Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-08-17
Whom
body Knew
3v / ARD D ROGERS
Copyrien American Press Asso-
IL. ton 1911

"Wher- YOU meet your wife,
Camphel asked.
He SHnleu
Evident, added. you met her
in some Silclai way"
Not at a. II is not any popularity
of my meeiug with her, but the multi
plicity OF ~ meetings before | was
even lntrodl ed to her."
"Explain
followed dinner at the house of a
friend there being many more at the
dance than NJ the dinner While dane
ing ! saw Il girl sitting by herself, not
having any attention whatever. ! was
surprised tor was very much struck
with her appearance l shall get her
out of that remarked inwardly.
she's NOT Il girl for waItiower.
And. being acquainted with almost
every one in the room. asked one
after another TO introduce me. Not
person / applied IL had any acquaint-
ance with her Every time | spoke
to any one on the subj, ct | was obliged
to point her out. aud it was not long
before she noticed what was about.
She smiled and every time she smiled
/ set off to find new person 20 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 10 the host about her could
not even describe her sufficiently for
him 10 recognize. mel by my description
He said she must be from out OF town
or newcomer In an eastern city
those In the swim are cold to those
not in It. and sometimes the most de-
sirabe persons 10 know are left 10
themselves
This girl whom nobody knew and
my unsuccessful attempt 10 be intro
duced TO her Interested me Possibly
ii was tins attempi aud failure that
kept her in my NINA AT any rate.
could not forget her My endeavor
was a compliment to her. and was
quite sure ii would put me on Il pleas.
ant footing with her if | could find her
"One day was driving my auto
mobile down an avenue when met
another machine on 10, back seat OF
which SAT he 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. al any
rate. get some clev Ia her identity. |
slowed mp ana brought my auto about, |
then started back put on sufficient
speed 10 uyertake the other car and
came so neat that, happening to turn
her head. she saw nae
al that moment 4 policeman who
had uecn chasing me overlook me
and called on me 10 stop. Not daring |
TO diSobey The mandate of an officer
of the iaw WIS Obliged TO come to q |
halt he grl / mad been following |
sav The whme thing and laughed The
policeman took me to the station and |
pald Il me tor speeding
Mad IS ne only word that describes
my feelings What could do? had |
lost my chance and might never have
another
But | did one day was on a |
train II was summer time. and every |
window was open We came 10 stop
at II station / was reading a news |
paper A train coming from the oppo-
site direction steamed up 10 the station |
and stopped the two trains remaining |
side by SIDE for several minutes Then |
| heard the other train begin to move
Looking M from my paper. there in
q window directly opposite mine, SLOW
~ moving away from me. with an
amused smile on her face-tndeed, |
mischief rn ner eye was the girl
whom nubud, knew
"As soon as she had passed out OF
sight, snalrhing ms belongings. !
arose and ran out on the platform. |
intending to board her train, but she
was IN The last car | saw il pulled |
away with arceirrating rapidly. Nev
ertheless ran after il and as | did so
saw the girl that nobody knew With
her head out OF he window laughing
at ne For few minutes I gained |
on The train. then il pulled away from
me md gave M The race
Again ! was plunged In he depths
OF despair or rather was all nerv
isned up at these misadvenlures. and
somehow seemed to be coming IN
DEF spell Every time saw that
amused smile it threw me INTO d
worse condition than before was
simply being tantaized TO madness. |
Singular, wasn't IT.:
y cry
1T was about six months after this
thai my friend Jimmy Dutton was
married We mad been chuns Tor
years. aud nothing would 60 nui that
/ must be hIs best man. lie made nm
engagement with me 10 take me to
call on The ) ,uu2 iady who was 70
be- his bride maid ni honor we call
ca the evening before the wedding.
but the young mdy Miss Pemberton.
sent down word that she was sick III
bed trying to brace herself up to be
able to ofIiciate the next day. This
rendered it impossible for Us TO meet