The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-09

VIII ever get a chance to say it,
Martin Moore mournfuIly put The
question 10 himself they came I'D TO
the long platform at the station
DAY out here in this country with her.
ahd can't seem 10 make things come
around that way. Well. maybe there'lI
De show on the train
4 guess he doesn't love me after All
Nellie Nusent was thinking mournfuliy
20 herself at the same moment IF he
dld ne surely would have said some
thing to-day. Or wonder IL he can
be as bashful as all that
On; dear. what an awful crowd" she
Isn't It Terrible. Martin eroan.d
HIS chances or getting in the Important
question IN such mob looked slim.
ABOUT 1000 other young yeopie seemed
10 have utilized the first warm holiday
TO come 10 this very spot.
Mr.. Moore. couldn't you put my purse
In your pocket I'm always afraid OF
Nellie
why. certainly" Martin blushed with
pleasure AT this opportunity 20 do her a
They pushed their way through the
throns; toward the front or the platform.
Just as the long train with eight pull
mans and three day coaches came hiss
Ing up the track suddenly Martin dis
covered a new possibility OF service
You'd better let me Jump on ahead
and hold a seat for us other wise we'll
be standing all the way"
Su!ting the action To the word. he
showed forward and seized the rail of
the first day coach before II had come
to standsti1. The train had taken
on the three extra cars for tie resort
station. and tire car IN " hicn Moore
found himself was quite empty.
lie made sure that its rear plat
form would stop about where they had
been standing. Then he stood with hlN
face to the rear 81 the ear and watched
with a contented smile. for Nellie TO
come In.
Ia,
II was but the work OF an instant %
III the car 20 the limit o. its capacity.
Other young men seized seats and neld
them FOR their weethearts Just as Mar
tin had beaten them IN doing
laugh Ing. calling 20 one another ban
tering acGusin;ances on being too slow
10 get ANYTHING better than the ann OF
seat, they were merry throuE.
This seat Is taken" Martin smiled
10 the man who looked AT him inquiringly
after every other seat had been fllsd
This seats taken" lie smiiec agar
to another.
for about the twentieth time when
theer vas r sudden terk under his feet
and - realized that the train had
He took another glance ;hroush the
standing crowd n the aisle. Ne,lie. he
renected. was tall and wore hiRn hat
OF either. the girl or the ha'
With an unpleasant feeling that ~
might have 20 give m - Eest 20 fnd
her. he tried the expedient or standing
on me cushion. lie nearly TOPPED ove-
into the lap ~ one o. the fev matrouS
a1road-one who already he'd lalfIl
- smaller people than Martin. But he
Great heavens suppose sh. hac not
g"t ancard Rut - o. must he 'r t'r '--Nr
car. Vel. 30 would have 10 stand 1t
"s- only th'f an hours ride. anyway
i.is seat Wa- instantly s-.1-d Pcs NO
Young uen VINO began >" glarrei for fr~
~'C ~ exclusive possession wttn 1. 2 r
r. . u a
~ last a. re could BE pressed toward
r. rear y the CO. and through tie
heart sank lower and love- a. .e worm
ed ms wav through IT, next car. lookiug
~ ever, ta.e OF either side. hg- not see
Tn third WAS the last As - reac1-
81 tie rear platform MS heart vas boat
l'g violently s"mewhero go his L"ot..
Nellie must te back on the station plat
i"fi" "id N"..i have 20 vat ar fugr
and halc for the next train aul rrs'
be- way aboard II alone. aud they
crowded lnat togethe-. aud
Great Scott. I've g-t her t-,tkefb,n-
EhI AZ her money cnd both 'ick"ts'' 900
vs. ne sudden. awful recollection tHtt
: nov swept over him.
only. one trousht now took posscs-
sion "' , IL hta.r - must set u0 tl
train ana g. back 20 fsr I'll. eng r.
Rad been slows sa.r.us ne,dva, Tit1
US y "1.s 60 .r .pgIa1" I.t lN flt-
tire - VtS wei mt" " 3"--r.i" swing
MAJ % climbed DEL r.ttfcly over o..
men "n IN" steps. took on~ glance 40
the s.h-fo"t "u.iIrNmerf. noticed thar
u ND Fo't ass ~ tH- bottom. and
fh'r tI'"''I ucfr~c on, .r. or fIa
crowd rHd quite realized n.s aI-unse
i'arsre-~'
I.ut l- vts only stunned No ore1e d
rs ewes .st ss frsy gof the train STARE
90 again AFTER I..h.rr f.m .u 7uI ca--
fF.fE t.r aboard
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