Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-11-12
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NOW, lel We Sel on tue tIdin, le'
US not pay n! attention toeach other"
"All rigl T.
"Well ] al apart from each other
and act as We have been married for
years, wor Ne?"
Yes. lb tell you wha, would
be the funniest thing in the world.
Henry. Ven take different seats, and
after awli ewe'll get acquainted. Won't
that be nie 80
"Firs, class; splendid"
When the, boarded the train they
took OPP 81 e seats. Henry took up
a newspaper, and Mollie looked at the
waverir, lindscape. After awhile
Henry 10 ktd up and saw the conduc-
tor sittirg ia Mollic. Henry chuckled.
"rhink; sh's in love with him, | reck-
on" this bri rilegroom mused. Believe
I'll go f)I " ard and take smoke." His
cigar must have been unsatisfactory,
for he soon threw it away and resumed
hi. sea. opposite his wife. Tn" con-
ductor Nas telling an amusing story,
and NJ lie was laughing gleefully. She
did not wen look ut her husband.
This is playing it little too hne,"
Henry ru 'ed. ~ like TO see good act
ing, bui ST acts little too we'll"
The ra n stopped at n station, and
the colu tor got up and went out, but
returned Immediately aud again sat
down ! Y Mollie. just then young
woman me along and asked Henry If
she co,ld share his seat. He gladly
consan Ct musing that he could play
even it'll his wife. A few moments
later. While he was busily talking, he
saw y Il sweetened thrill Of revenge,
that d wife was looking at him. AT
the D, xt station the young woman got
of tie rain, and when ,he conductor
went 1ut Henry sat down by Mollie.
al lol't know what you want to sit
dow here for" she snapped. why
didn't on get off the train with"
"yThlt do you want to talk that way
for, pr'cious|
PRECIOUS nothing! Go on; | don't
wal ou here"
"tslpposs you would rather talk to
the conductor?"
70. rather talk to anybody that will
treat mc with respect"
Now, darling"
Darling nothing. pm going TO get
of the train aud 60 home, that. what
T. II going TO do. I'm not going to live
y itl you, that's what amt, and when
"a asks me why, I'm going TO tell him
tla. YOU didn't treat me with respect.
vol don't love me, and never did. You
std to let on like you did, but you do
10 even do that any more
Mol lie"
'Molie nothing. Go on, don't
want you here"
Now, don't be foolish. You know
how YOU carried OH with the conductor
never saw him before, either"
"rhe mischief | haven't. He's my
uncle. was going to introduce you 10
him, bul didn I want him to know We
were married until just before we got
o fl the train"
"Mollic."
"What?"
won't you forgive me!'
"I ought not to, you are so NEAR"
II was jealous, and"
"Jealous?"
Yes"
81 didn't know you loved me enough
to be jealous"
But do. Don't you love me just "a
little?"
"Nes, more than you do me-"
"No."
"Yes."
mo you don't, precious"
Eyes, do, darling"
"If these people were not looking ia
kiss you
Henry, after a short silence, remark
ed: "Its none Of their business. Put
your head on my shoulder. There"
lie put his arm around her, and,
when he thought no one was looking,
kissed her.
"Do you love me!" she asked.
81 adore you"
"Yvu make me awful happy"
You will live with me, won't your
Yes, always. We like the old.fash-
ioned bridal tour the best, don't weT'
Yes"
"And we don't care how many people
are looking, do weT'
"No."
"And if they don't like il they can
get of :he train, cant theyI'
"Yes, and you will live with me,
Won't you!"
IL couldn't live without you"
81 couldn't live without you, either" !"
"Because you love iDe, don't you"
"Yes, and because you love me, don't
you?"
Just then man got up, opened bis
valise, took out piece Of cake. handed
1t to Henry, and said:
cts yours. Take IT,"
81 don't want it,"
"But you have earned it."
al won't have It,"
The man threw the cake on the seat,
and as he made break for the forward
car, said:
That's the siekest bridal affair ever
saw, ard used TO be captain OF steam
boat