El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05


ator, "A. D.
''Who in heavens name is there in
Chicago" he almost shouted. "that
dares to sign "A. d. p
Amy Davidson. of course" was his
friend's reply.
Don't trif1e with me-" O'Meara
cried. Amy Davidson is dead. -
mot by long shot" said the oper-
ator, making way for O'MeaIa. at
was only rumor that some chuckle
headed ass accepted as fact She has
been back at work for two weeks or
more. From the manner in which she
has inquired about you every day /
should imagine that she takes an inter
est in you
When he sat down before the instru-
ment, his hand trembled SO that he
could scarcely form the dots and dashes
to ask:
''Is that really you, Amy p He gave
his own signal 80. M
''Yes. Charley. and I'm glad You are
we'll again. Her reply was as futter-
ing as his question had been tremulous
Some of the operators in the New
York Office wondered at seeing young
man sitting at an instrument with
tears of joy streaming down his face,
while in the Chicago office there was
surprise because girl was crying and
emiling at the came time
When he had recovered his equa-
nimity, O'Meara said:
''They told me you were dead and l
believed it. The shock nearly killed
me.
SIT was merely rumor. I'm happy
Tn inf T Hon L. 10
/ was greatly depressed at hearing You
were so ILL., Now we will both be well
and happy again.
II will never be thoroughly happy.
my darling" O'Meara replied, "until
you are my wife. I'm coming out there
soon to claim you. May I?''
Dear me, how can you wish to
marry girl whom you have never
seen :"
This wac another instance of tremu
lousness in transmission.
That's all right" O'Meara said.
I'm willing to risk it if you are I've
known and loved you for long time, t
even if 1 haven't seen you. Can come !
for you % !
81 may be SO homely that when you
see me you may be terribly disappoint- |
ed. / may have red hair and freckles,
cast in my eye and terrible hump on
my back. Could you stand all that3"
Eyes" replied O'Meara, eff 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 O. Meara
should meet at half way point-Pitts-
burg being finally selected-where they
should be married. This course was
chosen in the hope that the consumma-
ion of their peculiar courtship could
De accomplished secretly, thus avoiding
he good natured, but embarrassing
chatting of their fellow operators.
But that wire on which they made
heir arrangements ran through the
oittsburg Office, where there were auto
matte repeating instruments. An oper-
ltor standing beside the repeaters one
lay overheard the final arrangements;
leard the description each gave the
ther by which to insure Identification
t the depot and told all about it to the
operators, who thereupon
determined to make the occasion of the
Wedding interesting. A committee was
ppointed to watch the meeting of the
ouple and to prepare for reception.
O'Meara arrived at Pittsburg a day
head of Miss Davidson, as had been
greed upon, and was at the station on
he following day when her train pulled s
D from the west. H is heart was beat. ,
ng wildly as he scanned the alighting ,
assengers. and he was too preoccupied ,
o notice that he was being watched by I
alf dozen young men. :
Nor did he notice that he was OBJ .
erved closely by tall, bronze haired +
nd decidedly handsome young woman G
Tho had alighted from Pullman car 3
nd was standing in the shadow Of a
aggage truck. loaded with trunks. h
here was a smile on the young wom- q
MS face as she finally stepped for 8
loulder,
How dye do, Charley9" che said. f
"Are you indeed Amyf" he cried, 7
rasping her outstretched hands in both
: his s"You told me to look out for @
tort. curly haired girl with a limp in
lie left foot, and l gave you an accu- |,
ate description of myself " d
'tNot so very accurate, though" she II
ughingly replied. You didn't tell a
le half how good looking you are.
1t was evident to the watchers, who +,
ow came forward, that they We're a
retty well satisfied with each other Fl
he committee introduced themselves
nd announced that the couple were to Fl
3 conducted forthwith to a hotel, n,
here at 8 o'clock that evening they 6,
ere to be married This arrangement
as carried out. and during the even n
e the Pittsburg operators and their
ives and daughters attended the we'd a
ing reception and supper at the hotel