The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-11
SOMETHING
RIDICULOUS
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The members OF the furlough class
atSwest Point were preparing for de,
parture. Cadet Tucker was packing
bigiquare trunk when Cadet After
buryof the next class above came In
sSwdtha bit of paper in his hand.
.Iisten to this" said Atterbury. read
sing;
Dear Jim-1ncy is coming up to larry
k0Whthis afternoon TO bid US goodby be-
foFet6er departure for Europe. She goes
to New York by the l;3o a m. train to
! sail the next day and wiz be abroad TWO NC
years Can't you get leave to spend the
J day With us? Now. don't do anything
ridiculous. Come with permission or not
"AIARoARBr."
n Zee what you want" said his
friend. "You want me to tell you how
to do something ridiculous. To kiss
your aancee goodby you are willing to
4 risk running your career"
You've lift the bullseye at the first
shot
.yery well It's within a few min
ntes q fnspection. Goto your room to
lie present when Afivers comes round.
Then coi,.e in here. setinto that trunk.
Md I'M check you to Tarrytown. From
there IN send you up TO the house, and
YOU can be rechecked by train in the
morning small hours, reaching here be
fore gun fir"
'By Jove, the plan'sa screamer! Wlii
you really do It'll?
II you are asinine enough to insist
upopit''
Z .Done!'
.'Tllhelp you with that trunk" said
Cadet Tucker little later. .Look out!
There's glass in it! That'll do. Now.
/ driveon. Don't touch it till / get to the
station
An went well till the baggage was
nut on the train, on the opposite side
Of the liver. Then while Cadet Tucker
\ wns buying ticket baggage smash
er tumbled Cadet Atterbury on the
car head down. Nothing but pair
of strong young arms prevented his
neck from being broken. The trunk
was LEFT in this position, and the occu-
pant otit was about to give up and cry
ont when Tucker came along, and At
tcrbnry heard him shout: put that
trunk on its bottom! Do you want to
be responsible for $500 worth of broken
sglass?e
The trunk was righted, the train
y started and In few minutes stopped
], at. Tarytown. Ten minutes later an
expresswagon dreFR upto the summer
residence of the Atterburys and depos-
tied a trunk IN the hall, the express
man producing the key.
Z "whats tllis?' asked Mr.. Atterbury
senior. who, Followed by his family
3 and guests, had come into the hall,
wondering at the unexpected arrival Of
baggage.
II think it's cheenay, sor. was tould
TO handle it careful" said the express
man.
Cadet Atterbury. who was by this
lime soetamped and SO near smothered
that he could endure It no longer. be-
gan hammer on the lid.
Il trunk was unlocked, and, bruised
and battHed, his clothes torn, his nose
2 WtSSAAukDS4UcG Jill AVSAe0 VoI az @Av
assemble party.
There Mas a burst Of laughter.
Now, we're are certain occasions
when aster, is unendurable. Cadet
Vim. sitting ID the trunk gasping for
breath. torn. worn and bleeding. seeing
: 1 party Of friends in the midst of innu-
inerable comforts laughing ut him in
his misfostune and having his eye fxed
especially ON Lucy Atwater, TO meet
whom fota two years farewell he had
endured tail, lost his temper.
What Do you stand there for like a
jabberins set Of idiots?'
This sautation was met by another
burst Of laughter.
n say,she continued, looking at Miss
Atwater. 10 you suppose I've r.sked