The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-23

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her relatives. | went here and thets
and everywhere. taking no one Into my
confidence. and ~ course getting no
reward. Finally / gave up, For ~
years | have bcen--wcil, you know
what ! have been, captHin; q moder-
ately successful man. ~ the term Is
used; q modest patron OF the arts aud
sciences and of the manly sports; but
10 wuman-adamani This afternoon
in that picture oi q New York street
gathering saw her face. End upon her
bonnet was a rosc, II may have hgFn
white or Il may have been red / could
not tell It, color : recognized the
locality 10y the buidinEs, u srcmB to
NE more than likely 'htt she lives in
that quarter Of the city and. surh be-
ing the case. u will not ~ aiaicuit IN
lind her. / go to New York tonight
II may be"
The captain iEvoiuntarily extended
his hand and the colonel graFpcd u
warmly. Then they arose and passed
into the street.
at may be-" continued the colonel
CLEARING his throat and throwing back
bis shoulderk. that am 10 come IN
for q share ~ loves young dream aft
cr al. am no longer young. 10 he
sure. hut Il Ia the same dream. Ah-er
--ahem-cap,ain. viii you obligc me
by iuforms ton relative 60 the state Of
my culicle? DO blush ?"
"You do not" replied the captain.
frankly.
els not my pulse some that hccel-
cratrd2" asked the colonel. presenting
bis wrist to the Others grasp.
"Nary," returned the captain; "it is
ike On cight-day clock"
II go 90 New York tonight, ~ any
rate" Enid the colonel, bit disgust
eddy. II shall write you, captain; and
In ;ht event ~ my bringing nome n
bride shall look to you 90 make It,
ting arrangements for our reception.
See 10 Il personally that w have the
bridal suite al the Grand Union, nicely
warmed and ventilated and pcriwned
and all that sort Of thing, you know
And a good carriage waiting - ihr
station for rs. And your wife and
few female friends to smile - us when
we step from the Pullman might have
good effect and convey heap Of JOY
20 the young wo-cr-the brides
heart"
Il shall be only too happy "a naks
the. arrangements" declared the cap.
tain. II trust you may have your
foudest hopsa realized, my dear friend.
You certainly deserve immense happi
meas. God bless you, sir
"May Hc bless you, sir" returned
che colonel.
And then they parted. the captain
charging home nj O double quick 20
tell HE wife the story, while tho col.
onel marched rapidly bat with dignity
10 his apartments Ia prepare for hiE
Journey
llr was absent six weeks. A, the
end Of the second week a letter came
from him to the captain. n was ycry
brief:
"llayc not found her yet" It said.
"HAvc obtained copy Of slot machine
photograph. and am determined 10
fight Il oHt on this line II IL takes all
summer"
At short intervals thereafter other
letters came, all brief, all 70 the same
effect, aud thr captain began 20 fear
that his friend was doomed forever
TO disappointment. nut at last, at the
close of the fifth week. came u letter
the Ycry outside Of which shrieksd
triumphantiy, The captains hands
trembled with much violence ns be-
opened II, and thrice his eyeglasses
sprang from his nose.
II have found her," we're the first
words that greeted him from the has.
THY Scrihbled page. - have found
her. aud the rose she wore In the pie.
ture waE white. | haze talked with
her face to face after ali these years,
aud ! have seen her face dimplc IA il
USED to dimpie, though, alas! the dim.
pies nov are all but lost IN wrinkles
and the sparkle Of her eye is but a sug.
gcStion Of the long ago. She wcpt
when she saw me, and I wopt-d--n
you, sir, | did, and / am proud az t.
when she told me that sne had worn
a white rose upon her head every day
for 30 years. And after awhile she
introduced me 20 her husband, a re.
tired sea captain, comfortably pro.
yided with this world's goods, whom
she met in California; and to her chill.
dren, Of whom she has three; and 10
the five of her nine grandchildren,
who are at home, She has been the
companion of her husband In his yoy.
ages, else should probably have
found her and made laundering ass
OF myself. Shc has been around and
around the world and she has not
failed for single day TO wear n white
rose. Taik of fdelltyi Great heayenl
Ia IL not wonderful? seem hardly
worthy of IL. ! have enjoyed my "trip.
Shall return next week. DO not trou-
hls Ssn, self about the bridal suite
Want a. sec sou. Want 20 rest. am
not so young as ] once was, but, bs
George, ! have got big load of ms
mlndl ffavR not felt exactly RICH;
about that girl for 30 years. do not
suppose she has felt exactly right.
either. She gave me the rose she had
in her hair, She is not going to bother
about wearing u any more. Thirty
years 10 very long time. whoopi"
"Weil, Ill be bloWei!" calculated
the captain.
lie handed The letter 10 his wife. and
then Departed. somewhat prccipitate-
~. for the nearest telegraph office.
where be scrswied upon Llznk the
word Congratulations, which action
he has been ever since At ioas TO e..
plain.