Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-10-10
LOOKING FOR A LADY.

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Hanged if 1 know he answered
as he glanced at the photograph
"That was off the last film roll had.
I snapped it on the train just as we
were pulling out. Pretty little thing
isn't che ?"
Bradley nodded. To him the pic.
tured girl was more than pretty. She
was beautiful. She leaned against
the side of the door of a waiting room,
evidently watching the passing of the
train, and the inconsistencies of her
pose was one Of it's charms.
She was dressed in something white
and her hat swung from her hand,
the hair-Bradley was sure that it
must be golden-fufting softly about
the perfect oval of the face. From
the first glance Bradley had fallen in
love, and it was irritating that Elwood
could not remember which station it
was.
Surely you must know something
about it," said Bradley impatiently.
"Was it near town or some distance
out?'
"Search me, was the irritating re-
ply. "It's one of a roll Of dozen
films that 1 exposed along the line.
After the film was cut up, I could not
tell which were which. 1 just took
them to use up the film"
~ wish you'd let me have print, !"
said Brady, trying to appear uncon-
cerned and longing to throw a book
at Elwood's grinning face. His anger
fell when the other promptly ran a
paper cutter under the edges of the
print and handed it over to his friend.
Bradley put it carefully into his pock'
etbook and sought to lead the con-
versation into other channels.
But that evening when he reached
home he tucked the print into his
looking-glass and went to sleep to
dream of the girl. His own vacation
came in few days and be determined
to spend the time in locating the sta.
tion, and, through that, the girl.
The L. and V. had three sets Of plans
from which it built stations. These
were of wood, brick or stone, accord
ing to the Importance of the place.
There were probably 30 or 60 stations
along the line precisely like the one
in the picture. Instead of buying
ticket to the fishing country, as he
had at first intended, he purchased
mileage book and started out to find
the station.
Just above the door in which the
girl had been standing he noticed
peculiar knot in the boards, and, Civ
ing up only sufficient mileage to carry
him on to the next wooden station, he
made his way down the line. He
rode on the same train until dusk pre-
vented him from closely examining
the stations and then left the train,
to the great relief of the conductor,
who had early in the day come to the
conclusion that his passenger must be
insane.
The second days search was no
more successful, and on the evening
of the third day he had come to the
end of the line without having located
the station he sought.
BE bought another mileage book
and turned back over the road, and
this time he found the place for which
he sought. The station had been
newly painted and the knots had been
covered up by the paint
But finding the station was only
the first step. There still remained
the girl. There were half a dozen
places where summer boarders were
taken, he learned from the station
agent. he picked out one and made
arrangements to have his trunk for
warded, and then he settled down to
prosecute his inquiry.
Seeing the train come in was q
| popular occupation with the summer
visitors, and Bradley did not let a
single train escape him. He hun
about the station at all hours, but, be-
yond getting very well acquainted
with the station agent, he made no
progress. It was apparent that the