RAILROAD TRA3KROMANCE BEHIND PATTENGALE MOWDY MARRIAGEPattengale Was Ge ng to Buy TickF/• Iets for Oklahoma When He SawMiss Mowdy on Street,GrStopped Wagen. Hailed Her andAsked Her to Marry Him SheConsented on Spot.Thomas (\ Patengale, aired reCrlt;3*| siding north of town, anil Mi** Mar-a K. Mowdv. aired IS residing int!iis eitv. were married several davsco. rise couple was quiet K splieednewtwio Snuire Iteid, and tew knew thatthere is a pretty little romance h»hind the marriage. Tuesdav nextot‘attenc.de’s father, mother and live! ntIn others and sisters, and the famihHI**t George (Ironinger, numbering seven. will leave over the Yandalia torinHooker, Oklahoma, where each familv has purchased a section of land..CPintending that the place shall hitheir future home. On the da\Ltmng Pattengale cot married, hedrove to town for the purpose otpurchasing railroad tickets for thei*ti eto_ iiournev to Oklahoma. *lust as he was driving across (lie Yandalia tracksto turn over towards the station, hesaw Miss Martha H. Mowdv passVIalone the street. He and the girlhad been going together for sometime and stopping the wagon, hejumped out and engaged her in earne { eonvesrat ion. The couple had oftlt; u talked about his proposed journev to the far west and it had eveibeen a painful subject, for it meantthe separation of two loving hearts.rptop*tllt;ftlmiinthStrf* i •'■sf®Sdav. however, Pattengale waslt;)d -peratc. lie determined that if liecould help it, thc*\ would not he sep-II » * * 1ated. Then and there, standing inthe middle of the track, he proposedto Miss Mowdv. The girl hung heiat1“HIthload shvlv, plavfullv toyed the snow\ th her foot, and remained silent.“Let’s go right now and get a lilt; cusi\ ' urfff'd PuHcuualo. H*‘ tookthittii\tt.er hv the- arm, gently dragging herItI forward. She went. Tuesday shewill uo to Hooker, Oklahoma. |