Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-04-26

gave his own signal, 80. NJ"
"Yes, Charlie, and I'm so glad you
are well again" Her reply was as
fluttering as his question had been
tremulous.
Some of the operators in the New
York office wondered at seeing a
young man sitting at an instrument
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 recovered his equanimity
O'Meara said:
"Thev told me you were dead, and
I believed it. The shock nearly killed
me-"
at was merely rumor, I'm happy
to say, but when | came back to work
I was greatly depressed at hearing you
were so i'll. Now we will both be well
and happy again"
81 will never be thoroughly happy,
my darling" O'Meara replied, until
YOU are my wife. | am coming out
there soon to claim you. May ?"
Dear me! How can you wish to
marry a girl whom you have never
SEEM"
This was another instant Of trem-
ulousness in transmission.
That's all right" OMeara said.
I'm willing to risk it if you are. I've
known and loved you long time, even
if | haven't seen you. Can l come for
your
81 may be so homely that when you
see me YOU may be terribly disappoint-
ed. I may have red hair and freckles'
cast in my eye and terrible hump
on nv back. Can YOU stand all that
Eyes" replied O'Meara, 'if you could
stand my bald head and red nose
There was more Of this pleasantly
and then Miss Davidson seriously
agreed tomarry her distant lover. After
many more conversations on the wire
it was agreed that Miss Davidson and
OMeara should meet at a halfway
point, Pittsburgh being finally select
ed. where they should be married. This
course was chosen in the hope that the
contamination of their peculiar court
ship 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
Pittsburgh Office, where there were an
tomato 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 insure iden'
LITIGATION at the depot, and told al
about it to the Pittsburgh operators
who thereupon determined to make
the occasion of the wedding interest
ing. A committee was appointed tc
watch the meeting of the couple ano
to prepare for reception.
OMeara arrived at Pittsburgh day
ahead of Miss Davidson, as had beer
agreed upon, and was at the station Oh
the following day when her train pulled
ND from the west. His heart was beat
ing wildly as he scanned the alightine
passengers, and he was too pl eoccu
pied to notice that he was being
watched by half dozen young zen.
Nor did he notice that he was OBJ
served closely by tall, bronze-hairec
and decidedly handsome young woman
who had alighted from Pullman cal
and was standing in the shadow OF
baggage truck loaded with trunks
There was a smile on the young WON
ans face as she finally stepped for
ward and touched O'Meara on the
shoulder.
"How dye do, Charlie?" she cried
care you really Amy?' he cried
grasping her outstretched hands il
both of his. "You told me to look out
for a short, curly-haired girl, with
limp in her left foot, and l gave yoI
an accurate description of myself"
Not so very accurate. though" she
laughingly replied. "You didn't tel
me half how good looking you are"
1t was evident to the watchers, who
now came forward, that they were pref
tv well satisfied with each other. Th'
committee introduced themselves, an(
announced that the couple were to b'
conducted forthwith to hotel, where
at eight o'clock that evening, they were
married. This arrangement was car
ried out, and during the evening TIT
Pittsburgh operators and their wivc
and daughters attended the wedding
reception and supper at the hotel
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