The Forrest City times., 1911-06-30

Well, you can get along with vor our wife didn't tell you there was no hurry. and my husband did. In fact the last one said I'd better buy hogs with the money"
 week passed and neither the widow nor the widower had taken an order. Then the widow came driving oVsr to Grafton and to the deaeon's place Of business. When she had got seated she said:
 MT. Carter. I've been thinking over your case, and think it's an a"1ul shame the way you have neglected your wifes grave. You couldn't have loved her"
 And did you love them two hus. bands Of yours" he retorted.
 My case is different If you'd only give me an order to show around I could get a start and make some money"
 But why don't you give me an order?"
 Deacon, your wife is lying up there, probably grieving at your neglect. and you are here buying but ter and eggs! What do you think the people around you are saying?"
 How Is 1t over in Medina, In your case?"
 The widow said she didn't want to say right out that the deacon choked , his wife to death to get rid of her. but she was a woman who had sus- plclons, and when those suspicious were aroused 1t took a great deal to iuli them That was her fling as she left for home, and the deacon wasn't qulek enough to answer that he had hea l of wives using slow poison. in the course of another week he drove over to Medina again He in- terViewed two or three persons on the tombstone business. and then brought up at the Widow Lees.
 T was sort of expecting you" she said in greeting. I've talked with several people about you, and they say you are a man to give widow a fair chance. Have you come over to give me an order?"
 Not exactly. I just wanted to drive past the graveyard"
 T see. Wanted to be sure that both of mine were there yet! We'll, I hope you feel better"
 Widow. 1t don't seem to me that you appreciated them two husbands"
 Don't 1t? Then let me tell you that in both cases there was cir GUS in town within month after their death and 1 never went. How about an order for your dead wife?"
 Driving slowly home that day the deacon unused to himself:
 Pretty bright widow. House and lot. House as neat as pin! Seems like a good worker! I hadn't thought of marrying again, but"
 And when he had departed from her house the widow musSd to her self:
 Well. maybe he thought heap of his wife, after all. Seems to be a good man. He's had one and I've had two, but a man needs wife and a woman needs husband. If we were both out of the tombstone busi- ness"
 Ten days passed, and again the deacon drove up to the widows gate. He had letter from Chicago saying that he was no hustler. and that his book samples should be turned over to another canvasser.
 I've got a letter reading just the same" said the widow when he handed her his. Deacon. if you'd only given me an order"
 "Or If you'd given me one"
 Well, I'm ashamed that l said had suspicious of you"
 That's all right. If l ever hintee that your husbands died on purpose to get long rest l beg pardon.
 And as I'm going to have a boiled dinner today I'll invite you to stay"
 With pleasure. widow"
 The deacon drove home by moon light that night, and on the way he kept saying to himself and smiling:
 She'll be number two and I'll be number three, but what Providence brings about nobody should kick over. Um! 1 wouldn't have believed that any human being could cook such boiIad dippar aS that"