Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-11-16

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dumped out Of the carriage. BE made
way for me deferentially. Our hands
touched. Great is the currency, and it
will prevail. The next minute / was
speeding back along the down line IT,
ward Hslstead station. My breath came
fast and with difficulty. Ny knees ached
furiously, but / ran on. / could hear
distinctly the rumble of the train in the
tunnel behind me.
II the main line up won, il would bear
ner away on its bosom. If / won, should
II / pressed my failing legs forward;
fought for fresr breath; got it in rap
ture Of relief which by experts is called.
1 believe, tine second WIND, and the main
line up and I came in neck and neck.
But of course landed on the down
platform. ! few up the steps and over
the bridget reached the up platform
breathless, hatless, but radiant.
Clara was just getting into first class
carriage.
l Istumbled in after her and sank pant
ing in the corner. She, seated at the far
window, did not turn her eyes on me till
the slow throb of the train betokened de-
parture.
Then she looked at her fellow traveller
and blanched. We were alone in the car
riage, and fear had lunatic air.
Then she recognized me. Her face flush
ed, and she said:
"Oh, your with delightful tighten
ing Of eyes and brow and dimpling at
the corner of the mouth.
II had." / exclaimed pantingly, ''to
run-to catch-the trainr
II suppose so." she said, leaning back
in her corner and smiling. "It wasn't
very wise to give yourself 30 little time
to do it in. Where have you sprung
from3 Have you friends down here?"
II have sprung" l said, beginning to
recover myself, "from the main line
down, and am subject to a penalty not
exceeding e5 for availing myself of the
electric communication and stopping
that train"
"Why did you stop it, if one may ask?"
"You may ask, though the guard did
not. I stopped the train because have
been looking for you for four years, and
saw you on that platform. would
have stopped tiger or the march Of
civilization on the same grounds"
Imopped my forehead furtively before
proceeding. ..
II have been looking for you for four
years" said, "to ask you to marry me.
Dear, never have even thought of mar
rying any one else, and have been look
ing for you all this time"
My fippancy, born of nervousness,
was deserting me. I leaned forward
earnestly.
"Oh, how good it is to see your dear
face againr I said. "This pays for all.
1t is"-
"StopW she interrupted, still looking
down. 81 suppose you don't know I was
married three years ago to General Peg.
larv'
"Marriedw sank back sick at heart.
The train stopped and copy of The Fl.
nancial News got in, with a gentleman
completely buried in it.
That was an awful journey. I sat up
very straight and asked questions about
roses and the people who lived at Hal
stead and the prospects of the hops and
many other things about which I did
not want to hear, and Mrs. Peglar an
swered me.
And The Financial News and its occu-
pant sat opposite to me.
At Charing Cross, as I handed her out,
she said in voice that was not very
steady:
won't you come and see me some
times? I live at the Red House, Hal
stead"
"No," / said, "that would be too
much. I hope I shall never see you
again. Goodby." my sharp disappoint-
ment lending vinegary flavor to my
voice. "Your mother, trust, is well?'
She did not answer. and blundered
on:
II regret to see that you are in slight
mourning. Not, trust
"No, no, no!' she cried vehemently.
Mamma, at least, is left to me. She
doesn't hate me because I tried to do the
best for her when she was left penniless.
She knows thought ought to marry
General Peglar. She knows how cried
and cried and wondered why you-where
you
Clara stopped short.
"Goodby," she said and walked down
the platform. ''Pm not in mourning for
my darling mamma, thank Godl It's
for General Peglar, of course"
We went down into Charing Cross
garden, where the children and the spar
rows play and sat there in the sunshine,
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