Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-10-18
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II Didn't Come or as
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BY F. A. MITCH Ell
BY F. A. MITCH EL'

was starting one morning to attend
10 some affairs connected with my es-
tate when at the door l met tele-
graph messenger. He handed me the
envelope and the book for signature at
the same time, and | signed the one
before looking at the other The boy
darted away. and, tearing open the
envelope, read the telegram.
need you very much. Do come to me.
GWEN.
Not knowing any one by that name
began to do what should have done
In the first place-investigate. The ad-
dress was "a. J. Courtney" My name
is Aonzo Jackson Courtney. So far
all right. live at LOT Renwick street,
and that was the address on the en-.
velope, though there was no street
or number written on the message.
The place from which 1t had been sent
was Hyperion, a city about an hours
ride from the one In which l lived.
My first impulse was to send the
message to the telegraph office with
the Information that the operator had
made mistake In sending 1t to me.
Then ] fell to wondering who was
Gwen and why she needed some other
fellow with my name. Singular that
the initials should be exactly the same
in BOTH Was 1t. after all, mistaken
thought hard for few minutes,
then remembered girl by the name of
Gwen | had met at a summer resort
and with whom had had mild filrta.
tion.
1--WE a good mind to follow the
thing up" said to myself and I did
took the first train for Hyperion,
where. at the office from which the
message had been sent, | learned the
address OF the sender. Going to tho
house, very respectable residence on
good street. and being admitted, |
sent up my card, telling the maid to
take It to Miss Gwendolin. Word
came back that Miss Darlington was
not able to see me at present, but
hoped would call again. The maid,
however, handed me n sealed envelope
containing an admission ticket to the
opera. and on bit of paper was writ.
ten:
Box G. This evening Don't fail.
This was a trine more than l had
bargalned for. I was quite up to fac.
ing young lady in her own house
and asking her why she had summon.
ed me, but to accept ticket to the
opera under false pretenses was quite
another matter However, was in
for II, and to repay the obligation
dropped In Mt n florists and sent Miss
Darlington n box OF flowers. This re
lieved my conscience. Then | returned
home and during the afternoon put on
evening dress. dined early and went
back to Hyperion. arriving Mt the
opera house before the curtain rose.
took seat In the parquet where !
could look up at box and waited.
During the overture n young lady. at
tended only by maid. entered the
box and. throwing Off her wraps. took
a seat where she WINS partly concealed
by curtain | saw her long enough
to assure me that ! had never seen
her before
tried hard during the first act to
screw up my courage 10 visit her IN
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