Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-21

Not since he let the mountains 8
year ago7"
Not since be left the mountains
year ago
Dicksie. sitting forward in her chair.
bent her eyes upon the Gre. 1t Is SO
strange. wonder where he IL to
night. How he loves you. Marionl
he told me everything when he said
| good-by. He made me promise not to
tell then; but didn't promise to keep
81 forever"
Marion smiled. "A year isn't for
ever. Dicksie'
| Wen. it's pretty near forever when
you are in love" declared Dfcksie. en-
ergetically. Il know just how he
felt. she went on in a quIeter tone
He felt that all the dlsagreeable ex.
element and talk We had here then
bore heaviest on you. He said n hs
stayed in Medicine Bend the news
papers never would cease talking and
people never would stop annoying You
and you know George did say they
were asking 10 have passenger trains
held here Just SO people could see
whispering Smith. And. Marion. think
81 II. he actually doesn't know vet
that George and ! are married. How
could we notify him without knowing
where he was? And be doesn't know
that trains are running up the Crawl
ing Stone valley Mercy, a year goes
like an hour when you're Ia love
Doesn't IL? George said he knew We
should hear from him within sly
months-snd George has never VET
been mistaken excepting when he said
I should grow to like the railroad
business-and now II Is a wear and
no news from him" Dicksie SDranR
from her chair. Il am going 20 call
Up MT Rooney Lee and just demand
ny husband, I think Mr.. Lee handles
trains shockingly every time George
trles TO get home Ike this on SATURDAY.
nlghts-now don't you9 And passep-
ger trains ought 20 get out OF the way.
anyway when a division superlnten.
cent is trying to get home What dsf-
ference does # make TO a passenger.
Id like &c know. whether he is a few
hours less or longer In getting TO Cali
iornta or Japan or Manila or Hong
Kong or Buzzards Gulch. provided be
is saie-Rnd YOU know there has not
been an accident on the division Tor
year. Marion. There's a step now.
IN bet that's Georget"
The door opened and il was George.
oh, honey" cried Dicksie. softly,
waving her arms as SIC stood an in
slant before she ranSto him. But
haven't ] been a-waitin' for YOU"
Too bad and. Marion" he ex-
claimed turning without releasing his
wife from his arms. how can I ever
make good for all this delay? Oh. yes.
We bad dinner Never. for heavens
sake. wait dinner for me, But wait.
both OF you. TIN you hear the news"
Dicksie kept her hands on his shouI.
ders. You have heard from Whisper
ing Smith"
Il have"
Il knew it,"
Wait ull I get n straight. Mr.
Bucks Is here came in with him in
his car. lie has news OF Whispering
Smith. One OF our freight traffic men
In the Puget sound country. who has
been in hospital in Victoria. learned
by the merest accident that Gordon
Smith was lying ia the same hospital
with typhoid fever"
Marion rose swiftly. Then the
time has come. thank God. when can
do something for him: and ana going
20 him tonight"
Fine" cried MeCloud. so am !.
and that is why I'm late"
Then am going. too exclaimed
Dicksie. solemnly.
DO you mean it," asked her hus-
hand. shall we let her Marion Mr.
Bucks SAYS / am 10 take his car and
take Barnhardt. and keep the car
there till can bring Gordon back. MFR
Bucks and his secretary VIII ride to
night as far as Bear Dance With US.
and in the morning they join Mr..
Glover there" McCloud looked at hts
watch. III you are both going. can
you be ready by u o'clock for the
China mail2"
We can be ready In an hour" de-
elsred Dicksie. throwing her arm halt
around Marion's meek. cant we.
Harion?r
i can be ready in 80 minutes"
AtAs h1 lCaNNu-
studied his watch.
What is II, George
We won't wait for the midnight
train. We will take an engine. run
special 10 Green River. overhaul the
Coast Limited and save whole day"
George, pack your suit-case-duick.
dear; and YOU. too. Marions suitcases
are all We can take cried Dicksle.
pushing her husband toward the bed
room. IN telephone Rooney Lee for
an engine myself right away Dear
me, II is kind OF nice. TO be able to
order up train when you want one
In hurry. isn't il. Marion? Perhaps
] shall come to like IL IL they ever
make George yice-presfdent'' 7
10 half an hour they had joined
Bucks In his car. and Bill DanciLg
was piling the baggage into the yes
thule. Bucks was sitting down TO cof-
fee. Chairs had been provided at the
table, and after the greetings, Bucks,
seating Marion Sinclair at his right
and Barnhardt and McCIoud at his
left, asked Dicksie TO sit opposite and