The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-25
Daily Short Story
While the Band Plaved-

He had need to muster a strong re-
gard out OF his inner self. because
those nrst months led them to some
very uninteresting anchorages. For
instance. they lay for FIVE weeks in
Chippunk bay. a region where the
members OF the fair sex fall aptly
within a certain Lucky Bag"' defini-
ton OF a gold brick" viz: a girl who
is not pretty and who can neither talk
ror dance.
THE annual volume prepared and
issued by the Naval Cadets.
One afternoon a party OF natives"
came aboard TO look over the ship.
Williams and his chum, Marvin. fled
to the uttermost depths OF the hold
to escape them. but appeared on decs
again just in time for Marvin TO catch
smile from an exceedingly attractive
girl as the visitors were rowed ashore.
Marvin mentally kicked himself FOR
having deliberately lost the chance TO
meet her. and set to work to repair the
mistake. ~ such a thing were possible.
BY a series OF judiciOus inquiries he
round out that her pame Fisk and
that she was visiting some distant rela-
lNes in a beautiful bit OF countryside
about six miles away.
Whereupon the reckless youth con-
trived bold scheme. and what was
more. persuaded the usually circumspect
Williams into "a share in It, ON their
down buggy from the nearest farmer and
by dint OF persistent questions all along
the way. finally we'd at their destina-
| ton.
\ company Of girls in white muslin
were playing tennis on the lawn ~ the
/ two midshipmen drove In at the gate.
GOOD afternoon cried out the incor-
rigible Marvin. You remember meeting
US on the Delaware the other day. aud
! we Thought"
His voice trailed off into a mournful
diminundo. careful stock taken OF
the young ladies' revealed the fact that
the one girl for whom he had dared all
! this was not In the group.
But there was one girl. "A might pretty
one. too. who stood staring at the car
rage as though her eyes would pop out
/ OF her head. Then he heard EasP
Rose" from Williams. and the next IN
slant his companion was out on the grass
greeting the pretty girl IL she We're a
long lost sweetheart.
As indeed sch was. for her name was
/ Rose Burton.
How did YOU know l was here" she
SAID, as they sauntered off towards the
Tell me first" he replied. with quick
Inspiration. how you found out that the
Deleware was stationed hete:"
Il didn't find out" she answered
PROMPTLY. Il didn't know IL"
DIDN'T you come Off to the ship last
week with tie rest7'
I
here
I'D rather tell YOU something else.
now have the chance" ne answered
DO you remember the last night We
were together. back IN t;e dear oil yard
the night before you went away so IN
Yes Nell" And sne spoke 50 soft.
~ that Williams could scarcely catch the
, words
Il nave been wondering ne went on.
whether You ever knew why ! turned
away from YOU so suddenly and broke OFF
what l vas telling you?"
No: ! never knew. couldn't eV IN
guess and she fIbbed a little here. nut
almost under her breath. as ~ were
i Was afraid So he continued
q AFRAID that you didn't know enough
about Annapolis TO realize that the band
net. when every man OF US Is required.
no matter what he IL doing TO turn. face
the music. and stand at attention TIL
this country.s national air - finished
ped and looked directly UP into his
ives a. she uttered the exclamation.
oh II ! only had known
Then her own face went crimson IN
Williams bent his head closer. and
wins peIed ia her ear the end Of the
sent, rec he had begun that June nigat
Ana although there was not much
August sun wn.ch brought the per.
sp.Iation out from his forehead as ne
awaited the answer. her reply Seemed
TO be altogether sat sfylng.
When the tVo ttjotned the others
they found Marvin trying hard a. seem
Sever mind" Williams told him N
ih~ drive back 20 th- shiP YOU can
think what I owe sou fur suggesting
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