The Washington times., 1904-11-26
NAN PATTERSONS TRIAL IS Hailed

and were on their way to San Fran
cisco.
Nan and 1 were standing in line in a
railway station i'm Chicago 10 purchase
tickets for san Francisco, Miss King
don said when she met Young. Young
was i'm front of us on the line, and when
he reached the little window through
which the tickets were sold he got into
dispute with the ticket man. learn
ed later Young wanted 10 get a certain
berth ON the train and the ticket man
insisted he would have 20 purchase two
tickets lie refused 10 DO So. and "A dis
pute arDts-. Seeing Nan and myself
standing i'm uue he told the ticket man
there were ladies who wanted 10 buy
tickets. so - would step aside unui We
we're through. He did so. and We got
our tickets.
Start OF the Friendship.
I'VE did uor see him again until We
were on the train. We were in our seats
when Young passed through. He tipped
his hat and We Acknowledged the
salute. The next Afternoon Nan ana i
were i'm the observation c5r when Young
passed us again. In the morning Nan
had a to0thache and she ad the porter
give. her some medicine for st. Young
evidently knew of the aching molar. Tor
when bee passed he asked her how her
tooth was, and she said IL was mbcH bet-
Ter He went on 20 the smoking car. /
Jeff Nan and went back a. talk 10 my
mother. who was 'un the train. dld
not see Young talk 90 Nan, but sire told
me that evening he had gone up 70 heT
and asked her whether she was alone.
sne said she was. and he asked her 10
join iu game of cards with two
friends
-sHe Joined .n the game, and then he
asked her Co have supper win hln- She
told him she was TO dine with u.s., buI
they PLAYED cards SO long she missed
us and went TO the dining table with
Young. She retired that night at the
same time ] did. and the next morning
Young had her breakfast sent 10 her.
Attentions Amused Nan.
"Youngz attentions TO Nan were a
great 5oke % us ou the train. Neither
of u- imagined the chance acquaintance
ship would result in the friendship which
followed. All the way 20 San Francis
co he was attentive 90 her. but We
laughed over H. When the train reach
ed Frisco. Young got of al one station
and Wr left the train al another Nan,
ms mother and i went 10 the CalifOr-
Eia Hotel, and ! know thut Tor three
months Nan never saw ouug. / was
statement that Nan and Young Travelled
IU san Francisco as man and wife rig ul
after their first meeting is not so. Not
only did they travel separately on the
train but for three months afterwdrd
they never saw each other.
After remaining in San Francisco
for three months. Nan and j got posi-
tlOus iu a stock company IN Los Ange'
les. one night she showed me letter
from "a man who signed himself Caesai
H I-
ing fI meet her for long time but
had been unable Co do SO. lie asked heI
10 go out To- supper wish him. but she
aid NOT r.uIv 20 the note. The next
night came another note and some How
-r- and WE treated the gift as an or
FERNS from staEe-dO0r Johnny she
showed the letter 20 other girl and al
I laughed over lI For two more nights
letters and flowers came, but ] kno"
San did not reply.
Joined Them in Restaurant.
several nights later friend OF mine
look me and Nau Co "a restaurant. When
were were at 90 table Young walked righ;
up to us. He tipped hIs hat. and asked
whether we did not remember him. We
said ws recalled meeting him in The
railway station and uu the train. auo
Iae man who was with me asked hin
Iu sin no Dur table He did So, an,
.af.-E flHI- le Was a4 attention tc Nan
FLOWERS. candy, and other present were
semi tu beer Iu prouEiou, and he otter
took as- Geo l.. races. Usually ! ac
complained them
"&au did uoJ tak, kindly 20 him al
arst Ng often talked 81 him ln on.
room and laughed about mis- ussidLOu.
attentions. Jeff los Angeles befur,
sLe uId. -a B dom know what followed
IUT ] .l know That far from seeking
Mr. Young a-d following him around
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