The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-18
POINT PIAsAN MASON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY, sEIE

to give it to her himself
After d while this desire changed
and he felt he would much rather
know her and ask her to let him
keep it.
This he determined to do, and
after hard thought sent the follow
ing telegram to Miss Benton, whose
jonrneying, he discovered while at
Saratoga, had taken her to New
port:
To Miss KATHERINE BENTON, Riggs
Cottage, Newport
Telegraph me Immediately an in
PRODUCTION to your friend Miss
Miller. Will write explanation.
STEPHEN HowARD.
By nine O'Clock he reeeived this
answer
To MR sqAfHEN HowARD, Union
Club, New York
Miss Miller, allow me to present
my friend, Mr. Stephen Howard
KATHERINE BENTON.
Armed with this telegram and
the tintype he at once started for
the Windsor.
The whole affair had been SO like
an adventure and SO out of the
common run that he almost dreaded
to meet the girl for fear she would
spoil all by proving stupid or un-
interesting.
She came in almost Immediately
with his card and the telegram in
her hand. OF course she had no
idea that Mr.. Stephen Howard was
the man who had possession of her
picture, and, as she said afterward,
it seemed as if she stood before him
for week gasping and saying
."WellI"
. In reality it was not five minutes
before they were both laughing and
explaining and interrupting each
other TO wonder at the strange course
of events that had brought them to-
gether.
aAnd the telegram" she said,
twas such a clever idea. Whore
did you get it2"
aThat's very unkind remark, !"
he replied. "Don't you think 1 look
capable OF originating such a clever
idea2" Evidently you don't know
me. That stroke OF genius was
evolved from my inner conscious
ness. Something had to be done at
once, for you might leave town at
any moment. 1 rose to the emer-
gency and telegraphed."
Before he left he found that she
expected to be in town a week
She and her aunt presumably
sBetty") were waiting for some
friends with whom they were going
to White Sulphur. That her home
was,in Washington, and it was not
till he reached his room that he re-
membered he had not returned the
tintype.
He sat up till late that night
writing to Miss Benton.
DEAR KATHERINE-I am firmly
convinced you should have been a
soldier. Yon possess the very-dual-
ity to make you shine in the pro-
fession of arms-prompt obedience.
1 can never sufficiently thank you
for the way you answered my tele-
gram and / fully appreciate the eff
fort it must have cost you not to
have first wired: "Why do You want
to know Miss MiIler2 When did
you hear of her2" and host of
other questions.
You see virtue is always reward
ed in the end, SO / am writing at
the very first moment and in the
middle of the night to crafty your
curiosity.
The day after you left Saratoga I
arrived, and while stroIling about
came face to face with your lady
ship-in tintype.
You were hung out with a frame
full of other unfortunates as speci-
mems of the high class of work done
within the establishment
Having an idea that you would
not pc altogether pleased with your
position if you knew of it, rescued
you and also one who seemed to be
a kindred spirit.
On the train next day while gaz-
ing in rapt admiration at yourself
and x. s., ! became suddenly aware
from certain Indignant sounds be-
hind me that no less person than
the original kindred spirit had the
next seat back.
at.once saw in this remarkable
coincidence the finger of fate. The
finger most emphAtically pointed
toward an Introduction.
By careful attention to what was
said behind me, / found that her
name was Miller and her destination
the Windsor
As soon as arrived sent you
that remarkable telegram, and there,
my dear Katherine, you have the
whole story up to date.
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