Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-11-21
NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE SHE.

NUI AN 1MfUSo10LE DIE.
A young man was pacing impatiently
up ard down tie platform Of the pretty
little station at Appleton. The month
was June; the time was $50 a. M; the
train was late; the young man was annoy
ed and impatient. 1t was delicious
morning, warm, but with certain delicate
little cool f1utterings in the air, that lifted
the leaves and whisI cred that comfort
dwelJ out of-doors under the trees, and
not within the protection of darkened
rooms. The little park about the station
was trim and fresh. To the east lay the
broad Hudson, winding down, not to
Camelot, bat place infinitely more in
teresting to the impatient growler at the
station. who eagerly scanned the bulletin
each time he passed it as if hoping to see
some change in the announcement. "Train
from the west late two hours and thirty
five minutes" Toward the north there
were glimpses of clean white houses, and
one or two church spires, and beyond them
larger and pretentious country houses sug-
gested wealth and luxurious summer re-
tirement. 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 drop
ped his paper, shut himself up in his pri-
yate coop, and after some click, click,
clicking, called out an unintelligible
phrase, which, in its turn, reused Sleeping
official, who strolled out to the platform
and began gazing vacantly toward the
north. Then low line of smoke and then
a whistle announced what the official pro-
claimed IN stentorian tones to be the
'Commodation for Welby."
From the 'Commodation for Welby''
there alighted one passenger at the Apple
ton station. This was graceful young
girl, an old-fashioned sort of pretty girl.
with gentle blue eyes, dressed all in a
birdish gray. The young man of the Gagged.
hyena prance. preoccupied by his scorn
for IS 'Ccmmodation for Welby," did not
even glance at her. She walked through
the station, looked helplessly about with
the distressed air of untraveled woman
kind, deposited her satchel on seat and
approached the window Of the telegraph
Office. now closed and deserted. Gallantry
| at length asserted itself, and Mr.. Fred
Rylence. the impatient, begged to know
| if he could be of any service.
Eyes, thank you" (blushipgly and timor-
ously); 81 want very much to send a mes
5aee.'
''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 be
returns.'' He banded her blank as he
p IKE and delightfully."- sharpened pencil
f:om his pocket.
She hesitated minute, then, with much
embarrassment, asked, "Will you be so
kind as to write it for me? I-cannot-
write"
With great self-possession Mr.. Rylance
restrained movement Of surprise, and
dash1ng down the date waited for the mes
sage.
cts to Mr.. Edward Ferris, Lowell. !
want only to say that came safely, and
| that l will let him hear from me as soon
90 reach RiyeryfeW
s'Mr. Edward Ferris, Lowell: Reached
here safely on time. Will communicate
from Riverview."
Communicate is stroke of genius,''
thought Mr.. Ryiance.)
''Do you wish to sign it ?"
ooh, yes. Dolly Ferris.'
By this time tie operator made his ap-
pearance, and after the message had been
intrusted to him Mr.. Rylance followed
Miss Ferris to her seat, and said, with an
amused smile: "If you're going to River
view YOU are certain to meet me, Miss
Ferris. The young ladies at Riverview
are my nearest and dearest neighbors.
Nav introduce myself. My name is Ry-
lance-Fred Rylance."
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 expected them to
! meet her. aud preferred to wait rather
than have Mr.. Rylance telephone to APP
pleton for the solitary village hack. And
| SO they got on very eheeTfully until the
arrival of the Carl ,ge from Riverview
which contained the dashing Misses Fer.
ris-Kate and Mllly.
! You darling, how did you get here =
"They telephoned US from the station
that the train was two hours late.'
"And how did you come to know
! Fred ?"
uApd where's your trunk 7"
TO this bewildering attack Dolly .ouho
after y while, chance to reply tha1 tn'
exnress was SO late that her father had ad
vised the way-train as possible means o
saving her cousins unnecessary waiting
] Mr. Rylance further explained that n
had been fortunate enough to be OF SOM