The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-21

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you woman that can keep oecfetT
II am. sire
Suppose annoa,nce in the paper
that q brother sfssVnurn has died and
left Won S1oooo $50 & g e s. :
"But I have ~ 1Srotfar"
that You hayensf9.s =
ssNo-o-o hnf ,Ss,ese vcuId tho money
come IN .FoIhss, ,r,sia rant q, see n. :
Then let sem wsnt I want to state
that you have 4 Ie~acy Of "a. 600, and
that you may marrv axatn.
You needin,f. 1m.t keep ,stfll and
answer no ~uest1one."
But won't y0yf - living Sir?"
I'm ueWsuapA7 work we call It
stretching ~ fS,sth IAnda alive.
widow. Il we prinfed nothinr but what
we could swear - we could not MI q
column : week 49,
..But don't get me into any trouble .
sr1ot q he ~ = Va, r..6 whaf
have to saw ahos,t Won in Friday's
paper. and Won - neither 10 affirm
nor denv Il .
The nexf issn. ~ the naper aston
ished a tilousai,d sfeonle' thoueh IL had
only ESQ reeular snh.crthers. II stated
that the well-known and well-liked
Widow baker had lacf her oalv brother
by death. but alfS,onrt they had been
|eatranred for veerr ~ ~ "A Ieft her the
handsome Iexncv ~ IN f0o she would
mt fhe .,,v,,, q s.. - - continue ~
live a. ~. 70 - S.s. ~. h,,.1,o ND.
death. Gosstn k.5 - +hst .he mirht
mary e~o1n NJ :. -. tns e.,;torseI
opinion Of the editor that only q
mfghty GOOD mar couId win her
sssT'here hcv- Scra IN. ~r,r~a deed
in this world IL I never do another"
said the editor - ht.rse,f =. h~ read
the article in print.
'sMv. huf whfle rrou, q +o be a lie.
II does read i've The .oIemn truth =;
exclaimed the widow Baker az she
read and re-read II
The number Of callers she had in the
next three DAYS cot: led the number of
women In the town with = few men
thrown In for good measure. Each one
return their can richt soon and each
one went awav with envy IN their
heart They felt that she had somehow
wronged them in meeting with GOOD
luck.
The minister was one of the men
he said was: sWelI. Sister Baker you
can now donate enough cash to nay
FOR the painting and repairinx OF the
meeting house. and r. Won feel IKE do
ing anything for the heather now il
your Opportunity
Deacon Gordon came in rather slyly.
and his tone was CONFIDENTIAL as he
said: Look out for them darned Wall
street sharlsy'
Yes, Deacon
And silver Mines"
Yes"
And don't donate a dunn cent to the
church."
No"
Nor to the dunn heather"
NO.
But lend it all to me on per cent
interest"
II will see about it,
The editor had figured on calls from
WiooWers OUTSIDE the town, and he was
fient. 1noeeo, there was out one ei1g1-
pie one IN the village. ana ne called
. aroulio 70 say 70 the WNow baker:
cay: wlooeI, why IN tnunder oiont
yo ..x ,e. Dooy know
III .H','. - 49, uomS 7, ~, you Ia ~.
aus -, tnoue, u,ey wen VI you' rus
~as so1u you l'au maui Te up Sou, Hin ,r.
a au. 10 mary asan. u was oHay ias.
WLs+a 20 .tatl;s,, ~ ,sss,a ne 60 or.
We H'e snu woua nave ~ ms anu sue sue
srs.u .,,. no sc,. hveech ~ what
rn,,'a.n I :, e 1o1 eso'i u
ves vidower. carcs iron, v.~,o,,.
M rte ~ the conrtv ana fro,,, f,,rtt,a as
come. young men did not want a
mfddie-aref wife. and the old h.che-
lorx did not want anv at All, Nothinp
was said in the newsnaney a. tfcI. as
to Mrs. Bakers personal appearance.
Ga 30 .o-,,o $1,000, a,,..,r ,.stsa.s~.
that called expected to see 3 sprirh wH
roods Iookirr u,o,nan Tharero-s
when thew bumped up against the real
thing there was q surprise party.
WITH most NJ the caller. = wont III.
this: