Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-03-19

turn him down, he argued, and some
how each days glance into the soft
gray eyes assured him this fate would
not be his.
In the meantime Betty was doing
her share of thinking and planning,
and at last she wrote to Miss Gwendo-
lin Graves, who conducted the Heart
and Home page of the Evening Blazer.
when a young man is so desperately
In love with you that II just shines
out of his eyes and beams In his
smile, but you don't know him or any
one who does know him. but just see
him every day on your way to work,
what do you do2 He might toss you
note-but then every one on the
train would see 1t and think you were
a flirt, and not for worlds would you
toss him a note" And there was n
stamped and addressed envelope, and
pseAss would Miss Gwendolln write
sSNr.e Ng0na
And Miss Gwendolin did for the lit
tie letter had the ring OF scH. respect
and sincerity in It. But, alas! Miss
Gwendolin wrote that the man would
find way II he really loved her, IA
his eyes proclaimed, and certain fate
was probably working this very min
ute to bring them together Above all
things, Betty was not to worry. Things
would come out right.
Not very satisfactory or practical
reply. Yet Betty took comfort and
carried It In her purse all day. If fate
was really at work she would try to
wait and be patient, but Jimsie's ador-
Ing eyes made this very hard indeed.
That night she slept with the little
note under her pillow and the next
morning tucked IL back into her purse.
AS the long train pulled on to the tres
tie she took fresh grip on the purse.
1t somehow seemed connecting link
between herself and the man who she
knew would be waiting for her by the
weather beaten shanty.
Were ever eyes 80 brown as his or
teeth 80 white and regular? Then her
thoughts came to n sudden grinding,
terrifying stop. There was something
wrong. They were not slowing up MS
they approached the little shanty, but
racing on with n madness which broke
| all rules and regulations.
| Then screams arose. Men rushed to
| the front OF the car. They seemed to
| be lifted into space, then horrible
| noises. shrleks, curses and IN awful
plunge, blow that she hardly felt
because It was so terrific-and black
ness
When she woke up, she looked
straight into the brown eyes of which
she had been dreaming when the blow
| fell
Darling" he was saying, and her
| eyes went open very wide despite the
| dreadful pain In her head-"dnrling,
thought I'd never get TO you. Tell me
you're alive! Tell me you amt hurt
much! Tell me you love me!
Betty gasped. Fate must have been
very busy while she slept. She reached
for her purse and touched her dress
now drenched with water. She reached
for her hat. 1t was gone, and her hall
was dripping water too Then she
realized that the owner OF the brown
| eyes WINS dripping likewise.
| Something went wrong. The train
went through the draw" he explained
rapidly. "There's lot drowned, and
the ambulances are coming. They
take you away, and I've got to go
They'll take you to the hospital cause
your head IL cut, but first you tell me
you're all rlght--you're going to gee
well. And what's your namef In
coming TO the hospital tonight. Seer
"My names Betty Larned, and
guess amt hurt much, but you can
come to the hospital. We've nevel
been introduced" She felt very faint
The clatter of an ambulance tearing
around the bank made Jlmsle jump
and he gathered her close to his arms
In the midst OF the awful scene oI
wreckage and death.
Say, this amt the time for belnt
fussy" he murmured earnestly. -
love you, and thought was going tt
lose you I'm coming to the hospltn
soon as get off. Seer
Betty looked up Into tho big brown
eyes. and GutterlDg smile crep
around her white lips.
Eyes, dear" she said and closed heI
eyes
The ambulance surgeon bent owe
her.
"I'lI take care Of her" he said sharp
ly TO Jimsie.
Jimsle laid the unconscious form be
sida another In the ambulance Thei
he grIppe1 the young surgeons sleeve
SAY, you be careful with her. She'i
my girl. See"