The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-31

learned that she had Just left for ",
having decided to so u day sooner than
she had expected.
"linguired how long abe had been gone,
and the servant said about fifteen min
uteg, Hoping TO overtRke her, l rushed
up to the Grand Central Depot. There
was not an instant 10 lose. Hastily buy
ing a ticket, | tore funticGlly alter the
already slowly moving train, and, owing
to my length Of limb, succeeded in board
Ing the last car.
"Panting, perspiriug, but exultant, |
went through each car, in every seat ex.
pecting TO find the object Of my haste.
II had gone through oil but one when
We entered the tunnel, aud l was begin.
ming to fear that after all perhaps she
might not have taken this train, when, as
| was standing by the door, the rays Of
sunlight which came in through the oCca-
sional openings III the tunnel revealed her
to me, seated alone at no great distance
ahead Of me,
"My heart gave d bound, and, scarcely
realizing what l was doing, I flushed up to
her, dropped into the vacant place beside
her, and, grasping her had, said:
"Darlingl i thought | had missed you.'
"'WhRt do you meant she exclaimed
in q tone Of mingled indignation and
fright. Let go my hand; you have made
q mistake!
81 obsyed her. thinking that she was
angry at my mode'of Eddfess.
ii beg your PARDON" l said, 4 should
not have spoken TO you as / did, but l
was 90 rejoiCed TO find you that ! did not
remember where We are. Darling
moving q little nearer, will you marry
me? You must know that l love you l
have done 80 for ages, ever since my
freshman year.
"But tho mention Of that astonishing
piece Of ConstanCy produced no result in
my favor. She turnedher back upon me,
II possible moro completely than she had
done before. But l would not give up.
"'Can't you love me q little2' 1 in.
quired tenderly, trying to take her hand.
But she snatched 1t away, and declined
either to turn her head in my direction or
To answer my question.
"As tho train was making q tremendous
noise, thought that perhaps she couldn't
understand me, so | repeated my words at
the top OF my lungs. She made some re-
ply, but l didn't catch 1t.
"'What do you say, dearH' l bawled.
az don't even know you, she answered,
In what sounded like ashrill whisper, but
the tone was in reality shrek.
II thought l could not have heard
Alright, and, 10 convince myself that 1t was
my hearing which was at fault, | planted
my glasses more firmly on my nose, and
took a closer inspection OF her.
NlT tall t,n, I JnNtt Lnng, ,ta,, ! uha go
peated, bringing her foot down on mine
with much energy; leave me this mo.
ment, or 1ll--'
"Here tho train emerged from the tun.
mel, and you can picture my amazement,
horror, and modification when | tell you
that l found that the girl to whom l had
been screaming out my love was an utter
stranger to me.
"DGzed and scarlet, Iarose from my seat.
~ beg your pardon I said, removing
my hat; 4 have taken you for some one
"Not observing how my apology was re-
ceived l retreated to the smoking.Car,
where / remained untiLwe reached u,
too stunned even 10 think.
"When l left the train, In looking about
for some sort oil conveyance 10 take me 10
the Wilson place | found, 10 my inCreas.
cd embarrassment, that the girl 10 whom
l had so recently offered myself was stand.
Ing on the platform, apparently waiting
for some one.
>"Fhat she saw me / could tell from the
expression Of not seeing me which she i'm.
mediately assumed. AS she would not
look at me l had plenty Of opportunity to
observe her, and saw that she really did
resemble Helen In many ways, notwith.
standing Bhe was both falrer and smaller.
"But my object was not 10 admire her,
although l assure you, my inclination
was 80, finding that there was no hope Of
obtaining o vehicle, l started on foot, for.
~tunstOly getting q lit over the greater
part Of tho way.
"Arrived at tho housed was welcomed
with much cordially by my host and
his family, and introduced to the other
guestg.
WmHglno my feelings when, In the
course Of the conversation, l learned that
Franks sister was expected home from
boardlng'echool that afternoon by. the
very train on which l had come,
at was then 10 her l had been making
| lUNB lubtbhu VI w hui CuublHt ml ulblu-
Bltion was 10 turn and run, but l knew ]
should have 10 stay and make the best oil
II, 20 | Bmothefed my mobilization, and,
when q few minutes later the carriage or.
rived bringing Miss Wilson, and / was
presented 10 her, | think that Of the two
she found the situation The more awk'
ward,
1.-THE next day the tardy Helen arrived
and explained how, returning 10 the house
for something she had forgotten, she had
missed her train and her escort,
"Duflng the entire week l was impR,
kjently waiting for an opportunity 10 otiei
myself 10 heF, but before ! gould do. 90 !
learned that q large diamond ring which
sic had been wearing for several month
was the pledge Of her engagement 10 Bomt
hthNs iplloyi and, t1my 1uTprise, discover
cd at the same time that the knowledge
did not trouble me very much, although
for q while ! did feel considerably broker
up.
VI suppose you think that l was half 1t
love with the sister, but l assure you'll wa