The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-04-19
UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
How Cyrus winterbottom Won the Object
of His Affections.

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tremulous, vibrant quality, and a glow
like that of June sunset spread over
his face as he took the vacant seat by
the side OF the young woman and
greeted her ioyfully.
This is an unexpected pleasure,
Miss Beane." he said IL did not
know you were on the train. am
not presuming too much. | hope. in
rejoicing in the anticipation OF de-
lightful trip instead of the long, tire
some journey Of half day that / had
resigned myself TO suffer when l came
aboard
Certainly not, Mr.. Winterbottom,"
she replied, and the observant young
man noted an increasing quickness in
the huttering movements of the
feathers and nummadiddes on the
travelling hat Of his fair companion
not due altogether 10 the jar OF tho
train.
"lier heart is beating faster" he
said TO himself, but even in the rapture
that thrilled his frame and tingled 10
the ends OF his fingers at this discovery
he felt he had taken n sneaking ad-
vantage of her and learned something
he had no right rs yet 10 know.
For months Cyrus Winterbottom
had carried in his heart the image OF
the lovely girl who now sat by his
side. For months he had hoped that
the time and the opportunity might
come when he-but let Us not antici-
pate.
The train thundered along over
rocky gorges, around the base OF pre-
cipitous cliffs, and down into spacious
valleys upon which the promise OF a
glorious spring was already showing
itself in "A landscape that giowed and
smiled beneath the ardent rays OF the
sun; but the young man needed not
the panorama OF surprising loyeliness
that was unfolding itself on either
hand. He had something better TO
look at.
Miss Vanilla he said. with beat.
ing heart, as he braced himself with u
superhuman effort, "this may seem an
inopportune moment for the coufes-
sion am about TO make but am inn
PEELED by n feeling can no longer re-
sist My heart hungers for
Tickets
1t was the conductor who spoke.
A shade OF annoyance crossed the
brow OF the young man at the inter-
ruptIon. He produced his ticket.
handed 1t TO the Official. and In few
moments resumed;
IL was about to say that have car
ried in my breast burden ! can bear
no longer. 1t is for you TO say whether
/ must suffer still heavier one or
whether life shall have new meaning
for me henceforth. Vanilla Beane, |
love-"
."Caramels, peanuts, figs. gump' in
quired the trainboy.
MOI said Cyrus, shortly. "lIavc
you ever felt that the time must come
sooner or later, Vanilla. whom"
"Life OF Jesse James?'." suggested
the train-boy, returning 10 the attack;
"magazines, latest railway gui6e,
Robert lis"
Il tell you don't want any thingr'
exclaimed the exasperated young man.
"May tell you what is in my heart,
Vanilla? No, sir; ] don't know
what the next station is, sir and
don't care!-I have looked forward 20
al
could summon the courage TO tell you
how inexpressibly dear 10 me you are,
and to ask you If you will be my wife
Will"
There was sudden crash. A bro.
ken rail had thrown the train from the
track The car rolled down the en-
bankment. At the first wild lunge OF
the coach Vanilla Beane had seized
the young man about the neck with n
convulsive clasp, and though the pas
sengers were cavorting and plunging
from floor 20 ceiling and ceiling %
floor in the careless, unstudied free
dom OF motion and absence OF all ccrc-
inony that may always be observed in
an affair OF this kind, she did not lose
her self-possession.
"Cy rus Winterbottom, she shouted
into his ear, with the rcsOlutc, fear
less, let-no-guilty-man-escap1 voice Of
yourg woman attending strictly TO
business, o.
Banyl
will"