Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-03-05

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cious ecstasy, looked after him with fond,
blissful pride.
He was her lover.
Elwood did love her
She know it as we'll as if he had said
it in plainest English.
Aud she I?
Well, it needed not single glance
inward to decide whether her heart was
her own.
1 He had had it these months back.
So.shc was to meet him at the station
that night ?
May knew when his train was due as
we'll as he did himself
Would she go Would she stay
away !?
She smiled happily to herself as she
decided the delightful question.
He had something for her
All, there was the sweetness of it all
for she knew he was going to give her
the precious gift of his love, the taking
4 Of # which would make her supremacy con-
tent.
She went back into the house quiet,
and so happy, thinking wondering what
dress she would wear, that she might
look her very best that Edward might
look at her and think how fair she was
to see.
That had been delightful ride for
Edward as he dashed through the long,
narrow valleys, over wide far-spreading
meadow lands, under leafy arches and
over bridges.
He was unusually light-hearted, and
it seemed as if his engine knew and SYM
Epathized with his expectant joy in every
throb of his huge iron pulses.
He had an unusually merry greeting
for every Que that trip, and more than
one person turned for second look at
the handsome face, all aligkt with bright
fires of hope and cheerful content.
There were three or four hours to
spare before Edward made the return
trip-the trip that would bring him to
May Clitford's side, and when be had
brushed and washed up little, he went
on little business of his own that took
,, him into one of the jewelry establish
ments, where he selected wide rold
band that he was very sure was the size
OF Mays engagement finger.
, 1t was very elegant, perfectly plain,
and he had engraved on the inner side
:. while we waited, the sweet legend
: May from Edward Ffdctity."
His heart was beating little more
than was natural, when, with the Grim
son velvet case in his vest pocket. he re-
ceiyed the sign, all ready" and the
bell rang for starting
His brave right hand was actually
trembling as it opened the throttle, all for
love Of winsome May Clifford
On they sped over the rails that glidcd
and undulated through the green country
like twin silver serpcnts
The setting sun sbone full in his face
as they loaped over the miles that sepa-
rated him from his darling, and be felt
the ring close to bis heart Mays ring
over his heart.
And on and on, and on, the long,
sinuous train went. following like mag
netized object, the bid and call Of Ell
wood and his engine, until
X X X
The little tea table in Mrs. Elwood's
room was laid for two, and its snowy
cloth swayed softly to and fro in the air
that stirred in the room as it evoked by
an invisible fan in fairy fingers.
Edward would come in as he always
did, happy, hungry. tired, three condi-
tons that, when found united ia one per-
son, are sufficient indications Of that per-
sons remarkable good nature.
! And Edward was admirable, and the
dainty meal was awaiting him when the
train was in.
In her gray lawn dress, with half
handkerchief pinned over her breast,
Mrs. Elwood was picture of noble ma
tronhood
/ And the sweetness Of the picture was
increased by the white cap on Der grey
hair aud the glasses over her peaceful
faded eyes, that bad once been very
much like her only boys.
And now she was willing, whiting as
May Clifford was, for her one, only dar-
ling to come to her.
Waiting with quiet, accustomed pride
for her boy, while May paced to and fro
on the station boards with restless,
new born sweetness, tinctnred with
pride, surging over her heart, even up
to her eyes.
Somehow hardly know how to tell
this.
| AS | think of it, it seems SO pitiful-
so pitiful!
That bright, golden September even
ing, with cool, sunset winds blowing:
that fair, eaeer-faced girl who was wait
ing for the boon Of life time; that
placid proved old mother who loved him
so.
I think of that picture, SO calm. SO
fair, so sweet, aud then I shrink from
the other-oh, that awful other
1t happened-that was it, il hap
pened and so terribly sudden, too.
! Not moments warning.
Nothing but one wild. fierce shrek Of
the whistle. and Strengthening and
stiAening Of the engineers splendid form
as he met the check at his post. and be
and his engine rushed to their DOOM
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The news few on appalled, wings near
and far, of how a misplaced switch bad
caused frigbtful collision between 81
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