The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-17

sorry Won could not come out with me
for I kept walking up and down one
street which, though it pleased me by
its pretty houses, would have wearied you
who know it so well.
"What street was it?" asked Miss
Lester.
"The street on which you said Mrs
Delaney lived. By the way, who was
the gentleman l saw sitting on the
porch ?" - e
"Oh, that must have been Arthur.
ALI the girls are in love with him."
Z" I don't admire their taste"
"Ob, Fidelia; why he's SO handsome. +"
Then / did not see him.
"Oh, it must have been he; he is the
only man in the house."
Has he light hair? H..
eyes, very light" s
"And a book-wormy look?''
q" For shame, Fidelia. He's very, very
clever; but he's handsome, too"
81 don't doubt he is the one saw.
Well, the Opoliston girls are welcome to
him. Suppose we stroll to the telegraph
Office, Rena: I want to send q message to
pa" ~
That afternoon Mr.. Fairfax received q
telegraph message as follows: Ia
l have seen the hundred thousand dollar
prize. million would be too little. take
the eleven O'Clock train Tomorrow morning.
= , - - y IVA FIDEIIA,
Midway between Opoliston and Me-
troville was a junction of three railroads.
Tracks crossed and curved around each
other till the ground appeared to be COW
cred with an iron network.
How it happened no one ever learned,
but two switches had been left misplaced,
and as the train bound from Opoliston to
Matroville came laundering along, it
shot off in the wrong direction, then
seemed to stand still for moment, then
seemed to shiver all over, and fhe next
second the engine lay on its side, under
two coaches, its driving wheel revolving
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 un-
slightly mass, half-hidden by escaping
steam. ~ 80
In five minutes the discovery was made
that no one had been killed and very few
injured, and those but slightly.
There's 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.
els there?" said young gentleman
who was wrapping bandage around an
old lady's wrist. ''Ah, now, that's done
nicely" he continued, addressing the
lady. Now" he added, turning to the
old gentleman, eff you will conduct me
to the young lady I will go with you.
an a surgeon"
The surgeon was Arthur Delaney,
and his conductor pres ented him to o
very pretty young lady who was reclin-
ing on rough couch extemporized oi
mail bags. She had very pretty black
eyes and black curls. She did not appear
to be in much pain, and smiled archly at
Arthur. isa5 hs-E
elf Miss Fairfax was only like her!''
was Arthur's first thought.
Her injury proved to be but q asprained
ankle, and laughing merrily atAer former
fears she accepted the arm of the physi-
clan and permitted him to almost carry
her to the hotel. aisasq sd eza912
He supported her to the hotel parlor
and insisted ON giving the black-eyed
patient his personal attention, q compli-
ment she did 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
nd fal %ba r~,a of L.
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 doctor
was, therefore, his friend for life, rushed
into the parlor, saying: s.ss +
'Some one sent kilograms to Opolis.
ton and Metroville, saying there'd been
a fearful accident, and saying nothing
about lives being lost. So two trains
have come in, one from each place, full
Of people looking after relatives, and
there are visitors for both of you"
Scarcely had he finished when through
the broad doorway Of the parlor ran fou
people. They were Mrs. Delaney, OF
the arm of fair-haired little man, and
Mr.. Fairfax dragging in very tall ant
very black-haired' and angular young
lady. q .-.t9
'Fidelia Fairfax, by Jover cried Ar
thur, as he saw the young lady.
"Oh, my, Mr. Delanceyp' screamed
the black-eyed patient, as she saw the
fair-haired little man." f f2
"My sonl" cried Mrs. Delaney, EN-
bracing the doctor. t n
'Fidelia, Fidelia, my daughter!'
roared Mr.. Fairfax, embracing the black
eyed patient 5sigs1 -
"Mr. Uriah!'' softly murmured the
angular lady, crossing to the little man
ooh, Miss Araminta!'' squeaked th.
little man and he shook hands feebl,
with the angular lady. ,,sS 49,
+ s"And you are really Miss Fairfax!
said Arthur to his black-eyed patient
I'm 80 glad" 80, -
e"And you're Mr.. Delaney" said Eide
Liza; I'm 80 glad, " and then she blushed
I" My dear Miss Fairfax, " said Arthur
then, bluntly, 'may 1 hope that We
may both retain our hundred Thousand
dollars?" t f1-
I"Do you mean retain it with honor,
she asked, blushing again. hG
=" Yes. Don't you think it would be {
shame to destroy the calculations of thai
good old soul, Queerby, who is now nc
more? Don't you think we ought to d.
as he wished MS tor" ss.yq aayT,a
% ttAsk pa, DOCTOR" said black-eyes.
|o "Araminta," said Uriah, 'sthisl meet
ing is suspicious. sI-I--win you-wil
you" .+. tt..f a-ss..s 49,
"I understand you, Uriah. Take me,
returned the angular one, and they agair
shook hands feebly. =, ,'t..,' = :,
Two months later, at Mr.. Fairfax's cos,
little house, the guests were assembled t
witness the wedding ceremonies of two
couples. They were Arthur and Fideli,
and Uriah and Armenia. 'l-lSaF
After they hhd been happily unitet
and congratulated, Mr.. Fairfax, who wa
consoling Mrs. Delaney for the loss O
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