The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-13

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same ocean. You don't know where
how near or how far bat 10y touching
key you can send your thoughts hy-
ing In every direction. and the little
wave currents bearing your message
will quiver around him. brush by him.
perhaps touch his check In passing.
and you wonder II he feels It.
The man was looking at her pueery.
by Joyc, that's strangev' lie said.
low. ns she flushed
Frances laughed tcasingly
"Why. lmve you ever felt tt message
dancing aboat YOU she questioned.
Sommera shock his head
"No, but the Roanoke did. Il was
very singular | assure you. was in
the wireless room one night n couple
of weeks ago king to the operator"
the girl leaned forward with sudden.
tense elgerncss -"whcn suddenly, with
out call or getting cur response or
any preliminary that the well regu-
lated message INDUCES I'm before COM
Ing to YOU. over our recorder there
came clicking in n wonder message
His voice softencd to n note of ten.
derness.
ut was message of love-the ten
derest and sweetest I've ever known.
No one could t.l, for whom Il was in
tended | don't hink II knew itself
II had gone astrly.
"It was sent by woman-it must
have been--and T. found n home with
us. Not man on that ship but car.
ries It now in his heart May tell II
to youf'
The girl was booking at him. her
heart In her eyes.
"A love message? or course" she
said softly. "Rut how extraordinary"
Sommers nodded.
"Wasnt Il? II seemed almost cruel
that such dear little message so in
nocent and pure. should have been
thrown out into this hard old world OF
ours to dash through the air, through
heat and cold and storm. vainly seek
ing an owner: going on and on. miles
and miles, in every direction, until at
last It became weak and faint-and
died"
But you see. It didn't die" added
the girl tenderly
mo" said the man. by some
chance as II flew by us we caught IT,
and we loved IT, That message will
live until the last man on that ship
has fought his fight"
"And II was sent to no one In par
ticular?" questioned the girl.
ITO you" he answered.
ITO mer' she exclaimed, startled.
Sommers shook his head. smiling.
mo. no. that was the address. Lis
ten: TO you. my own one. send this
little message overhowing with my
love-"
He was bending across the table
eagerly speaking low the wonder mes.
sage that had come TO him; giving II
back. his own declaration OF love to
the girl.
"Yes," said she softly, for she under
stood.
At her tone an intuition came to
him. He caught her look. He. too,
understood. And so he dared mis-
quote a little.
should 1t ever reach you, would
you know 1t came from me?"
mo, no, 1t wasn't that" exclaimed
Frances sharply Then she stopped
abruptly, the crimson rushing to her
face.
whats the matter? Didn't get It
right?" he asked, with pretended in
nOcence.
The girl, caught, now was trembling.
"Why, how should ! knowT
The pretense Of innocence was hope
less. He shook his head, smiling ten
derly
"How should you know? Because
you sent II. oh, that message was
like you, only
"Only what?" she asked.
He looked at her with a queer smile
"Only every other fellow thought It
was like some one else. Did you send
II TO any one In particularW
The girl lifted her eyes to his with
a sudden shy daring very sweet to see
How was 1t addressed?" she asked
The mans hands were trembling as
he leaned toward her.
'Tell me, please" ,"'he begged.
Faltering, she looked down
"To you,'" she said very softly,
Without word, careless OF who
might see, the man Of action caught
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