Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-22

that when she came on duty at mid
| night there was no silver dollar among
| the change in the cash drawer. and
that the only one she remembered
| receiving was from Sleeping-C Car Con-
/ ductor Parkins.
| The man thanked her and FASTENED
to the telegraph Office, where he sent
this message
Conductor. East Bound Chicago Ex-
press,
Utica, N. Y.
please ask lady in section seven
of sleeping-car Catawba TO await her
husband at Delavan House, Albany.
"A j. HOBART"
After requesting the operator to
kindly rush the despatch, he pro-
ceeded to the ticket office. procured
a seat in the 5:45 fast mail for Cleve-
land, and, with his band clutching the
coin in his pocket and his eyes fxei
upon the floor, meditatively paced up
and down the platform, waiting for
the train to arrive.
As he did so he was disconnected
to find himself the object of wide
spread curiosity; even the newsboys
with the morning papers favored him
with an inquiring stare as they
passed. Wondering what was amiss,
he suddenly put his hand to his head.
which furnished an instant explana-
ton. He was hatless.
Looking at the big clock, he saw
that it lacked ten minutes of train
time, and, hastily crossing over to the
farther track, he disappeared through
the west end of the station.
Among the passengers who boarded
the 5:45 fast mail for Cleveland when
it Numbered into the station ten
| minutes later, was the bareheaded
gentleman of few minutes ago. now
wearing a stylish derby. Once in the
train, he settled himself In his seat
with a sigh OF relief and satisfaction.
Not until then did the really remark
| able character of the situation dawn
! upon him. On the very day which he
had hailed as one of the happiest OF
his life he was travelling at the rate OF
about sixty miles an hour away from
| the girl he loved devotedly and 20
whom he had been married just seven
teen hours. A queer opening of his
honeymoon In his anxiety to get
cup of coffee for his wife, he had lost
his hat, then lost his change, and,
lastly, lost the train.
Why did he not follow his bride at
once? What mysterious spell had coma
upon this seventeen hour bride groom
that he should fly from her as swiftly
as the fast express could carry him?
His hand held the solution of the prob
1em-simple, yet unexplainable-a ST.
yer dollari II held the secret he must
unravel before he could return TO her;
it was not then that he loved her less;
but that this bit of precious metal had
suddenly developed an occult power
that had turned their paths, for the
present in opposite directions
At the first stopping place he sent an
other message. which read as follows:
Mrs. A. J. Hobart, Delaven House, AL
lbany, N. Y.
Cannot possibly reach Albany before
tomorrow morning"
"ANSEL"
With his brain filed with excited
thoughts, the young man entered he
: Sleeping car Office at Cleveland four
hours later and asked for, Conductor
Parkins. He was told that this official
would not be on duty before night,
though possibly ne might be at his
home on st. Clair,street.
To the address given him the indefa-
; tigable young man repaired at once, and
found the genial gentleman for whom
he sought breakfasting with his family.
He kindly gave audience at once to his
visitor.
This coin which you gave the cashier
of the restaurant in Buffalo" said the
latter, revealing 1t in the palm of his
hand; "can you tell me from whom you
; received it?"
Parkins remembered receiving cash
from but two passengers the night be-
FORE one travelling man who got off
in Cleveland, and the other woman
whose destination was Erie. The
stranger might ascertain their names
by consulting the car diagram at the
ticket office you seem interested in
the coin" he added, smiling.
) 81 am for a good reason" laughed
the young man in reply. ut is separ-
, ating man from his WIFE" And with
, these enigmatical words he made his
adieu with thanks, fastened to the
} ticket office, and an hour later was
: securing the city for one Richard
| Spears.