The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-27
RICH WIDOW HAS
old AGE HABIT
Mrs. Lowry Gives Reason for
Engagement to Aged
Man.
"A LEGAL HIDE AND SEEK
Suit for $1,000 Against Ameri-
can Ambassador at
Rome.
A LEGAL HIDE AND SEEK
ny VANCE THOMPSON.


Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.1
Paris November 2e.--"I have got
the old age habit and the nursing
habit" said the rich widow OF II.
FELTON, Lowry of Philadelphia. by
way OF explaining why she has just
become engaged to a man who has
passed the span OF three-scoro and ten
years allotted by the Scriptures.
Mrs Lowry married X. FELTON, Lowry
when he was seventy. One year later
he died. leaving her large fortune.
y brother of the Same venerable man
about town left 100000 to the
Quaker City few years ago. Mrs.
Lowry lives in pleasant villa at
Abort villo. a little town six mileS
down the Seine. which obtained I'M
enviable notoriety during tho foods
last year. She feels she has con-
scientiouuly mourned her dead hug
band, and Is now about to lay aside
her widow's weeds In favor of re-
tired army officer named Colonel Eu-
genc Kahn. She was attracted to him
because of his age, which was exactly
that of her first husband. She says
proudly that she has nursed an aged
husband and nursed an aged mother.
and now she expects to have to nurse
a second aged husband. So we'll does
Ing the venerable colonel that In the
marriage contract she promises to pay
him an annuity. Mrs Lowry Is jus.
half the age of her prospective hus-
band.
a Legal Hide and Seek.
Frank Lacroix Gardner. of Paris,
and Lady Meux, of London, arc having
the time of their lives playing sort
of legal hide and seek. After a chase
along legal highways and byways.
Lady Meux seems to have finally cor
nered the wealthy is-Arncrican, and
a referee will give his decision in
the case in three days.
When Frank L. Gardner was en-
gagged in high finance In London he
decided to have a country house.
Hence no hired a beautiful mansion
near London known as White Webhs,
which is the property of Lady Meux.
Toward the close of HIS occupancy MIR.
Gardner became dissatisfied with the
high rent and decided not to pay II
any longer.
No Rent for Haunted House.
He gave a. a reason that the HOUSE.
was haunted. He even intimated that
he should be paid for living in
haunted house. He urged that the
ghosts did not let him sleep at night,
but tho London law courts did not see
the matter in this light, and gave
Judgment against the rich American
for the full amount claimed, namely.
5000. Then he said his domicile was
Paris, SO the relentless Lady Meux
pursued him hither.
Mr.. Gardner again postponed the
evil day by claiming that his domicile
was not Paris. but London. When at
length the French courts also gave
judgment against him his legal re-
sources were not even then exhausted.
for to cap the climax he pretended
that he was a bankrupt, and as such
could not be made to pay either the
rent or the cost of the case. 1t Is true
that he was put through the Bank
ruptcy Court at Trouville, yet it is
equally true that the present Mrs.
Gardner Is very rich woman. Among
other great and valuable assets in her
name may be mentioned a famous pic
ture gallery which Mr.. Gardner spent
years and a fortune collecting. Now he
is asked to show cause why this gal
lery should not be made to pay his
debt to Lady Meux. This is where 1t
Is now believed he is cornered, and all
the moro so az Mrs. Gardner was an