The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-19
The Girl Whom
Nobody Knew
Bv EDWARD D. ROGERS
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation. 1911
By EDWARD b. ROGERS

where did you meet your wife,
CampbellT' | asked
He smiled.
Evidently" ! added, you met her
In some singular way"
"Not at all. II is not any popularity
Of my meeting with her, but the multi
pncity Of my meetings before was
even introduced to her"
Explain"
IL was one evening at dance that
followed a dinner at the house OF a
friend, there being many more at the
dance than at the dinner. While dane
ing | saw girl sitting by herself. not
having any attention whatever. ] was
surprised. for | was very much struck
with her appearance. i shall get her
out OF that remarked inwardly.
she's not a girl for a wallhower.
And, being acquainted with almost
every one In the room. asked one
after another TO introduce me. Not
person applied TO had any acquaint-
ance with her. Every time spoke
to any one on the subject / was obliged
to point her out. and 1t was not long
before she noticed what | was about
She smiled. and every time she smiled
set of TO flnd new person to intro
duce me. Finally. after leaving the
room In search of another possible go
between, on my return the lady was
gone
II didn't even know her name. When
| spoke to the host about her ! could
not even describe her sufficiently for
him to recognize her by my description.
He said she must be from out of town
or a newcomer. In an eastern city
those in the swim are cold to those
not in it. and sometimes the most de-
sirable persons TO know are left TO
themselves.
This girl whom nobody knew and
my unsuccessful attempt to be intro
duced to her interested me. Possibly
it was this attempt and failure that
kept her in my mind At any rate. l
could not forget her My endeavor
was compliment to her and was
quite sure It would put me on pleas
ant footing with her If could find her.
"one day | was driving my auto
mobile down an avenue when met
another machine. on the back seat OF
which sat the girl whom nobody
knew. There was an amused smile on (
her face as we shot by each other
determined to turn and follow her that
| might see where she lived or. at any |
rate. get some clew 10 her identity.
slowed up and brought my auto about.
then started back. put on sufficient
speed to overtake the other car and
came so near that happening to turn
her head. she saw me.
AT that moment policeman who
had been chasing me overlook me
and called an me to stop. Not daring
10 disobey the mandate of an officer
II the law. | was obliged to come to
halt The girl / had been following
Jaw the whole thing and laughed. The
policeman took me to the station. and
paid a fine for speeding.
Mad is the only word that describes
ny feelings. What could do? bad
ost my chance and might never have
mother.
But | did. One day ! was on a
rain. II was summer time. and every
window was open. We came TO stop
/ q station | was reading news
,aper. A train coming from the oppo-
ite direction steamed up to the sta ton
nd stopped. the two trains remaining
ide By side for several minutes. Then
heard the other train begin to move.
looking up from my paper. there in
window directly opposite mine. slow =
: moving away from me. with an
unused smile on her face-indeed,
lischief In her eye--was the girl
Yhom nobody knew.
las soon as she had passed out or
light. snatching my belongings.
rose and ran out on the platform.
to board her train. but she
yas In the last car | saw 1t pulled
way with accelerating rapidity. New
rtheless /. ran-after 1t and as | did so