The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-11
A HAPPY MISTAKE.

sealed in their frames. Denslow threw |
aside his afternoon paper and wheeled about |
in his chair, seeking an avenue of escape |
from the sense of suifocation that was OPP |
pressing him.
He rose and began walking through the |
carriages. 1t had occurred to him that |
possibly the swift movement of the train
would suck some of the air back on the |
last platform, enough, at any rate, to cool
him Off for u minute or two.
1t was early in July. Denslow had just
returned from two years stay in Paris
starting there branch business for his
father.
Your aunt is at the seaside" the latter
had told him when he met him at the sta
ton "She is not well and has gone down
there with her maid. She is very anxious
TO see you, and | promised that l would
suggest to you to run down and stay few
days before you settle down here"
Mrs Roslyn had taken the mothers
place to Hugh Denslow when he was six.
The young man felt that he owed her both
affection and respect, and 30 he had set oil
by the 80 train the next afternoon.
''The Blytheways can hold over for n few
days. he told himself.
The winter before he had gone abroad he
had met Agnes Blytheway at u dance. She
had invited him to call, and he had enjoyed
the visits at her home exceedingly. The
interruption of his friendship, caused by
his departure for Paris, was source of
deeper regret to him than he cared to ad-
nit even to himself II he had known Ag-
mes longer he might have asked permission
to correspond; as il was he felt that their
intimacy was only just beginning when
his absence came to break it Off.
| 'She may be out of town next week." he
fa1lipn hitnaa1f unl AFT Tint ny
instant he caught sight Of her in the rear
coach, which she had just entered.
| She WAS facing him, but did not see him.
Her eyes were fixed on the face of a man
who sat in the adjoining chair, and who
was talking with her Denslow was com
PEELED to step aside at this point for nm in
slant. small child was walking down
the carriage toward him, its nurse clost
behind it. As Dcnslow waited for the two
to pass he overheard n woman's voice just
in front of him remark to a companion,
"Of course they're bride and groom, Sa
die"
The speaker was looking straight at
Agnes. He had not realized till that mo
ment how much he cared for Agnes Blythe
way. And here she was married, and ht
was in the same train in which she wa
taking her bridal tripl
But when the nurse and child had passed
him he kept straight ON. He had started
to reach the end of the train. He was not
going to turn back simply because he found
n girl whom he had known two years he
fore was on her honeymoon. If she looked
up he would stop and speak to her. She
could not imagine that She had occupied
I. very deep place in his heart. She did
y not look up, however. Her companion had
Just called her attention to something out
of the window. Denslow passed on and
, reached the little gate at the extreme end
!, of the train. He stood there, leaning
against the doorway, watching the peb
} bles among the track ballast fly up and
\ scurry along after the speeding train for
few feet, then fall down into "a fresh resting
place.
i There was a slight breeze here Denslov
:, took of his travelling cap and let il lift tin
Il hair from his damp forehead while h,
a tried to dissociate the mad rush of tn,
Z train from the swiftness with which hi
q own thoughts seemed inclined to lalncl
themselves into the future-a future, too
in which now there seemed to be no dies
G tinution.
"Of course they're bride and groom.
He found himself almost unconsciousl,
echoing the words lie had overheard tina
woman say. Whit business was it of her
whether those two were newly wed or not
Denslow felt that he was growing unrea
sonably angry with her who had opeue,
his eyes to fact he should have been gla,
to learn.
1t might have been awkward IL he hal
gone to call ut the Blytheways', lust as O
a old. Very likely Agnes had forgotten him
] Time had moved swiftly for her, with Al
the distractions of society, while for hin
in new atmosphere and with new friend
to make he had had vast opportunities t
think over the past and to look forwar
into the future.
Till this minute Denslow had not rea
lied what very important factor in h
future Agnes Blytheway had been. Whd
il this We're his own wedding journey
What il he had just stepped to the rear en-
of the carriage to see if it was not coole
and We're now going to return to get u
= porter to bring camp chairs, SO that he an
=, she might sit there tugetherf
- But he found he dared not think on
this strain. 1t would be better even, he d
cided, that he should not remain in Il
same carriage. To be sure none of IL
passengers could see him; there was on
., the pantry connected with the buffet b
"a. hind him. Nevertheless he felt like
g interloper, and replacing his cap he turni
IN into the side passage and began to retra
~, ~, his steps. He could see plainly the face
NS.I n sues GOill pttlilbll IlDNs Ilt tpIltdItNl
on be Il man of about thirty-1ivc, and Denslo
ns did not remember ever to have met hi
ice He hurried on into his own seat and tri
vet To pass the rest OF the trip in slecp-an
u tempt at which he made a conspicuo
,nsi failure
II lie WAS among the very first to leave t
'st train when it ran into the station. He fl
he now that he wanted, above all things,
lie avoid meeting face to face her who h
a.. been Miss Blytheway.
,et: His aunt was rapturously glad to
90 him when he reached the hotel
oct Il am afraid you will find it very stuI
Iey here. though, Hugh, SHE added, after /
is greeting. There's nobody about but
lle' valid old ladies and mutually absorb
pre brides and grooms"
to Benslow's response was a decarati
that he had come down expressly to see
aunt, and that no other attractions W,
- necessary. The old lady smiled and look
- up at the tall, handsome fellow with pr
MO In her eyes. He had always been gala
nds. tven Us little chap. She hoped he wol
Iso, find a wife worthy of him some day.
The next afternoon Mrs Roslyn declai
she felt well enough to go out in her b;
liz, chair for an airing on the front wa
F., Dcnslow offered to push it for her, but
J, Is said that she had a regular attenda
{, + hired by the week and Hugh might vi
~ along by her side.
o s, We'll go down TO the old sehoone
100 she said when they had started. at is
tna good as n play to hear the tone in VIII
4 OF the attendant explains things. See, til
Sc are the masts yupder."
less The hurry bury Of the summer sea
NH at the famous coast resort had not
sol commenced. There were quite mum
5 q of people out, but they were not of the
ser Enrsion class.
The stranded ship was reached in
ndel .nnraa Mrs Roslyn i'm her chair
y give her arm to her nephew The yor
~ Who delivered the lecture was even dro
. han Denslow had expected to find him
Now, Hugh" said his aunt, after Il