Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-16

believed it, Tho shock nearly killed
me.
at was merely rumor I'm harpv
to say, but when l came back to work
| was greatly depressed at herring You
were 50 III. Now we will both be well
and happy again
81 Will never be thoroughly happy
my darling, 'Meara replied, "untl
you are my wife. N coming out there
soon TO claim you May Iy'
Dear mel How can you wish -
marry a girl whom you have never
Scent"
This was another instance Of trelnu-
lousncss in transmission
"That's all right 80 )'Meara said
"I'm willing to risI, it if you are. I've
known and loved you long time, even
if | haven't seen you. Can come for
you 2"
II may be so homely that when You
see me you may be terribly di-appoint-
ed. ! may have rod hair and freckIe~ a
cast in my eye and terrible hump On
my back. Could you stand all that?'
eyes, replied O'Mcara "if YOU
could stand NY bald head and red no- -
There was more of this pleaeautry,
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 'Nnara
should meet at a half way point, Pitts
burg being finally selected where they
should be married. This course was
chosen in the hope that the consumma-
ton 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 thoy made
their arrangements ran through the
Pittsburg office where there were auto
matte repeating instruments. An opor-
ator standing beside the repeaters enc
day overheard the final arrangement
heard the description each gave the 9TH
er by which to insure Identification AZ
the depot, and told all about it to the
Pittsburg operators, who thereupon de-
termned to make the occasion Of the
wedding interesting. A committee was
appointed to watch the meeting Of the
couple ana to prepare for reception.
O'Meara arrived at Pittsburg cay
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 beat
ing wildly as he scanned the alightipg
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 alghted from a Pullman car
/ and was standing in the shadow OF a
/ baggage truck loaded with trunks.
There was a smile on the young wom-
ans face as she finally stepped forward
and touched O Meara on the shoulder.
GLOW d We do, Charlie?" she said.
care you really Amy2' he cried
Frasping her outstretched hands in ! n
Of his. "You told me to look out for
short, curly haired girl, with a limp in
her left foot, and gave you an accu-
rate description of myself
"Not so very accurate, though. " she
lau2hngly replied. You didn't tell
RE half how good looking you are
It was evident TO the Watchers who
now came forward, that they were pvct-
ty well satisfied with each other. Tho
e., mittee introduced themselves aud
annou need that the couple were t. he
conducted forthwith to a hotel, where,
at o'clock that evening, they were 70
be married This arrangement was car
RED out, and during the evesjn9 the
Pittsburg operators and their wives and
daughters attended the wedding rec5p-
ton and supper at the hotel
Q Meara is now an officer in the sig
nal corps and has distinguished him
self in the war with SpaiA.