The Arizona champion., 1890-09-13
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A Thrilling Story of Love and Tight Fit.


 "This Is the bitterest moment of my lifer' | The young man who spoke these words 1 from the depths of an overcharged heart sat i alone in the cushioned seat of railway car, with his knees drawn up against the back of the seat in front of him He was a youth of comedy appearance and shapely architectural construction, except for a peculiarity, now for the first time observed by persons who glanced at him as they passed along the aisle of the car. His legs appeared to have suf- fered remarkable and unaccountable elon- gation from the knees down, with leathery expanse of some twelve inches between the southern extremities of his trousers and the soles of his feet.
 Full of the hopeful enthusiasm of youth, Cephas Wojjers had started from home four hours before with light heart in his breast and pair of new boots on his feet. He was on his way to Blandinsville, in response to a note received the day previous, which said:
 Dear Cephas: Come on tle afternoon train tomorrow. 1 shall be at the station to meet you FELIsTY.
 Felisty McGinnis was the only daughter of wealthy stock raiser residing in the out skirts of Blandinsville. For more than a year Cephas Wojjers had worshiped Felisty with depth of devotion that at times af- fected him with symptoms of ague and seri- ously impaired his digestion. He had met her at soiree de circus in a neighboring village, and had been granted the privilege of corresponding with her, but until now he had never gone to pay her visit at her own home, and all along tho journey his heart had beaten with a thumpity-thump-t -thump that had kept time with the clacHty-clack- clack of the car wheels that bore him every moment nearer to his destination. He had been diverted temporarily from his dream of bliss, however, after two or three hours rid ing by the imperious demand of his feet to be released from the imprisonment of the new boots, and with the self possession of man of resources Cephas had pulled the boots half way off
 Fatal mistakei
 . .
 The train was within short distance of Blandinsville. It was now time to pull those boots on again. He proceeded to do SO. He pulled.
 He braced himself and pulled agai1.
 He perspired.
 He sworel
 With the natural reaction of proud, cc-si- tive feet unused to prolonged oppression in hot weather those feet had swelled up in in dignant protest and now refused to move either way, up or down.
 They were stuck fast in the boot legsl
 Pause for moment and contemplate the horror of the situation and weep silently.
 
 "Blan'nsvl!' yelled the conductor.
 Through the open window of the car Cephas saw Felisty McGinnis standing expectantly on the platform and saw that she had caught sight of him also. It was too late now to slip past tho station. \ moment later and be had hobbled out of tho car, and with his boots Hopping deliriously about as he walked be was making his way toward her
 "You have come, have you, Ce- Why. what in the world is the matterF'
 ''Yes, Felisty-gaul de,l these bootsi-rve come" he said faintly. Please call nn am- bulance. Is there Q shoemaker's shop or 0 surgeons office anywhere about here?'
 The remainder of this thrilling story will be found in next Sundays Tribune unless crowded out or suppressed on account of sympathy for Mir. Wojjers family. Now is the time to Subscribe.-Chicago Tribune