The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Religion
The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940
Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction; Science fiction
Mr. Kennelworth bid Robert good-bye with all good wishes for success
and said he was sure he was going to succeed, but that if failure and
disappointment should come, he should always remember that he could
rely upon him; that a young man often had trouble and disappointment
and made many mistakes before he reached his goal and that if anything
went wrong in the market, he could always come to him and ask for any
aid possible and he would gladly grant it. He thought as much of Robert
as he did of his own son, Walter, and wanted them to work together in
New York, and was sure that they could be a great success. He wanted
Robert to encourage Walter to continue his studies along chemical
lines, because he believed that Walter would be able to make some great
discoveries and they could work together to good advantage.
The "Sunshine Special" was a little late on Saturday night, June 4th,
and Robert's heart was in his throat. He was anxious for that train to
roll in. Finally, when the whistle blew and the signal light in the
yard of the Texas Pacific showed the "Sunshine Special" was rolling
in, the glare of the headlights on the train was the most welcome
sight that Robert had ever witnessed thru all the days of his life.
He boarded the train as quickly as possible and sat down nervous and
anxious awaiting the moment when the train would get about 20 miles out
of Texarkana, so that he might go back and look for Marie.
The minutes passed slowly away and it seemed like years before the
train crossed the Red River and Robert decided that it was safe to go
back to the car where Marie was and see her. He found Marie all anxious
and nervously awaiting his arrival. She flew into his arms and seemed
the happiest woman in the world and Robert was too happy for words.
They sat there and talked of their future plans until after midnight.
Marie told Robert that she knew if her father found out she was
eloping, he would make every effort to stop her and prevent their
marriage, as she was not of age, and he was anxious that she complete
her education. Robert asked her if she had any regrets in the steps
she was taking, and she told him she did not, that if she did have,
she would never have started. She thought it was wonderful that Robert
had been able to make money so rapidly and was very happy that he had
stuck to the Bible and studied so hard, and now was getting his reward
for his faith and hard work. She expressed her supreme confidence in
him and the work that he intended to do. Robert hoped it would be a
beautiful sunshiny Sunday morning when they arrived in St. Louis, so
that they could be married and then proceed to New York.
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