Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-03

tances and few hundred or thousand
miles, more or less, of electric wire cannot
prove hindrance to love at first sight.
Mrs Anthony introduce the young cou-
pie and discreetly retires into the back
ground.
My aunt has often spoken of you, Miss
Vaughn" says Paul, and | have long
looked forward to this meeting"
81 only returned yesterday from pro-
| tracted visit in Kamschatka," returns Vir-
ginia. 81 took little trip to the North
| pole last week 1t is perfectly lovely up
there now that they have the electro
heater in full operation"
81 should think So" replies Paul. /
went up ten years ago, when the electric
railway was put in there. Whew wasn't
it cold, though ?'
al shiver to think of it," is Miss
| Vaughn's answer. "What a long time
they were in getting that railroad into sue
cessful operation. 1t was despaired OF sew
| eral times, wasn't it"
Nearly" comes back from Sioux Falls.
There are certain difficulties to be over
come at the pole, you know"
"Oh, yes; magnetism, and all that" re-
turns Virginia. 80, do you know we are
having novelty here in Boston, music
! ally? The old-fashioned opera of Pima
fore is being revived, and it's the queer
est thing. Funny, but so different from
the music in this age"
'People in those days" returns Paul,
| heartlessly, "were not much better than
barbarians. What do you suppose they
could understand of the advanced music Of
| this age"
But they had Bach and Haydn and
| Mendelsshon and Chopin and Wagner"
returned Virginia, somewhat doubtfuily,
| because she is not sure whether those old
! composers died one or five hundred years
| ago.
Yes" says Mr.. De Lamooreaux, con-
cealing superior smile But the last
one is the only one who in any degree re-
sembles the composers of our age Some
of the others did very good work, but prim-
| itive-very"
Owe in Boston, returns Virginia rather
stifly, "still have respect for age and
| culture"
81 beg your pardon for trespassing on
| the boundaries of that respect" says Paul,
bowling profllsely. "By the way, will you
permit me to call on you in Boston to-
morrow at noon =
81 shall he pleased to see you," says
Virginia. Must you go now"
Il think So" Paul answers. :" | have an
engagement at 10 at Kansas City, and must
hurry to catch my train. Electricity you
know, waits for no man.
"Well, good-by, then
"Good-bv. | will see YOU tomorrow
without fail, and Mr. Lamooreaux hastens
to make ready for his journey.
He catches the lightning express
rightly called, since il is run by lightning
and 10 o'clock finds him in Kansas
! CITY. But the radiant form Of Miss
| Vaughn, as it was reflected in his mirror,
| fits constantly before him, and the gently
modulated tones of her cultivated voice
still sound in his ears. In short, Paul De
Lamooreaux is deeply in love, and he
knows it.
The next day finds him in Boston and
ascending the steps that leads to Miss
Vaughn's ancestral porch. A month and
more rolls by and still Paul Lamooreaux
fingers in the East. When he returns six
weeks later to Sioux Falls Miss Vaughn
: is his promised bride.
Six months afterwards Paul is again sit
ting in his bachelor apartments smoking
finely favored cigar and thinking of his
lovely Virginia 1t is August now, but
there is no extreme heat. Indeed, as far
AZ temperature is concerned, one would
realize no difference between now and last
December. Such is science
His telephone rings and he hastens to
respond.
@panl dear" comes in q voice broken
bv sobs 90 an, in such tronbIe."
Yon alarm me- savs saul. THROWING
aside hi. ri@ar and turnino male. What
! it2 Tall me ouicklv dearest |. lin
dead9 +. vour narrot sick Has vour
trgnssoa11 come home sno;lad2 Have Won
Io-t v.,rr ,,ro,,ertv2 Tell me ouick"
10, :" !, l ne, st;lI lion 80 csn savs T;r-
;ria !. Besides Won 70 maxine finn of me
md shoi,t feIl Won NJ all, 11rst;n into
t rear. agsinl &" IL worse than tbh"
"Wbat +bar2u
Tb 'r.' bo ',.r't Connt poIarowsl,yitcb ~
..l.s I-;,,,;,;, b,.stl.r;,sU,.
VIZ . aLo,,t h:n,2, comes fiarcaIv from,
Sony I'LL and pans f.ts are doIbIed I'M
!, . tr,,l,, oior,.,inl, f,.b;on
"a ro+bipqn returns VIRGINIA car
oos,inoIlv ~ i onIv lin that i daaJ +,
! ~. Tho ..;cl, ,,,,.r,t The cat was hit nv
boot ie 'i last ni.bt and severely INJURED
INA dear I bee your pardon ~
savs Pail in the most persuasive tones
" 1on't Keen me in s,,tnensq Tell me
wh9f / if abont the Count q9
"{yellp Tiroinia condcscendinolv re-
Mics :. he pronosed 70 nv uncle for me
/ last nigLtn
The wretch and Paul crashes his
teeth 50 fercelv that Virginia is ouite
frirbtapad ..N'hat does vour uncIe sav2v
: VII " and {-irginia's tones crew tear
ful aoain :. YOU know .nunkv' never did
like von very we'll
what do | care for that, so long rs you
do >" broke in Paul.
And so he'-soh, and 50 he" another
sob" he wants me to marry the Count"
" But YOU won't. I'll shoot him first"