The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-26

to an admiral. 1 seemed TO bn iicnr.
ing the calls OF operators all along
the line, but l gave no Response, and
tnen tie scene changed, ns il does 80
suddenly and unaccountably il
dreams. and was at my instru.
mcnt i'll the bank listening with all
Of q lovers eagerness for the first
call of Kate Vernon over the wire
had put up for her.
1T was very faint and far off, and
. think | must have smiled rs ben,
my ear closer to the instrument to
catch tho sound, having in mind my
sweetheart at the other end of tho
wire essaying her first attempt in
handling the lightning. For mo-
ment it was vague enough, with its
modest little clickety click click,
but all at once it seemed to say
something to me- | could not dis
tinguish at first, but presently it
took form, and could catch the
call had taught her. 1t was the
letter X, repeated over and over
again, just as all operators do when
they want some other operator who
is not at his desk to respond prompt
ly. Then it as the clickety click
click of the letters that formed my
name, and smiled to think that al
child learning to talk says mann
ma first, 80 Kate was saying first
i'll this new language of the wires
that she was learning the namo of
her teacher.
But there WAS something more
than Il dream III ,he sensation / was
experiencing. could feel that it
was something moro than dream.
! knew that some sound must be
shaping my dream for me, and,
without knowing what was doing
and with an odd feeling Of the very
peculiar key we had put on our in.
struments. I took up the hammer
and sounded my call to Kate iB
response to what was hearing. In.
stantiy the call was repeated and
my name followed. Now / seemed
to throw of the nightmare, and
reused myself. Striking with thu
hammer on tho door. called to Kata
by name. and then. distinct enough,
though mufned, heard the olioAety
click click ON the outer doog, and
Kate was telling me In the myssori-
GUS manual OF Norse @ messago Of
courage and hope.
''And what q wonderful strength
is hopel Now that had established
communication with the outside
world ] took great courage imme.
diately, though did not understand
just what or how was going to do
to be saved, for'I confess that was
not very clear headed at this time.
thought only of telegraphing to
st. Louis FOR the combination and
had actually signaled to Kate to do
80 at once, and would try to keep
up until word was received, when.
to my Indignation, she laughed at
me over the wires-that is, the door
plate = and told me to telegraph
right then and there to her what the
combination was and she would do
the rest.
How plain and simple that was
And l had never thought OF it, Nei-
ther had / thought Of telegraphing
to her from my prison, and it waa
only because she was woman that
che ever thought of sending word
through that dull door to me with
hammer. She has since told mo that
some men never will learn anything
unless it is hammered into them,
and never say a word. Anyway,
when, three minutes after had told
her what the combination was, the
door opened and fell forward into
the fresh air of the world Of sun
shine Kate caught me in her arms,
and it was hor voice heard family
and far OF as had heard the click
ETY. click click of her tapping that
led me back to life and light and
love once more"
And you lived happily e.er
after2" l inquired after so long 81
fence that was surprised at my
self.
MY boy" said the banker ear
nestly, "she has saved my life
hundred times since that, and I
wouldn't trade her for all the other
women in the world And when she
sees this story in print" he added,
laughing, III need to have my life
saved again. but abe won't do it. I'll
bet a horse and harness.
"She must draw the line some
where" sald I.-W. J. hampton in
Washington Star.
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