Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-02
A QUEER WO0ING.

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Tram one morning ON MS way 70 "ork No
noticed among the passengers VINO board
ed the train at one OF the stations beau
tiful girl who entered his car and TOOK the
seat directly In 'front.' OF MS. Inc morning
paper had no further interest Tor Tom that
day. All the way In to town ne satwatch'
ing the girl In 'front.' oil him'
Week after week went on, ana each day
found poor Tom more ana more deeply IN
love. Tho unconscious object OF bis adora'
ton Travelled on the same Train every DAY.
sometimes she sat near MR., ana MS eyes
fairly deVoureu ner wonderiul beauty. Az
other times she sat at the other END OF the
car, where ne could only eaten occasional
glimpses oil her past the hendsot his fellow
passengers her name was Helen. lie
had heard girl friend call her SO. That
night Tom sat up until O'Clock writing
love letters to Helen and tearing them up
as fast as he wrote them.
Inc next morning Helen again occupied
the seat Just IN front OF Tom. lie sat gaz-
ing at her ana building castles ID the ar
Presently his mind turned to the iovo let
tiers he had been writing, ana no began 10
frame new one: As no unused he idly
fingered tne WINDOW sasn, whion maue
cncking SOUND similar 10 that OF teie-
graph instrument, Onconsoiousiy nc
spelled out the words oil the letter.
Dearest Helen, ran the message, II
love you dearly. say you VIII DC mine
and But he got no further, Tor sud
denly the girl turned In her seat ana
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Ing with Indignation. Ihen she turned
back and, seizing the eaten on her WIN
dow, clicked out the reply:
HOW dare your
Tom was completely dumfounded. no
feit ike jumping out OF the window and
ending his miserable existence. lie reflect
ed, however, that such rash proceeding
would 90 MN no good, ana might possihy
wound tne ieeiinBs OF tine young iauy'
Moreover, MS nrst outy was 10 apologize
VI course, IL would not do any good. one
would never have anything to do with
such an idiot as he had shown himself 10
be. still, no could not well leave matters
as they were, SO he again reached Tor tfc
window CATCH
81 beg your pardon, clicked the la
provised key.
your insolenoe is objectionable, " WIS
the reply.
But let me explain. Ibid not know -
~ don 'tcare to hear your explanation.
just then the train pulled into the sta
ton ana the oHended girl ieit the car WITH
out so much as looking back.
Tom went to his work with heavy
heart. He could think OF nothing else all
day but the stupid blunder which had de-
stroyed all possibility OF his over winning
the heart OF the fair telegraph operator.
On the following morning no TOOK an
earlier train than usual, In order to avoid
meeting the fair Helen, whom Re did nos
have the courage to face. But he had nU.
reckoned ON the fact that che mightialso
WISH TO avoid MIN. This was the case.
however, and Tom was somewhat startled
when he saw her enter the car. There was
only one scat vacant, and that was just In
front OF the unhappy young man. 1t seem
ed as though tho fates had conspired tc
bring these Two people together. Iht
longer rom pondered the matter tine more
ne saw the hand OF destiny In this matter,
ana ne deoided 30 make one more ei1ort e
OBTAIN forgiveness heaoning ior tne win
uow catch, ne sent the following message
| III awiuily sorry ohehoeu you yes
teraay'
ihere was no answer anu inc young
man continued:
4 naa no idea you understood me-
uncohsciousiy teiographed what was pass
liing IN my ininu.
sun no answer
you uonN forgive me- shau DC
miserable Tor NE.
Az iasc lne ahsmer came;
ioase seoP. nou are attracting every
BODY 8 attention.
lhen ~, hie coine anu 'eii you no"
horry am;
asyn. or ,ons pu"he INC girl ahs"ere"'
Lou may come
I'm hen,s iehpoa WIN Joy US .ne VIII
wy, oa'oh oi.Aeu nuv .hcso woras. hs
Dss no elno IN nocep,ins inc ihVieatloh
nu ~ Was n noS ions p1iore ne nau per
snaueu her W Iors"c MS ioohsh oonducl
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