Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-15
Evening Star S
Daily Story
ALITTLE STRATEGY
BY DONALD ALLEN.
Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.

You have been widow for three
years."
YES"
You are only thirty eight years
old"
That's ALL"
"And you own this house and lots
of money in the bank"
"WelI?"
well, when you tell me that there
IS no man shining up to you | must
wonder what sort of a male popula-
ton you have got around here.
1t was Mrs Amanda Baker, mar
ried sister, who had come on Visit
to the widow Spicer.
81 hadn't given thought to marry :
ing again" said the widow
Nonsense! Your John was a good
man and a good husband. but he was
only one out of million"
Amanda"
But YOU are not. | believe he
went to heaven, and he has got hap
piness enough. Besides, he cam
know whether you are widow ana
have to shovel your own paths all
winter, or you have a husband to DO
that and lots of other things Tor
YOU"
But lots of people think We should
marry but once" protested the
widow.
And lots of people are fools for
thinking so / don't believe in hus-
band and wife getting a divorce three
or four times over to try another
mate, but l do believe in widower
Or widow getting married again.
There is everything to say for it, and
nothing against 1t. We were placed
here to take what comfort we could.
Anyone but an idiot knows we can
take more of 1t in the marriage state
than In the other"
would you marry again, IL Peter
should die?'
Most certainly would, and he'd
do the same. Peter is a very handy
man to run down cellar feed the pig,
shut up the hens, thaw out the pump
whe n it's frozen, and kill off rats
when they get too thick. and II he
dies some other good man must re-
place him. He likes hash and hot
biscuit and picked peaches, and
when ! die he'll have a look around
and find somebody to do as well as
[ have
But they say there is no love in
q second marriage"
That's why they are generally SO
Happy. There is respect and com
mon sense, in place of namby- pamby
isrl.i'
Nothing more was said on the sub
iect until two or three days later.
Mrs. Baker walked around alone and
mad look at the men.
Susie, who is Mr.. Atkinson" she
asked one evening.
why. he keeps a dry goods store. "
Yes, 1 know. was in there. He
Is fine-looking man"
''Yes?"
something tells me he is wild
over
I'll believe So"
'You believe so? Why, you know
he is. Do you do your shopping
there?''
Sometimes"
What kind of a housekeeper has
he got p
IAN old maid sister. older than he
Is"
"And I'll bet she can't cook for
shucks, and she makes his bed with
the foot the highest Susan, there is
a widower that needs the care of a
good wife"
II think he could have his pick
among half a Dozen"
But you don't size him up right.
He is bashful and diffident. I'll bet
his wife had to do the proposing He
realizes the need Of wife, but that
he must go through the courtship
again scares him half to DEATH
'"The poor man."
Something tells me, sister, that he
has thought of you."
IF he has he has kept very quiet
about iti'
IT told you he was bashful. When
he proposes it will be very sudden
Ill
Is just such a man. We We're riding
out one evening and not talking Of
word of love. either. In fact l wasn't
really sure that l loved him, and he
hadn't given me a hint as to his feel
ings. What do you suppose hap
pened when the horse suddenly bolted
and ran away?"
"Why. you were both thrown out. .
Nothing of the sort. Peter slipped
an arm round my waist and Rugged
me up to him and yelled at the horse
10 go it, and said to me: Amanda
you are the only girl in all this world
for me. VIII you be my wife?
"And love came to your"
"It just dubbed right up!"
"And the runaway horse?"
"IIe stopped so dead still that we
almost went over the dashboard
There was no need of his running
away any further
After the women had had a laugh
over the circumstance, the elder con-
tinued WAS the bridge over the
river swept away last spring.
Yes. we had a big freshet."
"And there is a narrow foot bridge
now?''
Eyes. Only the few people living on
this side OF the river have to use it
ssRut Mr. Atkineou uses it ?H
He lives in the big house on the
hill'
And he always comes home to din
ner at o'clock?"
'He does, Amanda. but have you
been spying?"
Not exactly. It's what you might
call laying the groundwork Susan,
can you row boat?''
Lands, yes. Haven't lived beside
this millpond for ten years?"
Let's seen unused Mrs Baker. SAT
This season of the year 1t is dark at
$50 o'clock. and Mr. Atkinson crosses
at s. That will do nicely. l know
you've got hand saw around the
house, because I've seen it,"
SISTER" asked the widow. as her
face grew anxious. you must tell
me what sort Of a job you are put
ting up"
II want you to do as tell you.
From $50 to this evening you will
be in your boat just below the foot
bridge.
"WelI?''
IF anyone falls off the bridge
rescue him."
But how can anyone"
You never mind that, but do as ]
tell you. There is such q thing as
diplomacy, but you are too big a
goose to practice it. Get the saw and
leave it at the front door. and don't
YOU attempt TO spy on me and see
What nse l make of IL >,