Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-10
The
Unexpected
AN Army Officer Meets
With a Surprise.
BY THEODORE BARTON.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

United States army I'm San Francisco
10 brother officer. 'you and are of
the same height and weight. Let me
nave suit Of your undress uniform
Certainly. May ask what you pro-
pose doing with itr'
Yes. wear It.. Listen. old man, and
Ill tell you a secret"
Proceed. II the secret ia worth
the uniform it's CO."
Nearly ten years ago, when was
beardless boy at West Point, I had
Irritation with girl"
iou mean you had several dozen
mutations with several dozen girls,
Yes. but one OF them has turned
out to be the real thing We've never
mot since, but we corresponded.
nave never forgotten her, and she
writes that she's never forgotten me.
10 mike long story short. she has
agreed 10 marry me"
What's that to DO with my uni
formY'
IN coming TO that. Marian-Mnri-
nm singleton Is her name-is TO come
10 me Mt the Philippines to be married.
I've written her that i have been
ordered out there and must report at
my station Mt once. No time to be
married here. She is To go out to Join
me on the ship l sail In today. but
doesn't know that i will be aboard
What L am aiming at is To win her
over again She will never recognize
In the bearded man OF thirty the
smooth faced cadet OF twenty. She
KNOWS that I'm In the infantry. and
what want your suit with It's artillery
facings for is to complete the decep-
ton"
Il see-what you are nfteryis 20 win
your fiancee from yourself"
''Or anew"
We'll, Norris, all / have 10 say Is
that judging from my experience with
women, l expect you'll succeed,
But don't you see that I'm either case
! VIM"
"Oh, don't care whether Captain or
cadet Morris Is to be the lucky mani"
You've no romance I'm you Uaw-
kins. For my part / don't consider
marriage without the spice OF romance
In IL anything more than business
contract"
Take care that you don't have so
much romance that you'll lose the girl"
Nonsense! A woman IL n woman.
to be won, held or taken away until
she Is wife Then she becomes
amenable to what we call honor and
not before. Marian Singleton was the
most desperate fiirt who ever tackled
the corps OF cadets She moved us
down as with a eating gun. But I
DelleVe she is good woman. I'll
draw her into her old habit. She'll
fllrt with me, but she'll tell me that
her hand is promised and she wifi not
marry NE, or at least without her
hance's release. Don't you see what
delicious situation It will he for me
to release her so that she can marry
meY
"Oh, don't bother me with your love
games. What do they all end I'm for
us army men anyway? Lugglng half
dozen children from post to post,
to have n ranking bachelor officer turn
US out OF our quarters when he takcs
fancy TO do so. Here's your uniform
| think It will ht you exactly. All !
ask In return for st is that you shall
write me as to whether Cadet or Cap
tain Morris wins the girl"
I'll do II. What's more, I'll keep a
diary noting down how the affair pro-
crosses and send 1t TO you when the
matter is decided"
In the time required for trip 10
the Philippines and return Captain
n W. l. Inc Co.
main points OF which are contained I'm
the following synopsis:
Sept g.
Sailed this afternoon Didn't recog-
nizc Marian TIL l got the purser 90
point her out 10 me. She f. changed
from giddy girl Of eighteen TO q
dignificd woman OF twenty-seyen. Stiil,
can sec I'm her traces Of those facul-
tics so attractive 10 men with which
she bowled us nil down at West Point
She seems 20 be under the care Of n
gentleman about forty years old, who
IS starting OF tour Of the world
Sept Z.
Have concluded TO consider myself
a corps Of observation for awhile
Marian spends a lot Of time on deck
with Merton. the gentleman who ap-
p"nrs 10 have her under his care. lie
r. very smooth cut man. and a lady
who knows him tells me that lie S.
very intelligent lie seems also 20
have plenty Of money. Marian, / am
quite sure IS at least hirtisg with
him, and there may be something deep
or In her Intentions. II doesn't seem
10 matter whether I am I'm the infan-
try or the artillery so far us she Is
concerned ! don't appear to cut any
figure I'm the matter at all.
Sept g.
Have been introduced 10 Marian as
Captain Withcrs She received me ~
She receives every onc-cordially but
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