Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-02
A RAILWAY ROMANCE

BILE; my neatly gloved hands were fold
ed In my lisp; l was serenely, though
almost uneonsciously conscious OF look
ing well. Though not particularly
vain, I knew l was rather a pretty girl
q small, trim brunette, with satin dark
eyes, and nice complexion. l looked
forward with pleasure TO seeing my
pupil, Lucy Reeves, who was also my
friend. l smiled rs l thought Of her;
| wanted to tease her again about Bob
Curtis. The latter was IN my eyes, q
model young man, and lie vas very
fond of Lucy, but she WAS perverSe. He
was all excellent fellow, she owned
and here she blu~hcd but he was too
precise for her.
"Why, Helen, he '.rtualiy P.'kS up
pinsw Sic exclaimed. Fancy q man
SEEING a pm on the carpet. He's the
SOFT OF man, l know, who would go
incoming about a house, Tipping OF
,pecks 0: dust, opening closet doors,and
saying 'Dr-grac,tui.Ifn r found n finge
maxi Oh the window pam, or = row OF
books a trll.e out OF line. | wish you
knew Barton Iialilisy.' she rXclaimsd
lint his time shr ddu't blush. HI
the de; rect Old haUuga~carum fellow.
believe his mother has To- tlr mis- whit
n,cStie when he w,ars full Hre>S. II
ten, thr most com;cal siori.- about hi
AS, nee 81 mind
why don't you marry this para
gOD?:'
"Marry Bart Halliday" She laugh
ed. Why, We played together when
We were children! He lives out here,
yOu Know. We're not at all In love
with each other, / assure you. But L
inst wish YOU could see him, that's all
Next summer, when you have time 10
stay here with me"
All this happened after the last lesson
lad given her. We always had a lit
tie tine 10 talk. | enjoyed these les
o exceedingly, for h was my only
grown up pupil-heing but = few years
young,r than myself. After neglectiug
music, she had suddenly takena notion
10 "brg!u," and had generously employ
ed her poor acquaintance, Helen Irving.
Now | thought Of the last COnversAtiOn
and laughed to myself. Suddenly,
however, my meditaliOus were inter-
rupttd by the hurried up rising OF an
old lady who had taken q sea- on the
sunny SIDE Of the ear, opposite 10 me.
She jumped up, looked anXiOusly to-
ward the window on my side-l WAS
next to the plattOrm-drOpped several
bundles, wildly waved a large umbrella
and struggled to get ont Of her seat,
stumbling over the bundles As sne did
30. She looked 50 COmiCal that | long
"a to laugh; but ! turned 10 her instead,
saying:
"ATe you looking for any one
madam"
WA that a tall young Wan, with
light hair, that passed just now she
asked, a~nXiOusly.
YES" | replied.
Did he have on a light overcast
Yes"
IL thought it would be him. There
now. l We missed him! l took a seat
Oh this side, because | think the suns
healthy coming in on your back, and |
thought | could see my sou going
through the train; but just think, says
There now, that's him! He has
cone back To look for me. fra only
a sat on the platform side! He was
very tall, you say, and very fair".
Very tall and fail" | asscnted, muth
amused.
Rosy chceks"."
YES"
That's him! That's him. l must
90 after him. and gathering up her
goods and chattles with much demon
stratiun of haste and difficulty assist
ing her as much as | cOuld-she made
her way out Ofthe car. She had not
been gone two minutes before the yOulg
man entered. He passed through in u
contrary direction to that the old lady
bad taken: and in my sympathy for
her | started up impulSive.y and said:
pardon me, sir, but 3 lady who saw
O pass il looking for you very anX-
iousiy. She says you are her son; she
went hack towards the depot, hoping to
meet you
He looked It me eagerly with a pair
OF bright, blue eyes. He was very big
and bOyIsh-lOOkIng, with white wavy
hair, loose enough To blow about u little,
\ fine complexion, slightly tanned aud
ruddy, and q certain easy careless grace
about him, mOste remote from se!I-coE-
SCIOuSntss.
"Reallvc" ne exclaimed, impetuOus-
~ n a child; my mother looking for
me. Pm so much obliged IL you. She
went that way, you say: Thank you
thank you very muCh.'
He never stopped to ask aquestiOn but
lifted his hat hurriedly and dashed of
like q boy. BY this time the train hat
dlled ups little, and in q few seconds
started. | wondered much whether
the mother and son had found each
other.
My brief so,ouru with Lucy was not
so pleasant as usual on that day. After
the lesson several visitors came in and
we had no time to talk 40 | did not
tell her about my old lady, etc.
But the adventure had not yet ended.
On my way to the city, as l passed
through the depot after leaving she
train, whom should meet bur the tall,
fair young man in the light o~vercoat.
He looked flushed and anxious, but
mere x than ever. His eyes light
ed up when he saw me, and he walked
rapidly up TO me, saying:
al beg your pardon, but will you
kindly tell ME whether you saw my
mother again on that train after il
started. | haven't been able To find
her. and Pm so a~nxiousn'
~ did not see her, indeedw l
answered, becoming much interested
''but you know l might easily have
missed her. IL she intended going 10
-, she probably gave up trying 10
find you aud got on the train again"
"DO you think so?n he cried, catch.
ing at the idea. at Is probable, ISM
IL? / wonder what brought her Il
town. But l do think she would nst.
urally have gone home. Pm going t.
take this trsin back; il starts in a min
ute. What could have brought her:
can't help feeling anxious"
81 am very sorry" said, sympathet'
Ically, "but ] don't think yOI need fear
no harm could happen tNr."
"YOu are very kind" be said, cor.