Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-14

ST would not leave my post Of duty.
replied III. B., s.for all the girls that
live, and | strongly advise you to stsy
where you are"
BAH" rejoined Tommy, trying to
throw contempt into the working of the
machine. you have never been in
love. and don't know anything about it.
The whole branch line may so to thun-
der as far as | am concerned, but I'm
going to Hobbsville Center school
house, and I'm going to be there by 4
O'clock
Tommy was as good as his word. He
arrived at the school house just as
school was being dismissed, and he
waited till the children left before go
ing in. The youngsters looked rather
curiously at the machine leaning
against the fence, but Tommy paid lit
tie attention, and with beating heart
opened the school house door. Stand
ing at desk, looking over some exer-
cises, was an elderly spinster with
curls hanging against her cheeks. She
looked UP in surprise to see young
man entering without rapping.
"I-I-beg your pardon" stammered
Tommy, II expected to find Miss Sea-
ford here
Miss Seaford?" inquired the lady
me(litatively. Il know no one Of that
name
''She teaches this school, does she
not?" inquired Tommy, rather Devil
dered, feeling somehow that lie had
been fooled, but not knowing quite in
what manner.
II am the school mistress here,' said
the lady.
81 beg your PARDON said Tommy.
II have been misinformed. | thought
Miss Seaford was the teacher
He backed out as well as he could,
closed the door and mounted his BIZ
cycle. There could not be a mistake
about the school house, for she herself
had shown it to him. Tommy rode
as fast as he could towards Hobbs
farm, where he hoped to get some ex-
PLANTATION of the mystery from the girl
herself
Before he had gone far his heart be
gan to beat quickly when he saw tho
girl herself on her wheel coming to-
wards him. Her face was rosy with
excitement and exercise. AS soon as
she came up to him she sprang off her
machine.
"Oh, Tommy, Tommy" she cried.
''get back to Sutton's Corners as quick
as you can. There's a special COM
ing at five-thirty, and is to wait there
for further orders. l answered in your
name, but If another message should
come you must ask them to repeat.
Hurry, hurry, for there is no time to
lose"
"Good gracious, Miss Seaford, what
do you know about repeat messages
and further orders and specialist
Don't wait to talk to me- she said,
"but hurry back. I have ridden twelve
miles to tell you this, and must return
to Hobbsville so as to be there when
the special comes. I am III. B. | am
the telegrapher at Hobbsville. You
might have known that long ago, you
stupid fellow, if you had been half as
clever as you pretended to be some
times over the wire."
Tommy Brown stood there, half
dazed, looking at the girl, and there
passed through his mind the thought,
what on earth in days gone by have
telegraphed to her?"
She seemed to read his mind, for q
slight smile fickered around her lips.
Hurry back" she said, hurry back;
they may be calling for you no,y."
''Let 'em call,' replied Tommy, reck-
lessly. CLARA"
"Yes, yes, know all about it. Get
back at once to the post told you not
to leave, and then telegraph me. See
If don't reach Hobbsville before YOU
reach Suttons Corners"
'Clara I shall not move pedal until
you tell Tic promise"
'I'll promise any ching" cried tie girl,
"if you only reach Sutton's Corners be-
fore the special
With that she mounted her wheel and
rode off, waving her hand to him,
which motion seemed curiously like
waiting kiss.
And thus forever after Clara Seaford
was Tommy Browns best girl.-De-
troit Free Press.