Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-17

will always be like that.
Always"
But the train doesn't start until IL
O'Clock, and it won't take US more than
fifteen minutes to walk over to the sta
ton. You don't want to have to linger
around for three-quarters OF an hour be-
fore the train starts"
With your exclaimed Wilmot, en-
1T won't seem like five
minutes. No, / cant say all I've got
to say to you between Chicago and Lee
mont, and that three quarters of an
hour will help me out quite little.''
Why can't you say what you've got
to say now? 1t will be at least three
quarters OF an hour before anybody
gets home"
'.All right, l will" said Wilmot. and
he whispered in her ear. She drew back
and laughed. and said she didn't believe
1t, and besides, he had told her that
before, so that it was stale news. rs
that all you have to say?" she contin-
ued.
That comprehends it, but there's a
dot of detail and circumstances in con-
nection that you might like to hear
just in order to get an idea OF the con-
dition I'm il"
But you will get over it after we are
married. Truly, BERTHE, don't you think
you will?"
Never; 1 shall love you forty years
from now just as much as | do this
minute"
Well" said the girl, presently, this
doesn't particularly interest me, any,
way Let's talk about tomorrow
Don't you think it would be better to
say 10: 30?"
Most decidedly l don't; III compro-
mise on $3.50 if you like"
We'll, then, you go over to the sta
ton and meet me there and then you
won't miss me in the crowd 1t seems
absurd to meet on the street"
Il shall see you before you get off
your car"
Shall tell you what 1 am going tie
wear, so that you will know it's me?"
If you put on gray wig and black
veil and blue glasses l should know
you"
But I'm not going to do anything of
the kind. If you cant identify me
without that you would better-what
are you doing now?"
Trying to impress your features on
my memory. l hope you don't mind.
No, let me tell you. | would know you
a mile off and among a thousand.
would feel you coming even If l couldn't
see YOU"
well, then" said the girl in bust
ness-like manner, 81 guess it will be all
right. You can wear white rose in
your buttonhole and carry your hand
kerchief carelessly in your left hand,
and l guess there wont be any trou-
ble."
Wilmot packed his suit case that
night and saw to his razors, so that he
could eat his breakfast and rush out in
the morning without any unnecessary
delay He prides himself on being able
to wake up at any minute chat ne likes,
and he set his mental alarm clock for
6, but for fear of accidents he also bor-
rowed one OF the everyday nickeled
variety from his landlady and set that
at o'clock, after carefully testing it
and regulating it by his watch. In
the morning he sprung out OF bed with
a horrible fear that he dad oversight,
and, looking at the nickeled timepiece,
found chat it was 4:45.
Fer a few moments he stood, with
heavy eyeNds, drowsily considering the
of going back to bed and
trusting to the alarm. Then he dis
missed the weak thought and staggered
to his bath That woke him up and he
shaved and dressed in a leisurly man
ner and went back to his room and
looked at the clock II was 5:l5. He
had thought it must have been at
least
Raising the window shade he looked
into the street, hoping to see the yellow
glare of the gas lamps contending with
the light OF dawn, but as far as appear
ance went it might nave been midnight,
SO ne pulled down the shade again and
tried to read. The book, however, was
dull, and presently he dozed in his chair.
He awoke with start to look at his
watch, and found that he had not yet
put it on.
Good thing | didn't put my faith in
that alarm, he said. Its missed fire
or else it wasn't loud enough to wake
me-"
AS he started for the bedroom the
clock went of with crash and a bang
and a Jingle that made him jump. He
recovered from the shock and ran in
to look at the cratic thing. The hands
indicated o'clock. Still unconYinced,
he took bis watch from under. the pill
low and looked at IL six O'Clock.
That meant an hour and half IN
til breakfast, and Wilmot was already
conscious Of a feeling of emptiness. He
remembered that he lad some crackers
and cheese in MS cupboard and he
brought these out and devoured them,
but they did Ifbt sem to have the right
kind OF taste. and the cold water that
he drank chilled his system so as 20
destroy his desire 20 smoke NevsEthe-
less he smoked ana listened for sounds
or breakfast preparation and rspacked
his suit case and Bathed his face again
to freshen himself up, ard in course OF
time Ella, the second girl, knocked AZ
his door and told him that breakfast
was ready.
But the cheese and crackers and the
pipe had destroyed his appetite and the
breakfast, for some reason did not taste
good. anyway, and as he could not rid
himself OF MS incipient headache, nor
the feeling that he had been up ali
night and had slept II his clothes. II
took him half an hour 70 ride down.
town, and he had now two hours, but
be decided that he would get out and
see what the fresh air would do for
him. He could walk up and down the