The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-26
Daily Short Story
THE CELERY KING
NJ Bale nAniAts-
y HvLIH. \ ?. r r. Apr lt. 1877
Dearest Mabel

II Dearest Mabel
After three months merry-Ee-
round Sf balls. opera and the Ike. you
provincial little cousin e. returning to
Pastures green and her home on thu
hil-ide. met many men. but did not
would 10. They we're al very nice men
came TO the train to see me OF Zach
candy and novel The roses were
Alike and from the same florists the
candy OF the same brand and from the
same titles '"' '''Ns '''e 'hs
! sent you my program. OF IN. opera
NOV about 's whsi >P Rs,. e- sssn % So gaa
There 1. nothing else 90 teli-rnAybs
tisss " Vii be I ma. meet my fate
hSNeNer' because ! am RWfuily tired %
hhiiin already. To be sure haven't seen
every lins OF every page OF every -hss;
letter have bad from home
u1nes II ! have forgotten ~. lie Is
|, ,s..e .nst ~ everyone. He bought all
| S,,s,, sroN lns celery. Last sumner he
| ouiit an Ideal. rambling farmhouse near
our farm, but he came there himself 10
| i've the day ! went TO Visit Aunt Janet
ne has made biE success and he and
me- celery are really famous.
| Ahey are very Chummy with him A.
| nome lie II over there every cav or
evening and seems 10 haVe m,as 6f,0-
ser one " the family. Papa writes fiu-
/ n.s charming manners. disposition and
! sind neart while little brother ana SIS
yer lSud his generous bestowsls % rides
Death by descriptions Of him and his
belonsinEs Doubtless he t. IN n e same
| sonoitlon regArding me. for you know
| tney are all oVer-given 70 diE.erta.ton-
| OF the undersigned and mamma writes
20 OFTEN; We have told him all about
.It'Feems he has an understudy living
| WIN MIN. young man from the east
OF celery plants. TRey lev. NJ w,,,,9 ri TsIs
| little about him. however 1 feel that /
synsll mueh prefer him 10 Tie Celery
Il VIII finish this letter tonight Atmy
OH ear thstgne. and then can teli
letter she said that our one ana only
| IRVING hose has gone Lame. and that
| The celery King aud the understudy had
| noth volunteered 10 come 20 the station
FOR me. They drew cuts to see which
should come and The Celery King was
study mad laughed and sail thai he We.
/ quite diplomat himself and that n
might happen that he woull see me
We are slowing up a. Lexington and
into N. s teks sas o- nssdsSnsst man going
on mis- train. More anon
April ls. Bedtime O.
/
I too. The handsome man came into the
| car and made straight for me- lie said
y peg your pardon. but aren't you Miss
Yes ! replied. and then before /
anew H. tnought out loud. And you
I must be the uuderstudy to The Celery
King wish YOU could have seen his
dazed look and then the dancing OF his
and said or course. 1 would Know Won,
Miss Robyne. for / knew YOU were TO
be on this train. and I have seen photo
s1apn,s OF you many times. but how did
Then | told him what mamma had
written about their drawing cuts. so
! ] concluded, I presume you came down
on the morning train TO outwit The
" No ne replied. slowly. I didn't care
about outwitting him. came 70 see
.Now that you have seen me. you
learning the celery business SO
! dubbed you The Understudy.'
! Pardon me, my name Is owen Aud
we're hey as reticent regarding The
No. / groaned They have grown
/ so absurdly Interested IN him-though
d0nt know his name. Randall sup
piled the undcrstudy-and have written
OF him until I must confess I grew
tired or reading their letters You were
/ scarcely mentioned, which f. I'm your
49,. . / believe I like the appeUatiou or
The Inderstudy.' he unused. You see
AZ NlAltltAhQN mas n0LnlnE To do hut
commit the part. and then stand around
and walt FOR an opportunity to play the
Yes. replied and did YOU everl
notice that when the understudy does
get chance he makes bigser his
- hope he murmured IN fond. inn
rressive tone. that ~ viii prove true
in this case
the next station FOR / knew the next
stop would bring Us 90 our journeys
end. and there would be that prig OF
,eltth Ming. you know That arm roU1-
/ Dental sometime and . told Mar. owen
what was thinking. and asked him
n We couldn't shake the star lie said
that would hardly bo right. FOR. after
I All. MI Randall has been fair Boz the
matter. We storpcd So long 90 the stat
was the DELAY He came back and eaid
"a freight train had broken down q Few
miles ahead. and that II would be three
hours hcfort We could 20 on. So no
ic.egraphed papa and We had cozv
ltue dinner az restaurant. WALKED
three lovely hours had slipped b..
wonder n Tho Celery King lsi
waiting au This time said az mot
train drew up at our station
.. y emo" would be- 10 msdc answer. /
E'i our. and saw touring car with
slight bruwn-lnokirg man 1t fne Wheel
,,,,YGT@e..,- i's p. 'sT H. Randall 's ',s
Iur ewes. Randall rouiIr.f come iTc sent
'is man for you. though
$50 IS" haI a. lovely .fv.u..r 1rI
tonight hut He said Do ovsT 10 Or Race
''al, ln .'i Bun come,
~ .af leaet 4 I.f r.I.. I.fr.r co.. i.t,r
rta"te I. was .nu I.I fnnu.u.d r7ru.
mon ''CIIrl hrer ou tfr .Hr fr 70
'r31,,r. aaft,,r. 70 sot fa" '..r.f--.
was afraid aUe wouldn't like 10 e4a