Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-25

stylish attire spoil the monotonous ciTcc
produced by your ncighborS. like I,
see things harmonious, and will rcscu,
you, Miss Benton. from your present
conspicuous position
| On coming out ri the shop he met
some friends, slipped the lin:ypcs into hi,
pocket and Thought no more about them
ill he WAS seated in the train next dav.
After he had read the morning papers.
tried to take nap and been disturbed by
the baby. i'll the next seat behind pound
ing him Oh the head, he dug his hands
moodily into his pockets and looked
straight before him.
Something with a sharp edge cut his
| finger; then liz remembered the tintvpcs.
cts very good for Kaihcriuc,' he re
ilcctcd. "l'll ask her to let me keep il
when ste her. | wonder who the other
girl is-shcs remarkably pretty"
The face WAS full of possibilities and
lie went on building up Il history for il
till suddenly aroused from his revcrc by
an exciting conversation carried on be
hind him in piercing whispers
The baby had long since disappeared
and two Indies had taken lis place
''Gooi heavens! Betty, where do YOU
suppose he go; it, never laid eyes on
the creature before in my life, and there
he sits gazing at my picture rs if we we're
old fricnds.n
Al thiN nothing short Of a S,ipcrhuman
effort prevented Mr.. Howard from turning
round. With wonderful srlf-control he
remained quiet and waited for further
developments.
Betty m'rmurcd something soothing
and then the iratc maiden began again:
II wish ! could get u good look nj
him. lie looks like a gentleman, doesn't
he. Bcti!-at least his back does. But
the idea of II strange man having my pic
turc is simply unbeatable"
IL should think il would be the fact
YOU minded" Betty mildly suggested.
mot the idca. Besides, he need never
know il is your picture unless YOU talk So
loud he hears YOU
=! suppose they imagine I'm deaf, :"
thought Mr.. Howard.
''Bctty. | must get u good look "A, him.
I'll tie ON this thick blue veil to walk
down the car 10 yet some water"
y short pause and then young lady of
incdi'im height and good figure walkyl
scdaicly past. After She was again seated
she delivered her opinion.
lies not exactly good looking. Betty,
but evidently gentleman.
Both were silent for about ten min
ulcs anil then his fair unknown began
;,"uin
This veil is simply suirocatiu.::
must take it oil. Betty, I'm going 10 put
ih,sc ,hawls and bags up in the rack
they're in The way"
Now" thought Mr.. Stephen Howard.
Now'> my chance"
lie >tood up at the same instant She
did and offered his assistance.
She accepted his help without a word
and ic was careful to show no signs of
recognition.
After that She held Il long conversation
with Betty too low for him to catch. but |
he heard her order the luggage to he sent |
10 tin Windsor Hotel and he had seen
for himself that The iintypc in no way |
lid her nis.icc-also that the name ON !
her bag was Miller.
As soon as Mr. Howard reached his !
room he sat down To think ont The sit,la- |
ton. Obviously the thing for him 10 do |
was to return the tintypc.
But how? To he sure, now that he |
knew her name he could leave it al the |
loicl for her: Int then he was distinctly |
'nnsciou, of desire to give i. To her |
himself
After Il while this desire changed and
u felt he would much rather know her
md ask her tn let him keep it,
This he determined to do, and after |
lard Thought sent the following tclc- |
gram to Mis- Benton, whose lourncyinr.
:" discovered while at Saratoga, had
al>cn her 10 Newport
ia MISS * ArrIEnlNs BENTON Riggs Cottage.
NcUpcr;-
Telegraph M" immediately mn Introduction
- Hon,' Friend Miss Miller Will write cx-
iama:irn.
STEPHEN iIowAnD.
30 nine o'clock he received this an
Swcr:
10 ME. STEPHEN HOWARD, Union Club, New
York
Mis- Miiicr, allow me to present my friend.
Mr.. Stephen Howard
KATHERINE BENTON.
Armed with this telegram and tho tin
type he at once started for the Widsor.
The whole affair had been so like nm
adventure and SO out of the common run
that he almost dreaded 10 meet the Girl
for fear she would spoil all by proving
stupid or mintcrcsting.
She came in almost immediately with
his card and the telegram in her hand.
OF course She had no idea that MIR.
Stephen Howard was the man who had
possession of her picture, and. ms she
said aficrward, it seemed rs ii she stood
before him for a week gasping and say
ing: "Wcll'
In reality it was not five minutes be-
fore they were both laughing and cx-
planning and intcrrupting each other to
wonder at the strange course of events
that had brought them together
And the telegram" she said, twas
such clever idea. Where did you yet
it?n
That's very nnkind remark, " he re-