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Don't trifie with me-" O'Meara
cried. "Amy Davidson is dead"
''NOt by long shot, said the oper-
ator, making way for O'Mea1a. 1T
was only rumor that some chuckle
headed ass accepted as a fact. She has
been back at work for two weeks or
more. From the manner in which she
has inquired about you every day 1
should imagine that she takes an inter
est in you.
When he sat down before the instru-
ment, his hand trembled so that he
could scarcely form the dots and dashes
to ask:
''Is that really you, Amy?" He gave
his own signal 80 NJ"
eyes, Charley, and I'm glad you are
well again" Her reply was as fiutter-
ing as his question had been tremulous.
Some of the operators in the New
York office wondered at seeing a young
man sitting at an instrument with
tears of JOY streaming down his face,
while in the Chicago office there was
surprise because a girl was crying and
smiling at the same time.
When he had recovered his euua-
nimity, O'Meara said
"They told me you were dead and
believed it. The shock nearly killed
me.
1T was merely a rumor, I'm happy
to say. But when l came back to work
was greatly depressed at hearing you
were so ill. Now we will both be well
and happy again.
81 will never be thoroughly happy,
my darling, O'Meara replied, until
you are my wife. I'm coming out there
soon to claim you. May II"
Dear me, how can you wish to
marry girl whom you have never
Scent"
Fhis was another instance of tremu-
lousness in transmission
THAT'S all right, O'Meara said.
"I'm willing to risk it if you are I've
known and loved you for long time
even if l haven't seen you. Can come
for your"
81 may be so homely that when you
see me you may be terribly disappoint-
ed. | may have red hair and freckles.
cast in my eye and terrible hump on
my back Could you stand all that?"
Eyes" " replied O'Meara, elf You
could stand my bald head and red
nose.
There was more of this pleasantly,
and then Miss Davidson seriously agreed
to marry her distant lover. After many
more conversations ON the wire it was
agreed that Miss Davidson and O 'Meara
should meet at half way point-Pitts-
burg being finally selected-where they
should be married. This course was
chosen in the hope that the consumma-
tion of their peculiar courtship could
be accomplished secretly, thus avoiding
the good natured, but embarrassing
chatting of their fellow operators.
But that wire on which they made
their arrangements ran through the
Pittsburg office, where there were auto
matte repeating Instruments An oper-
ator standing beside the repeaters one
day overheard the final arrangements:
heard the description each gave the
other by which to insure identification
at the depot and told all about it to the
Pittsburg operators, who thereupon
determined to make the occasion of the
wedding interesting. A committee was
appointed to watch the meeting of the
couple and to prepare for reception.
O'Meara arrived at Pittsburg a day
ahead of Miss Davidson, as had been
agreed upon and was at the station on
the following day when her train pulled
in from the west lis heart was beat.
ing wildly as he scanned the alighting
passengers, and he was too preoccupied
to notice that he was being watched by
half dozen young men.
Nor did he notice that he was OBJ
served closely by tall, bronze haired
and decidedly handsome young woman
who had aaighted from a Pullman car
and was standing in the shadow of
baggage truck, loaded with trunks
There was smile on the young wom-
ans face as she finally stepped for
ward and touched Nh O'Meara on the
shoulder.
"How dye do, Charley ?" she said.
care you indeed Amy?" he cried,
grasping her outstretched hands in both
of his. "You told me to look out for a
short, curly haired girl with a limp in
the left foot, and gave you an accu-
rate description of myself. "
''NOt SO very accurate, though" " she
laughingly replied. "You didn't tell
me half how good looking you are"
1t was evident to the watchers, who
now came forward, that they were
pretty well satisfied with each other.
The committee introduced themselves
and announced that the couple were to
be conducted forthwith to a hotel, |
where at 8 o'clock that evening they
were to be married. This arrangement |
was carried out, and during the even
ing the Pittsburg operators and their
wives and daughters attended the we'd |
ding reception and supper at the hotel |
O'Meara is now an officer in the sig |
nal corps, and he distinguished himself |
in the war with Spain. Buffalo News.
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