The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-02

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lis that really You, Amy2" He gave
his own signal 80. NJ "
''Yes, Charley, and I'm glad You are
well again. Her reply was as ilutter-
ing as his question had been tremulous
Some of the operators in the New
York office wondered at seeing a young
man sitting ut an instrument with
tears of joy streaming down his face
while i'll the Chicago office there was
surprise because girl was crying and
smiling at the same time.
When he had recovered his eqna-
nimity, O Meara said
They told me you were dead and ]
believed it, The shock nearly killed
me i"
ut was merely rumor, I'm happy
to say. But when came hack to work
was greatly depressed at hearing you
were SO i'll. Now we will both be well
and happy again. "
81 will never he thoroughly happy,
my darling, OMeara replied. until
you are my wife. I'm coming ont there
soon To claim you, May IT,
LEU me hbN van NbH WISH IT,
marry girl whom you have never
SEEM
This was another instance of tremu-
lousness in transmission.
"That's all right, O'Meara said.
Pm willing TO risk it if you are I've
known and loved you for long time,
even if haven't seen you. Can | come
for you"
81 may be so homoly 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
Yes. replied O'Meara, "if yeu
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 WINS
agreed that Miss Davidson and O Meara
should meet at half way point Pitts
burg being finally selected where they
should he married. This course was
chosen in the hope that the eensumma
ton of their peculiar courtship could
be accomplished secretly. thus avoiding
the good natured but embarrassing
chatting of their fellow operators
But TINT wire ON which they made
their arrangements ram through the
Pittsburg Office, where there were auto
matte repeating instruments. An oper-
ator standing beside the reporters 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 1t to the
Pittsburg operators who thcreupon
determined To make the occasion of tho
wedding interesting a committee WINS
appointed to watch the meeting Of the
couple and to prepare Tor n reception
O'Meara arrived at Pittsburg Il day
ahead of Miss Davidson, as had been
agreed upon, and was ut the station on
/ the following day when her train pulled
/ In from the west. His heart was beat.
| ing wildly rs he scanned the alighting
passengers, and he was too preoccupied
| to notice that he was BEING watched by
half dozen yonng men.
Nor did he notice that he was OBJ
served closely by n tall, bronze haired
and decidedly handsome young woman
who had alighted from n Pullman car
and was standing in the shadow Of n
baggage truck, loaded with trunks.
There was n smile ON the young WON
ans face as she finally stepped for
ward and touched Mr.. O'Meara ON the
shoulder.
GLOW dye do. Charley" ehe said.
Are you indeed AmyY" he cried.
grasping her outstretched hands in both
of his lyon told me to look ont for a
short. curly haired girl with n limp in
the left foot. and | gave you an accu-
rate description of myself.
mot 30 very accurate though, J." 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 o'clock that evening they
were to be married. This arrangement
was carried ont, and during the even
ing the Pttsburg operators and their
wives and daughters attended the wed
ding reception and supper at the hotel.
OMeara is now an officer in tho sig
nal corps, and he distinguished himself
in the war with Spain. - Buffalo News.