Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

train was late; the young man was an
noyed and impatient. 1t was delicious
morning, warm, but with certain delicate
little cool f1utterings in the air, that
lifted the leaves and whispered that COM
| fort dwelt out-of- doors under the trees,
and not within in the protection of dark
ened rooms The little park about the
station was trim and fresh. To the east
| Law the broad Hudson, winding down
not to Camelot, but a place infinitely
more interesting to the impatient GROWER
at the station, who eagerly scanned the
bulletin each time he passed it as if
hoping to see some change in the an
nouncement: "Train from the West late
two hours and thirty five minutes To-
ward the north there were glimpses of
clean white houses, and one or two
church spires, and beyond them larger
and pretentious country houses suggested
wealth and luxurious summer retirement.
The little station, much to the disgust
of the Appleton people, had been placed,
not at the village, but where In the
judgment of the railroad the village
ought to have been, and would be some
day.
Presently something happened. There
was a little hustle of expectancy among
the two or three men who were in charge
at the station. The telegraph agent
dropped his paper, shut himself up in his
private coop, and after some click, click,
clicking, called out an unintelligible
phrase, which, in its turn, reused
sleepy official, who strollcd out to the
platform and began gazing vacantly to-
ward the north. Then low line of smoke
and then whistle announced what the
official proclaimed in stentorian tones to
be the WCommodation for Welby."
From the I" 'Commodation for Welbyn
there alighted one passenger at the APP
pleton station. This was graceful young
girl an old-fashioned sort of pretty girl,
with gentle blue eyes, dressed all in a
bridish gray. The young man of the
caged-hyena prance, preoccupied with
his scorn for 'COmmodations for Vel
by. did not even glance at her. She
walked through the station, looked help
lessly about with the distress air of un-
travelled womankind, deposited her satch-
el on seat, and approached the window
Of the telegraph Office, now closed and
deserted. Gallantry at length asserted
itself, and Mr.. Fred Rylance, the impa-
tient, begged to know if he could be of
any service.
Eyes, thank you" (blushing and tim
orously); 81 want very much to send a
message"
s'Oh, very we'll; the man will be back
directly. If you will write your message
on this blank, I'll give it to him when he
returns. He handed her blank as he
spoke, and delightfully."- sharpened pen
Gil from his pocket.
She hesitated minute, then, with
much embarrassment, asked: g Will you
be so kind as to write it for me? T.
cannOt-write.
With great self possession Mr.. Rylance
restrained movement of surprise, and
dashing down the date waited for the
message
It's to Mr.. Edward Ferris, Lowell. /
want only to say that came safely, and
that I'll let him hear from me as soon as
| reach Riverview.
Mr.. EDWARD FERRIS, Lowell:
Reached here safely on time VIII COM
municate from Riverview."
Communicate is a stroke of
genius, T" thought Mr.. Rylance.)
Do you wish to sign itl''
Oh, yes. Dolly Ferris"
By this time the operator made his APP
peaTance, and after the message hid been
| intrusted to him, Mr. Rylance followed
| Miss Ferris to her seat, and said, with
an amused smile: If you're going to
Riverview you are certain to meet me,
Miss Ferris. The young ladies at River
view are my nearest and dearest neigh
bors. May / introduce myselfG My
name is Rylance-Fred Rylance.n
Miss Ferris explained very gracefully
that the young ladies at Riverview were
her cousins, whom she was visiting for
the first time, and that she had expected
them to meet her, and preferred to wait
rather than have Mr.. Rylance telephone
to Appleton for the solitary village hack
| And so they got on very cheerfully until
the arrival of the carriage from River
view, which contained the dashing
Misses Ferris-Kate ana Milly.
You darling, how did you get
here 2"
They telephoned us from the station
that the train was two hours late"
And how did you come to know
Fred ~
.sAnd where's your trunk ~
To this bewildering attack Dolly found
after while, chance TO reply that the
express was so late that her father had
advised the way-srain as possible means
Of saving her cousins unnecessary wait
ing. Mr. Rylance further explained that
ne had been fortunate enough 70 be oil
some little service to Miss Fer.
ris. and that he had introduced him
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