Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-08-19

how could sne unuersranur now
could she-I went away and cursed
myself.
| 1t is four years since left my lit.
tie lady with the panied look in her
blue eyes and my rosebud at her feet.
with tears of Joy streaming down his
face, while in the Chicago office there
was surprise because a girl was cry
ing and smiling at the same time.
When he had recovered his equani.
nifty O'Meara said.
.sThey told me you were dead, and
I believed it. The shock nearly killed
me-"
1T was merely a rumor. I'm happy
to say, but when 1 came back to work
l was greatly. depressed at hearing
you were i'll. Now we will both
be well and happy again.
Il will never be thoroughly happy,
my darling, OMeara replied. until
you are my wife I'm coming out
there soon to claim you. May L ~
.I'ear NE, how can you wish to
marry girl whom you have never
SEEM"
This was another instance of tremu-
lousness in transmission.
That's all right" O'Meara said.
"Tm willing to risk if you are. I've
known and loved you long time.
even if L haven't seen you Can [
| come for your
Il may be so ho-nely that when you
see me you may be- terribly disap-
pointed 1 may have red hair and
freckles, cast in my eye, and a terri
BILE hump on my back. Could you
stand all that?''
.'Yes," replied O'Meara, s.if 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 OMeara should meet at half
way point-Pittsburg being finally Sc
/ 1ected-where they should be married.
This course was chosen in the hope
that the contamination of their pecu-
liar courtship could be accomplished
secretly, thus avoiding the good-na-
tured, but embarrassing chatting of
their fellow operators.
But that wire on which they made
their arrangements ran through the
Pittsburg office, where there were
automatic repeating instruments. An
operator standing beside the repeat
ers one day overheard the final ar
rangements; heard the description
each gave the other by which to in
sure identification at the depot, and
told all about it to the Pittsburg OPP
orators, who thereupon determined to
make the occasion of the wedding in
teresting. committee was appointed
to watch the meeting of the couple,
and to prepare for a reception.
OMeara arrived at Pittsburg 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. His heart
was beating wildly as lie scanned the
aighting passengers, and he was too
pre-occupied to notice that he was
being watched by half a dozen young
men.
Nor did he notice that he was OBJ
served closely by a tall, bronze-haired
and decidedly handsome young woman
who had aHghted from a Pullman car
and was standing in the shadow of a
baggage truck, loaded with trunks
There was a smile on the young wo-
mans face as she finally stepped for
ward and touched O'Meara on the
shoulder.
How dye do, Charlie p she said.
''Are you indeed Amy?'' he cried,
grasping her outstretched hands in
both of his You told me to look out
Tor short, curly-haired girl with a
limp in the left foot, and I gave you
an accurate description of myself
Not 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 fort hwith to annotel.
where, at O'Clock that evening, they
were to be married. This arrange.
ment was carried out. and during the
evening the Pittsburg operators and
their wives and daughters attended
the wedding reception and supper at
the hotel
O'Meara is now an officer in the sig
nal corps. and has distinguished him.
self in the war with Spain.