Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-30
sis that really you, Amy?' He gave

lous.
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 crying and smiling
at the same time.
When he recovered his equanimity,
O'Meara said:
''They told me your were dead, and
/ believed it. The shock nearly killed
me-
''It was merely a rumor, I'm happy
to say, but when I 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. I'm coming out there
soon to claim you. May I?''
Dear mel How can you wish to
marry girl whom you have never
seen ?''
This was 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 a long time, even
if haven't seen you. Can I come for
your
81 may be so hone1y that when you
see me you may be terribly disappoint-
ed. may have red hair and freckles, a
cast in my eye and a terrible hump on
my back. Could you stand all that?''
Yes" 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 0 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-
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 were 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 a 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 preoccupied
to notice that he was being watched by
half dozen young men.
Nor did he notice that he was OBJ
served closely by a tall, bronze haired
and decidedly handsome young woman
who had alighted from 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.
"How Eye do, Charlie ?'' she said.
A1O yoC 1cd11y ALLY Ho C14ou,
grasping her outstretched hands in both
of his. ''You told me to look out for a
short, curly haired girl with limp in
her left foot, and gave you an accu
rate description of myself. -
''Not 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 well satisfied with each other. The
committee introduced themselves and
announced that the couple were to be
conducted forthwith to hotel, where,
at 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.