The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-25
wooed and Won on the RaiI.

oOeA anu won on the Rail.
7 hope you viii not accuse me of taking
an UNFAIR advantage, Miss Jarvis" began
Wesley Higgintop, slipping into the unOc-
cuBied seat by the side of the young wo-
man, according 10 the Chicago Tribune,
nut i saw you getting on this train and
! came along. ] am going TWENTY-FIVE or
thirty miles, anyhow, and further still if
necessary. want to have a talk with
Mr.. Higgintop-"
i know what you are about to say
am taking liberty not warranted by
our snort acquaintance, and all that sort
OF thlng. But 1 am not. / have been in
TINS car nearly a quarter of an hour Miss
JARVIS, waiting for good excuse to come
anu take this seat, and when 1 saw that
lioose-Jointed old Algerine with the blue
Dldck Whlskers and the mOlaSses-colOred
sult OF clothes that got on at the last
SCatIoA making Tor this seat, felt it 10
Ds duty 10 fOrestau him. VIII you
o1iige me by taking a look at those
whiskers, Miss Jarvis?''
i see them, Mr.. Higgintop"
so suddenly. 1 am not vain, Miss Jartis,
Dut / TOOK IL for granted
res, you seem to have taken it for
granted" she interjected
mat between young man of al least
average responsibility in appea rance and
a seedy old hunks with dyed whiskers no
moment. Hence"
Upon my word sir"
Hence l am here. OF two evils Miss
jarvis, always choose the better looking
w men want any figs, young man, I'll let
you know. You will confer a favor nv
strolling along down the aisle l was 90
ing TO say Miss Jarvis, that there's moth
ING accidental about this. / am on this
IRAN IN pursuance OF "a delicate design.
am sitting by your side entirely on pur-
pose. At exactly 10 o'clock last night I
ndde up my mind / wouldn't hang on by
my eyelds any longer 1 decided 1 would
selze the first opportunity
Inc train had been going at the rate
OF forty miles an hour. The sudden appli-
"a r far-1lr !
TO stop. There was confused sound Of
voices. Rife shots were heard Mr.. Hig-
SintQp listened moment, and resumed.
1 decided TO seize the first opportunity
to tell you"
For heavens sake. what"
TO tell YOU that -
NO, no! / mean what is that noisa
about ".,,l something dreadful is happening!
There's some disturbance at the for
HaId end OF the train, 1 presume Viola
This on bo5 Mr.; HiggintoP; at such time as
A man az far gone as I am doesn't sion
10 reason about things have only KNOW,
you ABOUT SIX weeks. but 1 think l have
wanted You all my"
Crack! Snap Booml
Inc widest CONSERVATION reigned Pas
senSefs We're crouching down between the
3 tS races We're pale with terror. And
theh DY a loud explosion. A bullet occa-
slonaliy came through window and bur-
lea ITSELF IN the woodwork Of the car.
My name is Wesley"
are we in any danger?"
~ hanger: | feel as if my whole future
were AT stake! This is the most moment
Gus crisis of my lifei My darling girl"
oh, Mr.. Higgintop-"
wesley My name is Wesley"
Crack! Crack! Crack Boom!
HOW can you think of anything"
1 can't dear! l can't think of awning
except that the sweetest, loveliest girl on
Crack! Crash! Boom!
60 is holding my hand in clasp so eager,
She dropped it instantly.
II didn't know it," she faItered
lie merely gathered her trembling little
hands in his own and held them fast.
-, you nave only known me six weeks"
Boom!
II. IF it had been six years"
Please, Mr.. Hig-'
We'll, Wesley"
You darlingi'
Crack Crash Crash!
oh, what will become of us"
viola, dear. it only rests with you to
say l cont believe in long engagements
-Four weeks from this day-take your
hands away from mine and I'll kiss Vo,,
before ell these people you wllfull girl
mere! now you are acting sensibly-hello
conductor, what's the matter?"
Train robbers" replied the uniformed
sNaruldn OF the train. who had just en-
tered the car. They've looted the express
car and got away with $26, coo The dangers
over now, though. The gangs gone. Those
last shots you heard were to keep everv-
body scared till the thieves had got clear
You can all get up from under the seats
now; l guess none of you are going to be
fatally Killed" ~
And now, darling" resumed Mr.. Wes-
ley Higgintop, Il have only to say that
But he spoke in a tone too low to he
heard except by the cars for which it was
intended.
When the train moved off again. how
ever, after further delay of fifteen or
hands in his.