The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-19
Patty's Visit to
the Reunion
BY Evelyn Snesd Barnett
Copyright by shortstory Pub. Co,

ItdsOu lnhJ wien lHt tOlOncl, HtI Ia
ther, promised to take her to the re
union in Louisville she ordered pink
umbrella edged with goldbrown
stripe
Patty had always gone everywhere
with her father but that everywhere
was neither far nor wide, as, with the
exception Of the Lee ball at The
White" and two trips to Richmond,
she had never left the town of Dins.
moro, where she had first seen the
liEht. The excitement of making so
extended trip inclined her to airs,
so when sne waved mel hand from
the back of the train 10 the crowd Of
devoted swains who had come with
flowers and candy TO speed her on her
way. she rather hunt the feelings of
VIII Rogers, whom she was supposed
TO favor.
AS the train was about rounding q
curve he had run by the car calling
I've a great mind to get ahead OF
these fellows and meet you in Louis.
Vile"
TO which she had replied; DO you
think ! would look at you by the side
of the gallant Kenuckians? If you
know when you are well of you will
stay where you are"
Which retort reused a certain quail
fly in VIII that he went home and
packed his valise. Dinsmore was on
the highway and trains We're plenty.
Patty's train must needs make so
many stops to pick up soldiers and
their families that IL was late by
two hours. The colonel grew fidgety
for he was on the program for an an.
swer to the first speech Of welcome
to the national committee at eight
AS they left Lexington he looked at
his watch, made calculation. and
announced that by the time he had
taken Patty to the hotel and dressed
himself he would be just one how
too late.
Arrived In Louisville, he pat his
daughter and her belongings into a
coupe and gave minnie instructions
and large money to the driver
'As / engaged the rooms several
days ago. you will have no trouble
whatever" said he as he banged the
carriage door
When she reached the hotel the
crowd In the lobby was somewhat
confusing, and Patty became trifle
nervous A cheerful bellboy piloted
J her tc the desk, where she registered
I'm a good vertical hand and, with an
| al, l,aN I. 20 10,
ly cosmopolitan, asked TO be showI
to her rooms.
The clerk questioned and investi
gated and reported that no rooms
had been engaged and that none were
to be had. Patty's looks appealed tC
him, and he heard her tale and ad
vised her to go up TO one of the par
lors where her father should be sent
the moment he arrived.
Patty entered the very red and
white room and settled herself In a
big armchair near the window where
the roar Of carriages and the bu2zng
OF many voices fostered meditation
but prevented slumber. She was
unaware of the lapse of time when she
was suddenly brought TO conscious
ness of her surroundings by the en-
trance Of string of porters bearing
cots with which they rapidly trans
formed the parlor into dormitory
aud then--Oh horrors!--an awful man
in the corner actually began taking OFF
| his clothes.
Patty fed only to bump against
more men in the corridor and more
cots. Making her way back TO the
Office now swarming with gray coats
| she again sought the desk. A strange
| clerk listened politely to her tale of
woe. He was certain that her father
had not yet arrived, but as he might
come at any moment he advised her
TO stay in sight and-impeled by the
| pink checks ~nd b.own eyes-he even
went so far as to wake a sleeping sol
der and make him yacate his chair.
Tired as Patty was, she was TOO for.
lorn and nervous to sit still. She was
| also embarrassed by the attention she
attrlcted-so many men all staring
| She left her chair and went over to a
| less conspicuous place by the wall. A
little farther on she spied a glass door
aiar and cdging her way towards il
found that it led to a dark empty room
containing row Of chairs shrOuded
in white. She chuckled as she found
that here she could escape Obserya.
tion yet still remain in sight of the
desk. In she slipped, closing the
glass door and lifting the sheet
climbed into one of the chairs.
Funny place for dentist" she
said aloud as, settling herself with a
relieved sigh, she fixed her eyes on
the big register distinctly visible on
the clerks desk. As soon as a fami.
liar head bent over that register she
was ready TO come to lhht. In the
meantime here was soothing darkness
and rest from staring eyes. The chal
offered a comfortable reclining posi-.
tion with its cool linen head,rcst.
Fatigue dulled her brain and before
she knew il she slept.
She did not see te.iacketed
man come out Of the bar.room, omen
the door, pull down its green blind.
lock n safe and stagger away, but.
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