The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-18
a MISSION BRIDE
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and, lifting his hat asked;
4Can be Of service 10 youT'
81 have come here" replied the girl
hesitatingly to meet my-my afIi-
anced"-
Il see" said the young Ran, speak.
Ing in very pleasant, sympathetic
tone. Yours Is one OF those cases.
wherein the bishop does the courting
by proxy. You are assigned to one OF
the workers here. DO you care to give
me his nance"
Herbert Tlpgley."
"And yonrsg'
LENA Crawlcy."
81 don't envy you. Thia marrying
man whom you'll supl . you have
never seen hlmT'
mo"
How would you like to meet him
incognltoy'
II would like 1t very much.r
''Well, let me see. to remain incogni.
to you must lodge where no one is in.
terested in mission work. There's a
house up yonder where think they'll
take you in. Tomorrow I'll pass be-
fore your window with your affianced,
and in the evening I'll bring him to
call upon you. Docs be expect your?
NO; there was no ship coming here
by which to notify him before the
Star of the East in which l have
come"
That's fortunate. Well, I'd better
leave you here. ! shall be happy to
serve you in any way in my power.
Good evening"
The girl put out her hand and grasp.
ed his warmly. He had spoken SO
kindly, so soothingly. She had scarce.
iy realized the distress of the position
In which she was to be placed until
she had stepped ashore How fortu.
nate that she should have met this
man! Oh, that the person to whom
she had been assigned would be half
so wlnnIng
She found lodging in the house des.
tgnated. Indeed, in that small com.
mhnity of exiles-for such they were
no one coming from civilized land
would be refused. A motherly woman
gave her good room and saw that
she was comfortably settled In 1t.
Moreover, the girl was pleased that
her hostess refrained from questioning
her.
The next day she noticed the man
who had met her walking back and
forth slowly before the house with an.
other in clerical dress-a short, thick.
redheaded man. who wore glasses.
The girls heart sank within her.
Il can never do it." she gasped. "I'm
going back on the Star of the East"
Then she remembered that her ia.
Tiers lifelong friend, the bishop, had
told her that the man to whom he had
assigned her was one of natures no.
blemen. 1T must be in spirit" she
muttered. 1T is certainly not in the
aesh.'
That evening the two men called to-
get!er, sending in cards on which
We've printed Herbert Tingley" and
Walter T. Drohan."
This is the lady," said the gentle,
man who had befriended her, "of
whom l was speaking TO you. She
came in yesterday on the Star of the
East and proposes, believe, to make
her home with us. Knowing your
kindly interest in strangers, proposed
to bring you to visit her. Then you
can send the ladies of The mission to
call upon her."
PLEASED to meet you" said the cler.
ical man, with the mir of one who won.
dered what business his friend had to
put him to so much trouble. Indeed
nis manner in every respect was re.
pellent. He plunged in to ask a nun.
Der of questions, fortunately without
giving the girl time to reply to them.
The man who had introduced him
sat listening without interrupting him.
The girl did not seem to hear a word.
She made a resolution to 20 back home
on the Star of the East and was try
ing to remember what she had heard
IS to the date of sailing. she wished
1t was tomorrow. Finally, when the
man had tired Of listening to himself
talk for he had no other audience-he
looked at his friend and half rose
from his seat, us much as to suggest a
departure.
y think I'll remain a little longer"
said the other. 81 want to give the
young lady some information she
needs. But don't stay if you have 9th.
er matters. I'm very much obliged to
you for coming with me-"
"Yes, I'm II busy man. The superin-
tendent has been loading me down
with work lately, lie says I'm the
only man he can get TO carry out his
olans. His plans! Why. I've planned
very moe he has made. But he
loesn't know 1t. He Thinks he has
planned e"crything himself Well q.
the Crib, good night Ta-ta. Tingley."
And with puff and snort he was
gone.
So thoroughly appalled, was Miss
Crawley at the idea of passlng her life
with this hoaster that she did not no
tice the name by which he addressed
his friend. She sank on to sofa and
covered her face with her hands.
"Ta-ta, Tngley," was repeated from
without under the window. The girl
removed her hands. The stranger was
sitting on the sofa beside her with a
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