Show The TIl Evening Telegrams Telegram's Daily Short Story J h- h CONCERNING WIDOW a. a DOW DOWBy By CLARICE GAINES i Copyright 1915 h hv tho McClure Newspaper News paper Syndicate letter frowned over ocr tho the Jo Jay Tay Dickson of or his houses In from tho the manager 1 Inheritance in inheritance In- In had been an The houses from his Uncle and the Income from the half halt dozen little cottages Of OC addition to his hla Income had been an of or Fadl out course the property properly was wan sadly had hau i and a great deal 1111 of mone money had It still tho the agent been pent upon It made mode many complaints complaInt about fled tenants Jn Jay reread the letter said Mid iId the About u this Widow Dow cottage atthe atthe at atthe In the tho last Sent agent sho aho lives JIves woods and she site the vel very edge of the should be cut says flaYS that some ome of tho the trees down don because the shade males he her place damp 1 I tell you OU she he ought not to mako make complaints whoa whon she eho ls is behind with her herl rent rent- l t Pshaw Paha w muttered Jay thrusting tho the letter Into his pocket ru Til run down there thero myself and have o It out with Mrs Mra Dow If It tho the trees really aro are a 0 nuisance the they shall bo be removed and Ill I'll talk to her about out tho the rent rent rent-If If ehe's hes having a ahard hard hurd time of It it Green shant shan't nag nap her herfor herfor for Cor It not It-not not with jours ours truly Idling hi his time lime around In steam yachts and i motor carp cars unknown to Agent The Tho next day quite Green Jay Dickson alighted from ft-em tho the train n nl at l the tho station and took a short cut through the thc woods to reach his property He Ic hung nun hun over o the Widow Dows Dow's fence and sniffed appreciatively at tho the flowers which rioted d In the tho tin tiny front yard ml mignonette heliotrope rOSeS sum flum old olt t fashioned forg I sweet Williams balsams marigolds what marIgolds what I a a. bewildering bewildering- variety arlet with little pansy pans I faces up around the tue bor borders s sA I A glance at the windows In of or the house I showed him that the Widow Dow might be poor and needy but at least sho she possessed possessed possessed pos pos- the soul of oC an artist for she had hail made mado the last cottage a little bower of beauty and nd ROO good oot taste There W was S no sign of or poverty In the well reil gard garden n. n In the luxurious furnishings fur fur- of of pl piazza and summer house Ja Jay glanced nt at tho the trees and decided that an entire row must come down to bring sunshine Into this little place He lie pictured pic plc- ture tho the Widow Dow a bent hent middle aged woman oman fussing In her loved gar gar- den denAre Are you 1 0 Mrs Irs Dow Do 7 pers persisted sted Ja Jay The woman looked at him shrewdly sho she admitted I l am Am Amada ula Dow Mr Ir Green wrote to ino me about you OU Mrs MIs Dow he said you wanted sonic some trees cut down I 1 will see him about tho matter mat rant ter Ja Jay puzzled at finding his agent had had- rented one of ot the cottages to other than white people pursued his wa way through tho the street toward tho the agents agent's office o. o ear car his destination he be was just In time to snatch a woman from under the wheels wheel of ot a racing 11 automobile As e It was they were both flung against the tho curbstone and md the tho woman lay 11 pale and white a against Jays Jay's arm Ill show you OU volunteered a woman and she led Jed the way 1 toward Jays Jay's row of lof cottages Sho She passed them until she he came camo to thelast the thelast last one OUA the abode of the Widow Dow I will wm go co Inside with you The doctor doc doe tor Is Ison on his way now she sho said as she sho opened tho the gate I lie He To was not prepared for the tho hu h black woman who waddled nero across t I t. t garden Jardon with a 1 h heavy wy foot Her wool hair was waa tJ tied up In a sno snowy turban anU anti her white while gown was Immaculate I Clear outer here herd Bhe ehe ordered way way- br a a. ml mighty hand at the a abashed bashed owner They The aint no loafers lowed heah b bouts u ts I J nm inn Mr DIckson said eald Jay J quietly Lawsy me mc I J 7 ever er herd heerd of ot you vou Mister llster Dickson sho sneered you'll be tho the president next time huh lla Amada Do Dow met them In tho the porch and she took the slender Blender unconscious form