Show TAKING CARE OF THE WIDOW she erie and ner her six children get act a IMus band and father charles custer the popular storekeeper at renton came to the postin post in office where I 1 was employed and related a very sad etory ile he baia said that a german woman with ax six c hildren children had arrived in benton from froin the old country a few days before on herway her way to newcastle ne to join her husband husbad that on her arrival in renton ahe had learned that her husband had been killed in the mines six weeks before she could not speak a word of english Engli slL and was without money or friends custer said the people of renton had supplied her immediate wants and that he be had come to seattle to arrange for the county to te take care of her until abc was in a position to care are for hers herself elfand and family when he hae had finished his story he turned to me and asked what I 1 would advise jarvis and Us his ranch with plenty of r room do m for the children to rump romp in and plenty of milk for them to drink and the four dining room chairs popped into iv mind like a flash and I 1 replied custer do you vou think your widow w would consider matrimony as away out of tro troubles ulles why the idea almost staggers me replied custer who on earth wants to marry a woman with six children who ho has only learned of the death of lier her husband within the last four days besides that she cannot speak a word vord of english she speaks german altogether she has not much the better of my roan man I 1 replied lie he is a frenchman and can neither speak english nor german but I 1 guess if they get married they soon will be able to under each ch other ouster custer went further into the particulars ot of my scheme I 1 told hi him m who the man was and my mv reasons for thinking that he would be willing to marry marty the german woman children and all that afternoon custer went on horseback over to jarvis jarvie ranch laid the matter before him and to his surprise and gratification peter jumped at the chance you go back to town and i make the arrangements said jarvis and ill hitch up and drive over 01 er this evening aud and have the job done at once all right said custer but dont forget to put a couple of extra seats in the wagon for them the young ones how many did you say bay there were asked jarvis only six no now nov v dont spend too much time sprucing up because ill have everything ready before you can reach town if you go gg for the horses at a once As custer left the farra farm the old man shouted goodby good by you will wili have to ride rely lively if you beat me to town my horses are not driven for a bride very often and they can stand it to get over the ground at a rapid pace for once in their lives sure enough custer had hardly time to break the news to the widow anidow through an interpreter before the 1 ash a 1 ri q came tearing brough tlc alc streets like ike mad and ja r d bis panting ig horses homs up in w front f r 7 e r store leaving seat 1 1 tin lai 1 tiny ray ouster cutter hail had taken the prest t en cn to secure the ricce necessary m ary license ith th the w that it coult could r mt antin ara if not used A k preacher i s 2 led ld in ahe t he br bride ade and groom were vere raf uc iced d and made man and wife a 1 L Zu v ost the same breath and halt half an acar later air jr and mrs airs jar s and the awe ones were comfortably seated n u tl the big 1 lumber amber bound kyound for i le ilc aai jams vis homestead oin OB cedar river as liappa as clams nt at high seattle post intern bencer gen |