Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-07-12


s'atSa s6h. Gee George, a WISH yss loud get
me cup Of tea ..S,.
II don't think there is z refresh
ment foom Here" he said eubiJusiy'
''but III go and see."
DO, please"
The next momeut the guard came
up. Here your telegram, miss" ne
said.
She rapidly tore open the envelope
and read: "The matter on when l
wish to speak to you is impossible to
explain In a telegram. When do you
returni"
She took another of the telegraph
forms and rapidly wfote.
"If you have anything to tell me,
now Il the time to tell 1t. ! do not
know wheii 1 shall fettitn to London.
Then turning to the guard. she asked:
"Where do we stop ,nextF
"At Rugby; miss; 11:o9
her; as she saw George approaching
She added ilurriedly 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 l thousht,
not blessed thing to eat here, put we
wait ten minutes at the next STOP,
and may be able 10 get you anytMns
you wish. I say" he added. you're
not telegraphing to your friends ABOUT
this, are your ,,
quietly. ~ AM only sending some hec-
essary kilograms, that is nll."
"You know IL you are In iiur19'
lie said, I'VE can send nll the kilograms
you want from Queenstown just as
we'll as from here or Liverpool.
"Oh, know that" answered Tily,
demurely. II hope I know enough to
send messages only where they ought
to go, 80 don't be afraid"
George laughed, for he was good
naturcd fellow, and the train sped on
towards Liverpool. When 1t slowed up
Mt Rugby station Tilly leaned affection
ntely over toward the young man ana
said:
Now, George, you go over to the
refrcshment room and eat all you have
TN appetite for. I don't think l care
for pything until we reach Liverpool:
MAY I not bring you cup OF tea?'
asked George, anxiously.
"Oh, certainly, certainly, II yoI hr ns
1t two minutes before the train Is OIL.
Another man might have tho light this
request rather singular one, but
George had no brains to spare, else he
would not have been on this silly t}op-
ing expedition, SO he thought nothing
Of 1t, but jumped out as soon as TIC
train came to a sta I'D still.
The guard soon came TO the comphrt-
ment with a telegram In his and.
T,lly tore 1t open and read:
utterly impossible to say what
wish to say to you. Tell me VIII ere yon
nre staying at Liverpool and will
leave by first train anl meet you
there"
lilly, with n sniff of impatiehce,
seized another of the stamped fol.ms
and rapidly wrote:
II 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 1t now; 1t is your last
chance Telegraph me ut -"
She looked inquiringly at the guard,
who promptly ans swered: Next stop
Creve. We reach there ut 1:35."
She gave the guard n ha1dful OF
money to ply for the extra wording of
this dispatch. That good mai 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
Here Is your tea, my dear" said
George. as he came gingerly along with
1t in his hand. The girl drank 1t 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 Tilly,
| 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. VIII you be my wife? -.
Lend me another Of those blanksF
she said to George.
"I haven't another, but you can get
one at the telegraph Office"
The train was moving of, SO she said:
| Never mind, 1 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 wnit here un-
til send for you."
When they reached the telegraph Of
| fee Tilly turned and said quickly to the
guard:
ION this line there is not one until
4:iO, but you can get one on the Md
land Mt 81
Tilly took last telegraph blank and
wrote.
Certainly. why couldn't You have
said SO at first and saved me all this
telegrnphing return to London i'm
mediately. Call and see me to-mor.
row."
This being sent off she turned to the
man who had been her friend all the
way through.
New" she said, take me to tho.
Midland train" As the guard hesi-
tated,' she added: II am going to give
you f1O.'
The guard personally conducted her
to an empty compartment of the Lon.
don train. She scribbled a note to
Webley on the back Of a telegraph
blank. The note read:
Dear George: have concluded not
to go to America this trip. Our pro-
posed elopement was a very foolish
affair, and I hope you never thought
was In earnest about 1t. Take my ad-
vice and go to America. nm told that
the girls over there are much prettier
than yours truly,
"-Tilly Markham"
There" said Tilly, giving the note
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