term In her arms an and ami bore boro her upstairs where the tho village doctor at arrived rived In a 1 few fuw moments Jay DIckson wandering restlessly inthe In Inthe Inthe the little garden could not ild lid his mind of or that lovely elv face ace aN whIch hud hail lain against his hili shoulder It W was 8 a n palo pale face rlee framed In rich rt red 1 hair that grew low on her hor forehead Tho The lashes that II lay on her creamy cheek were thick and arid dark darle nn and 1 curling What color wore her eyes ees What ailed alle 1 him anyway 1 ho asked himself fiercely Never before had he ho cared about the color of ot omens women's eyes The doctor came down and spoke to him tier Her arm Is broken he ho wild Maid Would WO 1 you ou mind helping me mo while I set It Herold Her tier Herold old servant Is too hysterical to be of an any use Jay on went up Into a charming rose roso papered room where tho the lovely woman la lay Inert upon a n. snowy bed bcd The black bInd woman sobbed In a a. corner Go downstairs Amada Ill I'll call you after Its It's over Dont Don't be foolish theres there's good bOod na- na no danger urged the tho doctor Its Us h her r working arm sniffed Amada mada as she sho went wont out Mrs Dow Is an explained the lie doctor In a 10 low tone as ho he went about his task with deft fingers Silos been having hn hard sledding I understand andI and I 1 guess b losing the use uto of or her right hand for man lOnn many weeks wont won't help any I 1 am In Jay Dickson the ho owner of ot these cottages I came down to ace Mrs Dow explained d J Jay feeling unreasonably I elated because his dl divinIty was tho the Widow Dow Dow and and 1 free creel Sho She c cant can't talk business for Cor awhile yet i ct growled tho the physician oulI have havo to come down lown again Oh I 1 expect to remain In for tor several weeks said Jay cheerfully and ROd presently ho went to the hotel and telephoned tom tele phoned for his motor car and some clothIng cloth- cloth Ing lag ane arid and then went i back ack to Inquire after the lie health of or tho the Widow Wilow Dow Sho She am feeling quite quito sir sa said poor pool Amada who had hall learned that It was Jay Dickson who had saved sat her mIstress mistress mis mis- tress from death Itself Then she bent over and whispered guardedly In his hlo car Please sir I 1 hope you ou wont won't be too hamI hard ham a about out that lint rent Poor 1 Miss Lucy Is most I wore out trying to collect mono money thata due her an and 1 now hor her working arms arm's broke I 1 decar If I 1 shant shan't take In wash wash- l In lag to help out DIckson gladly gave o a n promise and strangely contented at It the outcome of ot I affairs this most Impractical of ot landlords landlords land land- lords proceeded to visit his other tenants tenants ten ten- I ants In the tho lie row and wl h them planned to mako make such tuch Improvements In the cottages cottages cot cot- taJes and grounds as would Justify jusUf a n chan change e In tho the name of oC tho place In the course of time It was transformed trans formed ormed Into Rose nose terrace and It was waa as due to th the tho good taste of or tho the thoYl Widow ow Dow who acted as Jays Jay's adviser ad In the matter of Improvements During her hor convalescence con cence the Widow Dow went to drive in Jays Jay's big automobile while mada Amada sat eat a 1 mountain of oC swelling pride In the ton Con neau And at nt the tho Inevitable Ino wedding which followed Amada would have naVe been the bridesmaid If sho she had h had d her own way 1 but Ja found her a n better position post post- tion In his household and later on she ho I Iwas was supremely happy happ In charge of ot tho the I nursery I Green the agent was wo pleasantly I shocked to receive a generous check I when his hla employer was married Ho Hon n never er really roaH kno know 9 what It was as for but I Jay Jav explained explain Id I'd to his lovely los bride i It If It hadn't been for complaining com corn letter Id I'd never ne have haye gone sone downto down downto to see the Widow Dow Dow and and some other chap might m have won her first nut But tho the widow only laughed In her de delightful do- do lg way c There Thoro couldn't possibly have been an any I other chap she said Id for tor there Is only ona one you you know And Jay Ja- JaDI DI DIckson on was Wll supremely contented contented con- con I tented with tills this vor very lucid explanation |