-
lars, your eXcellency."
"Never mind just now. I'd like II
few hours rest before meeting the
widow. American or otherwise. If you
will be so kind you needn't mention
90 her that / am here. ! came away
from my home in Boston. California,
to escape a widow. ana. you see, !
don't want TO bump up against. another
too soon. We Americans Always want
10 walk around awhile before getting
acquainted"
1T is SO. your eXcellency, and your
wishes shall be respected" said the OBJ
sequiOus bOst.
How does the widow happen TO be
here aione;' inquired the judge with
ont much show Of interest.
Her brother Is ~ Lyons, France
He is a buyer Of silks for Americans.
He will soon he here"
as 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
II
be very much"
"Think she's on the marryY
"Whcn ! saw you, sir, and knew
that you were an, American l said to
myself:
"'He comes from the same country.
He looks like widower He appears
TO 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 go slow. An Amer
lean widower and an American widow
will always find each other in good
time if you leave them alone. Just
leave ii II us.
They met ut the table, but were not
would have noticed that they We're
sizing each other MP, Two days later,
as the widow sat Oh the yeranda with
a book In hcT hand. the landlord and
the judge approached, and the former
INDUCED in dozen bows and scrapes
as he said
~ have the utmost felicltatiOn In
presenting Judge Fordham to Mrs.
Chatham"
The Judge found the widow to be a
woman not much over thirty She was
bright and keen and self possessed.
She found the judge To be a man of
about forty-eight, bale and hearty and
inclined - he frank spoken. OF course
they became interested ut once, and
after a few minutes the landlord re
entered the Office to say TO his wife:
To-day, Marie, l have done noble
thing. The widower will marry the
widow, and when they return to Amer
lea they will probably live in New
York, Arizona, and he happy all their
days. Did not tell you when we were
married that MS a landlord should be
n magnificent successW
Neither the Widow Chatham nor
Judge FordlSim 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 a silk buyer for New
York house and who would soon be
with them. IL came out the same way
that the judge had retired from the
bench I'm New York and was now TAX
ing il easy abroad while his bonds
went right on piling up interest. They
found themselves agreeing on almost
all subjects. especially on the greatness
of Chicago and the purity Of American
politics, and now and then the landlord
looked out TO smile and turn TO his
wife with:
Marie, compliment me on my mag
nlflcence 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
cllluDeu llle ulllS lOSelneT. Inc SUBJECT
OF love wasn't even limited at, but there
were other persons than the landlord
who smiled in n knowing way.
There was just bit of mystery about
the brother lie was to arrive at such
a time and such a time, but he didn't
arrive. II was all the fault of the
silk men, he wrote. They were taking
things easy and refused to be hustled.
He would be along In good time. how
ever, and in one of his letters he wrote
that It would be n pleasure for him to
meet the judge. The judge smiled
grimly when this extract was read to
him. He seemed to doubt IL.
After their acquaintance had lasted
two weeks and one day just after
telegram had been received by the
widow the judge strolled into the rail-
road depot and found her about TO
take a train-that is. he thought she
was. She had no baggage and appear
ed TO avoid observation.
When she saw that she was discov-
cred she made some excuse and left the