The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

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right about Mr.. Eairfax's house being
the seventh from this P"
"Ot course l am. I've often been
there to see him and his daughter" an
swered Jack.
"Ah, his daughter think / saw
her at the window as passed."
Undoubtedly you did; she sits there
all day."
Lively girl she must be. Has she
black hair and eyes P"
"And she is-well, not pretty
There you are wrong. She is
pretty"
"Jack, old fellow, you always had
queer ideas of female beauty. Why she
looks like school marin. Is she one
of the cultured, clever sort ?"
"She is a very clever girl"
-" She is, eh. Then I've seen her, no
doubt"
"That must have been her in the
window, there is no other lady in the
house."
"Oh," muttered Arthur. "I'll run to
the telegraph office, Jack, if you'll ex-
cuse me, and then I'll be at your service
and we'll have a jolly night of it,"
That afternoon Mrs Delaney received
telegraphic dispatch in the following
words:
Have seen tho condition" Goodbye
fortune ] wouldn't have her for million.
leave at eleven tomorrow morning.
ARTHUR.
"Rena, my love-" said Fidelia Fair
fax, as she came into Miss Rena Lester's
boudoir after long walk; 81 am not
sorry you could not come out with me,
tor l kept walking up and down one
street which, though it pleased me by
its pretty houses, would have wearied
you who know it so we'll"
What street was itp" asked Miss
Lester.
1.-The street on which you said Mrs.
Delaney lived. BY the way, who was
the gentleman l saw sitting on the
porchP"
"Oh, that must have been Arthur.
All the girls are in love with him."
Z" l don't admire their taste"
"Oh, Fidelia; why he's so hand
some"
"Then l did not see him."
"Oh, it must have been he; he is the
only man in the house."
"Has he light hairp"
Yes, very light"
And book k-wormy lookP"
For shame, Fidelia. He's very,
very clever; but he's handsome, too"
don't doubt he was the one l saw.
Well the Opoliston girls are welcome to
him. Suppose we stroll to the telegraph
office, Rena; want to send message
to pa"
That afternoon Mr.. Fairfax received
a telegraphic message rs follows:
/ have seen the hundred thousand dollar
prize. A million would be too little. l take
the eleven O'Clock train to morrow m orn ing
FIDELIA.
Mid dway between Opo liston and Ma
trovillc was n junction of three rail
roads. Tracks crossed and curved
around each other till the ground ap-
peared to be covered with an iron net
work.
How it happened no one ever learned,
but two switches had been left mis-
placed, and as the train bound from
Opoliston to Matroville came thunder
ing on it shot off in the wrong direction.
then seemed to stand still for second,
then seemed to shiver all over, and the
next second the engine lay On its side,
under two coaches, its driving-whcc
revolving so that no spokes could be
seen, tlinging earth and stones and ashes
like volcano.
Then, ere any warning could be given,
on rushed the train from Opoliston
bound for Metroville. A shrek from
the whistle, and engines, cars, baggage
railroad ties and tracks became one
unsightly mass, half hidden by escaping
steam.
In five minutes the discovery was
made that no one had been killed and
very few injured, and those but slightly.
There's a young lady lying on the
depot platform who says she thinks her
leg is broken" said an old gentleman to
a group who were assisting the ladies.
" Is thereP" said young gentleman
who was wrapping a bandage around
an old lady's wrist. All, now, that's
done; nicely" he continued, addressing
the. lady: Now" he added, turning
to the old gentleman, :" if you will con-
with you. am a surgeon"
The surgeon was Arthur Delaney,
and his conductor presented him 10 a
very pretty young lady who was reclin-
ing on a rough couch extemporized of
mail bags. She had very pretty black
eyes and black curls. She did not ap-
pear to be in much pain, and smiled
archly at Arthur.
"If Miss Fairfax was only like herr'
was AIthur's first thought.
Her injury proved to be but sprained
ankle, and laughing merrily at her for
mer fears she accepted the arm of the
physician and permitted him to almost
carry her to the hotel.
He supported her to the hotel parlol
and insisted on giving the black-eyed
patient his personal attention, a com.
pliment she aid not seem 10th to accept
Some time was lost in sending for medi
cine, and over an hour had passed before
the surgeon had bandaged the patients
foot. He was standing leaning on the
mantel-piecc under the influence of the
black eyes, and she seemed content tc
say nothing but quietly admire the doc
tors golden curls and frank blue eyes
when the hall-boy, who had received
several large gratuities from the doctcl
for having run for medicines, and whC
was, therefore, his friend for life rushed
into the parlor, saying:
Some one sent kilograms to Opolis
ton and Metroville, saying there'd beer
fearful accident, and saying nothing
about no lives heing lost. So tw,
trains have come in, one from eacl
place, full of people looking after rela
tives, and there are visitors for both G
you"
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