Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-06-14
to see me for this EVENING" Answe,
bletchley station, on board the Liver.
nG0l PYnrnHS ,rill1,

once:" she asked the guard, slippine
1t with sovereign into his hand.
Certainly, MISS" and he was NOV.
ing away when lilly said:
Il may have al answer to this when
we reach Bletchley station. Will YOU
see that get it quickly?"
Certainly, certainly, miss"
just as the train was leaving George
Webley sprang into the compartment
with the train book in his hand lilly
opened it and found the number Of
stops the train made between London
and Liverpool. When she reached the
station she said:
"Oh, George, wish you would get
me cup of tea"
II don't think there is refresh
ment room here" he said obviously,
but I'll go and see."
do, please"
The next moment the guard came
up. Here's your telegram, MISS" he
said.
She rapidly tore open the envelope
and read: 1.-The matter on which
wish to speak to you is impossible to
explain in a telegram. When do you
return?"
She took another of the telegraph
forms an rapidly wrote:
IF yol have anything to tell me,
now is the time to tell it, I do not
know when shall return to London"
THIN turning to the guard, she asked:
''V'here do we stop ncxt?"
cat Rugby, miss; II 80"
She quickly wrote where to telegraph
her, as she saw George approaching.
She added hurriedly to- the guard as
she thrust her message into his hand:
Bring me the answer when we get
to Rugby"
George swung himself into the COM
partment, saying: Just as thought,
not blessed thing to eat here, but we
wait ten minutes at the next stop,
and may be able to get you anything
You wish. I say" he added, you're
not telegraphing to ysur friends about
this, are you?"
ooh, not about this" she replied
quietly. II am only sending some nee
essary kilograms, that is ALL"
"You know if you are in a hurry,
he said, I'VE can send all the kilograms
you want from Queenstown just as
well as from here or Liverpool"
ooh, I know that" answered lilly,
den1urely. II hope know enough to
send messages only where they ought
to so, so don't be afraid"
George laughed, for he was good
natured fellow, and the train sped on
towards Liverpool. When it slowed up
at Rugby station lilly leaned affection
ately over toward the young man and
said:
"Now, George, you 60 over to the
refreshment room and eat all you have
an appetite for. I don't think I care
FOR anything until we reach Liverpool:
MAY not bring you cup of tea?'
asked George, anxiously.
ooh, certainly, certainly, if you bring
1t two minutes before the train is off. u
Another man might have tho light this
request a rather singular one, but
George had no brains to spare, else he
would not have been on this silly e]op
ing expedition, so he thought nothing
Of it, but jumped out as soon as the
train came to a sta1dstill.
The guard soon came 10 the compart
ment with a telegram in his land
Ely tore it open and read:
utterly impossible to say what
wish to say to you. Tell me where yo,1
are staying at Liverpool and I will
leave by first train AMI meet YOU
there
lilly, with a sniff Of impotence,
seized another Of the stamped forms
and rapidly wrote:
Il may sail tomorrow with some
friends for America. There is no
chance of your seeing me if you do
come; therefore, whatever you have to
say to me say it now; it is your last
chance. Telegraph me at -"
She looked inquiringly at the guard,
who promptly ans wered: "Next stop
Creve. We reach there at 1 80"
She gave the guard handful of
money to pay for the extra wording of
this dispatch. That good MAJ was rap
idly becoming rich. He sighed as he
remembered that the next stop was
the last before reaching Liverpool. He
wished that he was on train for Scot
land with such passenger aboard.
Here is your tea, my DEAR" said
George, as he came gingerly along with
it in his hand. The girl drank it with
many expressions of gratitude toward
her lover.
"Well, the next stop is Creve, and af-
ter that Liverpool" he said as he hand
ed back the empty cup to newspaper
boy to take back to the refreshment
room.
$50 the guards tell me-" replied lilly,
sweetly.
At Creve the guard came to her with
the final telegram. Its wording was
terse and to the point. 1t ran Il love
you. Will you be my wife?'
LEND me another of those blanks p
she said to George.
II haven't another but you can get
one at the telegraph Office
The train was moving off, so she said:
Never mind, I can send the tele-
gram from Liverpool"
They reached the terminus in an
hour. Turning to the guard lilly said:
"Would you mind taking my things
to the telegraph office for me?' And to
| George she added: "You wait here I'M
til send for you"
When they reached the telegraph Of
fee lilly turned and said quickly to the
guard: -.
ION this line there is not one until
4:5O, but you can get one on the Mid
land at g."
Tilly took a last telegraph blank and