Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-15
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beyond his fondest hopes either as a poll
tician or head waiter in a large restau-
rant And now we are sure of it.
AS he pulled on his gloves Tuesday
night he remarked to the bookkeeper that
| he would be a little late in getting down
| the following day, as he had ar import
| ant piece Of business to transact regard
! ing a bit of property belonging to him.
hi bookkeeper said Alright in his
quick, jerky way and Jimmie strolled over
to me.
I'm going to see my best girl off on
the train in the morning." said he.
Really" l said, as 1 tool off my apron
and sleeves n folded them up. I'm
awfully sorry for you."
you needn't be. I'll meet her at the
train in the same depot ten minutes after
she goes away" he replied.
When Jimmie springs something of that
sort the proper thing to do is to say
"How's that?' for he always wants to
explain, and that is the quickest way to
have the thing over.
Flows that?' l asked.
"Well, you see, I will put her on the
train going west at 10 o'clock
yes"
"And she thinks she is my best girl"
"Well?"
And she is while she is in town. Ten
minutes later she will be out of town and
another girl, who divides honors with her,
only neither of them know it, will come in
town on the train from the east
ooh, l see,'' l said.
eyes. really two girls, but, just the
same, l see my best girl off on the train
and still meet her at the train ten min
utes LATER And, laughing at his own
joke, he left the building.
The next day l returned from luncheon
earlier than usual to 60 some difficult
work while the other machines We're quiet
and no one about but the office boy.
Scarcely had / taken my seat and insert
ed the paper in my typewriter than the
French door between our room and the
next was thrown violently back on its
hinges and Jimmie Chesham came in. He
had y wild look in his handsome brown
eyes and a desperate ring IN his voice as
he cried: "Hello." His walk was un-
steady as he crossed the room to my desk.
Drawing up a chair, he sank down IN it
all in a heap.
"Sick?" / said as 1 turned the roller to
readjust my paper.
NO, Just eXhausted.'
knew he would sit there until | asked
him what was the matter, so I said:
"Anything go wrong?"
For a moment he did not answer, but
seemed to be resting with his VAS half
closed. Then he started up and said.
with a despairing gesture of his hand:
do you know how depots are built in the
suburbs?"
mo. | never had anything To-"
LET me tell you. The one in the town
where l live is very large. 1t has a bag
gage room, two waiting rooms, two en-
frances and two platforms, with trains
running IN each side. I'm going to hunt
up the fellow who designed that building
and give him my blessing"
'"Why?"
aIpanoucn tho oppS Ct rI1ctipp Of that 6Gnnt
saved my life today. You know, l told
You about taking one girl to. the train
and meeting another one ten minutes
later?'' . ..
Yes
well. the first girls train never pulled
girls train pulled in
Jimmie! How in the world did you
MANAGER ! gasped.
4 don't know; but I did it some way,
t lay It TO the way the depot was built
He then relapsed into silence, while I
pounded vigorously at the machine. and
= was Just in the middle of my second SEN
tcnCe when he began speaking again.
"They are both lovely girls, but . 1on't
t know which of them I like best. Until
1 find out | must not let either one know of
I the others existence. Each one got MT
f to look up the train time for her, and
: thought a ten minutes rait was MOI long
; and it would have been all right if the
4 train had beer or time. Still l worked il
e to a finish"
How"
x '"Well. Marie and / got down in goot
f season for the 10 o'clock train, and we
& stepped over to the shady platform anC
s sat there talking as we waited. Finally
= is occurred to me that it was a pretty
f long IS minutes, and | better go Learn
d what was the matter with the train
G Luckily did not take her with me. In.
$ stead Of waiting Is minutes We had wait
" ed %, and 7 got to the east platform jus
as the 1910 train arrived. Grace was a
a the car window and waved her hand, ant
= it was too late to turn back. So I waited
Il for her to appear at the steps and hande(
her down calamity. just as if I was tick.
led all but tc death to see her at that par
tiCular moment. l asked about her tril
without the slightest show of nervous
ness, and then led her to a seat and asked
her to- wait a minute, while / spoke t.
the ticket seller. which I did, and learned
that the trait, Marie was to take woulc
arrive in just half an hour, being 40 min
utes late Then I hurried to the Yves
.s platform and told Marie the train wa
- evidently late, but the ticket seller ha(
stepped out. In a moment 1 would lear
e how late the train would be. and nope
II it would be very late, so that I could b
with her that much longer. Then
rushed to the east platform and toll,
Grace l was expecting my brother. OIL
- the next train and / was so anxious tina
a he should see her that if she had no oh
j~ections we would wait. OF course, sh
agreed. I talked to her a few minute
- and took her trunk check and told he
~ I'd see to her luggage. That gave me a
excuse for skipping back to Marie.
- found it necessary to look up Marie
:. grip. I told each one I ouldn find tn
baggage master, which gave me a chanc