Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-11
How many meet who never yet have

"a How many meet who never yet have
met
To part too soon. but never to forget
She thinks: Harrisburg. We reach
there at 4:30. He goes to New York
and I'll never know who he is"
He thinks: Just to think! All this
time together and never a word. Her
iceberg coldness, though, is to blame"
She signs: MY appetite's gone"
He gets up "Well, that's all can dc
for the internal man."
They go into the sleeper.
She sits down and looks gloomily out
OF the window.
He, at the other end of the car, looks
at her.
Its Just a shame that can't know
him and talk to him. If love were ALL
1 wonder if he has read that sweet story,
The Prisoner of Zenda?'" She half
closes her eyes and muses.: IF love
were all! If love were alI!' Oh, if ii
Only were!" She suddenly sits up erect
and clasps her hands.
He thinks: "I'll never see her again
and yet perhaps will. The world is
very SMALL
She thinks: ST wonder what he's
thinking about? I'm sure he's looking
at me-"
He thinks: "Pity she hasn't some
fresh violets; those are dead"
She thinks: I'll just throw these
dead things out of the window. Therei
And Alex Vaughn gave them to me.
How nice 1 thought him, and yet I've
scarcely given him a thought for two
days! And here's this box. Candy all
gone. Mckenzie did look sad when he
gave it to me, as he told me good-by at
the depot Well, I'll throw that out of
che window. There! Now I'll steal a
glance at him. All, writing a telegram,
and the porter waiting for it. 1 won
der what it is? There, he's signing his
name. l wish could see it. I might ask
the porter to let me see his name. But,
DO; that wouldn't do. Positively, I'm
getting as weak as water!"
"Ha! Now We'll have a little sur
prise party, my lady. Iguess she thinks
I'm milksop. This will give her a
little better opinion of me, however"
Lays back his head and closes his
eyes.
She steals glance at him.
''Going to take a nap, or posing for
my benefit. Certainly has fine face
Such lovely high forehead and well.
shaped nose and mouth and chin! Oh,
he's sweet!''
''She's looking at me now, I'll wager
my life, Look ahead! You won't see
me much longer. Wonder if she is reaL
" looking at me? I'll just wake up sud-
denly"
She bushes and turns her head
Goodness! he caught me that time.
know I'm blushing fearfully. I really
must be more circumspect!"
He closes his eyes again and laughs
softly to himself. 'Ha, my lady, I caught
you that time! Cad! l believe it's more
pleasant to feign sleep and have a beau.
tiful woman admire your physiognomy
than to sleep and dream about beau
tifuI women. I still feel her eyes upon
me. I'll wake up suddenly again" He
opens his eyes. She is, however, look.
ing out of the window.
bah! that was my WATERLOO"
He gets up and goes into the smoker
The train pulls into Harrisburg. He
is the first to leave the train. AS he
passes out he glances back at her. But
she resolutely keeps her head bent as
she gets her traps together.
He fingers moment, then moves on
md boards the New York express.
She soon quits the car and is installed
i'll the Washington train.
The bell sounds and her train begins
to move. Just at that instant a depot
porter comes rushing through the car
In his hands he holds a magnificent
bunch of La France roses. He catches
sight of the young lady in gray, dashes
up to her, thrusts the flowers in her
hand, and. pointing through the win.
dow, rushes out.
Mystified, she holds the flowers a!
arms length; then, following the ges
ture of the porter, she looks out the
window.
Just opposite her is another train
moving slowly out from the depot. On
The back platform stands her fellow
traveller.
Their eyes meet. He smiles slightly
and, raising his gloved hand, doffs his
silk cap.
She smiles a quick. nervous smile
bushes and bows to him. Then she
Euries her crimson face in the flowers
''Oh, wasn't it awful! Unjust be more
circumspect." And as the trains di.
verge wider and wider apart he stands
there, his eyes fixed upon the window
until all semblance of the fair one ia
lost.
Then, going into the smoker, he lights
a cigar. We'll, my iceberg did melt
after ali. Girls are queer creatures."-