The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28

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Scme of the operators in the New
York Office wondered at seeing q Young
man sitting at an instrument with tears
O: 10y streaming down his face. While
.Ac Chicago Office there was surprise
y cause q girl was crying and smiling
i; ttne same time.
When he recovered his equanimity.
O'Meara said:
They told me your We're dead. and
1 believed it. The shock nearly Killed
me-
cit was merely rumor, I'm happy
to say, but when I came back to worE
was greatly depressed at hearing yoJs
were so i'll. Now we will both be well
and happy again. .
Il Will never be thoroughly happy,
nv darling" O'Meara replied, until
YOU are lay wife. I'm coming out there
soon to claim YOU May r.
Dear me! How can you wish to
marry girl whom you have never
SEEM
This was another instance of tremu-
lousness in transmission
sThat's all right, O'Meara said.
.'I'm willing to risk it if you are. I've
known and loved you long time even
if haven seen you. Can / come for
you?''
81 may be so homely that when you
see me you may be terribly disappolnt-
ed. 1 may have red hair and freckles, a
cast in my eye and terrible hump on
my back Could you stand all that p
eyes replied O'Meara, ''if you
could stand my bald head and red nose. >
Thete was more of this pleasantly,
and then Miss Davidson seriously agreed
to marry her distant lover. After many
more conversations OF the wire it was
agreed that Miss Davidson and O 'Meara
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 they made
their arrangements ran through the
Pittsburg Office. where there We're auto
matte repeating instruments. An oper-
ator standing beside the repeaters one
day overheard the final arrangements,
heard the description each gave the 9TH
er by which to insure Identification at
the depot. and told all about it to the
Pittsburg operators, who thereupon de-
termined 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 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 beat
ing wildly as he scanned the alighting
passengers, and he was too preoccupled
to notice that he was being watched by
half dozen young men,
Nor did he notice that be was OBJ
served closely by tall, bronze haired
and decidedly handsome young woman
who had alighted from a Pullman car
and was standing in the shadow OF a
baggage truck loaded with trunks.
There was smile on the young wom-
ans face as she finally stepped forward
and touched O'Meara on the shoulder.
stHoW dive do Charlie?' she said.
care you really Amy ?" he cried.
grasping her outstretched hands in both
of his. s.You told me to look out for a
short, curly haired girl, wish q limp in
her left foot, and gave you an accu-
rate description of myself. .
.sNot 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 pref
ty we'll satisfied with each other. The
committee introduced themselves and
announced that the couple We're to be
conducted forthwith to hotel where.
at 8 o'clock that evening. they were to
be married This arrangement was car
ried out. and during the evening the
Pittsburg operators and their wives and
daughters attended the wedding recep-
ton 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.
RAN a RACE WITH DEATH.