The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-25
wouldn't have her for million. leave at eleven
tomorrow morning. ARTHUR.


tomorrow morning. ARTHUR.
''Rcna, my love, ~ said rldcua Fairfax, as she
came into Miss Rena ies,cr's bondoir after y long
walk, am not sorry you could not come ont with
me, for kept walking III and down one street. which.
though 1t pleased me by Its pretty houses would have
wearied You who know II so WE'LL
what street was S'' asked Miss Lester.
''Thc street on which you said Mrs. Delaney lived.
ny the way. who was the gentleman saw sitting ON
ooh, that must have been Arthur. All the girls
81 don't admire their taste.N
"oh, Fldcila; why he's 50 handsome"
"Then did not see him.
"oh, 1t must have been hes he is the only man In
a Has he light hair?''
eyes very light
"And book wormy look ~
''For shame, Fidciia He's very. very clever;
but he's handsome, too.''
~ don I doubt he was the one saw. Wen, the
Opolston girls are welcome to him. Suppose VIC
stroll to the telegraph office, Rona want to send
That afternoon MIR. Fairfax received telegraphic
al have seen the hundred thousand dollar prize.
a million would be too little. | take the II O'Clock
train Tomorrow morning FiDELh.
Midway between opoliston and Metrovilc was
junction OF three railroads. Tracks crossed and
curved around each other TIL the ground appeared to
| be covered with an iron network.
How 1t happened no one ever learned, hut two
switches had been left misplaced and as the train
| bound from opostcn to Metrovlllc came laundering
II shot Oh In the wrong direction, then seemed TO
stand s for second then seemed to SILVER all over,
and the next second the engine lay ON Its side under
two coaches, Its driving revolving so that no
| spokes could he SEEM Ringing earth and stones and
ashes like volcano.
| Then, ere any warning could he given, on rushed
| the train from opolision bound for Metroville. A
shrek from the WHISTLE and engines. cars, baggage,
railroad ties and tracks became one nnsIghtiy mass,
| half hidden by escaping steam.
In Ave minutes the discovery was made that no one
had been killed and very few injured, and those but
''T6ere a young lady lying on the depot platform
who says she thinks her leg Is broken, said nm old
gr saG wsre ssnDon ae wSo
wrapping bandage around nm old lady's wrist.
A now that's done nicely he continued ,na add !,
the old gentleman, ,,if you viii conduct me to the
young lady viii gowiih YOU ! am surgeon
ductor presented him to very pretty young lady who
| was reclining rough couch extemporizcd of mail
bags she had very pretty black eyes ana BLACK cnr,s
ii Miss Fairfax was only like her - was Arthur's
| Her injury proved to lie but sprained ankle and
laughing merly at her former fears she accepted the
carry her to Inc hotel.
He supported her to the hotel parlor and insisted
giving the psS his ;
| was lost In sending for medicine and over an houi
had passed before the surgeon had bandaged the pa
TENTS foot. He was standing leaning on the mantle.
piece under the influence of the black eyes, and She
seemed content to say nothing but quietly admire thu
uOctOrS gOucn CuTiS anu ITink DUG eyes, WItH
hall-boy, who had received several large gratuitle
from the doctor for having run for medicines, and
who was, therefore, his friend for life, rushed Into
Some one sent kilograms to Opollston and Metro.
ville saying there been fearful accident, and say
ing nothing about no lives being lost. so two train
have come In, from each place, full OF peop,
looking after relatives, and there are visitors for boil
OF you.n
Scarcely had he finished when through the broa,
doorway OF the paror ran four people. They wer'
Mrs. Delaney on the arm of fair- haired little man
NJ, Hats rn In v.r,
black haired and angular young lady.
- Fidela Fairfax, by Jove - cried Arthur, as III
'.Oh, my, Mir. Delaney =, screamed the black
eyed patient. she saw the haired little man.
..Niy son - cried Mrs. Delaney, embracing tn
. FdelIa, Fldelia, my daughter!',' roared MIR
Fairfax embracing the bask-eyed patient at!
"obs Miss SIS Aram,nta!. squeaked the little man
and he shook hands feeby with the angular lady.
''And yon are really Miss Fairfax said Arthur t.
} his black-eyed patient. "Im so glad
| "And YOU re Mr.. Delaney said Fidela; 'l'n
so glad, ~ and then she blushed.
bluntly, .'may hope that we may both retain IN
hundred thousand dollarsp"
ado you mean to retain 1t with h0nor1H sli
asked, blushing again.
destroy the calculations of that good old soul
! Qneeriy, whdis now no more? Don't you think W
} ought to do as he wished us tor
.Araminta, ~ said Uriah this meeting is an
spicious Observation-Disclosures
~ understand YOU Uriah. Take me, " retnrne
| the angular one and they shook hands feebly.
! Two months later, at Mr.. Fairfas's coy littl
house, the guests assembled to witness the wed
ding ceremony of two couples. They were Arthu
and Fdelia and Urah and Araminta.
After they had been happily united and congratn
lated, MIR. Fairfax, who consoling Mis-. Defiance
for the loss of her son, said: my dear Mrs. DE
lancey, yon are comfortable sort Of woman and
am comfortable sort Of man. have been made to
night n father to your and you mother to m
l daughter. DO y0n know of any just cause and I'm
. pedment In the way Of our becoming, ahem---''
1t appearing that she did not. the services of Ill
minister We're again put In re9nisltion and tho oil