The daily tribune., 1909-02-17
THE FLYING
HUSBAND

December third - today" she oX-
claimed to herself. Then . thought
came to her 70 suddenly that she
sprang almost spasmodically from her
chair.
'Impossible!" she gasped. "That
distance over the mountains In two
hours and a half-why. no train could
do it-what does It meant"
| The problem stunned her. and she
racked her brain for some plausible
way out of It.
Her confusion soon trebled, when,
following the other telegram but .
little over N hour. third mes
sage was delivered into her hand.
Cheyenne, $50 p. M. Dec, ., i0M.
4rs Richard Sumner
+Os Manhattan Ave, New York.
Safe over mountains. Now for the pra-
riss. With love. DICK.
Marjorie's utter incomprehension
became almost dangerous. To think
Of some reasonable way out Of this
she could not, and she paced UP and
down the room in delirious excite.
ment. The tension on her nerves be.
came unbearable. and the perspiration
stood out on her brow like cold drops
Of dew.
Still time dragged. She watched the
clock now, more eagerly than ever.
No way In the world appeared to her
how these miracles were happening,
but she came to believe that others
would follow. She was beginning to
expect them.
Her suspicious were correct About
1O:30 she went to the door, opened II
and peered about. as though some
one or something should have ap
peared. Just at that moment another
messenger came running up the stair
way to meet her.
Omaha, p. m, Dec. .. 1901.
Mrs Richard Sumner
+0S Manhattan Ave, New York.
Am making 300 milen per hour. Home
tonight. DICK.
Marjorie didn't try to think any
more. She didn't care. She only
knew that her long-looked-for husband
was coming to hsr-coming so swiftly
and In such awful mystery, that she
didn't even dare to think about It,
Yet visions both wonderful and
strange came floating before her eyes,
She saw Dick dashing through space
in some Internal aerial machine at
such . velocity as to defy the laws
OF heaven and earth, and only alight
ing now and then to send her . mes
sage as she had desired
Or maybe It was a smoke and fre
belching locomotive, tearing over the
track at such a mad. runaway speed
as to leave only black streak as II
passed.
Horrible and distorted pictures came
and went one after another, but she
tried to escape them all in the one
grand thought that Dick would be with
her that night.
It was nearly IL O'Clock. when,
throwing OF this nerve racking agita
ton, she ran to answer the tele
phone.
"Hello-yes - 72139 Morningside! !!
Yes-well, this is Mrs Sumner-whc
what is it?"
Wait minute" came the reply,
and then she heard the operator say
at the other end Of the wire:
Hello Chicago - Chicago yes
here's your party-yes-now, then. ali
right"
Hello"
"Hello-who is thisf"
Mrs Sumner"
yes. Who are your
Dick"
"Dick!"
That's me-just arrived and must
leave in two minutes. How's the
little girl!"
20 Dick. are you alive? Tell me,
tell me quick-how are you doing II
hurry or you'll kill mel"
wait a minute-confound it-must
tear away-good-by."
Dick"
"Good-by."
Dick, Dickl!-Hello! Hello-Csn.
tral. hello-Hello!"
Your party's gone-ring on"
A sudden click in the receiver told
Marjorie that hope OF further inter
view was now dismally lost
She rang on, but with almost a de
termination to call up Central again
and give them piece OF her mind.
How dare they cut her on before she
was through talking Standing there
staring stupidly at the thing. she was
perfect picture OF bewilderment and
disoonsolateness.
Then she went to pacing the floor
apnin The fact that Dick himself
had spoken with her deepened the
problem and fastened its awful mys
terry upon her with startling truth.
But he was coming-coming nearer
and nearer at lightning speed This
was the glorious part OF II. She tried
hard not TO let the other part worry
her. Thirty minutes more passed,
with Marjorie's mind in this state OF
restless perplexity.
She felt that something else must
happen soon. She had no idea what