RICH WIDOW AS SUITOR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21100, 6 February 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)

RICH WIDOW AS SUITOR.

! WOOES AND WINS A TURK. 1 | ROMANCE OF CONSTANTINOPLE. ! ! The story of a real " East-meets-West " j romance between a young English m: 1 .- | lionairess of 25, and a Turk of 22, has I been told in Constantinople. 1 An English woman, young, beautiful, ; and recently widowed and trying to forget, i soon became popular with the resident British and American families in Stamboul. • At. one of their parties she made the j acquaintance of a young Turk of good family, speaking perfect English. She | quickly formed a friendship with h : m. | But so far no ripple of love disturbed | the surface of the couple's relations. Only, just before the day fired by the young I widow for her departure, they agreed to I write to each other. After a while the 1 correspondence took an affectionate turn. I The young widow had fallen in love with j her correspondent, and wished to join her j life with his. i As a birthday present from the ! enamoured widow, the man received a ! cheque for £50.000 and a motor-car. Not ] to be outdone in generosity, with the j cheque he opened a bank account m the i woman's name, and the car he deposited i in a garage, equally disclaiming owner- | ship. The widow was so impressed by this I action that she wrote and told htin that I she herself had already transferred her whole fortune to his name, j The young Turk meditated no longer: he | decided to marry his benefactress, who | has bought him a villa on the shores of j the Bosp'norus. | As soon as their home is ready in this I romantic setting, the young ana now really | merry widow will return to Constantinople, : where their marriage will be celebrated.